Nashville Kats
Nashville Kats 
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| City: | Nashville | ||
| Founded: | 1997 | ||
| Resolved: | 2007 | ||
| Team colors: | Sky blue, navy blue, red, white |
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| League (): | AFL (1997-2001, 2005-2007) | ||
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| Greatest successes | |||
| AFL : 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006 | Playoff participations | ||
| AFL : - | League champions | ||
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Gaylord Entertainment Center (1997-2001, 2005-2007) |
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| Address: | 501 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Capacity: | 17.113 | ||
| Data status | |||
| July 24, 2017 | |||
The Nashville Kats were an arena football team in Nashville ( Tennessee , that) in the Arena Football League played (AFL). The Kats played their home game in the Gaylord Entertainment Center .
history
Nashville Kats (1997-2001)
The Kats were founded in 1997 and started in the AFL that same year. The playoffs were reached in all five seasons. In 2000 and 2001 they even moved to the ArenaBowl , but lost both games.
In 2001 it was announced that the franchise was going to be sold out of surprise. But not because the athletic performance was poor or the audience numbers were low. Apparently there were discrepancies regarding the use of the arena. The arena operators were more to the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League is interested (NHL). In the end, it was hardly possible to find any free dates for home games. The franchise was then sold and re-established as Georga Force in Atlanta, Georgia .
Nashville Kats (2005-2007)
In 2005, Bud Adams , who owned the NFL franchise Tennessee Titans until his death in 2013 , founded a franchise in Nashville and named it the Kats, based on the original Nashville franchise. He acquired all logo and naming rights, so that the team name and logo remained identical.
In terms of sport, you couldn't build on the Kats' first term in office. In three years they only reached the playoffs and failed there in the wild card round against the Chicago Rush .
After the 2007 season the Kats broke up for good. The main reason for this is that the Kats could no longer present a fully developed financial concept.
Season statistics
| year | team | league | S. | N | U | Playoffs reached | Playoff round |
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| 1997 | Nashville Kats | AFL | 10 | 4th | 0 | Yes | N quarterfinals vs. Tampa Bay Storm 49:52 |
| 1998 | Nashville Kats | AFL | 9 | 5 | 0 | Yes | N quarterfinals vs. Orlando Predators 58:43 |
| 1999 | Nashville Kats | AFL | 8th | 6th | 0 | Yes | N quarterfinals vs. Arizona Rattlers 30:34 |
| 2000 | Nashville Kats | AFL | 9 | 5 | 0 | Yes | S Wild Card Game vs. Grand Rapids Rampage 57:14 S Quarterfinals vs. Iowa Barnstormers 63:56 S Semifinals vs. San Jose SaberCats 51:42 N ArenaBowl XIV vs. Orlando Predators 38:41 |
| 2001 | Nashville Kats | AFL | 10 | 4th | 0 | Yes | S quarter-finals vs. Toronto Phantoms 45:38 S semi-finals vs. San Jose SaberCats 71:47 N ArenaBowl XV vs. Grand Rapids Rampage 42:64 |
| 2005 | Nashville Kats | AFL | 6th | 9 | 1 | No | |
| 2006 | Nashville Kats | AFL | 8th | 8th | 0 | Yes | N Wild Card Round vs. Chicago Rush 47:55 |
| 2007 | Nashville Kats | AFL | 7th | 9 | 0 | No |
Audience development
| year | team | Audience average |
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| 1997 | Nashville Kats | 12,283 |
| 1998 | Nashville Kats | 12,514 |
| 1999 | Nashville Kats | 12,789 |
| 2000 | Nashville Kats | 11,895 |
| 2001 | Nashville Kats | 10,729 |
| 2005 | Nashville Kats | 11,172 |
| 2006 | Nashville Kats | 9,641 |
| 2007 | Nashville Kats | 7,961 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Nashville Kats Team History - 1997 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017 .
- ^ Nashville Kats Become 20th AFL Team After Inking Arena Deal. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on July 24, 2017 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Kats cease operations - OurSports Central. Retrieved July 24, 2017 .
- ^ Nashville Kats Team History - 1998 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017 .
- ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2007 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017 .
