“It is an exciting day for the College Football Playoff,” said Bill Hancock, executive director of the CFP. “This was an extremely competitive process among the nine wonderful communities. We were pleased and honored by the time and energy that the people in all of the cities put into their bids. Atlanta, the Bay Area and New Orleans have much to offer and will welcome the participating teams and fans with warm support and exceptional facilities. We look forward to bringing college football’s showcase event to these three communities.”
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Atlanta’s game will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium primarily used by the Falcons set to open in March of 2018. Santa Clara’s game will be held at Levi’s Stadium, home of the 49ers, while the 2020 championship will take place at Superdome in New Orleans.
The finalists for each year were:
2018 Atlanta Bay Area (Santa Clara) Houston South Florida
2019 Bay Area (Santa Clara) Charlotte Detroit Houston New Orleans San Antonio
2020 Bay Area (Santa Clara) Charlotte Houston Minnesota New Orleans San Antonio
This year’s championship game will be played in Glendale, Ariz., and next season’s title game is in Tampa.
