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List of professional sports leagues

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A sports league is a professional body that governs the competition of its teams.[clarification needed] They make the rules for competition and behavior and disciplines its members as necessary. This is done through a structure that varies by league. Some are made up of a board of governors that have a Commissioner or President, while others are single entity organizations where the league owns the franchises and therefore does not have a board of governors.[clarification needed]

A list of professional sports leagues:

This list attempts to show those sports leagues for which all players and teams are paid to play. In other words, these players can be considered to play their chosen sport as their profession. Some leagues don't pay well enough to allow players to use them as their primary or only source of income, but because the players are paid, it's still considered professional, or semi-professional. As such, some leagues listed here may not be fully professional.

Contents

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• 1Auto racing
• 2Badminton
• 3Bandy
• 4Baseball
• 5Basketball
• 6Boxing
• 7Bowling
• 8Cricket
• 9Cycling
• 10Gridiron football: American football
• 11Football: Association Football
• 12Football: Australian rules football
• 13Football: Futsal
• 14Fencing
• 15Golf
• 16Ice hockey
• 17Inline hockey
• 18Lacrosse
• 19Mixed martial arts
• 20Motorcycle racing
• 21Speedway
• 22Rugby league
• 23Rugby union
• 24Softball
• 25Team Handball
• 26Tennis
• 27Track and field
• 28Ultimate
• 29Video Gaming/Electronic sports
• 30Volleyball
• 31Water polo
• 32Wrestling
• 33See also
• 34References
• 35External links

Auto racing[edit]

• Arena Racing USA
• American Le Mans Series
• Asian Le Mans Series
• British Touring Car Championship
• Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (German Touring Car Masters)
• D1 Grand Prix
• European Le Mans Series
• Formula One
• Formula D
• Formula Truck
• Grand-Am Road Racing
• FIA GT1 World Championship
• IndyCar
• NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)
• National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)
• Pirelli World Challenge
• Stock Car Brasil
• Super GT
• TC 2000
• Top Race
• Turismo Carretera
• V8 Supercars (Australia)
• FIA World Endurance Championship
• World Rally Championship
• World Touring Car Championship

Badminton[edit]

United States

• NBL Official Website

India

• Indian Badminton League

Bandy[edit]

Russia

• Russian Bandy Super League

Sweden

• Elitserien

Baseball[edit]

See also: List of organized baseball leagues, Professional baseball and Baseball awards

Americas[edit]

United States and Canada

• Major League Baseball:
  • AL – American League
  • NL – National League

• Minor League Baseball:
  • AAA: IL – International League
  • AAA: PCL – Pacific Coast League
  • AA: EL – Eastern League
  • AA: SL – Southern League
  • AA: TL – Texas League
  • A+: CalL – California League
  • A+: CarL – Carolina League
  • A+: FSL – Florida State League
  • A: MwL – Midwest League
  • A: SAL – South Atlantic League
  • SSA: NYPL – New York-Penn League
  • SSA: NwL – Northwest League
  • R+: ApL – Appalachian League
  • R+: PL – Pioneer League
  • R: AzL – Arizona League
  • R: GCL – Gulf Coast League

• Independent Baseball:
  • American Association of Independent Professional Baseball
  • Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
  • Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball
  • Frontier League
  • Mount Rainier Professional Baseball League
  • North Country Baseball League
  • Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
  • Pecos League

Colombia

• • Colombian Professional Baseball League

Dominican Republic

• • Dominican Summer League (Official Minor League Affiliate)
  • Dominican Professional Baseball League

Mexico

• • Mexican League (Official Minor League Affiliate)
  • Mexican Pacific League

Nicaragua

• • Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League

Panama

• • Panamanian Professional Baseball League

Puerto Rico

• • Puerto Rico Baseball League

Venezuela

• • Venezuelan Summer League (Official Minor League Affiliate)
  • Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Asia[edit]

• China:
  • China Baseball League

• Republic of China (Taiwan):
  • Chinese Professional Baseball League

• South Korea:
  • Major: KBO League
  • Minor: KBO Futures League

• Japan:
  • Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB)
    • Major:
      • Central League
      • Pacific League
    • Minor:
      • Eastern League
      • Western League
  • Independent:
    • Baseball Challenge League
    • Kansai Independent Baseball League
    • Shikoku Island League Plus

Australia[edit]

