The Tennessee River Sharks are a defunct professional
indoor football team based out of
East Ridge, Tennessee
East Ridge is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 22,167. East Ridge is bordered by Chattanooga to the west, north, and east, and the Georgia state line to the south. It is part o ...
, a suburb of
Chattanooga
Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, ...
. They were a member of the former
National Indoor Football League
The National Indoor Football League (NIFL) was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, A ...
(NIFL). They played their home games at
Camp Jordan Arena
The Camp Jordan Arena is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in East Ridge, Tennessee (a suburb of Chattanooga) built in 1993. It was formerly home to the Tennessee River Sharks of the National Indoor Football League
The National Indoor Foot ...
. Owner Jamie Lamounyon. The general manager head coach was Chris Carter. The team went 5-2 before the team was shut down.
American football in Chattanooga, Tennessee
National Indoor Football League teams
Defunct indoor American football teams
American football teams in Tennessee
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