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This is a list of roller derby leagues. Since there is no criteria for sports league notability beyond Wikipedia's general notability requirement, any league for which a reliable source can be found to confirm it ever having existed is eligible for inclusion. Additional criteria described on the list's discussion page is enforced to help ensure the list remains primarily a research tool.

This list was originally part of the external links section of the main roller derby article, but it was spun off into a stand-alone list and expanded to include leagues without active links.

Professional leagues

Active professional leagues

Roller Games International (RGI) - 1990–1993 and 2000–present revival of Roller Games; current web site, formerly rollergames.com, promotes the league's only team, the Los Angeles Thunderbirds
American Roller Skating Derby (ARSD) - 1992–1993 and 2002–present; current site promotes the Firebirds, Bay Bombers, etc.
American Roller Derby League (ARDL) - 1997–present; briefly promoted as American Inline Roller Skating Derby League; current web site primarily promotes the Bay City Bombers
National Roller Derby League (NRDL) - 1995–present; initially promoted as Roller Derby Inc.; current site promotes the San Francisco Bay Bombers, etc.
Illinois Roller Racers League (IRRL) - 2006–present; Central Illinois based; announced and recruiting, but no evidence of play

Defunct professional leagues

Transcontinental Roller Derby (1935–?; renamed to Roller Derby)
Roller Derby (?–1973)
- National Roller Derby League (NRDL) (1949–?; renamed to IRDL)
- International Roller Derby League (IRDL, 1963–1973)
International Roller Speedway (IRS) (1937–1952; aka Roller-Catch)
American Skating Derby (ASD) (1961–?)
Eastern Skating Derby (ESD) (1961–1964?)
National Skating Derby (Roller Games) (1961–1975; see also RollerGames and Roller Games International)
- National Roller Derby (NRD) (renamed to NRL)
- National Roller League (NRL) (?–1973)
- Canadian National Roller League (CNRL) (?–1973)
- Japanese National Roller League (JNRL) (?–1973)
- International Skating Conference (ISC) (1973–1975)
American Roller Races (ARR) (1964–1967)
American Skating Derby 1975 (ASD75) (1975; unrelated to previous ASD)
World Skating Derby - East Coast - 1975-1976
Atlantic Skating Derby (1976–?; aka Southern Roller League, DC Banked Track Skating League, Roller Skating Derby)
International Roller Derby League (IRDL) (1977–1979; renamed to International Roller Skating League)
International Roller Skating League (IRSL) (1979–1987)
- RollerMania (1986–1987?)
Roller Derby Games, Inc. - Philadelphia - 1981
American Skating Derby (ASD) (1987?–1989)
- American Skating Derby Association (1990?–1993; renamed to American Roller Skating Derby)
RollerGames (1989–1990; TV only)
Roller Game League (RGL) (1990–2001?) - may still be active
International Roller Skating Derby (IRSD) (1991–1992)
World Skating League (WSL) / RollerJam (1998–2000; TV only)
International Roller Skating Derby (2000–2005; unrelated to previous IRSD; announced a September 2005 match but never played)
RollerSport (2002–2003) - an attempt to revive RollerJam, using inline skates and improved banked track designs
National Skating Derby (NSD) of Canada (2002) - an attempt to revive Roller Games in Canada

Amateur leagues

Some of the following leagues are members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and some are members of the Old School Derby Association (OSDA).

Active women's amateur leagues

All are flat track unless otherwise indicated.

