Founded in 2009, the league consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

[1] Amsterdam Roller Derby was founded in 2009, the first league in the Netherlands.

By 2010, it was one of four leagues in the country,[2] and in 2011 it was featured on national television, on "Hart Van Nederland".

[3] In October 2013, Amsterdam was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme.

[4] and Amsterdam became a WFTDA full member league in December 2014.