Will the Raiders play at AT&T Park next season? Talks with Giants confirmed

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The Raiders have had preliminary talks about playing home games at AT&T Park in San Francisco for the 2019 season, according to a source familiar with the discussions.

The Raiders, who plan to relocate to Las Vegas in 2020, are in need of a temporary home for next season. The team withdrew Dec. 12 from a tentative deal to remain through 2019 at its current home of the Coliseum — one day after the city of Oakland sued the Raiders over their impending move.

Nothing between the Raiders and Giants is expected to be finalized before January, as details of a possible agreement still need to be hashed out, the source told The Chronicle. NBC Sports Bay Area first reported the talks Friday.

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One issue, as noted by the NFL Network, could involve territorial rights. Article 4.2(A)(1) of the NFL’s bylaws states that the 49ers and Raiders have “exclusive right” to play in their cities, and that “neither the San Francisco nor the Oakland club shall have any right to play professional football in the city of the other without the consent of the other club.”

The 49ers have played home games at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara since 2014. Sharing Levi’s with the 49ers has been suggested as a possible solution for the Raiders, as have playing next season in a city without an NFL team, like San Diego, or at a college stadium.

Playing at AT&T Park would allow the Raiders to remain close to their fan base and team headquarters in Alameda for one last season before relocation. AT&T Park would probably seat between 38,000 and 40,000 fans for football games.

Speaking to Las Vegas’ Fox affiliate on Thursday, Raiders owner Mark Davis said the team has “options” for where to play in 2019 and will “look at those when the season’s over.” Raiders president Marc Badain told the TV station the team will “talk to a few potential options that minimize the disruption of the football team (and) provide a good experience for the fans.”

The Raiders did not comment Friday.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said earlier this month the league needs to know where the Raiders will play in 2019 by January or February for scheduling purposes.

Oakland filed a federal lawsuit Dec. 11 against the Raiders, the NFL and its 31 other teams, calling the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas “illegal” and demanding compensation for hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. The following day, the Raiders withdrew from a tentative $7.5 million lease agreement with the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Authority to play their 2019 home games at the Coliseum.

While a return has not been expressly ruled out, the Raiders’ upcoming Christmas Eve game against the Broncos could be their last at the Coliseum. Head coach Jon Gruden has said he hopes the Raiders remain in Oakland next season.

The Raiders played their first-ever season, in 1960, at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco before moving to Candlestick Park for one season in 1961. They played three seasons at Oakland’s Frank Youell Field before playing their first season at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in 1966.

AT&T Park, the home of the Giants since 2000, has hosted football in the past. The XFL’s San Francisco Demons played their only season there in 2001 before the league folded. Cal played home games there in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was renovated, and AT&T hosted a college bowl game, under names including the Emerald and Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, from 2002-13.

When situated for football, the end zones at AT&T Park are located near the first-base dugout and the left-field fence.

Matt Kawahara is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: mkawahara@sfchronicle.com Al Saracevic is Sports Editor of The San Francisco Chronicle. Email: asaracevic@sfchronicle.com John Shea covers baseball for The Chronicle. Email: jshea@sfchronicle.com