Western USA

Albuquerque, NM - Duke City Derby
Anchorage, AK - AK Roller Derby
Anchorage, AK - Rage City Rollergirls
Austin, TX - TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls – banked track
Austin, TX - Texas Rollergirls
Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Rollergirls
Bellingham, WA - Bellingham Roller Betties
Bend, OR - Lava City Roller Dolls
Bend, OR - Renegade Rollergirls of Oregon
Boise, ID - Treasure Valley Rollergirls
Centralia, WA - Rainy City Roller Dolls
Chico, CA - NorCal Roller Girls
Chino, CA - Prison City Derby Dames
Colorado Springs, CO - Pikes Peak Derby Dames
Coos Bay, OR - Coos County Roller Girls
Corpus Christi, TX - Hurricane Alley Roller Derby
Corvallis, OR - Sick Town Derby Dames
Dallas, TX - Assassination City Derby
Dallas, TX - Dallas Derby Devils
Dallas, TX - Derby Rotten Scoundrels
Deer Park, TX - Battleground Rollerderby
Denver, CO - Rocky Mountain Rollergirls
Denver, CO - Denver Roller Dolls
Eugene, OR - Emerald City Roller Girls
Everett, WA - Jet City Roller Girls
Fort Collins, CO - FOCO Girls Gone Derby
Fresno, CA - Smog City Roller Grrls
Greeley, CO - Slaughterhouse Derby Girls
Harlingen, TX - South Texas Rolleristas
Honolulu, HI - Hawaii Pacific Roller Derby
Honolulu, HI - Honolulu Derby Girls
Houston, TX - Houston Roller Derby
Humboldt County, CA - Humboldt's Redwood Rollers
Inland Empire, CA - Inland Empire Derby Divas
Kalamazoo, MI - Killamazoo Derby Darlins
Kihei, HI - Maui Roller Girls
Kitsap County, WA - Slaughter County Roller Vixens
Las Vegas, NV - Fabulous Sin City Rollergirls
Los Angeles, CA - L.A. Derby Dolls – banked track
Los Angeles, CA - Angel City Derby Girls
Lubbock, TX - West Texas Roller Dollz
Nacogdoches, TX - Nacogdoches RollerGirls
Oklahoma City, OK - Red Dirt Rebellion Rollergirls – banked track (planned)^[1]
Oklahoma City, OK - Oklahoma Victory Dolls
Oklahoma City, OK - Tornado Alley Rollergirls
Olympia, WA - Oly Rollers
Orange County, CA - Renegade Rollergirls of Orange County
Orange County, CA - Orange County Demolition Divas
Orange County, CA - Orange County Roller Girls
Pearland, TX - South Side Roller Derby – banked track (planned) ^[2]
Phoenix, AZ - Renegade Rollergirls – banked and flat track to mid-2007; now just flat^[3]
Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Roller Derby
Portland, OR - Rose City Rollers
Port Orchard, WA - Slaughter County Roller Vixens
Reno, NV - Battle Born Derby Demons
Reno, NV - Reno Roller Girls - banked track
Riverside/Ontario/SGV, CA - So. Cal. Rollers – banked track
Sacramento, CA - Sac City Rollers
Sacramento, CA - Sacred City Derby Girls
Salt Lake City, UT - Salt City Derby Girls
San Antonio, TX - Alamo City Rollergirls
San Antonio, TX - Blazin' Banditas Rollerderby
San Diego, CA - San Diego Derby Dolls – concurrent banked and flat track
San Diego, CA - San Diego Derby Starlettes
San Diego County, CA - Hidden City Derby Girls
San Francisco, CA - Bay Area Derby Girls
San Jose, CA - Silicon Valley Roller Girls
San Luis Obispo, CA - Central Coast Roller Derby
Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Rollergirls
Seattle, WA - Rat City Rollergirls
Seattle, WA - SeaTown Sisters of Slant - flat and banked track
Seattle, WA - Tilted Thunder Rail Birds - banked track
Spokane, WA - Lilac City Rollergirls
Stillwater, OK - Central Oklahoma Roller Derby Association
Stockton, CA - Port City Roller Girls
Stockton, CA - San Joaquin Valley Vixens
Tacoma, WA - Dockyard Derby Dames
Tempe, AZ - Arizona Derby Dames
Tucson, AZ - Tucson Roller Derby
Tulsa, OK (Tulsa Metro Area) - Green Country Roller Girls
Tyler, TX - East Texas Bombers
Ventura, CA - Ventura County Derby Darlins

Midwestern USA

Northeastern USA

Southern USA

Canada

Other

Active co-ed amateur leagues

USA – all are flat track unless otherwise indicated, and have separate men's and women's teams
- Ft. Smith, AR - Hanging City Derby
- Fort Wayne, IN - Summit City Rollers
- Northampton, MA - Pioneer Valley Roller Derby
- Worcester, MA - Central Mass Roller Derby
- Bucks County, PA - She Devils Roller Derby
- Wilkes-Barre, PA - Diamond City Derby
- Myrtle Beach, SC - Grand Strand Roller Girls – banked track^[1]
- Corpus Christi, TX - Corpus Christi Rolling Thunder – banked track^[1]
- Richmond, VA - Richmond Derby Demons
- Southern New Jersey - South Jersey Derby
- Biloxi, Mississippi - Biloxi Roller Derby - also includes male and female junior teams

Active men's amateur teams

These teams are not part of co-ed leagues.

