East Region (WFTDA)
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The WFTDA
Women's Flat Track Derby Association
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association is an association of women's flat track roller derby leagues in the United States. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition but was renamed in November 2005. It is registered in Raleigh, North Carolina as a 501 business...

's East Region was formed in 2006. In 2009, teams from the western part of the region were moved into the North Central
North Central Region (WFTDA)
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association's North Central Region was formed in 2008.Members in the central part of the Canada Region currently compete in the North Central Region...

 and South Central Region
South Central Region (WFTDA)
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association's South Central Region was formed in 2008.For 2011, the region was expanded, taking in leagues from Nebraska and New Mexico.-Current lineup:* Alamo City Rollergirls* Assassination City Derby* Atlanta Rollergirls...

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Members of the WFTDA's Europe Region currently compete in the East Region, as do members in the eastern part of the Canada Region.

Member leagues

League Metro area Country Admitted Notes
Auld Reekie Roller Girls
Auld Reekie Roller Girls
The Auld Reekie Roller Girls are an all female flat track roller derby league based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The team was formed in April 2008. ARRG were the first roller derby league in Edinburgh and are the second league in Scotland. ARRG is skater owned and run, with the aim of promoting...

Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

Scotland
Boston Derby Dames
Boston Derby Dames
The Boston Derby Dames, or BDD, are a flat-track roller derby league based in Boston, Massachusetts. The league was founded in May 2005. The BDD are a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association .-Teams:...

Boston, MA United States 2006
Cape Fear Roller Girls Wilmington, NC United States
Carolina Rollergirls
Carolina Rollergirls
Founded in January 2004, the Carolina Rollergirls, known as CRG or Carolina Roller Derby, Inc. is an all-women, flat-track roller derby league with a stated mission to foster an alternative sport in North Carolina while training for national competition. Operating as a 501 non-profit organization,...

Raleigh, NC United States 2006
Central New York Roller Derby
Central New York Roller Derby
Central New York Roller Derby Central New York Roller Derby, also known as CNY Roller Derby, or CNYRD, was organized in late 2007 in Utica NY...

Utica, NY United States
Charlotte Roller Girls
Charlotte Roller Girls
The Charlotte Roller Girls are an all-female flat track roller derby league in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.- History :Roller derby was introduced to the Queen City in 2006 shortly after a few local women were made aware of the sport. After researching online and learning of its...

Charlotte, NC United States
Charm City Roller Girls
Charm City Roller Girls
The Charm City Roller Girls is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association WFTDA roller derby league based in Baltimore, Maryland. The league was established in 2005. It is composed of four local teams, one all-star travel team and a B travel team, Female Trouble...

Baltimore, MD United States 2007
CT RollerGirls
CT RollerGirls
CT RollerGirls or CTRG, are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Naugatuck , Connecticut. Founded in 2006, the league played their fourth season in 2010. The CTRG are a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association ....

Naugatuck, Connecticut
Naugatuck, Connecticut
Naugatuck is a consolidated borough and town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town spans both sides of the Naugatuck River just south of Waterbury, and includes the communities of Union City on the east side of the river, which has its own post office, Straitsville on the...

United States 2007
DC Rollergirls
DC Rollergirls
The DC Rollergirls are the only flat track roller derby league in Washington, D.C. Historically, DC was home to the Washington, D.C. Jets, which played banked track derby until 1978. Roller derby has grown in popularity since 2003, largely due to the creation of the WFTDA...

Washington, DC United States
Dominion Derby Girls
Dominion Derby Girls
Dominion Derby Girls are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Dominion Derby Girls are a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association as of 2007...

Virginia Beach, VA United States 2007
Dutchland Rollers
Dutchland Rollers
Dutchland Rollers or Dutchland DerbyRollers , are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2005, the league played their fifth season in 2010...

Lancaster, PA United States
Garden State Rollergirls Newark, NJ United States
Gotham Girls Roller Derby
Gotham Girls Roller Derby
Gotham Girls Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in New York City, New York. Founded in late 2003, Gotham Girls Roller Derby was the first skater-operated flat track roller derby league in the metropolitan New York area...

New York, NY United States 2006
Green Mountain Derby Dames Burlington, VT United States
Harrisburg Area Roller Derby Harrisburg, PA United States
Hudson Valley Horrors Roller Derby Kingston, NY United States
Jersey Shore Roller Girls Toms River, NJ United States
Lehigh Valley Rollergirls
Lehigh Valley Rollergirls
Lehigh Valley Rollergirls is a Woman's flat track roller derby league based in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. Founded in January 2006, Lehigh Valley Rollergirls was the first skater-operated flat track roller derby league in the Lehigh Valley...

Allentown, PA United States
London Rollergirls
London Rollergirls
The London Rollergirls is an all-women flat track roller derby league and not-for-profit organisation based in London, England. Founded in April 2006, the London Rollergirls is the oldest all-female roller derby league in the United Kingdom...

London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

England
Long Island Roller Rebels
Long Island Roller Rebels
The Long Island Roller Rebels are a roller derby league based on Long Island, New York. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of two teams, and two mixed teams which compete against teams from other leagues....

New York, NY United States 2007
Maine Roller Derby
Maine Roller Derby
Maine Roller Derby is Maine’s first and only women’s flat track roller derby league, which is a proud member league of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association and are one of the hundreds of leagues across the nation that have embraced the quickly-growing sport of roller derby as it is skated on...

Portland, ME United States 2007
Montreal Roller Derby
Montreal Roller Derby
Montreal Roller Derby, the first flat-track roller derby league in Montreal, is a non-profit organization that was started in 2006 by Georgia W. Tush.Montreal Roller Derby League became the first non-U.S...

Montreal, QC Canada January 2009
New Hampshire Roller Derby
New Hampshire Roller Derby
New Hampshire Roller Derby is the first women's amateur roller derby league in New Hampshire. NHRD is a member of the East Region of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association and competes against teams from the Northeastern US.-League history:...

Nashua, NH United States
Philly Rollergirls
Philly Rollergirls
The Philly Rollergirls, or PRG, are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2005, the league played their fourth season in 2009...

Philadelphia, PA United States 2006
Providence Roller Derby
Providence Roller Derby
Providence Roller Derby or PRD was established in 2004 and is the first all-female, flat-track roller derby league in New England. It is the only roller derby league in Rhode Island. In 2006, PRD was ranked 8th in the nation and 4th on the East Coast by WFTDA...

Providence, RI United States 2006
Queen City Roller Girls
Queen City Roller Girls
Queen City Roller Girls or QCRG, are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Buffalo, New York. Founded in 2006, the league played their fourth season in 2010...

Buffalo, NY United States
River City Rollergirls
River City Rollergirls
The River City Rollergirls is a WFTDA member women's flat track roller derby league based in Richmond, Virginia. The league was established in 2006 and is composed of an all-star travel team The Poe's Punishers and a training travel team, The Uncivil Warriors...

Richmond, VA United States
Roc City Roller Derby Rochester, NY United States
Rocktown Rollers Harrisonburg, VA United States
Steel City Derby Demons
Steel City Derby Demons
Steel City Derby Demons or SCDD, are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2006, the league played their fourth season in 2010...

Pittsburgh, PA United States 2007
Suburbia Roller Derby Yonkers, NY United States

Rankings

Current Official WFTDA Regional Rankings as of August 3, 2011
Region East
1 Gotham Girls Roller Derby
2 Philly Rollergirls
3 Charm City Roller Girls
4 Steel City Derby Demons
5 Montreal Roller Derby
6 Boston Derby Dames
7 Carolina RollerGirls
8 Dutchland Derby Rollers
9 Maine Roller Derby
10 London Rollergirls
11 DC Rollergirls
12 Suburbia Roller Derby
13 Providence Roller Derby
14 Queen City Roller Girls
15 Connecticut RollerGirls
16 Dominion Derby Girls
17 River City Rollergirls
18 Harrisburg Area Roller Derby
19 Long Island Roller Rebels
20 Central New York Roller Derby
21 New Hampshire Roller Derby
22 Lehigh Valley Rollergirls
23 Green Mountain Derby Dames
24 Hudson Valley Horrors
25 Garden State Rollergirls


Member teams unranked at this time:
  • Cape Fear Roller Girls
  • Charlotte Roller Girls
  • Rocktown Rollers

Region Champions

  • 2007 - Gotham Girls Roller Derby
  • 2008 - Gotham Girls Roller Derby
  • 2009 - Philly Roller Girls
  • 2010 - Gotham Girls Roller Derby
  • 2011 - Gotham Girls Roller Derby

East Region titles won by league

League Number of Championships Won Last Year Won
Gotham Girls Roller Derby
Gotham Girls Roller Derby
Gotham Girls Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in New York City, New York. Founded in late 2003, Gotham Girls Roller Derby was the first skater-operated flat track roller derby league in the metropolitan New York area...

4 2011
Philly Rollergirls
Philly Rollergirls
The Philly Rollergirls, or PRG, are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2005, the league played their fourth season in 2009...

1 2009

See also

  • West Region
    West Region (WFTDA)
    The WFTDA's West Region was formed in 2006. In 2009, teams from the eastern part of the region were moved into the North Central and South Central Regions.For 2011, the region was reduced in size, with teams in New Mexico moving to the South Central Region....

  • North Central Region
    North Central Region (WFTDA)
    The Women's Flat Track Derby Association's North Central Region was formed in 2008.Members in the central part of the Canada Region currently compete in the North Central Region...

  • South Central Region
    South Central Region (WFTDA)
    The Women's Flat Track Derby Association's South Central Region was formed in 2008.For 2011, the region was expanded, taking in leagues from Nebraska and New Mexico.-Current lineup:* Alamo City Rollergirls* Assassination City Derby* Atlanta Rollergirls...


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