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Stockholm Roller Derby
League logo
Metro areaStockholm
CountrySweden
Founded2007
TeamsAll Stars (A team)
Bstrds (B team)
C-Stars (C team)
YoungSTRDs (junior team)
Track typeFlat
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websiterollerderby.se

Stockholm Roller Derby (STRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of four teams which compete against teams from other leagues and the league also has their own group of officials.

Stockholm Allstars consists of STRD’s WFTDA 20 charter. Stockholm BSTRDs compete in the top tier of Swedish national play, Elitserien. Stockholm C-Stars play in Division 2 of Swedish national play. YoungSTRDs find themselves in matches against other junior teams.[1] Stockholm Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[2]

History

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The first roller derby league in Sweden, Stockholm Roller Derby was founded by Nattis Mörkenstam, Linn Hultström, Jenny Stendahl, Emmelie Bogårdh and Michel Diaz Nocetti and initially practised in a garage. They struggled to find a permanent practice venue, and initially recruited only slowly. However, the league received a major boost when the film Whip It! was released, and found training space in an abandoned shopping mall.[3][4] By mid-2010, the league had forty skaters, while three other leagues had emerged in the country, including the Crime City Rollers.[5]

Stockholm played their first bout in October 2010, against Helsinki Roller Derby, and took part in the first all-Swedish bout in March 2011, against Crime City.[6] The league also participated in the first Scandinavian tournament, "Battle of the Nordic Light",[7] losing to Helsinki but beating Copenhagen.[8]

In October 2011, Stockholm became an apprentice member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association,[9] and it graduated to full membership in December 2012.[10] Seven of Stockholm's skaters were selected to play for Team Sweden at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.[11]

Stockholm also has a group of cheerleaders named the "Beerleaders" who are a group of fans that cheer on Stockholm's team and officials.[12]

WFTDA competition

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At the first European WFTDA tournament in November 2012, "Track Queens Battle Royal",[13] Stockholm came at third place out of ten teams, defending their ingoing ranking[14] for the tournament.

Stockholm first qualified for the international WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in 2015, entering the Dallas tournament as the fifth seed, and finishing in seventh place.[15]

In 2016, Stockholm returned to Division 1 Playoffs, entering the Vancouver tournament as the eighth seed and again finishing in seventh place.[16]

At the 2017 Malmo Division 1 Playoff, Stockholm won their opening game against Terminal City Rollergirls 197-145,[17] but then lost their quarterfinal against Denver Roller Derby, 330-152.[18] Stockholm finished the weekend with a 184-166 consolation bracket victory over Kallio Rolling Rainbow.[19]

In 2018, Stockholm qualified for the WFTDA Playoff in A Coruña, Spain, finishing out of the medals with a consolation round loss to 2×4 Roller Derby, 208-172.[20] [21] [1]

The 2019 International WFTDA Playoffs were hosted by Rat City Roller Derby in Seattle from September 13-15 2019. Stockholm entered as the ninth seed and lost its first round against Arizona Roller Derby with a score of 197-95. Stockholm was then moved to the consolation bracket where it played Queen City Roller Derby (eleventh seed) and lost 224-176.[22]

In 2024, Crime City Rollers hosted the first European postseason event since the COVID-19 pandemic. The WFTDA Regional Championships took place in Malmö, Sweden from June 7-9 2024. Stockholm entered as the tenth seed and won its first round with a score of 168-130 against Helsinki Roller Derby. Stockholm lost its second game of the tournament against the second seed team, Crime City Rollers 186-109, moving Stockholm to consolation rounds. Stockholm's consolation round against Antwerp Roller Derby was lost by a single point (150-149).[23]

Rankings

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Season Final ranking[24] Playoffs Championship
2013 116 WFTDA[25] N/A N/A
2014 41 WFTDA[26] N/A N/A
2015 17 WFTDA[27] 7 D1[15] DNQ
2016 28 WFTDA[28] 7 D1[16] DNQ
2017 20 WFTDA[29] CR D1[19] DNQ
2018 21 WFTDA[30] CR[20] DNQ
2019 27 WFTDA[31] CR[21] DNQ
2023 9 Europe[32] NPS[33] NPS
2024 12 Europe[34] CR[35] DNQ
  • CR = consolation round
  • no rankings 2020-2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • NPS = no postseason 2020-2023 due to COVID-19 pandemic


References

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  1. ^ a b "Stockholm Roller Derby website". rollerderby.se. Stockholm Roller Derby. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Stockholm Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ^ "STRD • Stockholm Roller Derby". Stockholm Roller Derby. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  4. ^ Anna Bodin, "I rollerderby är blåmärken snyggt", Dagens Nyheters 28 October 2011 (in Swedish)
  5. ^ "Roller derby Archived 12 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine", ETC, 19 July 2010 (in Swedish)
  6. ^ "Bouts", Stockholm Roller Derby
  7. ^ "Battle of the Nordic Light", Crime City Rollers, 26 July 2011
  8. ^ "Tre vinster mot nordiskt motstånd", Crime City Rollers, 8 September 2011 (in Swedish)
  9. ^ "WFTDA accepts 14 leagues into apprentice program Archived 18 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 27 October 2011
  10. ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members Archived 6 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine", 3 December 2012
  11. ^ "WFTDA and the Roller Derby World Cup Archived 9 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 1 November 2011
  12. ^ https://rollerderby.se/strd-beerleaders/%7Ctitle= STRD Beerleaders
  13. ^ "Track Queens Battle Royal Scores", Track Queens Battle Royal, 18 November 2012,
  14. ^ "Track Queens Battle Royal Teams", Track Queens Battle Royal
  15. ^ a b Deadwards, Lisa (13 September 2015). "D1D 7th: #5 Stockholm beats #7 Sun State, 210-146". Derby Central. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  16. ^ a b "D1V: #8 Stockholm demolishes #7 Sacred City, 252-109". Derby Central. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  17. ^ Khaos, Merry (8 September 2017). "D1M: #7 Stockholm cleans up #10 Terminal City, 197-145". Derby Central. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  18. ^ Berrick, Genevieve D (9 September 2017). "D1M: #2 Denver takes flight over #7 Stockholm, 330-152". Derby Central. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  19. ^ a b Deadwards, Lisa (10 September 2017). "D1M: #7 Stockholm rolls past #9 Kallio, 184-166". Derby Central. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  20. ^ a b "2018 Playoffs A Coruña Game 14: Helsinki vs. 2×4 Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  21. ^ a b "2019 Playoffs Seattle Results - Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  22. ^ "2019 International WFTDA Playoffs: Seattle". WFTDA. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  23. ^ "Tournament Central 2024". WFTDA. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  24. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  25. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  26. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  27. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. January 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  28. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  29. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  30. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2018 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  31. ^ "Rankings: December 19, 2019 – WFTDA". stats.wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  32. ^ https://stats.wftda.com/rankings/europe?r=5176
  33. ^ https://wftda.com/past-wftda-tournaments/
  34. ^ https://stats.wftda.com/rankings/europe?r=7199
  35. ^ https://static.wftda.com/tournaments/2024/brackets/2024-wftda-regional-champs-europe-bracket.png