Crime City Rollers
Pixels180px
TeamsA team
B team
C team
Juniors
VenueCrime City Hall
AffiliationsWFTDA
Founded2010
Metro areaMalmö
CountrySweden
TracksFlat

Crime City Rollers is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Malmö, Sweden.

Established in 2010,[1][2] the Crime City Rollers comprises one home team and two traveling teams representing the league in competition with other leagues. The Crime City Rollers were accepted as an apprentice league of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in July 2011,[3] and became full members of the association in June 2012.[4]

Eleven skaters from Crime City Rollers were selected for Team Sweden at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, and one was selected for Team Finland.[5]

WFTDA competition

In 2015, Crime City first qualified for WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs, entering the Dallas tournament as the eighth seed and ultimately finishing in sixth place.[6] In 2016, Crime City returned to Division 1 Playoffs, entering the Columbia tournament as the seventh seed and finishing in sixth place again.[7] In 2017, Crime City hosted a Division 1 Playoff, the first WFTDA Playoff to be held outside of North America.[8] The fourth seed in Malmö, Crime City won their quarterfinal against Helsinki Roller Derby 215–170,[9] qualifying them for WFTDA Championships for the first time. After dropping their semifinal to Gotham Girls Roller Derby 237–65,[10] Crime City also lost the third-place game to London Rollergirls 181-138[11] and finished in fourth place. Crime City finished outside the medals at Championships in Philadelphia, losing a tight game to Montreal Roller Derby 133-129[12] and to Arch Rival Roller Derby 220–160.[13]

In 2018, Crime City took second place at the WFTDA Playoff in A Coruña, Spain, losing the title game 342–149 to Arch Rival.[14] At Championships in New Orleans, Crime City again faced Montreal in the opening game of the weekend, and again lost to them by 4 points, this time 184–180.[15] Crime City then rebounded in the consolation round, where they won at the Championships for the first time, 173–160 over Jacksonville Roller Derby.[16] In 2019, Crime City qualified for the WFTDA Playoffs in Seattle as the eighth seed, but lost their opening game to Philly Roller Derby 156–104 and did not advance to the Championships. Crime City did not participate in WFTDA-sanctioned events during 2020 and 2021 due to the suspension of competitive play in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, Crime City won the WFTDA European Continental Cup, defeating Nantes, Stockholm, and Toulouse, and also claimed the Swedish national championship.

In 2023, Crime City defended their Swedish championship title and finished fourth at the EuroCup tournament in Manchester, posting a narrow loss to Montreal during the season. In 2024, Crime City again won the Swedish championship and captured the European regional title with victories over Stockholm and Toulouse, qualifying them for the WFTDA Global Championships in Portland, where they won their seeding game but lost in the quarterfinals to Denver. In 2025, Crime City claimed a third consecutive Swedish championship and won a Malmö triple-header event with victories over Helsinki and London Brawling.[17]

Rankings

SeasonFinal ranking[18]PlayoffsChampionship
2013126 WFTDA[19]N/AN/A
201489 WFTDA[20]N/AN/A
201525 WFTDA[21]6 D1[6]DNQ
201613 WFTDA[22]6 D1[7]DNQ
201710 WFTDA[23]4 D1[11]CR D1[13]
201810 WFTDA[24]2[14]CR[16]
  • CR = consolation round

Played games

past bouting history as of June 2013
DatePlaceTeams
2013-06-15Essen, GermanyCCR-B Vs Ruhrpott Roller Girls: Devil Dolls
2013-05-12WFTDA tournament – GentCCR-A Vs Gent GO-GO Girls: 233–134
2013-05-11WFTDA tournament – GentCCR-A Vs Stockholm roller derby: 245–188
2013-05-11WFTDA tournament – GentCCR-A Vs Lincolnshire Bombers Rollergirls: 311–98
2013-05-10WFTDA tournament – GentCCR-A Vs Tiger bay brawlers: 212–244
2013-04-27CopenhagenCCR-A Vs Copenhagen Rolling heartbreakers: 239–59
2013-04-27CopenhagenCCR-B Vs Copenhagen Kick ass cuties: 308–106
2013-04-06MalmöCCR-A Vs Gent GO-GO roller girls: 227–151
2013-04-06MalmöCCR-B Vs Zürich city rollergirlz: 304–105
2013-03-24ManchesterCCR-A Vs Manchester Roller derby: 367–30
2013-03-23ManchesterCCR-A Vs Rainy city roller girls: 171–214
2013-02-24MalmöCCR-B Vs Nidaros Roller derby: 98–185
2013-02-16Baltiska hallen, MalmöCCR-A Vs Stockholm roller derby: 175–180
2013-02-16Baltiska hallen, MalmöCCR-B Vs Turku Dirty River RG: 181–194
2012-12-08Helsinki, FinlandCCR-B Vs Kallio Rolling Rainbows: 55-339
2012-11-16WFTDA Track Queens, BerlinCCR-A Vs Leeds Rebel Roses: 115–152
2012-11-16WFTDA Track Queens, BerlinCCR-A Vs Gent Go-go RG: 135–239
2012-11-16WFTDA Track Queens, BerlinCCR-A Vs Irn Bruisers: 171–145
2012-11-16WFTDA Track Queens, BerlinCCR-A Vs Helsinki: 190–199
2012-11-10Stuttgart, GermanyCCR-A Vs SVRG: 155–115
2012-10-27Gothenburg, SwedenCCR-B Vs GBGRD: 143–127
2012-10-13Stockholm, SwedenCCR-A Vs STRD A: 122–169
2012-09-29Malmö, Baltiska HallenCCR-B Vs Helsinki B: 170–118
2012-09-29Malmö, Baltiska HallenCCR-B Vs Oslo RD: 284–82
2012-06-09Malmö, Limhamns IshallCCR A vs Irn Bruisers: 77–187
2012-06-09Malmö, Limhamns IshallCCR B vs Cork City Firebirds: 111–179
2012-05-12Berlin, GermanyCCR A vs Berlin Bombshells: 106–184
2012-04-21Nottingham, EnglandCCR-A Vs Hellfire Harlots: 162–161
2012-04-14Cork City, IrelandCCR-B vs Cork City Firebirds 143–119
2012-03-17Malmö, Baltiska HallenCCR-A Vs London Brawl Saints: 87-256
2012-03-17Malmö, Baltiska HallenCCR-B Vs Luleå Slaughters Daughters: 274–46
2012-02-11Malmö, Baltiska HallenCCR-B Vs Göteborg: 181–61
2012-02-11Malmö, Baltiska HallenCCR Vs Paris: 165–112
2011-09-29Glasgow, ScotlandMaiden GRRDRS: 143-141 CCR
2011-09-17Malmö, Baltiska HallenCCR A vs Berlin B: 253 – 28
2011-09-17Malmö, Baltiska HallenCCR B vs Stockholm Rollerderby: B 153 – 108
2011-09-29”Nordic Lights” Malmö, Baltiska hallenCCR vs. Kallio: 191 – 43
2011-09-29”Nordic Lights” Malmö, Baltiska hallenCCR vs. Copenhagen: 266 – 61
2011-09-29”Nordic Lights” Malmö, Baltiska hallenCCR vs. Helsinki: 212 – 76
2011-07-27Malmö, SwedenCCR vs London Rocking Rollers Rising Stars: 300 – 43
2011-06-18Paris, FranceCCR vs Paris Rollerderby: 91–78
2011-04-13Malmö, Limhamns SporthallMixed bout ”UK invades Crime City”
2011-03-13Malmö, Limhamns SporthallCCR vs Stockholm Rollerderby: 132–88

References

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