List of professional sports leagues
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A sports league is a professional body that governs the competition of its teams. They make the rules for competition and behavior and discipline its members as necessary.
A list of professional sports leagues:
[edit] Auto racing
- A1 Grand Prix (Official Site)
- American Le Mans Series (Official Site)
- British Touring Car Championship (Official Site)
- DTM - German Touring Car Masters (Official Site)
- Formula One, aka Grand Prix racing (Official Site)
- FIA GT (Official Site)
- Grand Am (Official Site)
- IndyCar Series (Indy Racing League) (Official Site)
- Le Mans Series (Official Site)
- NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) (Official Site)
- NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) (Official Site)
- SCCA World Challenge (Official Site)
- V8 Supercar (Australia) (Official Site)
- World Rally Championship (Official Site)
- World Touring Car Championship (Official Site)
[edit] Baseball
- China Baseball League (China)
- Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan)
- Dominican Winter Baseball League
- Independent Baseball (United States/Canada)
- Korean Baseball Organization
- MLB - Major League Baseball
- MiLB - Minor League Baseball
- ApL - Appalachian League
- AzL - Arizona League
- AzFL - Arizona Fall League
- CalL - California League
- CarL - Carolina League
- EL - Eastern League
- FSL - Florida State League
- GCL - Gulf Coast League
- IL - International League
- LMB - Mexican League
- LMP - Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (Winter League)
- MwL - Midwest League
- NYPL - New York - Penn League
- NwL - Northwest League
- PCL - Pacific Coast League
- PBL - Pioneer League
- SAL - South Atlantic League
- SL - Southern League
- TL - Texas League
- Nippon Professional Baseball (Japan)
- Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
[edit] Basketball
See also: List of basketball leagues
- 1. A SKL - known for sponsorship reasons as Liga UPC Telemach (Slovenia)
- A1 Liga (Croatia)
- ACB - Liga ACB (Spain, first level)
- ABA - American Basketball Association (Official Page)
- Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- BBL - Baltic Basketball League (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Sweden)
- BBL - Basketball BundesLiga (Germany)
- BBL - British Basketball League (United Kingdom)
- BLNO (Norway)
- BSN - National Superior Basketball (Puerto Rico)
- CBA - Chinese Basketball Association
- CBA - Continental Basketball Association (Official Page)
- E.O.K. - Greece Basketball Association (Official page)
- Euroleague - Pan-European competition for elite clubs (Official Page)
- Eurocup - know 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 ULEB.
- IBL - International Basketball League
- KBL - Korean Basketball League (South Korea) (Official Page)
- Korisliiga (Finland)
- LBL - Latvian Basketball League
- LEB - Liga Española de Baloncesto (Spain, second level)
- LEGA Basket A (Italy, first level)
- LegADue (Italy, second level)
- Ligat HaAl (Israel)
- LKL - Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga (Lithuania)
- LNB - Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (Argentina)
- LNB - Ligue Nationale de Basketball (France)
- LNBP - Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (Mexico)
- Naša Sinalko Liga (Serbia)
- NBA - National Basketball Association (Official Page)
- NBA D-League - NBA Development League (Official Page)
- NBA Summer Pro League
- NBL - National Basketball League (Australia)
- NLB League, also known as Adriatic League (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Slovenia)
- Opportunity League (Montenegro)
- PBA - Philippine Basketball Association (Philippines)
- PBL - Premier Basketball League (United States)
- PLK - Polska Liga Koszykówki, also called Dominet Bank Ekstraliga for sponsorship reasons (Poland, men) Official page
- PLKK - Polska Liga Koszykówki Kobiet, also called Torell Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons (Poland, women) Official page
- SBL - Super Basketball League (Taiwan)
- TBL - Turkish Basketball League
- TPBL - Texas Pro Basketball League
- USBL - United States Basketball League (Official Page)
- WBA - World Basketball Association
- WNBA - Women's National Basketball Association (Official Page)
[edit] Bowling
[edit] Boxing
- World Boxing Council
- World Boxing Association
- International Boxing Federation
- World Boxing Organization
- World Boxing League
[edit] Cricket
- Australia
- England
- India
- New Zealand
- Kenya
- National Elite League Twenty20
- Zonal League
- N.P.C.A. 50 Over League
- N.P.C.A. 20 Over League
- Sahara Elite League
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
- Wales
