League |
Founded |
Sport |
Country |
Teams |
Calcutta Football League |
1898 |
Football |
India |
157 |
Hong Kong First Division League |
1908 |
Football |
Hong Kong |
11 |
Ranji Trophy |
1934 |
Cricket |
India |
27 |
Santosh Trophy |
1941 |
Football |
India |
31 |
Nippon Professional Baseball |
1950 |
Baseball |
Japan |
12 |
Quaid-i-Azam Trophy |
1953 |
Cricket |
Pakistan |
16 |
Irani Cup |
1959 |
Cricket |
India |
2 |
Patron's Trophy |
1960 |
Cricket |
Pakistan |
16 |
Duleep Trophy |
1961 |
Cricket |
India |
5 |
Kuwaiti Premier League |
1962 |
Football |
Kuwait |
8 |
Indian Open |
1964 |
Golf |
India |
- |
Syrian Premier League |
1966 |
Football |
Syria |
14 |
X-League |
1971 |
American football |
Japan |
60 |
Deodhar Trophy |
1973 |
Cricket |
India |
5 |
Pentangular Trophy |
1973 |
Cricket |
Pakistan |
12 |
Qatar Stars League |
1973 |
Football |
Qatar |
12 |
UAE Football League |
1973 |
Football |
United Arab Emirates |
12 |
Iraqi Premier League |
1974 |
Football |
Iraq |
20 |
Philippine Basketball Association |
1975 |
Basketball |
Philippines |
12 |
Saudi Professional League |
1976 |
Football |
Saudi Arabia |
12 |
Federation Cup |
1977 |
Football |
India |
8 |
Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup |
1979 |
Football |
Pakistan |
16 |
KBO League |
1982 |
Baseball |
South Korea |
10 |
K League 1 |
1983 |
Football |
South Korea |
12 |
Asia Cup |
1984 |
Cricket |
India
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Pakistan |
4 |
National One-day Championship |
1985 |
Cricket |
Pakistan |
29 |
Chinese Professional Baseball League |
1989 |
Baseball |
Chinese Taipei |
4 |
Azadegan League |
1991 |
Football |
Iran |
28 |
J1 League |
1992 |
Football |
Japan |
18 |
Kazakhstan Premier League |
1992 |
Football |
Kazakhstan |
14 |
Uzbek League |
1992 |
Football |
Uzbekistan |
16 |
Kolkata Women's Football League |
1993 |
Football |
India |
N/A |
Chinese Basketball Association |
1995 |
Basketball |
China |
17 |
China Table Tennis Super League |
1995 |
Table Tennis |
China |
20 |
Chennai Open |
1996 |
Tennis |
India |
- |
S. League |
1996 |
Football |
Singapore |
12 |
Professional Golf Tour of India |
1997 |
Golf |
India |
- |
Korean Basketball League |
1997 |
Basketball |
South Korea |
10 |
Women's Korean Basketball League |
1998 |
Basketball |
South Korea |
6 |
Iranian Basketball Super League |
1998 |
Basketball |
Iran |
10 |
Goa Professional League |
1998 |
Football |
India |
11 |
V.League (Japan) |
1998 |
Volleyball |
Japan |
8 |
National Cricket League of Bangladesh |
1999 |
Cricket |
Bangladesh |
6 |
J2 League |
1999 |
Football |
Japan |
18 |
Iran Pro League |
2001 |
Football |
Iran |
18 |
China Baseball League |
2002 |
Baseball |
China |
7 |
Vijay Hazare Trophy |
2002 |
Cricket |
India |
27 |
Super Basketball League |
2003 |
Basketball |
Chinese Taipei |
7 |
Asia League Ice Hockey |
2003 |
Ice hockey |
Japan
South Korea
Russia |
8 |
Top League |
2003 |
Rugby union |
Japan |
14 |
Inter-Provincial Twenty20 |
2004 |
Cricket |
Sri Lanka |
6 |
RBS Twenty-20 Cup |
2004 |
Cricket |
Pakistan |
13 |
Chinese Super League |
2004 |
Football |
China |
16 |
Malaysia Super League |
2004 |
Football |
Malaysia |
12 |
Malaysia Premier League |
2004 |
Football |
Malaysia |
12 |
Indian Ice Hockey Championship |
2005 |
Ice Hockey |
India |
N/A |
V-League (South Korea) |
2005 |
Volleyball |
South Korea |
13 |
Premier Hockey League |
2005 |
Field Hockey |
India |
7 |
I-League |
2007 |
Football |
India |
10 |
Indian Premier League |
2008 |
Cricket |
India |
8 |
I-League 2nd Division |
2008 |
Football |
India |
12 |
Indonesia Super League |
2008 |
Football |
Indonesia |
18 |
United Football League |
2009 |
Football |
Philippines |
22 |
Karnataka Premier League |
2009 |
Cricket |
India |
16 |
ASEAN Basketball League |
2009 |
Basketball |
Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam |
8 |
Indian Volleyball League |
2011 |
Volleyball |
India |
6 |
Elite Football League of India |
2012 |
American Football |
India |
23 |
Afghan Premier League |
2012 |
Football |
Afghanistan |
8 |
Super Fight League |
2012 |
Mixed Martial Arts |
India |
- |
League of Legends Champions Korea |
2012 |
eSports |
South Korea |
10 |
Premier Badminton League |
2013 |
Badminton |
India |
6 |
Golf Premier League |
2013 |
Golf |
India |
8 |
J3 League |
2013 |
Football |
Japan |
18 |
Hockey India League |
2013 |
Field Hockey |
India |
6 |
K League 2 |
2013 |
Football |
South Korea |
10 |
Indian Super League |
2013 |
Football |
India |
10 |
Philippine Super Liga |
2013 |
Volleyball |
Philippines |
6 |
Tencent League of Legends Pro League |
2013 |
eSports |
China |
12 |
Champions Tennis League |
2014 |
Team Tennis |
India |
6 |
Vietnam eSports Champions League |
2014 |
eSports |
Vietnam |
12 |
Pro Kabaddi League |
2014 |
Kabaddi |
India |
12 |
Kunlun Fight |
2014 |
Kickboxing |
China |
- |
Malabar Premier League |
2015 |
Football |
India |
8 |
UBA Pro Basketball League |
2015 |
Basketball |
India |
8 |
ESL India Premiership |
2015 |
eSports |
India |
1000+ |
Pro Wrestling League |
2015 |
Wrestling |
India |
6 |
Women's Kabaddi Challenge |
2016 |
Kabaddi |
India |
3 |
Bad Bull Softball League |
2016 |
Softball |
India |
8 |
Indian eSports Championship |
2016 |
eSports |
India |
100+ |
Premier Futsal |
2016 |
Futsal |
India |
6 |
iCG e-Sports Summer League |
2016 |
eSports |
Iran |
12 |
Indian Women's League |
2016 |
Football |
India |
6 |
China Arena Football League |
2016 |
American football |
China |
6 |
Tamil Nadu Premier League |
2016 |
Cricket |
India |
8 |
Kerala Super League |
2016 |
Football |
India |
8 |
Indian Table Tennis League |
2017 |
Table Tennis |
India |
N/A |
UCypher |
2017 |
eSports |
India |
N/A |
Philippines Football League |
2017 |
Football |
Philippines |
8 |