Australia

• • ABL - Australian Baseball League

Europe[edit]

Italy

• • Major: Italian Baseball League 1D
  • Minor: Italian Baseball League 2D

Netherlands

• • Major: Honkbal Hoofdklasse (relegation to Honkbal Overgangklasse)
  • Minor: Honkbal Overgangsklasse (promotion to Honkbal Hoofdklasse)
  • Minor: Honkbal Rookie League

Basketball[edit]

See also: List of basketball leagues

• 1. A SKL - known for sponsorship reasons as Liga Telemach (Slovenia)
• A-1 Liga (Croatia)
• ACB - Liga ACB (Spain, men's first level)
• ABA
  • Liga ABA, also known as Adriatic League (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Slovenia)
  • American Basketball Association (Official Page)
• ABL - ASEAN Basketball League (Asean Countries) (Official page)
• Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• BBL
  • Baltic Basketball League (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Sweden)
  • Basketball BundesLiga (Germany)
  • British Basketball League (United Kingdom)
• BLB - Basketball League Belgium
• BLNO (Norway)
• BSN - National Superior Basketball (Puerto Rico)
• CBA - Chinese Basketball Association
• DBL - Dutch Basketball League
• Euroleague - Pan-European competition for elite clubs (Official Page)
• Eurocup - known as the ULEB Cup from 2002-2008. Is the second-tier transnational professional basketball competition in Europe.
• EuroChallenge - is the top Men's Basketball competition directly run by FIBA Europe. The competition was created in 2003 following the defection of several top European basketball teams from the former European Champions' Cup which heralded the formation of the Euroleague under the umbrella of Euroleague Basketball (company).
• Greek Basket League (Greece, first level)
• Greek A2 Basketball League (Greece, second level)
• IBL - International Basketball League
• ISL - Iranian Basketball Super League (Iran)
• KBL - Korean Basketball League (South Korea) (Official Page)
• Korisliiga (Finland)
• KLS – Basketball League of Serbia
• LBL - Latvian Basketball League
• LEB - Liga Espaola de Baloncesto (Spain, men's second level)
• Lega Basket Serie A (Italy, first level)
• LFB - Liga Femenina de Baloncesto (Spain, women's first level)
• Ligat HaAl (Israel)
• LKL - Lietuvos krepinio lyga (Lithuania)
• LNB
  • Liga Nacional de Bsquet (Argentina)
  • Ligue Nationale de Basketball (France), itself divided into two fully professional leagues, Pro A and Pro B
• LNBP - Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (Mexico)
• NBA - National Basketball Association (United States & Canada) (Official Page)
• NBA D-League - NBA Development League (Official Page)
• NBB - Novo Basquete Brasil (Official Page)
• NBL
  • National Basketball League (Australia) (Australia with one team in New Zealand)
  • National Basketball League (New Zealand) (New Zealand only)
  • National Basketball League (Indonesia)
• Opportunity League (Montenegro)
• PBA - Philippine Basketball Association (Philippines) (Official Page)
• PBL
  • Russian Professional Basketball League (men's first level)
  • Premier Basketball League (United States)
• PLK - Polska Liga Koszykwki, also called Tauron Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons (Poland, men) Official page
• PLKK - Polska Liga Koszykwki Kobiet, also called Torell Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons (Poland, women) Official page
• Russian SuperLeague (men's second level)
• SBL - Super Basketball League (Taiwan)
• Serie A2 Gold Basket (Italy, second level)
• TBL - Turkish Basketball League
• TKBL - Trkiye 1. Kadnlar Basketbol Ligi, or Turkish Women's Basketball League in English
• TPBL - Texas Pro Basketball League
• USBL - United States Basketball League (Official Page)
• VTB United League – Russia, the Baltics, Finland, Poland, and Ukraine.
• WBA - World Basketball Association
• WBA/WABA - Women's American Basketball Association
• WKBL - Women's Korean Basketball League (South Korea) (Official Page)
• WNBA - Women's National Basketball Association (Official Page)
• WNBL - Women's National Basketball League (Australia) (Official Page)
• Hong Kong Basketball League, All-Hong Kong Youth Basketball League

Boxing[edit]

Major Promotions:

• Top Rank Boxing
• Golden Boy Promotions
• Don King Promotions
• DiBella Entertainment
• Sauerland Events

Major Sanctioning Bodies:

