San Francisco is working on becoming the host city for a Super Bowl, possibly as early as 2016 or 2017.

The game itself would be played in the 49ers' new $1.2 billion Santa Clara stadium, but San Francisco would be designated as the host city.

“San Francisco is our home,” 49ers CEO Jed York said in a phone interview Friday. “If and when we win a Super Bowl, the parade will be on Market Street.”

The 49ers are working with San Francisco mayor Ed Lee and several prominent civic leaders.

City Hall was caught off guard Nov. 8, 2008, when the 49ers abruptly announced that they were abandoning plans to build a new stadium at Candlestick Point.