The term FRISCO TEAM is referring to the San Francisco 49ers, a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The team competes in the National Football League as a member of the league's National Football Conference West division. The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and joined the NFL in 1950 after the two leagues merged. The 49ers are one of the most successful teams in NFL history, having won five Super Bowl championships since 1981.