• World Boxing Association (WBA)

• World Boxing Council (WBC)

• International Boxing Federation (IBF)

• World Boxing Organization (WBO)

• The Ring Magazine (Unofficial Sanctioning Body)

Bowling[edit]

• Professional Bowlers Association

Cricket[edit]

Africa[edit]

South Africa MTN Domestic Championship South African Airways Provincial Challenges Standard Bank Pro 20 Series SuperSport Series

Zimbabwe Logan Cup Coca-Cola Metbank Pro50 Championship Stanbic Bank 20 Series

Americas[edit]

West Indies

• Caribbean Twenty20
• Regional Four Day Competition
• WICB Cup

Asia[edit]

Bangladesh Bangladesh Premier League National Cricket League of Bangladesh One-Day Cricket League of Bangladesh India Indian Premier League Ranji Trophy Duleep Trophy Deodhar Trophy Irani Trophy Vijay Hazare Trophy

Pakistan ABN-AMRO Cup National One-day Championship Faysal Bank T20 Cup Patron's Trophy Pentangular Trophy Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Premier League Premier Limited Overs Tournament Premier Trophy

Europe[edit]

England

• County Championship
• Friends Provident Trophy
• Pro40
• NatWest t20 Blast

Oceania[edit]

Australia Sheffield Shield Ford Ranger One Day Cup KFC Twenty20 Big Bash Big Bash League

New Zealand New Zealand first-class cricket championship State League State Twenty20 State Championship

Cycling[edit]

United States

• National Bicycle League (BMX)
• American Bicycle Association (BMX)

International

• UCI World Tour

Gridiron football: American football[edit]

See also: List of leagues of American and Canadian football

United States

• National Football League (Official Page)

Canada

• Canadian Football League (Official Page)

Japan

• X-League (Official Page)

Germany

• German Football League and German Football League 2[1]

Football: Association Football[edit]

Main article: Professionalism in association football

See also: List of women's association football clubs and List of association football competitions

Football: Australian rules football[edit]

• Australian Football League (Official Page)

Football: Futsal[edit]

Argentina

• Division de Honor Argentina

Brazil

• Liga Futsal

Indonesia

• Indonesian Futsal League

Iran

• Iranian Futsal Super League

Italy

• Serie A1

Kyrgyzstan

• Kyrgyzstan Futsal League

Japan

• F. League

South Korea

• FK-League

Portugal

• Portuguese Futsal First Division

Spain

• Divisin de Honor Spain

Russia

• Russian Futsal Super League

Turkey

• Turkish Futsal Championship

Uzbekistan

• Uzbekistan Futsal League

Fencing[edit]

American Fencing LeagueOfficial Website

Golf[edit]

Men's[edit]

Top-level tours[edit]

• PGA Tour (United States)
• PGA European Tour
• Japan Golf Tour
• Asian Tour (Asia outside Japan)
• PGA Tour of Australasia (Australia and New Zealand)
• Sunshine Tour (southern Africa, mainly South Africa)
• OneAsia Tour (joint venture between the Japan, Australasia, China and Korean tours)

Senior tours[edit]

• Champions Tour (United States)
• European Seniors Tour

Developmental tours[edit]

• Web.com Tour (second-tier US tour, operated by the PGA Tour)
• Challenge Tour (second-tier European tour)
• Japan Challenge Tour (second-tier Japanese tour)
• PGA Tour Canada (feeds to the Web.com Tour)
• PGA Tour China (feeds to the Web.com Tour)
• PGA Tour Latinoamrica (feeds to the Web.com Tour)
• Satellite Tour, a group of four third-level tours recognised by the European Tour:
  • Alps Tour (jointly sanctioned by the golf associations of Austria, France, Italy, Morocco and Switzerland)
  • EPD Tour (based in Germany)
  • Nordic League (operating in the Nordic countries)
    • SAS Masters Tour (men's version is a Swedish tour included in the Nordic League competition)
  • PGA EuroPro Tour (based in the UK)
• Gateway Tour (third-tier US tour)
• Minor League Golf Tour (low cost fourth-tier US tour)
• NGA Pro Golf Tour (third-tier US tour)

Women's[edit]

Top-level tours[edit]

• LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association; United States)
• LPGA of Japan Tour
• Ladies European Tour
• LPGA of Korea Tour (South Korea)
• Ladies Asian Golf Tour (Asia outside of Japan and Korea)
• ALPG Tour (Australia)

