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A list of professional sports leagues:
- A1 Grand Prix (Official Page)
- American Le Mans Series (Official Site)
- British Touring Car Championship (Official Site)
- DTM - German Touring Car Masters (Official Page)
- Formula One, Grand Prix racing (Official Site)
- FIA GT Championship (Official Site)
- IndyCar Series (Indy Racing League) (Official Page)
- NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) (Official Page):
- NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) (Official Page)
- V8 Supercar (Australia) (Official Page)
- World Rally Championship (Official Page)
- FIA World Touring Car Championship (Official Site)
- 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 - Pro Baseball League
- PL - 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
- A1 Liga (Croatia)
- ACB - Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (Spain, first level)
- ABA - American Basketball Association (Official Page)
- Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 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)
- IBL - International Basketball League
- KBL - Korean Basketball League (South Korea) (Official Page)
- Korisliiga (Finland)
- 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
- SKL - known for sponsorship reasons as Liga UPC Telemach (Slovenia)
- 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)
- World Boxing Council
- World Boxing Association
- International Boxing Federation
- World Boxing Organization
- World Boxing League
- Australia
- England
- India
- New Zealand
- Kenya
- 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
- National 20/20 Competition
- 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
- American Bicycle Association Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
- National Bicycle League (BMX)
- USA Cycling (multi discipline)
International
See also the full list of leagues of American and Canadian football
Football: Association Football
Australia and 
New Zealand
- Hyundai A-League
- 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)
- 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)
- Scottish Premier League
- Scottish Football League, composed of:
- 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
See also the full List of football (soccer) competitions
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.
- See main article: Professional golf tours.
Men's
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
Senior tours
- Champions Tour (United States)
- European Seniors Tour
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)
- Telia Tour (men's version is a fourth-tier tour based in Sweden)
Women's
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)
Senior tours
- Legends Tour (United States)
Developmental tours
- FUTURES Tour (second-tier US tour, operated by the LPGA)
- Telia Tour (women's version is a second-tier tour in Sweden, feeding to the Ladies European Tour)
- German Bundesliga (handball)
- Liga ASOBAL (Spain)
- Championnat de France de handball
- 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
Professional Inline Hockey Association (United States)
- 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)
- MLL - Major League Lacrosse (United States)
- 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
- NPPL- National professional paintball league(based in US)
See-List of paintball leagues, for complete list of all major professional leagues
- 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
- Australia
- National Rugby League (one team in New Zealand)
- Queensland Cup
- New South Wales Cup
- Jim Beam Cup
- France
- Great Britain
- New Zealand
- United States
- 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)
- Championship Gaming Series
- Cyberathlete Professional League
- Electronic Sports World Cup
- Major League Gaming
- World Cyber Games
- Lega Pallavolo Serie A (Italian League)
- Female Superior Volleyball League
- V.League
- Pro A (French League)
- AVP (beach volleyball)
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)
External links
- North American Pro Sports Teams - Lists every imaginable league that has operated in Canada and / or the United States. Grouped by city.