Professional Roller Derby Leagues

Information about professional roller derby leagues of the past and present.

Professional Leagues
Roller Games International (RGI)

1990-1993 and 2000-present

Only team is the Los Angeles Thunderbirds

American Roller Skating Derby (ARSD)

1992-1993 and 2002-present;

Firebirds, Bay Bombers

LA-San Diego Firebirds - a separate site promoting ARSD's new team for 2007

Old ARSD site

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

Professional Leagues of the Past

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, ?-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)

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

International Roller Skating Derby (2000-2005; unrelated to previous IRSD; announced a September 2005 match but never played)