San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers (or simply the 49ers) is a professional American football team from San Francisco, California. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The name San Francisco 49ers is derived from the term that was used for the gold seekers in 1849 in the direction of California withdrew, namely the 49ers.

The team was founded in 1946 and entered the NFL in 1950, after the AFL and the NFL were merged. The 49ers have, along with the Dallas Cowboys, on the Pittsburgh Steelers after the Super Bowl won the most number of times. The San Francisco 49ers won five times, in 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989 and 1994.