Which stadium hosted the first Super Bowl?

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted the first Super Bowl, played on January 15, 1967. The game was officially called the First AFL–NFL World Championship Game at the time and was later designated Super Bowl I.

The contest brought together the champions of two rival leagues: the NFL’s Green Bay Packers and the AFL’s Kansas City Chiefs. Green Bay defeated Kansas City 35–10, establishing the NFL champion as the leading force in professional football before the leagues completed their merger in 1970.

The Los Angeles venue was already a major sporting landmark. Opened in 1923, the Coliseum had hosted Olympic Games, USC football and other historic events. It later hosted Super Bowl VII as well, making it one of only a small number of stadiums to stage the championship more than once.

A common mix-up is assuming the first game was called “Super Bowl I” from the beginning. The term was already circulating, reportedly helped by AFL founder Lamar Hunt, but the formal championship branding was adopted retroactively. Another unusual detail is that the first Super Bowl was not a sellout, despite the Coliseum’s large capacity and the event’s later cultural importance.