| Nashville Kats | |
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 Current season | |
| Established 1997 (original incarnation) Play in Nashville, Tennessee at Nashville Municipal Auditorium TheNashvilleKats.com | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
| Arena Football League (1997–2001; 2005–2007, 2024–) | |
Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Blue, yellow, black, white |
| Mascot | Kool Kat |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Mark Bloom (original incarnation) Bud Adams (second incarnation) Tamara Dadd Alan, Nancy Eckert, and Chuck McDowell (third incarnation) |
| Head coach | Dean Cokinos |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) Prior to 2005, the AFL did not have conference championship games | |
| Division championships (2) | |
| Playoff appearances (7) | |
| Home arena(s) | |
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The Nashville Kats is the name of three separate franchises in the Arena Football League all located in Nashville, Tennessee. The original incarnation of the Kats launched in 1997 and were the first tenant of Bridgestone Arena (then known as Nashville Arena). The Kats were first coached by Eddie Khayat, who won AFL Coach of the Year honors in 1997. After two seasons, Khayat was succeeded by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team to back-to-back appearances in ArenaBowl XIV and ArenaBowl XV. Despite on-field success, unfavorable lease conditions led to the sale of the team and relocation to Atlanta in December 2001, then becoming the original Georgia Force. The second incarnation of the Kats joined the league as an expansion team in 2005, again coached by Sperduto and again playing at Bridgestone Arena (during this period known as Gaylord Entertainment Center, briefly renamed Nashville Arena, and then named Sommet Center). This second incarnation played three seasons before folding in 2007. The third incarnation of the team, coached by Dean Cokinos, began play in 2024 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium.