Super Bowl 50

Super Bowl L, the 50th edition of the Super Bowl and the 46th modern-era National Football League championship game, is scheduled to be played in 2016. The host city and stadium are expected to be announced sometime in 2012.

Even though the Los Angeles area currently lacks an NFL franchise, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in 2009 that Super Bowl L could be held there to mark the fiftieth Super Bowl and to commemorate Super Bowl I, which was held at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum If Los Angeles were to host the game, it could be held at the proposed Farmers Field in Downtown Los Angeles (L.A. Live) or at the proposed Los Angeles Stadium in City of Industry, California. The NFL has not had a franchise in the city since the 1994 season and has not played a Super Bowl in the metropolitan area since 1993.

Other possible sites include:


 * The future San Francisco 49ers stadium in Santa Clara, California. Scheduled to be completed in 2014, this would be the league's newest stadium by the time Super Bowl L is played.
 * Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has expressed interest in bidding for the game. The stadium previously hosted Super Bowl XLV in 2011.
 * Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
 * Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida.