The Oakland Raiders plan on starting the 2020 season in a brand new stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. But with their lease with the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum ending at the end of the 2018 season and the city of Oakland reportedly gearing up for a antitrust lawsuit against the franchise, the team may be looking for a new home for the 2019 season. CBS Sports' Jason La Confora reported on Sunday that the team is looking into contingency plans for 2019, and that preliminary conversations between the front office and the San Diego mayor's office have reportedly taken place. "There has been some contact between the team and the mayor's office there, though the likelihood of them ever playing an interim game there — much less a full season — is very remote," La Confora wrote. He added the talks should be taken with a grain of salt given the resistance the team could face from both the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers. "However, such a move would face significant resistance from the two teams already playing in Southern California and seeking to tap into the San Diego market — the Rams and Chargers — and many in the league office doubt Mark Davis' team will ever be allowed to play there as those other two franchises are just starting to sell tickets." The San Diego Union Tribune wrote on Tuesday following La Confora's report that, if a temporary move to San Diego did happen, the Raiders would likely play at San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU) Stadium, the home of the San Diego University Aztecs. La Confora added that another potential temporary landing spot for the team could be Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. "The 49ers would not be immediately inclined to share their stadium, but it makes the most sense for numerous logistical and geographical reasons and many believe there is a possible one or two-year deal to be struck there, should the Raiders no longer play in the O.Co Coliseum on an interim basis beyond 2018," La Confora wrote. The NFL owners voted 31-1 in March 2017 to approve the Raiders' move from Oakland to Las Vegas, giving the Nevada city its first professional football team and marking the third location move in franchise history. The San Francisco Chronicle reported on the city of Oakland's intention to sue the team back in early September, which reportedly ignited the Raiders' desire to move even without the Las Vegas stadium being completed. "They told me we might as well take the contract (on another year-long lease extension) and rip it up," Scott McKibben, Executive Director of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority said in an interview with the Chronicle when describing how Raiders executive reacted when they heard news about the lawsuit. The Raiders have started the 2018 0-3, losing 28-20 to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon.<doc-sep>The Raiders have been all set to move to Las Vegas in 2020. But recently, news came out that the city of Oakland could sue the Raiders, forcing them to move sooner than their stadium is expected to be ready in Vegas. Now, the team is forced to look at other options for the 2019 season. One of those options includes San Diego. The team has reached out to San Diego officials, according to CBS Los Angeles, which cited a report from Jason La Canfora. 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The Raiders continue to investigate contingencies should they end up leaving Oakland prior to completion of the construction of their new stadium in Las Vegas, including at least a very preliminary overture to San Diego officials, league sources said. There has been some contact between the team and the mayor's office there, though the likelihood of them ever playing an interim game there – much less a full season – is very remote. In the past, the Raiders and the NFL did site reports on aging Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas as a potential temporary home for the franchise, which is facing a possible lawsuit in Oakland. The team currently has a lease in Oakland through only this season. The Raiders have been in talks with Oakland officials for months and at various points have been viewed as closing in on an extension – there was a meeting between the team and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority on Friday – but things have turned contentious at times as well, and the municipality could demand a major rent hike and other concessions. And, with the threat of a lawsuit seeking to prevent the Raiders from relocating, the team could opt to leave sooner. Hence the overtures with San Diego. However, such a move would face significant resistance from the two teams already playing in Southern California and seeking to tap into the San Diego market – the Rams and Chargers – and many in the league office doubt Mark Davis' team will ever be allowed to play there as those other two franchises are just starting to sell tickets. However, numerous league sources continue to point to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara as the most obvious potential short-term landing spot for myriad reasons. The 49ers would not be immediately inclined to share their stadium, but it makes the most sense for numerous logistical and geographical reasons and many believe there is a possible one or two-year deal to be struck there, should the Raiders no longer play in the O.Co Coliseum on an interim basis beyond 2018.