Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
Current season
Logo	Wordmark
	Uniforms
General information
Founded	September 17, 1920
Inaugural season	1920
Stadium	Soldier Field; Chicago, Illinois
Headquartered	Halas Hall; Lake Forest, Illinois
Colors	Navy blue, orange, white;
Fight song	"Bear Down, Chicago Bears"
Mascot	Staley Da Bear
Website	chicagobears.com
Personnel
Owner	George McCaskey
CEO	Kevin Warren
General manager	Ryan Poles
Head coach	Ben Johnson
President	Kevin Warren
Nicknames
	Da Bears; Monsters of the Midway; Cardiac Bears;
Team history
	Decatur Staleys (1920); Chicago Staleys (1921); Chicago Bears (1922–present);
Home fields
	Staley Field (1919–1920); Wrigley Field (1921–1970); Soldier Field (1971–2001, 2003–present); Temporary stadiums 1970 due to renovations to Wrigley Field: Dyche Stadium (one game); 2002 due to renovations to Soldier Field: Memorial Stadium;
League / conference affiliations
	National Football League (1920–present) Western Division (1933–1949); National Conference (1950–1952); Western Conference (1953–1969) Central Division (1967–1969); ; National Football Conference (1970–present) NFC Central (1970–2001); NFC North (2002–present); ;
Championships
	League championships: 9; NFL championships (pre-1970 AFL–NFL merger) (8); 1921, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963; Super Bowl championships: 1; 1985 (XX);
	Conference championships: 4; NFL Western: 1956, 1963; NFC: 1985, 2006;
	Division championships: 20; NFL Western: 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946; NFC Central: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2001; NFC North: 2005, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2025;
Playoff appearances (29)
	NFL: 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1950, 1956, 1963, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2020, 2025;
Owners
	A. E. Staley (1920–1921); George Halas and Edward Sternaman (1921–1931); George Halas (1931–1983); Virginia Halas McCaskey (1983–2025); George McCaskey (2025–present);

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. They are one of two remaining franchises from the NFL's founding in 1920, along with the Arizona Cardinals (originally the Racine Cardinals of Chicago). The Bears play their home games at Soldier Field on the Near South Side, adjacent to Lake Michigan. The team headquarters, Halas Hall, is in the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest, Illinois. The Bears practice at adjoining facilities there during the season, and began hosting training camp at Halas Hall in 2020 after major renovations.

The franchise was founded in Decatur, Illinois, on September 20, 1919, became professional on September 17, 1920, and moved to Chicago in 1921. The Bears played home games at Wrigley Field on Chicago's North Side through the 1970 season; they have played since then at Soldier Field. The team have won nine NFL Championships, eight before the AFL–NFL merger and one Super Bowl. They hold the NFL records for the most enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the most retired jersey numbers. The Bears' NFL championships and overall victories are second behind the Green Bay Packers, with whom they have a long-standing rivalry. The Bears reached their greatest modern period of success in the 1980s under head coach Mike Ditka, with whom they won Super Bowl XX in the 1985 season. The Bears appeared in their second Super Bowl during the 2006 season, which they lost to the Indianapolis Colts.

Since 2006, the Bears have struggled to find regular success, going fifteen years in between playoff wins from 2011 to 2026. During that time, the Bears have had 23 different starting quarterbacks and six different head coaches. In September 2025, a sale of a minority stake in the team valued the Bears at $8.9 billion.