- West Indies {composed of each country with its own leagues)} -
- Barbados
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- Bermuda
- Leewards Islands
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Nevis
- Montserrat
- St. Kitts
- St. Maarten
- United States Virgin Islands
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Bahamas
- Windward Islands
- Dominica Grenada
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent & the Grenadines
- Cuba
- Carib Beer Cup
- KFC Cup
- Stanford 20/20
- TCL Under-19 West Indies Challenge
- TCL Under-19 West Indies Challenge Limited Overs Series
- Inter-Colonial Tournament
- WIWCF Women's Senior Tournament
- Barbados
- Sir Garfield Sobers Cricket Tournament
- Netherlands
- Nachenius Tjeenk Twenty20 Cup [1]
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond Cricket Tournament
- First Division
- Transitional Division
- Second Division
- Third Division
- Fourth Division
- Women Premier League
- Two-Day Competition
- Canada
- British Columbia Mainland Cricket Leagues
- Metro Vancouver Cricket League
- District Cricket Association [2]
- Inter-Provincial Competition
- Scotiabank National T20 Championship
- Scotland
- Cricket Scotland 50 Over Competition
- Lloyds TSB Scotland League
- Bermuda
- 50-Overs League
- Open Cricket
- 20-20 Cricket
- Bowl-Off
- Japan
- J2C League A [3]
- J2C League B
- J1C
- J2C
- Women's Tournament
- Women's League
- Japan Korea 06
- Univ. Satellite
- Univ. (Men)
- Univ. (Women)
- Ireland
- Antalis Cup
- Senior Two Title
- Argentina
- Namibia
- Standard Bank Cup
- SAA Provincial Challenge
- Rwanda
- The National Suffo League
- Nepal
- National League [6]
- 2 Day National League
- National Twenty20 League
- U-19 National League
- Women Cricket League
- Zimbabwe
- Nigeria
- GTA 20/20 CRICKET TOURNEY [8]
- Iris Smart Technologies (CCC) League
- Super Four
- Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) Tournament
- Estonia
- Hong Kong
- Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes
- Summer Eights [9]
- Saturday League
- Sunday League
- Social League
- Knock-out Tournament
- Hong Kong Cricket Association Round Robin
- Bahrain
- Bahrain Cricket League [10]
- Chile
- Metropolitan Cup
- Singapore
- Stan Nagiah Trophy
- America
- Pro Cricket
- Major League Cricket
- Colorado Cricket League
- Central West Championship
- Twenty20 League
- FREEDOM T20 Cricket Tournament [11]
- Uganda
- Papua New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea National Championships [14]
- Elite Super Series Twenty 20
- Elite Super Series 50 Over Competition
- Fiji
- Diwarka Prasad Trophy
- Pacific Games
- Samoa
- Pacific Games
- Tonga
- Pacific Games
- New Caledonia
- Pacific Games
- United Arab Emirates
- Alam Steel 4 Nations
- Pro Arch Trophy 2008
- AJCC -Corporate
- Alubond -Premier B
[edit] Curling
[edit] Cycling
- American Bicycle Association Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
- National Bicycle League (BMX)
- USA Cycling (multi discipline)
International
[edit] Field hockey
[edit] Football: American and Canadian
- National Football League (Official Page)
- United Football League (Official Page)
- Arena Football League (Official Page)
See also the full list of leagues of American and Canadian football
[edit] Football: Association Football
Australia and 
New Zealand
- Hyundai A-League
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- SAS Ligaen (top level)
- Viasat Sport Division (second level)
- Premier League
- The Football League, composed of:
- Persian Gulf Cup (Premier League)
- Azadegan League (1st Division)
- Iran Football's 2nd Division
- Iran Football's 3rd Division
- FAI League of Ireland
- FAI Premier Division, the top level of the above
- Ligat ha'Al (Premier League)
- Liga Leumit (National League)
- Primera División de México (Premier Division)
- Primera División A
- Segunda División de Mexico
- Tercera División de México
- Tippeligaen (top level)
- Adeccoligaen (second level)
- Portuguese Liga
- Liga de Honra (second level)
- Singapore Professional Football League (S.League)
- Korea Professional Football League (K-League)
United States, 
Canada, 
Puerto Rico, 
Bermuda
- Major League Soccer (MLS) (US and Canada - premier league)
- United Soccer Leagues (USL)
- Major Indoor Soccer League
- Women's Professional Soccer
See also the full List of football (soccer) competitions
[edit] Football: Australian rules football
- Australian Football League (Official Page)
- Victorian Football League
- South Australian National Football League (Official Page)
- West Australian Football League
- Victorian Women's Football Leauue
- See List of Australian rules football leagues and List of Australian rules football leagues outside Australia.
[edit] Golf
- See main article: Professional golf tours.
