Roller derby in Germany
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By September 2011, there were more than 1,000 amateur leagues on every inhabited continent,{{cite web|url=http://www.derbyroster.com/|title=Find a Roller Derby League|accessdate=29 September 2011|author=Roller Derby Worldwide}} in countries such as Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Sweden{{cite web|url=http://www.derbyroster.com/|title=Roller Derby Worldwide|accessdate=8 September 2011|author=Cat O'Ninetails|year=2011}} and Singapore{{cite web|url=http://thechillipadis.wordpress.com/|title=Chilipadi Roller Girls}}
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.Marta Popowska, "A short history of roller derby in Europe", Blood and Thunder No. 15, pp.18–23 In October 2010, Bear City was accepted as the first German apprentice member of the WFTDA."[http://wftda.com/news/apprentice-program-welcomes-10-new-leagues-october-2010 WFTDA Apprentice Program Welcomes 10 New Leagues] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517121101/http://wftda.com/news/apprentice-program-welcomes-10-new-leagues-october-2010 |date=17 May 2014 }}", WFTDA, 5 October 2010
The first German Championship was held in 2010, Stuttgart beating Bear City Roller Derby 128–124 in the final.Melanie Sevcenko, "[http://www.thelocal.de/sport/20101213-31781.html Roller derby warriors skate to glory]", The Local, 13 December 2010
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollerderbygermany.de/index.php?page=die-mannschaft|title=Die komplette deutsche Mannschaft|publisher=Roller Derby Germany|accessdate=5 October 2011|language=German|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425050117/http://www.rollerderbygermany.de/index.php?page=die-mannschaft|archivedate=25 April 2012}}
Leagues
- Berlin, Germany – Bear City Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://bearcityrollerderby.com/|title=Bear City Roller Derby League (league-run site)}}
- Hamburg, Germany – St. Pauli Roller Derby{{cite web |title=St. Pauli Roller Derby Website |url=https://www.stpaulirollerderby.de/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225163252/https://www.stpaulirollerderby.de/ |archive-date=25 February 2024 |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=St. Pauli Roller Derby}}
- Ludwigsburg, Germany – Barockcity Rollerderby{{cite web|url=http://www.rollergirls-ludwigsburg.de/|title=Barockcity Rollerderby (league-run site)}}
- Stuttgart, Germany – Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz{{cite web|url=http://www.svrollergirlz.de/|title=Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz (league-run site)}}
- Bremen, Germany – Meatgrinders{{cite web|url=http://www.meatgrinders.de/|title=Meatgrinders (league-run site)}}
- Köln, Germany – Graveyard Queens{{cite web|url=http://www.graveyardqueens.com/|title=Graveyard Queens (league-run site)}}
- Leipzig, Germany - Rolling Raptors{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/rollingraptorsleipzig |title=Rolling Raptors bei Facebook (league-run site)}}
- Essen, Germany – Ruhrpott Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://www.rprd.de/|title=Ruhrpott Roller Derby (league-run site)}}
- Frankfurt, Germany – Bembel Town Rollergirls{{cite web|url=http://www.bembel-town-rollergirls.de/ | title = Bembel Town Rollergirls (league-run site) | accessdate=21 August 2001 }}
- Frankfurt, Germany – Frankfurt Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frankfurt-Roller-Derby/208683382507638/ | title = Frankfurt Roller Derby (league-run site) | accessdate=21 August 2001 }}
- Kaiserslautern, Germany – K-Town Derby Girls{{cite web|url=http://www.ktownderbygirls.com/|title=K-Town Derby Girls (league-run site)}}
- Karlsruhe, Germany – rocKArollers{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/RockKARollers/126006027455847/|title=rocKArollers (league-run site)}}
- München, Germany – Munich Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_156259591089985/|title=Munich Roller Derby (league-run site)}}
- Wuppertal, Germany – Red Lion Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://www.thepiratebrides.com/|title=Red Lion Roller Derby (league-run site)}}
- Mannheim, Germany - Rhein-Neckar Delta Quads{{cite web|url=https://home.deltaquads.com/|title=Rhein-Neckar Delta Quads (league-run site)}}
See also
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