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*{{flag|France}} – [[Ligue 1]], [[Ligue 2]] |
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*{{flag|Germany}} – [[Fußball-Bundesliga]], [[2. Fußball-Bundesliga]], [[3rd Liga]] [http://www.abseits-soccer.com/germany.html] |
*{{flag|Germany}} – [[Fußball-Bundesliga]], [[2. Fußball-Bundesliga]], [[3rd Liga]] [http://www.abseits-soccer.com/germany.html] |
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*{{flag|Ghana}} - [[Ghana Premier League]] [http://www.happyghana.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1843:tight-security-for-all-blacks-game&catid=23:sports&Itemid=1][http://www.africanews.com/site/Ghana_Premier_league_on_recess/list_messages/24240] |
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*{{flag|Greece}} – [[Super League Greece]], [[Beta Ethniki]], [[Gamma Ethniki]] [http://sports.phantis.com/soccer/news/index.html?newsID=20030828112406] |
*{{flag|Greece}} – [[Super League Greece]], [[Beta Ethniki]], [[Gamma Ethniki]] [http://sports.phantis.com/soccer/news/index.html?newsID=20030828112406] |
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*{{flag|Honduras}} - [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras]] [http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=763622&s=hon&type=story] |
*{{flag|Honduras}} - [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras]] [http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=763622&s=hon&type=story] |
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Revision as of 08:19, 18 July 2009
This page is part of the WikiProject on Football and defines what a fully professional league is, also providing a list of leagues which are known to be fully professional. This list is incomplete, so feel free to make whatever additions, preferably with sourcing, that you can.
Definition
A fully professional league is a sports league where all first team players, in all teams composing the league, are known to be contracted in a full-time basis.
List of fully professional leagues
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Argentina – Primera División Argentina
Australia – A-League [1]
Austria – Austrian Football Bundesliga, Austrian Football First League
Belgium – Belgian League
Brazil – Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Campeonato Brasileiro Série B [2]
China - Chinese Super League
Colombia - Colombian Professional Football [3]
Croatia - Prva HNL [4]
Czech Republic – Gambrinus liga
Denmark – Danish Superliga
England – Premier League, Football League Championship, Football League One, Football League Two
France – Ligue 1, Ligue 2
Germany – Fußball-Bundesliga, 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, 3rd Liga [5]
Ghana - Ghana Premier League [6][7]
Greece – Super League Greece, Beta Ethniki, Gamma Ethniki [8]
Honduras - Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras [9]
India - I-League [10]
Indonesia - Indonesian Super League [11]
Iran – Iran Pro League [12]
Israel – Israeli Premier League, Liga Leumit [13]
Italy – Serie A, Serie B, Lega Pro Prima Divisione, Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
Japan – J. League [14]
Macedonia - Macedonian Prva Liga [15]
Mexico – Primera División de México, Primera División A [16]
Netherlands – Eredivisie, Eerste Divisie
Norway – Tippeligaen
Poland - Ekstraklasa, Polish First League
Portugal – Portuguese Liga
Qatar - Qatar Stars League [17]
Romania - Liga I
Russia – RFPL, Russian First Division, Russian Second Division
Saudi Arabia - Saudi Premier League
Scotland – Scottish Premier League, Scottish First Division (sometimes the odd club remains part-time)
Serbia - Serbian Superliga
Singapore – S. League [18]
South Africa - Premier Soccer League
South Korea – K-League [19]
Spain – La Liga, Segunda División
Sweden – Allsvenskan
Switzerland – Swiss Super League
Thailand - Thai Premier League [20]
Trinidad and Tobago - TT Pro League [21]
Turkey – Süper Lig
Ukraine – Ukrainian Premier League, Ukrainian First League, Ukrainian Second League [22]
United Arab Emirates – UAE Football League [23]
Uruguay - Primera División Uruguaya [24]
USA – Major League Soccer, USL First Division, USL Second Division, North American Soccer League (defunct)
Vietnam - V-League [25]
Top level leagues which are not fully professional
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Andorra – Primera Divisió
Canada - Canadian Soccer League
Cyprus - Cypriot First Division
Estonia - Meistriliiga
Faroe Islands – Faroe Islands Premier League Football
Finland - Veikkausliiga
Iceland – Úrvalsdeild
Ireland – FAI Premier Division [26]
Latvia - Virslīga
Luxembourg – Luxembourg National Division
Malta – Maltese Premier League [27]
New Zealand - New Zealand Football Championship
Northern Ireland – IFA Premiership [28]
San Marino – Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
Sudan - Sudan Premier League
Wales – Welsh Premier League [29]