Senior tours[edit]

• Legends Tour (United States)

Developmental tours[edit]

• Symetra Tour (second-tier US tour, operated by the LPGA)
• Ladies European Tour Access Series, LETAS, the official feeder tour to the Ladies European Tour, has been formed to give players not part of a major tour an opportunity to compete and progress on to the Ladies European Tour.
• Step Up Tour (second-tier Japanese tour, operated by the LPGA of Japan)
• SAS Masters Tour (women's version is a second-tier tour in Sweden, feeding to the Ladies European Tour)

Ice hockey[edit]

See also: List of ice hockey leagues

Canada and United States

• National Hockey League (major)
• American Hockey League (high minor)
• Central Hockey League (mid-minor)

United States only

• ECHL (mid-minor)
• Southern Professional Hockey League (low minor)
• Federal Hockey League (low minor)

Japan, South Korea, and China

• Asia League Ice Hockey

Kazakhstan

• Kazakhstani Championship

Russia, Belarus, Croatia, Finland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Slovakia and Ukraine

• Kontinental Hockey League (major)

Russia only

• Russian Major League (high minor)
• Russian Hockey League (low minor)

Turkey

• Turkish Ice Hockey Super League

Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic and Italy

• Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
• Austrian National League

Belarus

• Belarusian Extraleague

Czech Republic

• Czech Extraliga
• 1. nrodn hokejov liga

Denmark

• Metal Ligaen

France

• Ligue Magnus

Finland

• Liiga
• Mestis

Germany

• Deutsche Eishockey Liga
• DEL2
• Oberliga

Hungary and Romania

• MOL Liga

Italy

• Serie A

Latvia

• Latvian Hockey League

Lithuania

• Lithuania Hockey League

Netherlands and Belgium

• Eredivisie

Norway

• GET-ligaen

Poland

• Polska Liga Hokejowa

Slovakia

• Slovak Extraliga
• Slovak 1.Liga

Switzerland

• Nationalliga A
• National League B

Sweden

• Swedish Hockey League
• HockeyAllsvenskan
• Hockeyettan

Ukraine

• Professional Hockey League

United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)

• Elite Ice Hockey League

Australia

• Australian Ice Hockey League

Inline hockey[edit]

• Ligue Elite (France)
• Major League Roller Hockey (United States)
• Professional Inline Hockey Association (United States)

Lacrosse[edit]

Box / Indoor lacrosse[edit]

United States and Canada

• NLL - National Lacrosse League (United States and Canada) [Major]
• WLA - Western Lacrosse Association (Canada) [high minor]
• MSL - Major Series Lacrosse (Canada) [high minor]
• CLax - Canadian Lacrosse League (Canada) [mid minor]

Field lacrosse[edit]

• MLL - Major League Lacrosse (United States[2])

Mixed martial arts[edit]

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• United States: Ultimate Fighting Championship (Premier American/International Organization)
• United States: Bellator Fighting Championships (Second Tier American Organization)
• United States: World Series of Fighting (Minor American Organization)
• United States: King of the Cage (Minor American Organization)
• United States: Shark Fights (Minor American Organization)
• United States: Titan Fighting Championships (Minor American Organization)
• United States: Tachi Palace Fights (Minor American Organization)
• United States: Invicta FC (Minor American Organization)
• Japan: DREAM (Premier Japanese Organization)
• Japan: Shooto (Second Tier Japanese Organization)
• Japan: Pancrase (Minor Japanese Organization)
• Japan: DEEP (Minor Japanese Organization)
• Japan: ZST (Minor Japanese Organization)
• Japan: RisingOn (Minor Japanese Organization)
• South Korea: ROAD Fighting Championship (Official Page) (Premier Korean Organization)
• South Korea: TOP Fighting Championship (Official Page) (Second Tier Korean Organization)
• Brazil: Jungle Fight Championship (Premier Brazilian Organization)
• Russia: M-1 Global (Premier Russian-based Organization)
• Canada: Maximum Fighting Championship (Premier Canadian Organization)
• England: BAMMA (Premier English Organization)
• Netherlands: United Glory (Premier Dutch Organization)
• Poland: Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (Premier Polish Organization)
• Finland: Finnfight (Premier Finish Organization)
• China: Art of War Fighting Championship (Premier Chinese Organization)
• Singapore: ONE Fighting Championship (Premier Singaporean Organization)
• Hong Kong: Legend Fighting Championship (Premier Hong Konger Organization)
• Guam: Pacific Xtreme Combat (Premier Guamanian Organization)
• Philippines: Universal Reality Combat Championship (Premier Filipino Organization)

