List of Roller Derby Leagues - Defunct Professional Leagues

Defunct Professional Leagues

  • Transcontinental Roller Derby (1935–?; renamed to Roller Derby)
  • Roller Derby (?–1973)
    • National Roller Derby League (NRDL) (1949–1963; 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 (1975–1976; East Coast)
  • Atlantic Skating Derby (1976–?; a.k.a. 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. (1981; Philadelphia)
  • 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?)
  • Roller Games International (RGI) – 1990–1993 and 2000–present revival of Roller Games; last promoter to license the trademarks from Bill Griffiths Jr died in December 2009.
  • International Roller Skating Derby (IRSD) (1991–1992)
  • National Roller Derby League (NRDL) – 1995–2004; initially promoted as Roller Derby Inc.; current site promotes the San Francisco Bay Bombers, etc.
  • American Roller Derby League (ARDL) – 1997–2003; Owned by Tim Patten; briefly promoted as American Inline Roller Skating Derby League; Promoted the Bay City Bombers
  • 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

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