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*ABA - [[American Basketball Association (21st centurhy)|American Basketball Association]] ([http://www.abalive.com Official Page]) |
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*ABL - [[ASEAN Basketball League]] ([[ASEAN|Asean Countries]]) ([http://www.aseanbasketballleague.com Official page]) |
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* WNBL - [[Women's National Basketball League]] (Australia) ([http://www.wnbl.com.au Official Page]) |
* WNBL - [[Women's National Basketball League]] (Australia) ([http://www.wnbl.com.au Official Page]) |
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* Hong Kong Basketball League, All-Hong Kong Youth Basketball League |
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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 place of employment. Some leagues do not pay well enough to allow players to use as their primary or only source of income, but as they are paid to play, it is considered professional.
Auto racing
- Arena Racing USA (Official Site)
- A1 Grand Prix (Official Site)
- American Le Mans Series (Official Site)
- British Touring Car Championship (Official Site)
- DTM - German Touring Car Masters (Official Site)
- D1 Grand Prix (Official Site)
- Formula One, aka Grand Prix racing (Official Site)
- FIA GT (Official Site)
- Formula D (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)
- Super GT (Official Site)
- V8 Supercar (Australia) (Official Site)
- World Rally Championship (Official Site)
- World Touring Car Championship (Official Site)
Baseball
Asia
- China Baseball League (China)
- Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan)
- Korea:
- Major: Korea Professional Baseball
- Minor: Korea Baseball Future's League
- Japan:
North America
Spring/Summer
- MLB - Major League Baseball
- AL - American League
- NL - National League
- MiLB - Minor League Baseball:
- ApL - Appalachian League
- AzL - Arizona League
- CalL - California League
- CarL - Carolina League
- DSL - Dominican Summer League
- EL - Eastern League
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- FSL - Florida State League
- GCL - Gulf Coast League
- IL - International League
- LMB - Mexican League
- MwL - Midwest League
- NYPL - New York - Penn League
- NwL - Northwest League
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- PCL - Pacific Coast League
- PBL - Pioneer League
- SAL - South Atlantic League
- SL - Southern League
- TL - Texas League
- VSL - Venezuelan Summer League
- Independent Baseball (United States/Canada):
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Winter
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- Independent:
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Basketball
- 1. A SKL - known for sponsorship reasons as Liga Telemach (Slovenia)
- A1 Liga (Croatia)
- ACB - Liga ACB (Spain, first level)
- ABA - 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)
- BBL - Basketball BundesLiga (Germany)
- BBL - British Basketball League (United Kingdom)
- BLNO (Norway)
- BSN - National Superior Basketball (Puerto Rico)
- CBA - Chinese Basketball Association
- E.O.K. - Greece Basketball Association (Official page)
- 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 ULEB.
- IBL - International Basketball League
- ISL - Iranian Basketball Super League (Iran)
- KBL - Korean Basketball League (South Korea) (Official Page)
- Korisliiga (Finland)
- LBL - Latvian Basketball League
- LEB - Liga Española de Baloncesto (Spain, second level)
- Lega Basket Serie 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 (United States & Canada) (Official Page)
- NBA D-League - NBA Development League (Official Page)
- NBA Summer Pro League
- NBB - Novo Basquete Brasil (Official Page)
- NBL - National Basketball League Australia, (Australia with one team in New Zealand)
- NBL - National Basketball League (New Zealand), (New Zealand only)
- NLB League, also known as Adriatic League (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Slovenia)
- Opportunity League (Montenegro)
- PBA - Philippine Basketball Association (Philippines) (Official Page)
- 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
- Russian Basketball Super League (Russia)
- SBL - Super Basketball League (Taiwan)
- TBL - Turkish Basketball League
- TPBL - Texas Pro Basketball League
- USBL - United States Basketball League (Official Page)
- VTB United League – Russia, the Baltics, and Ukraine. May become effective replacement of the Russian Super League and the Baltic League as early as 2010–11.
