Roller derby in Germany explained

By September 2011, there were more than 1,000 amateur leagues on every inhabited continent,^[1] in countries such as Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Sweden^[2] and Singapore^[3]

The Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz were the first roller derby league to be formed in Germany, and the second in Europe, being set up in April 2006. In 2008, they assisted Bear City Roller Derby in establishing itself in Berlin, and by the end of 2009, there were seven leagues in the country.^[4] In October 2010, Bear City was accepted as the first German apprentice member of the WFTDA.^[5]

The first German Championship was held in 2010, Stuttgart beating Bear City Roller Derby 128–124 in the final.^[6]

Germany sent a team to the first Roller Derby World Cup, held in 2011, with skaters from Stuttgart, Bear City, Barock City Roller Derby, Harbor Girls Hamburg, Philly Rollergirls and Ruhrpott Roller Girls.^[7]

Leagues

• Berlin, Germany – Bear City Roller Derby^[8]
• Hamburg, Germany – St. Pauli Roller Derby^[9]
• Ludwigsburg, Germany – Barockcity Rollerderby^[10]
• Stuttgart, Germany – Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz^[11]
• Bremen, Germany – Meatgrinders^[12]
• Köln, Germany – Graveyard Queens^[13]
• Leipzig, Germany - Rolling Raptors^[14]
• Essen, Germany – Ruhrpott Roller Derby^[15]
• Frankfurt, Germany – Bembel Town Rollergirls^[16]
• Frankfurt, Germany – Frankfurt Roller Derby^[17]
• Kaiserslautern, Germany – K-Town Derby Girls^[18]
• Karlsruhe, Germany – rocKArollers^[19]
• München, Germany – Munich Roller Derby^[20]
• Wuppertal, Germany – Red Lion Roller Derby^[21]
• Mannheim, Germany - Rhein-Neckar Delta Quads^[22]

See also

• Roller derby

Notes and References

1. Web site: Find a Roller Derby League. 29 September 2011. Roller Derby Worldwide.
2. Web site: Roller Derby Worldwide. 8 September 2011. Cat O'Ninetails. 2011.
3. Web site: Chilipadi Roller Girls.
4. Marta Popowska, "A short history of roller derby in Europe", Blood and Thunder No. 15, pp.18–23
5. "WFTDA Apprentice Program Welcomes 10 New Leagues ", WFTDA, 5 October 2010
6. Melanie Sevcenko, "Roller derby warriors skate to glory", The Local, 13 December 2010
7. Web site: Die komplette deutsche Mannschaft. Roller Derby Germany. 5 October 2011. German. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425050117/http://www.rollerderbygermany.de/index.php?page=die-mannschaft. 25 April 2012.
8. Web site: Bear City Roller Derby League (league-run site).
9. Web site: St. Pauli Roller Derby Website . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225163252/https://www.stpaulirollerderby.de/ . 25 February 2024 . 18 March 2024 . St. Pauli Roller Derby.
10. Web site: Barockcity Rollerderby (league-run site).
11. Web site: Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz (league-run site).
12. Web site: Meatgrinders (league-run site).
13. Web site: Graveyard Queens (league-run site).
14. Web site: Rolling Raptors bei Facebook (league-run site).
15. Web site: Ruhrpott Roller Derby (league-run site).
16. Web site: Bembel Town Rollergirls (league-run site) . 21 August 2001 .
17. Web site: Frankfurt Roller Derby (league-run site) . 21 August 2001 .
18. Web site: K-Town Derby Girls (league-run site).
19. Web site: rocKArollers (league-run site).
20. Web site: Munich Roller Derby (league-run site).
21. Web site: Red Lion Roller Derby (league-run site).
22. Web site: Rhein-Neckar Delta Quads (league-run site).