The Oakland Roots professional soccer team wants to continue playing at the Coliseum for the “short-term” following the 2025 season, according to team officials.

The club announced Wednesday it has abandoned plans to build a temporary stadium in the “Malibu Lot” near the Coliseum and instead will sign a one-year lease for the 17 home games scheduled for this year.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.