<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The professional American football team now known as the Los Angeles Chargers previously played in San Diego, California as the San Diego Chargers from 1961 to 2017 before relocating to Los Angeles where the team played their inaugural 1960 season . The Chargers franchise relocated from Los Angeles to San Diego in 1961 . The Chargers' first home game in San Diego was at Balboa Stadium against the Oakland Raiders on September 17, 1961 . Their last game as a San Diego - based club was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego against the Kansas City Chiefs on January 1, 2017 . They lost their last game in San Diego to the Chiefs with a final score of 30--13 . </P> <P> The Chargers played in four of the first five AFL national championship games (1961, 1963, 1964, 1965)--winning once (1963). </P>

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