Motorcycle racing[edit]

• Grand Prix motorcycle racing
• Superbike World Championship
• AMA Superbike Championship

Speedway[edit]

• Denmark: Danish Speedway League
• Poland:
  • Speedway Ekstraliga
• Sweden:
  • Elitserien
  • Allsvenskan
• United Kingdom:
  • Elite League
  • Premier League
  • National League

Rugby league[edit]

Australia

• National Rugby League (also includes New Zealand Warriors)
• Queensland Cup
• New South Wales Cup
• Ron Massey Cup

France

• French elite championship

England

• Super League (also includes Catalans Dragons in France)
• Championship
• League 1 (also includes North Wales Crusaders and South Wales Scorpions)

Lebanon

• Lebanon Championship

New Zealand

• National Zonal Competition

Papua New Guinea

• Papua New Guinea National Rugby League

Russia

• Russian Championship

United States

• USA Rugby League (USARL)

Netherlands Antilles

• Antilles National Rugby League

Rugby union[edit]

• World Rugby Sevens Series

Argentina

• Super Rugby (from 2016)

Australia

• Super Rugby
• National Rugby Championship

England

• Aviva Premiership
• Greene King IPA Championship (second level; fully professional from 2009–10)

France

• National Rugby League (France)
  • Top 14
  • Rugby Pro D2

Italy

• Guinness Pro12 (since 2010–11)
• National Championship of Excellence (effectively second tier since 2010–11, but not linked to Pro12)

Ireland

• Guinness Pro12

Japan

• Super Rugby (from 2016)
• Top League

New Zealand

• Super Rugby
• ITM Cup (split into two divisions in 2011, but both remain fully professional)

Russia

• Professional Rugby League

Scotland

• Guinness Pro12

South Africa

• Super Rugby
• Currie Cup
  • Premier Division
  • First Division

Spain

• Super Ibrica de Rugby

United States

• USA Rugby Elite Cup

Wales

• Guinness Pro12
• Welsh Premier Division

Softball[edit]

United States

• National Pro Fastpitch

United Kingdom:

• National Softball League

Team Handball[edit]

• Danish Handball League
• German Bundesliga (handball)
• Liga ASOBAL
• Championnat de France de handball

Tennis[edit]

• Men's Professional Tennis Tour
• Women's Professional Tennis Tour
• World TeamTennis

Track and field[edit]

IAAF Diamond LeagueOfficial Website

Ultimate[edit]

United States

• Major League Ultimate
• American Ultimate Disc League

Video Gaming/Electronic sports[edit]

United States

• Major League Gaming

Asia[edit]

South Korea

• Starleague (Ongamenet)
• GOMTV Global Starcraft II League

Volleyball[edit]

• Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) (beach volleyball)
• Chinese Volleyball League (CVL) (both men and women)
• Enterprise Volleyball League (TVL) (both men and women)
• A1 Ethniki Volleyball (men)
• Iranian Volleyball Super League (men)
• Lega Pallavolo Serie A (men)
• Male Superior Volleyball League (men)
• Female Superior Volleyball League (women)
• Dominican Republic Volleyball League (both men and women)
• V.League (both men and women)
• V-League (both men and women)
• Pro A (men)
• Russian Volleyball Super League (men)
• Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol (both men and women)
• Plus Liga (men)
• Plus Liga Kobiet (women)

Water polo[edit]

• Australian National Water Polo League
• A1 Ethniki Water Polo
• Serie A1
• FINA

Wrestling[edit]

• World Wrestling Entertainment (Official Page)
• IMPACT Wrestling (Official Page)
• Ring of Honor (Official Page)

See also[edit]

• List of professional sports leagues in Asia
• List of defunct sports leagues
• List of developmental and minor sports leagues
• Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada
• List of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada
• List of cities by number of pro-sports franchises (North America)
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
• Little League, amateur baseball and softball league
• List of sports
• List of sports attendance figures
• List of professional sports leagues by revenue