[edit] Men's
[edit] Top-level tours
- PGA TOUR (United States)
- 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)
- Canadian Professional Golf Tour
[edit] Senior tours
- Champions Tour (United States)
- European Seniors Tour
[edit] Developmental tours
- Nationwide Tour (second-tier US tour, operated by the PGA TOUR)
- Challenge Tour (second-tier European tour)
- Japan Challenge Tour (second-tier Japanese tour)
- Alps Tour (third-tier tour operating in Austria, France, Italy, Morocco and Switzerland, with events also in the Czech Republic and Tunisia)
- EPD Tour (third-tier tour based in Germany)
- Gateway Tour (third-tier US tour)
- Minor Leauge Golf Tour (low cost fourth-tier US tour)
- NGA Hooters Tour (third-tier US tour)
- PGA EuroPro Tour (third-tier tour based in the UK)
- US Pro Golf Tour (third-tier US tour)
- SAS Masters Tour (men's version is a fourth-tier tour based in Sweden)
[edit] Women's
[edit] Top-level tours
- 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)
[edit] Senior tours
- Legends Tour (United States)
[edit] Developmental tours
- FUTURES Tour (second-tier US tour, operated by the LPGA)
- 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)
[edit] Team Handball
- German Bundesliga (handball)
- Liga ASOBAL (Spain)
- Championnat de France de handball
[edit] Ice hockey
- National Hockey League (United States and Canada)
- American Hockey League (United States and Canada)
- Central Hockey League (United States)
- Kontinental Hockey League (Russia, with teams also in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Latvia)
- Deutsche Eishockey Liga (Germany)
- ECHL (United States and Canada)
- Elitserien (Sweden)
- Asia League Ice Hockey (Japan, South Korea and China)
- Nationalliga A (Switzerland)
- SM-liiga (Finland)
- Southern Professional Hockey League (Southeastern United States)
- United Hockey League (United States)
- GET-ligaen (Norway)
See also the full list of ice hockey leagues
[edit] Inline hockey
Professional Inline Hockey Association (United States)
[edit] Motorcycle racing
[edit] Lacrosse
[edit] Box / Indoor lacrosse
- NLL - National Lacrosse League (United States and Canada)
- MSL - Major Series Lacrosse (Canada)
- WLA - Western Lacrosse Association (Canada)
- ACL - Alantic Coast Lacrosse (Canada)
- WCL - West Coast Lacrosse (Canada)
[edit] Field lacrosse
- MLL - Major League Lacrosse (United States)
[edit] Mixed Martial Arts
- United States: Ultimate Fighting Championship a.k.a. UFC
- World Extreme Cagefighting a.k.a. WEC (a division of UFC)
- World Combat League (founded by Chuck Norris)
[edit] Paintball
- NPPL- National professional paintball league(based in US)
See-List of paintball leagues, for complete list of all major professional leagues
[edit] Speedway
- Czech Republic: Ekstraliga
- Denmark: Danish Speedway League
- Germany: Bundesliga
- Poland:
- Speedway Ekstraliga
- Pierwsza Liga (1st League)
- Druga Liga (2nd League)
- Sweden:
- United Kingdom:
- Sky Sports Elite League
- Premier League
- Conference League
[edit] Rugby league
- Australia
- National Rugby League (one team in New Zealand)
- Queensland Cup
- New South Wales Cup
- Jim Beam Cup
- France
- Europe
- Super League (one team in France and Celtic Crusaders in Wales)
- Championship (one team in France)
- Championship One
- Challenge Cup(features teams pro and semi pro from England, France, Russia, Scotland and Wales)
- National League Cup
- New Zealand
- United States
- Russia
[edit] Rugby union
- Professional Rugby Players Association
- IRB Sevens World Series
- (Australia)
- Super 14
- Australian Rugby Championship (defunct)
- Australian Provincial Championship (at least dormant)
- (England)
- (France)
- (Italy)
- (Ireland)
- (Japan)
- (New Zealand)
- (Russia)
- (Scotland)
- (South Africa)
- (Wales)
[edit] Softball
[edit] Tennis
[edit] Video games
- Championship Gaming Series
- Cyberathlete Professional League
- Electronic Sports World Cup
- Major League Gaming
- World Cyber Games
[edit] Volleyball
- Lega Pallavolo Serie A (Italian League)
- Female Superior Volleyball League
- V.League
- Pro A (French League)
- AVP (beach volleyball)
[edit] See also
- List of sports attendance figures
- NCAA
- List of defunct sports leagues
- List of developmental and minor sports leagues
- Little League, amateur baseball and softball league
- List of cities by number of pro-sports franchises (North American)
- List of sports
[edit] External links
- North American Pro Sports Teams - Lists every imaginable league that has operated in Canada and / or the United States. Grouped by city.
