Roller derby in Germany
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By September 2011, there were more than 1,000 amateur roller derby 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]
Stuttgart Valley Roller Derby was 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]
- Berlin, Germany – Bear City Roller Derby[7]
- Bremen, Germany – Meatgrinders[8]
- Essen, Germany - Ruhrpott Roller Derby[9]
- Frankfurt, Germany – Bembel Town Roller Derby [10]
- Frankfurt, Germany – Roller Derby Frankfurt[11]
- Hamburg, Germany – St. Pauli Roller Derby[12]
- Kaiserslautern, Germany – Kaiserslautern Roller Derby[13]
- Karlsruhe, Germany – rocKArollers[14]
- Köln, Germany – Cologne Roller Derby[15]
- Leipzig, Germany - Rolling Raptors[16]
- Ludwigsburg, Germany – Barockcity Rollerderby[17]
- Mannheim, Germany - Rhein-Neckar Delta Quads[18]
- München, Germany – Munich Rolling Rebels[19]
- Stuttgart, Germany – Stuttgart Valley Roller Derby[20]
