Kaiserslautern Roller Derby (KRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Founded in 2010, the league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues.
KRD is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
History The league was founded in June 2010 as the K-Town Derby Girls."Roller Girls of the Apocalypse: skating with a vengeance", Kaiserslautern American, 16 November 2012January 2012: Roller Girls of the Apocalypse", Roller Derby Shirt Club The founders were soon joined by three American women who had previous experience of the sport. While many members work at the town's United States Air Force base, being part of the Kaiserslautern Military Community, the league has also included German, French, Canadian and British members.
In 2011, the league changed its name to Roller Girls of the Apocalypse (RGA).
The league has played internationally against a variety of opponents and, for example, were the Pirate Brides WupperValley's first opponent.Hailey Haux, "Roller Girls of the Apocalypse", Kaiserslautern American, 22 March 2013Lisa Scholz, "Roller Derby: Hinfallen, aufstehen, entern", Solinger Tageblatt, 1 September 2011 Members of KRD have participated in two German National Championships.
In July 2012, the league was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme,"WFTDA Accepts 35 Apprentice Leagues ", WFTDA, 16 July 2012 and became a full member of the WFTDA in March 2014.
2019 marked another name and logo change, switching to Kaiserslauten Roller Derby as they are currently known. This change was to strengthen the bond and recognition between their local community and the team.https://kaiserslauternrollerderby.org/the-league/#section-820
WFTDA rankings SeasonFinal ranking"Current Rankings", WFTDAPlayoffsChampionship2015268 WFTDADNQDNQ2016313 WFTDADNQDNQ2017297 WFTDADNQDNQ2018348 WFTDADNQDNQ2019366 WFTDAhttps://stats.wftda.com/rankings?r=2841DNQDNQ
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