The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 3 (WFTDA Division 3) is the third level of play in women's flat track roller derby.
Organisation
The division consists of member leagues of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association whose charter teams are ranked below 52. The rankings are set at the start of each year, based on performance over the previous year. Although rankings are updated during the year, teams will only transfer between divisions at the start of each year. Teams which graduate from the WFTDA Apprentice Program during the year are placed in Division 3. After the 2015 tournament season, the definition of the WFTDA competitive divisions changed, and Division 2 was contracted from 60 teams (places 41-100) to 20 (only those teams qualifying for the WFTDA Division 2 tournament, places 41-60). In 2017, Division 2 was contracted again to 16 teams, those placed 37-52, at the same time that Division 1 was contracted from the top 40 teams to the top 36.
Historically, the WFTDA instead operated four regions: East, North Central, South Central and West. At the start of 2013, these were redivided into three divisions, each operating worldwide. However, foreseeing continued growth in membership, the WFTDA stated that future developments were likely to include new regional structures alongside the divisional system.
Although there is no end-of-year Division 3 Playoff, teams in Division 3 can qualify for one of the end-of-year playoff tournaments if they are ranked in WFTDA's top sixty at the end of June each year.