- WBA - World Basketball Association
- 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
Bowling
Boxing
- World Boxing Council
- World Boxing Association
- International Boxing Federation
- World Boxing Organization
- International Boxing Organization
- World Professional Boxing Federation
Cricket
Africa
- National Elite League Twenty20
- Zonal League
- N.P.C.A. 50 Over League
- N.P.C.A. 20 Over League
- Sahara Elite League
- Standard Bank Cup
- SAA Provincial Challenge
- GTA 20/20 Cricket Tourney [1]
- Iris Smart Technologies (CCC) League
- Super Four
- Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) Tournament
- The National Suffo League
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South Africa
- MTN Domestic Championship
- South African Airways Provincial Challenges
- Standard Bank Pro 20 Series
- SuperSport Series
- Castle Lager League [2]
- NCR20/20 Corporate League [3]
- East and Central Africa Cricket Championship (ECACC)
- Mawanda Cup
- Africa Zone VI Championship
Americas
- The NEC Trophy [5]
- First Division Championship
- Robin Stuart Shield
- Saturday Championships
- Sunday Championships
- Twenty20 League [6]
- Metropolitan Cup
- 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
- Major League Cricket
- Colorado Cricket League
- Central West Championship
- Twenty20 League
- Freedom T20 Cricket Tournament [7]
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- West Indies {composed of each country with its own leagues)
- Sir Garfield Sobers Cricket Tournament
- 50-Overs League
- Open Cricket
- 20-20 Cricket
- Bowl-Off
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
British Virgin Islands
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
Leeward Islands
Montserrat
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sint Maarten
Trinidad and Tobago
United States Virgin Islands
Windward Islands
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Asia
- Bahrain Cricket League
- Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes
- Summer Eights [8]
- Saturday League
- Sunday League
- Social League
- Knock-out Tournament
- Hong Kong Cricket Association Round Robin [9]
- Indian Premier League
- Indian Cricket League
- NKP Salve Challenger Trophy
- Ranji Trophy
- Duleep Trophy
- Deodhar Trophy
- Irani Trophy
- Twenty20 Zonal Competition
- Vijay Hazare Trophy
- Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup
- J2C League A [10]
- J2C League B
- J1C
- J2C
- Women's Tournament
- Women's League
- Japan Korea 06
- Univ. Satellite
- Univ. (Men)
- Univ. (Women)
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Nepal
- National League [11]
- 2 Day National League
- National Twenty20 League
- U-19 National League
- Women Cricket League
- ABN-AMRO Cup National One-day Championship
- ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup
- Nissar Trophy
- Patron's Trophy
- Pentangular Trophy
- Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
- Stan Nagiah Trophy
- Inter-Provincial Twenty20
- Henry Steele Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament
- M. J. Gopalan Trophy
- Premier Limited Overs Tournament
- Premier Trophy
- Royal-Thomian
- Alam Steel 4 Nations
- Pro Arch Trophy 2008
- AJCC -Corporate
- Alubond -Premier B
Europe
- County Championship
- Friends Provident Trophy
- Pro40
- Twenty20 Cup
- Second XI Championship
- Benson & Hedges Cup
- Minor Counties Cricket Championship
- Antalis Cup
- Senior Two Title
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Netherlands
- Nachenius Tjeenk Twenty20 Cup [12]
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond Cricket Tournament
- First Division
- Transitional Division
- Second Division
- Third Division
- Fourth Division
- Women Premier League
- Two-Day Competition
- Cricket Scotland 50 Over Competition
- Lloyds TSB Scotland League
Oceania
- Sheffield Shield
- Ford Ranger One Day Cup
- KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
- Cricket Australia Cup
- Women's National Cricket League
- Tasmanian Grade Cricket
- Sydney Grade Cricket
- Victorian Premier Cricket
- Western Australian Grade Cricket
- CA Under-19 Cup
- CA Under-17 Cup
- Diwarka Prasad Trophy
- Pacific Games
- Pacific Games
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- New Zealand first-class cricket championship
- State League
- State Twenty20
- State Championship
- State Women's Twenty20
- New Zealand limited-overs cricket trophy
- Hawke Cup
- Papua New Guinea National Championships [13]
- Elite Super Series Twenty 20
- Elite Super Series 50 Over Competition
- Pacific Games
- Pacific Games
Curling
Cycling
- American Bicycle Association Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
- National Bicycle League (BMX)
- USA Cycling (multi discipline)
International
Field hockey
Football: American and Canadian
Football: Association Football
- See also the full List of football (soccer) competitions
This section lists a number of leagues regarded as being professional to some degree, although sources are not provided, in-keeping with the other sports leagues listed. A list of football leagues regarded as being fully professional (as per the WP:Athlete guidance) can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Fully professional leagues, and this list is largely sourced.
