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List of professional sports leagues

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This is a list of professional sports leagues.

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]

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 do not pay well enough to allow players to use them as their primary or only source of income, but because the players are paid, it is still considered professional, or semi-professional. As such, some leagues listed here may not be fully professional.

Northern Hemisphere Summer

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Americas

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United States

United States only

Cuba

Curaçao

Dominican Republic

Venezuela

Mexico

Argentina

Asia-Pacific

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Japan

South Korea

People's Republic of China

Taiwan Taiwan

Europe

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Europe

Italy

 Ireland

Netherlands

Czech Republic

France

  • Division Élite (officially semi-professional but contains several professional teams)

Germany

Spain

Sweden

Poland

Portugal

Turkey

  • Turkish Baseball League (semi-professional)

Northern Hemisphere Winter

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Americas

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Argentina

Colombia

Cuba

Curaçao

Dominican Republic

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Puerto Rico

United States

Venezuela

Asia-Pacific

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Australia

Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

United Arab Emirates

Softball

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United States

United Kingdom

Japan

Mexico

Bat and ball games: Cricket

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Africa

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South Africa

Zimbabwe

North America

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Canada Canada

United States United States

Cricket West Indies West Indies

Asia

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Afghanistan

Bangladesh

 India

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

South Korea

  • Korea Cup T20 Cricket League

  Nepal

United Arab Emirates

Europe

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England and Wales

 Scotland

Netherlands

 Ireland

Oceania

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 Australia

 New Zealand

Bat and ball games: Pesäpallo

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Finland:

 Philippines

Combat sports: Boxing

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Major promotions

Major sanctioning bodies

India

Combat sports: Fencing

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Combat sports: Kickboxing

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Combat sports: Mixed martial arts

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United States United States
Japan Japan
Mexico Mexico
Australia Australia

 India

  • International Cycling League
  • Pro Cycle Cycling

 Italy

Ukraine

 Austria

Argentina

 Belarus

 Brazil

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Czech Republic

 China

 Germany

 France

India

Indonesia

Israel

Iran

 Italy

 Latvia

 Malaysia

 Myanmar

Kyrgyzstan

Japan

South Korea

 Serbia

 Poland

Portugal

 Spain

 Sweden

  Switzerland

 Russia

Thailand

Turkey

Uzbekistan

United States

United Kingdom

Vietnam

Ukraine

 United States

Asia

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Europe

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Oceania

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Australia

Includes American and Canadian Football and their variants.

North America

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 United States

 Canada

Central and South Americas

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 Brazil

 Mexico

Europe

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 Europe

 Austria

 Belgium

 Croatia

 Czech Republic

 Denmark

 Finland

 France

 Germany

 Hungary

 Ireland

 Israel

 Italy

 Netherlands

 Portugal

 Russia

 Slovakia

  • Slovak Football League

 Spain

 Sweden

  Switzerland

 Turkey

 UK

Asia

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 China

 Japan

Oceania

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 Australia

Football: Rugby football

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Europe

Oceania

Intercontinental

Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Europe

Pro clubs in an amateur league

Men's

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Top-level tours

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Senior tours

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Developmental tours

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Women's

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Top-level tours

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Senior tours

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Developmental tours

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  • Epson Tour (second-tier US tour, operated by the LPGA)
  • Ladies European Tour Access Series, LETAS,[20] 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)
  • Swedish Golf Tour (women's version is a second-tier tour in Sweden, feeding to the Ladies European Tour)

Finland

 Russia

 Sweden

Asia

Europe

Australia

Hockey: Ice hockey

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North America

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Canada and United States

 Canada only

 United States only

 Mexico

Asia

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 Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and China

 Russia only

South Korea and Japan

Kazakhstan

Mongolia

Taiwan

Hong Kong

Israel

Europe

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Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Italy

Austria, Italy, and Slovenia

Estonia Latvia Lithuania

Belgium, Netherlands

Belarus

Bulgaria

Scotland and Ireland

Czech Republic

Croatia

Serbia

Denmark

 France

Finland

 Germany

Austria, Hungary and Romania

Latvia

Lithuania

Estonia

 Netherlands and  Belgium

Norway

Italy

 Poland

 Romania

Slovakia, Hungary

 Slovenia

Switzerland

 Sweden

Turkey

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

Oceania

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 Australia

 New Zealand

Hockey: on skates

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Quad hockey/Rink hockey

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Canada and United States

Racing: Automobile

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Racing: Motorcycle

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Racquet sports: Badminton

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 India

 Indonesia

Racquet sports: Pickleball

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 Australia

 United States

Racquet sports: Racquetball

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Racquet sports: Table tennis

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Racquet sports: Tennis

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India

United States

  • Roll Ball One

United Kingdom

  • Pro Roll Ball One

European Union

  • Roll Ball League

Germany

Tag games

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International Tournaments

Kabaddi Leagues

 United States

Video gaming/Electronic sports

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 United States

Asia

China

India

  • ESL India Premiership
  • Bangalore eSports League[23]

South Korea

Japan

 Philippines

 Turkey

  • ESL Turkey Premiership
  • League of Legends Championship League

Multiple regions

See also

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References

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