List of professional sports leagues
A sports league is a professional body that governs the competition of its teams. 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.
This is 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 profession. Some leagues don't pay well enough to allow players to use them as their primary or only source of income, but because the players are paid, it's still considered professional, or semi-professional. As such, some leagues listed here may not be fully professional.
Auto racing
- Arena Racing USA
- American Hot Rod Association
- Asian Le Mans Series
- British Touring Car Championship
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (German Touring Car Masters)
- D1 Grand Prix
- European Le Mans Series
- Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)
- Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM)
- Formula One
- Formula D
- Fórmula Truck
- Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
- Grand-Am Road Racing
- International Hot Rod Association (IHRA)
- INDYCAR
- NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)
- National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)
- Pirelli World Challenge
- Stock Car Brasil
- Super GT
- TC 2000 Championship
- Top Race V6
- Turismo Carretera
- Supercars Championship (Australia)
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
- FIA World Endurance Championship
- World Rally Championship (WRC)
- World Touring Car Cup
Baseball
Northern Hemisphere Summer
Americas
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- Major League Baseball:
- Minor League Baseball:
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente
- Cuban League
- Dominican Professional Baseball League
- Dominican Summer League
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
- Independent baseball leagues:
Asia-Pacific
- Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)
- Major Leagues:
- Minor Leagues:
- Administered by BFJ:
- Intercity Baseball Tournament (officially amateur but contains professional teams)
- Industrial Baseball League (officially amateur but contains professional teams)
- All Japan Club Baseball Championship (officially amateur but contains professional teams)
- Independent:
- Major League:
- Minor League:
- Major League:
- Minor League:
- Independent League:
Europe
- Česká Baseballová Extraliga (officially semi-professional but contains several professional teams)
- Division Élite (officially semi-professional but contains several professional teams)
- Baseball-Bundesliga (officially semi-professional but contains several professional teams)
- División de Honor de Béisbol (officially semi-professional but contains several professional teams)
Northern Hemisphere Winter
Boxing
Major promotions
- Top Rank Boxing
- Golden Boy Promotions
- Don King Promotions
- DiBella Entertainment
- Sauerland Events
- Matchroom Boxing
Major sanctioning bodies
- World Boxing Association (WBA)
- World Boxing Council (WBC)
- International Boxing Federation (IBF)
- World Boxing Organization (WBO)
- The Ring magazine (unofficial sanctioning body)
- Super Boxing League[1]
- STAR Boxing Panch
Cricket
Africa
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Asia
Europe
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Cycling
- National Bicycle League (BMX)
- American Bicycle Association (BMX)
- International Cycling League
- Pro Cycle Cycling
- Coppa Italia di ciclismo (the Italian Road Cycling Cup)
International
Gridiron football: American football, Indoor American football, Arena football & Canadian football
- National Football League[2]
- XFL[3]
- Empire Football League (semi-professional)
- Legends Football League
- Women's National Football Conference
- United States Women's Football League
- Indoor:
- Canadian Football League[5]
- Western Women's Canadian Football League
- Maritime Women's Football League
- Polish American Football League (semi-professional)
- League of American Football (Poland) (semi-professional)
Football: Association football
Football: Futsal
- Premier Futsal
- Liga Portuguesa de Futsal
- Futsal Thailand League
- International
Golf
Men's
Top-level tours
- PGA Tour (United States)
- PGA 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)
- OneAsia Tour (joint venture between the Japan, Australasia, China, and Korean tours)
- Professional Golf Tour of India
Senior tours
- PGA Tour Champions (United States)
- European Senior Tour
Developmental tours
- Korn Ferry Tour (second-tier US tour, operated by the PGA Tour)
- Challenge Tour (second-tier European tour)
- Japan Challenge Tour (second-tier Japanese tour)
- PGA Tour Canada (feeds to the Web.com Tour)
- PGA Tour China (feeds to the Web.com Tour)
- PGA Tour Latinoamérica (feeds to the Web.com Tour)
- Satellite Tours, four third-level tours recognised by the European Tour:
- Alps Tour (jointly sanctioned by the golf associations of Austria, France, Italy, Morocco and Switzerland)
- Pro Golf Tour (based in Germany)
- Nordic Golf League (operating in the Nordic countries)
- Swedish Golf 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)
- Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour (low cost fourth-tier US tour)
- Swing Thought 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 Japan and Korea)
- ALPG Tour (Australia)
Senior tours
- Legends Tour (United States)
Developmental tours
- Symetra Tour (second-tier US tour, operated by the LPGA)
- Ladies European Tour Access Series, LETAS,[12] 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)
Ice hockey
North America
- National Hockey League (major)
- American Hockey League (high minor)
- ECHL (mid-minor)
- Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (low minor)
- Southern Professional Hockey League (low minor)
- Federal Prospects Hockey League (low minor)
Asia
Europe
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- Kontinental Hockey League (major)
- Russian Major League (high minor)
- Russian Hockey League (low minor)
- Slovak Extraliga
- Slovak 1.Liga
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Inline hockey
- Major League Roller Hockey (United States)
- Professional Inline Hockey Association (United States)
Kabaddi
International Tournaments
- Kabaddi World Cup
- Kabaddi Masters Series
- World Kabaddi League (
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Kabaddi Leagues
- Pro Kabaddi League (
- Women's Kabaddi Challenge(
- Super Kabaddi League (
Lacrosse
Box / Indoor lacrosse
- NLL – National Lacrosse League (United States and Canada) [major]
- WLA – Western Lacrosse Association (Canada) [high minor]
- MSL – Major Series Lacrosse (Canada) [high minor]
- ALL – Arena Lacrosse League (Canada) [mid minor]
Field lacrosse
- MLL – Major League Lacrosse (United States)[13] [major]
- PLL - Premier Lacrosse League (United States) [major]
- ALL - American Lacrosse League (United States) [low minor/club]
- UWLX - United Women's Lacrosse League (United States)
- WPLL - Women's Professional Lacrosse League (United States)
Mixed martial arts
Speedway
- Speedway Ekstraliga
Professional wrestling
- United States
- WWE (also known as World Wrestling Entertainment)[17]
- Impact Wrestling (formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Global Force Wrestling)[18]
- All Elite Wrestling – first event in May 2019
- Ring of Honor
- Lucha Underground
- India
- Japan
- Mexico
Roll Ball
- Roll Ball One
- Pro Roll Ball One
- Roll Ball League
Rugby league
Northern Hemisphere system
Southern Hemisphere system
Unaffiliated
Rugby union
Intercontinental
Africa
Americas
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Pro club in an amateur league
Team handball
- Macedonian Handball Super League
- Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball
- Montenegrin First League of Women's Handball
- SEHA League (Southeast Europe)
Tennis
- Association of Tennis Professionals
- International Tennis Federation
- United States Tennis Association
- Women's Tennis Association
- World TeamTennis
Asia
- International Premier Tennis League (India, Japan, UAE, Singapore)
Video gaming/Electronic sports
Asia
- League of Legends Pro League (top level)
- League of Legends Master Series (top level)
Southeast Asia
- Garena Premier League (second level)
Multiple regions
- League of Legends Championship Series (top-tier, Europe and North America)
- Overwatch League (North America, Europe, and Asia)
- Halo Championship Series (United States, Europe, Latin America)
Volleyball
- Montenegrin Volleyball League
- Montenegrin women's volley league
- FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
- FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
See also
- List of professional sports leagues in Asia
- List of defunct professional 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 American and Canadian cities by number of major professional sports franchises
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
- List of sports
- List of sports attendance figures
- List of professional sports leagues by revenue
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