Australia and New Zealand
- Hyundai A-League
- Premier League
- The Football League, composed of:
- Indonesia Super League
- Liga Indonesia Premier Division
- Liga Indonesia First Division
- Liga Indonesia Second Division
- Liga Indonesia Third Division
- Persian Gulf Cup (Premier League)
- Azadegan League (1st Division)
- Iran Football's 2nd Division
- Iran Football's 3rd Division
- Israeli Premier League (Premier League)
- Liga Leumit (National League)
- 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)
- Women's Professional Soccer (currently US only – premier league)
- USSF Division 2 (2010 only)
- North American Soccer League (proposed for 2010; now delayed until 2011 at the earliest, with its teams incorporated into USSF Division 2)
- United Soccer Leagues (USL)
- USL First Division (replaced for 2010 by USSF Division 2)
- USL Second Division
- USL W-League
- PASL-Pro
- Major Indoor Soccer League
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.
Football: Futsal
Golf
- 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
- OneAsia Tour (joint venture between the Japan, Australasia, China, and Korean tours)
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)
- 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 Hooters Tour (third-tier US tour)
- US Pro Golf Tour (third-tier US tour)
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)
- 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)
Team Handball
- Danish Handball League
- German Bundesliga (handball)
- Liga ASOBAL (Spain)
- Championnat de France de handball
- Iranian Handball Super League (Iran)
- Scottish National Handball League
Ice hockey
- See also: List of ice hockey leagues
- 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)
- PLH (Poland)
- Slovak Extraliga (Slovakia)
Inline hockey
- Major League Roller Hockey (United States)
- Professional Inline Hockey Association (United States)
Lacrosse
Box / Indoor lacrosse
- NLL - National Lacrosse League (United States and Canada)
- MSL - Major Series Lacrosse (Canada)
- WLA - Western Lacrosse Association (Canada)
- ACL - Atlantic Coast Lacrosse (Canada)
- WCL - West Coast Lacrosse (Canada)
Field lacrosse
- MLL - Major League Lacrosse (United States)
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)
Motorcycle racing
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
Paintball
- National XBall League (NXL)
- National Collegiate Paintball Association (NCPA)
- Ultimate Arena Paintball League (UAPL)
Radio-controlled model
- IFMAR World Championship
- EFRA European Championship (Europe)
- ROAR Nationals (North America)
Rugby league
- National Rugby League (also includes New Zealand Warriors)
- Queensland Cup
- New South Wales Cup
- Jim Beam Cup
- Super League (also includes Catalans Dragons in France and Crusaders Rugby League in Wales)
- Championship (also includes Toulouse Olympique in France)
- Championship 1
- Challenge Cup (features teams pro and semi pro from England, France, Russia, Scotland and Wales)
- National League Cup
Rugby union
- Guinness Premiership
- RFU Championship (second level; fully professional from 2009–10)
- Heineken Cup
- LV= Cup
- Amlin Challenge Cup
- Magners League effective in 2010–11
- Super 10 (semi-pro only; to be disbanded after the 2009–10 season after Italian participation in the Magners League was confirmed)
- Super 14
- ITM Cup (was intended to be replaced by a new competition in 2010, but kept intact at least through that season)
- Ranfurly Shield
- Super 14
- Currie Cup
- Vodacom Cup (to include teams from Argentina and Namibia from 2010)
Softball
Tennis
Video games
Volleyball
- Lega Pallavolo Serie A (Italian League)
- Female Superior Volleyball League
- Dominican Republic Volleyball League
- V.League
- Pro A (French League)
- Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol (Brazil)
- AVP (beach volleyball)
See also
- 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 American)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
- Little League, amateur baseball and softball league
- List of sports
- List of sports attendance figures
External links
- North American Pro Sports Teams - Lists every imaginable league that has operated in Canada and / or the United States. Grouped by city.