SoCal Derby
Roller derby league
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SoCal Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league in San Diego, California. The league has two teams which play teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]
The Cuttlefish (B team)
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| Metro area | San Diego, CA |
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| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Teams | The Kraken (A team) The Cuttlefish (B team) |
| Track type | Flat |
| Venue | Skate San Diego |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website | socalderby |
History
The league was founded in 2011 by Ivanna S. Pankin and Trish The Dish.[2]
"#1 Armed Bandit", a skater with SoCal, was selected to play for Team Scotland at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.[3][4]
SoCal Derby was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in January 2012,[5] and graduated to full WFTDA membership in December 2012.[6]
In 2014, SoCal Derby partnered with South Coast Derby. The two small leagues provisionally merged business operations, leadership boards and practice calendars, but ultimately disconnected in 2015.
After a year long game hiatus, SoCal Derby announced a partnership in December 2015 with local Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues (RDCL) banked track league San Diego Derby Dolls to share a facility and create the first coalition between a banked and flat track league under one roof in modern roller derby.[7]
WFTDA competition
The SoCal charter team, the Kraken, rose from unranked in their first full membership season to rank #38 and received an invitation to the WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in 2014.[8] The tenth seed in Charleston, SoCal lost their first two games to Mad Rollin' Dolls[9] and Naptown Roller Girls,[10] putting them in the tenth place game, which they lost 183-133 to Jet City Rollergirls to finish the tournament in tenth place.[11]
Rankings
| Season | Final ranking[12] | Playoffs | Championship |
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| 2013 | 61 WFTDA[13] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2014 | 43 WFTDA[14] | 10 D1[11] | DNQ |
| 2015 | dormant[15] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2016 | 103 WFTDA[16] | DNQ | DNQ |