Suburbia Roller Derby (SRD) is a roller derby league based in Yonkers, New York. Founded in 2007, Suburbia Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.[1]
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| Metro area | Yonkers, NY |
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| Country | United States |
| Founded | June 2007 |
| Teams | Suburban Brawl (A team) Backyard Bullies (B team) |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | EJ Murray Memorial Skating Center, Yonkers, New York Yonkers Police Athletic League, Yonkers, New York (2007–2022) |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website | subrd |
History
Suburbia was founded in by Slim Fast and Suffah Kate,[2] two former members of the CT RollerGirls.[3] The league has three home teams, plus two travel teams which compete against teams from other leagues.
The league began bouting in late 2007 and, by mid-2008, it had more than thirty skaters.[4] In February 2009, it became a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association,[5] and in 2010, it hosted "Derby in the Burbs", that year's WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament.[6] In 2013, Suburbia qualified for WFTDA Playoffs for the first time, as the tenth seed at the Division 2 tournament in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[7] Suburbia went winless for the weekend, including a 233-221 loss to Queen City Roller Girls, to finish in tenth place.[8] Suburbia returned to Division 2 Playoffs in 2014 as the ninth seed at the tournament in Duluth, Minnesota.[9] Suburbia made it to the fifth place game but lost to Treasure Valley Rollergirls 236-111 and finished in sixth place.[10]
Rankings
| Season | Final ranking[11] | Playoffs | Championship |
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| 2009 | 15 E[12] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2010 | 14 E[13] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2011 | 12 E[14] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2012 | 16 E[15] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2013 | 58 WFTDA[16] | 10 D2[8] | DNQ |
| 2014 | 55 WFTDA[17] | 6 D2[10] | DNQ |
| 2015 | 94 WFTDA[18] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2016 | 217 WFTDA[19] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2017 | 330 WFTDA[20] | DNQ | DNQ |