USA – all are flat track
- Tucson, Arizona - Dry Heat Derby
- Baltimore, MD - Harm City Homicide
- Minneapolis, MN - Twin Cities Terrors
- Dallas, TX - Dallas Deception
- New York, NY - New York Shock Exchange
- Midwestern U.S. - Midwest Men's Roller Derby
- Puget Sound region, WA - Puget Sound Outcast Derby
- Seattle, WA - Seatown Brothers of Banked banked and flat track

UK – all are flat track
- England - M.U.R.D.A UK leagues collaborative mens league

Defunct amateur leagues

Roller Blaze UK (1999) - An attempt to start a form of roller derby in the UK.
Greenville, NC - Greenville Rollergirls (2006) - Some members went on to start the Ring City Rollers.
Indianapolis, IN/Bloomington, IN - Crossroads Roller Derby (2006) - An attempt at a two-city league; now Bleeding Heartland Roller Girls (Bloomington, IN) and Naptown Roller Girls (Indianapolis, IN).
Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Renegade Rollergirls
Navy Yard City, WA - Navy City Roller Girls
Phoenix, AZ - Phoenix City Rollers also known as the Arizona Bruisers ^[4]
Sand Springs, OK (Tulsa, Oklahoma metro) - T-Town Derby Grrls - Skater-owned, not-for-profit flat-track league, former skaters (and one announcer/assistant coach) of which were previously rostered with the Green Country Roller Girls
Stockton, CA - San Joaquin Valley Vixens
TC Rollers - Coon Rapids, MN (ended 2006) - Non-skater-owned, for-owner-profit flat-track league, former skaters of which were involved in the creation of the North Star Roller Girls of Minneapolis, MN.

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b ^c According to a September 2007 post on the Banked Track News mailing list
^ According to a September 2007 post on the Banked Track News mailing list
^ In August 2007, a post on the Banked Track News Yahoo! Group stated "There's a league in Houston area that recently purchased Arizona's banked track (some of you may recall the Landsharks / T-Birds game a couple of years back) but have yet to have a place to set it up." Soon after, another post stated "The track out of Phoenix is alive and well in Corpus Christi Rolling Thunder in Texas. We are looking for a permanent home so we can add the toprail and pads."
^ In memory of the Phoenix City Rollers | Michi-chan's REAL Derby

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 ==== Northeastern USA ====
 * [[Albany, NY]] - [http://www.albanyallstars.com/ Albany All Stars Roller Derby]
-* [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]] - [http://www.lvrollergirls.net/ Lehigh Valley Rollergirls]
+* [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]] - [http://www.lehighvalleyrollergirls.com/ Lehigh Valley Rollergirls]
 * [[Baltimore, MD]] - [[Charm City Roller Girls]]
 * [[Boston, MA]] - [http://www.bostonderbydames.com/ Boston Derby Dames]
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 * [[Chester, NY]] - [http://www.myspace.com/mansruinrollergirls Man's Ruin Roller Girls]
 * [[Hackettstown, NJ]] - [http://www.myspace.com/sistersofmayhem The Sisters of Mayhem]
-* [[Hagerstown, MD]] & [[Frederick, MD]] - [http://www.masondixonrollervixens.com Mason-Dixon Roller Vixens]
+* [[Hagerstown, MD]] & [[Frederick, MD]] - [http://www.masondixonrollervixens.com/ Mason-Dixon Roller Vixens]
 * [[Harrisburg, PA]] - [http://www.harrisburgarearollerderby.com/ Harrisburg Area Roller Derby]
-* [[Kingston, NY]] - [http://www.myspace.com/hvrollerderby Hudson Valley Horrors]
+* [[Kingston, NY]] - [http://www.horrorsrollerderby.com/ Hudson Valley Horrors]
 * [[Lancaster, PA]] - [http://www.dutchlandrollers.com/ Dutchland Derby Rollers]
 * [[Long Island, NY]] - [http://longislandrollerrebels.com/ Long Island Roller Rebels]
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 * [[Portland, ME]] - [http://www.mainerollerderby.com/ Maine Roller Derby]
 * [[Providence, RI]] - [[Providence Roller Derby]]
+* [[Rochester, NY]] - [http://www.rocderby.com/ Roc City Roller Derby]
 * [[South Jersey]] - [http://www.sjderbygirls.com/ South Jersey Derby Girls]
 * [[Shore Points, NJ]] - [http://www.shorepointsrollerderby.com/ Shore Points Roller Derby]
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 * [[Troy, NY]] - [[Hellions of Troy]] Roller Derby
 * [[Utica, NY]] - [http://www.cnyrollerderby.com/ Central New York Roller Derby]
+* [[Utica, NY]] - [http://www.myspace.com/uticamothertruckers Utica Rollergirls]
 * [[Washington, D.C.]] - [http://www.dcrollergirls.com/ DC Rollergirls]
 * [[Waterbury, CT]] - [http://www.ctrollerderby.com/ CT RollerGirls]