Fort Wayne Freedom
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| Founded | 2003 |
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| League | Continental Indoor Football League |
| Team history | Fort Wayne Freedom 2003-2006, 2008-2009 |
| Based in | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Arena | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| Colors | Red, White, & Blue |
| Owner(s) | Bill Fahlsing |
| Head coach | Matt Land |
| General manager | Brad Harris |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 1 (2005 Midwestern) |
| Dancers | The First Ladies |
| Mascot | Super Sam and Kooka Bird |
The Fort Wayne Freedom was a professional indoor football team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The team was most recently a member of the Continental Indoor Football League, but originally began play in 2003 as an expansion team in the National Indoor Football League known as the Fort Wayne Safari.
The Freedom were the original indoor football team to be based in Fort Wayne. After four years of being the only indoor team in Fort Wayne, the franchise folded and the Fort Wayne Fusion was established as part of the af2 in 2007.
After a failed year in af2, the Freedom came back in 2008 with new ownership and continued through the 2009 season. In 2010, another indoor team, the Fort Wayne FireHawks, replaced the Freedom in the CIFL.
The owner of the second version of the Freedom was Bill Fahlsing. The Freedom played their home games at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The original Fort Wayne Freedom was a professional indoor football team. They were most recently a member of the United Indoor Football league (UIF), and played their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. In 2004, the Freedom set the single game record for attendance at 10,225.
# = set single game indoor football attendance record with 10,225 fans.
The 2005 season was the best season in franchise history. This was the first year in the UIF, the team moved to the association, after two years in the NIFL. Finishing a league-best 14-2, and winning the UIF Midwest Division. In the first-round of the UIF playoffs. The Tennessee Valley Raptors upset Freedom 57-22.
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