The Women's Flat Track Derby Association's North Central Region was formed in 2008 [1] when WFTDA changed from having just two regional tournaments (East and West), to five, made up of teams from four regions: East, North Central, South Central and West. [2]
Members in the central part of the Canada Region competed in the North Central Region. [3] For 2011, the region was reduced in size, with teams in Nebraska moving to the South Central Region. [4]
WFTDA has now moved away from the Big 5 WFTDA Championships qualification tournament structure, last competed in 2012. Starting with the 2013 WFTDA season, the regions were discontinued in favour of an overall-rankings based system, and a new playoff format was created.
League | Metro area | Country | Admitted | Notes |
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Arch Rival Rollergirls | St Louis, MO | United States | 1 January 2009 | Transferred from East Region [5] [6] |
Babe City Rollers | Bemidji, MN | United States | 1 June 2011 [7] | |
Black-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls | Latonia, KY | United States | 1 March 2012 [8] | |
Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls | Bloomington, IN | United States | 23 December 2008 [9] | |
Brewcity Bruisers | Milwaukee, WI | United States | 1 January 2009 | Transferred from East Region [5] [6] |
Burning River Roller Girls | Cleveland, OH | United States | 1 January 2009 | Transferred from East Region [5] [6] |
Chicago Outfit Roller Derby | Chicago, IL | United States | 17 June 2010 [10] | |
Cincinnati Rollergirls | Cincinnati, OH | United States | 1 January 2009 | Transferred from East Region [5] [6] |
Circle City Derby Girls | Indianapolis, IN | United States | 1 June 2012 [11] | |
CoMo Derby Dames | Columbia, MO | United States | 1 March 2012 [8] | |
Demolition City Roller Derby | Evansville, IN | United States | 17 June 2010 [10] | |
Derby City Rollergirls | Louisville, KY | United States | 2009 [12] | |
Detroit Derby Girls | Detroit, MI | United States | 1 January 2009 | Transferred from East Region [5] [6] |
Fargo Moorehead Derby Girls | Fargo, ND | United States | 1 March 2012 [8] | |
Fort Wayne Derby Girls | Fort Wayne, IN | United States | 1 January 2009 | Transferred from East Region [5] [6] |
Fox Cityz Foxz | Oshkosh, WI | United States | 1 September 2010 [13] | |
Glass City Rollers | Toledo, OH | United States | 1 March 2012 [8] | |
Grand Raggidy Roller Girls | Grand Rapids, MI | United States | 1 January 2009 | Transferred from East Region [5] [6] |
Hammer City Roller Girls | Hamilton, ON | Canada | 2009 [14] | |
Killamazoo Derby Darlins | Kalamazoo, MI | United States | 1 September 2010 [13] | |
Little Steel Derby Girls | Youngstown, OH | United States | 1 June 2012 [11] | |
Mad Rollin' Dolls | Madison, WI | United States | 1 January 2009 | Transferred from East Region [5] [6] |
McLean County MissFits | Danvers, IL | United States | 3 December 2012 [15] | |
Minnesota RollerGirls | St. Paul, MN | United States | 1 January 2009 | Transferred from East Region [5] [6] |
Mississippi Valley Mayhem | La Crosse, WI | United States | 3 December 2012 [15] | |
Naptown Roller Girls | Indianapolis, IN | United States | 1 January 2009 | Transferred from East Region [5] [6] |
NEO Rock n' Rollergirls | Akron, OH | United States | 1 September 2010 [13] | |
North Star Roller Girls | Minneapolis, MN | United States | 15 December 2008 [16] | |
Ohio Roller Girls | Columbus, OH | United States | 1 January 2009 | Transferred from East Region [5] [6] |
Old Capitol City Roller Girls | Iowa City, IA | United States | 10 January 2012 [17] | |
Paper Valley Rollergirls | Appleton, WI | United States | 17 June 2010 [10] | |
Rockford Rage Women's Roller Derby | Rockford, IL | United States | 17 June 2010 [10] | |
Sioux Falls Roller Dollz | Sioux Falls, SD | United States | 1 January 2009 | Transferred from West Region [5] [6] |
Southern Illinois Roller Girls | Marion, IL | United States | 10 January 2012 [17] | |
St. Chux Derby Chix | St. Charles, MO | United States | 7 September 2012 [18] | |
Toronto Roller Derby | Toronto, ON | Canada | 1 June 2011 [7] | |
Tri-City Rollergirls | Kitchener, ON | Canada | 1 December 2010 [19] | |
Twin City Derby Girls | Champaign, IL | United States | 1 March 2012 [8] | |
Windy City Rollers | Chicago, IL | United States | 1 January 2009 | Transferred from East Region [5] [6] |
League | Metro area | Admitted | Left | Notes |
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Gem City Rollergirls | Dayton, OH | 1 January 2009 | November 2010 | Transferred from East Region; [5] [6] became Apprentice members. [20] [21] |
Omaha Rollergirls | Omaha, NE | 1 January 2009 | 1 January 2011 | Transferred from East Region [5] [6] and to South Central Region [22] |
Rollergirls of Southern Indiana | Evansville, IN | 17 June 2010 | 22 September 2012 | League dissolved on September 22, 2012. |
Official WFTDA Regional Rankings as of January 29, 2013 [23]
Region | North Central |
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1 | Windy City Rollers |
2 | Minnesota RollerGirls |
3 | Naptown Roller Girls |
4 | Ohio Roller Girls |
5 | Detroit Derby Girls |
6 | Mad Rollin' Dolls |
7 | Brewcity Bruisers |
8 | Arch Rival Rollergirls |
9 | Cincinnati Rollergirls |
10 | The Chicago Outfit |
11 | Bleeding Heartland Roller Girls |
12 | Tri-City Roller Girls |
13 | Killamazoo Derby Darlins |
14 | Toronto Roller Derby |
15 | Grand Raggidy Roller Girls |
16 | Fort Wayne Derby Girls |
17 | Burning River Roller Girls |
18 | Paper Valley Rollergirls |
19 | NEO Roller Derby |
20 | Old Capitol City Roller Girls |
21 | North Star Roller Girls |
22 | Demolition City Roller Derby |
23 | Fargo Moorhead Derby Girls |
24 | Twin City Derby Girls |
25 | Babe City Rollers |
26 | Sioux Falls Roller Dollz |
27 | Black-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls |
28 | Derby City Rollergirls |
29 | Hammer City Roller Girls |
30 | CoMo Derby Dames |
31 | St. Chux Derby Chix |
32 | Fox Cityz Foxz |
33 | Rockford Rage Women's Roller Derby |
34 | Southern Illinois Roller Girls |
Member teams unranked at this time:
none [26]
League | Number of Championships Won | Last Year Won |
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Windy City Rollers | 4 | 2012 |