Chattanooga Roller Derby Explained

Chattanooga Roller Derby
Metro Area:Chattanooga, Tennessee
Country:United States
Tracks:Flat
Venue:Chattanooga Convention Center
Affiliations:WFTDA

Chattanooga Roller Derby (CRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Founded in 2008, the league consists of a single travel team, which competes against teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

League history

The league was formed in August 2008 as Chattanooga Roller Girls,[2] by about thirty women.[3] It played its first bout in December 2009 and, by mid-2011, was attracting crowds of more than 1,000 people.

Chattanooga was accepted into the WFTDA Apprentice Program in April 2010,[4] and became a full member of the WFTDA in September 2012.[5]

In 2020, the league changed its name to Chattanooga Roller Derby.[6]

WFTDA rankings

SeasonFinal ranking[7] PlayoffsChampionship
201232 SC[8] DNQDNQ
2013134 WFTDA[9] DNQDNQ
2014156 WFTDA[10] DNQDNQ
2015156 WFTDA[11] DNQDNQ
2016179 WFTDA[12] DNQDNQ

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chattanooga Roller Girls – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 7 October 2017.
  2. Holly Leber, "Chattanooga Roller Girls ready for first "bout" next month", Times Free Press, November 23, 2009
  3. Larry C. Bowers, "It’s time for Roller Derby!", Cleveland Daily Banner, September 14, 2011
  4. "WFTDA Apprentice Program Welcomes 13 New Leagues ", WFTDA, 8 April 2010
  5. "WFTDA Adds Four New Members ", WFTDA, 7 September 2012
  6. Web site: 2020-02-08 . Chattanooga Roller Girls To Rebrand As Chattanooga Roller Derby For 2020 Season . 2022-07-12 . www.chattanoogan.com . en.
  7. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  8. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 7 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130320122723/http://www.wftda.com/rankings. 20 March 2013.
  9. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2013. WFTDA. 7 October 2017.
  10. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2014. WFTDA. 7 October 2017.
  11. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2015. WFTDA. 7 October 2017.
  12. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 7 October 2017.

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