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List of professional sports leagues

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.

Badminton

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  England

  India

  Indonesia

Bandy

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  Finland

  Russia

  Sweden

Baseball/softball

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See also: List of organized baseball leagues, Professional baseball, and Baseball awards

Northern Hemisphere Summer

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Americas

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  United States,   Canada,   Cuba,   Venezuela, and   Argentina

  Mexico

  Argentina

Asia-Pacific

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  Japan

  South Korea

  People's Republic of China

  Taiwan

  Philippines

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

  Curaçao

  Dominican Republic

  Mexico

  Nicaragua

  Panama

  Puerto Rico

  United States

  Venezuela

Asia-Pacific

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  Australia,   New Zealand and   South Korea

  Japan,   South Korea and   Taiwan

Softball

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  United States

  United Kingdom

  Japan

Basketball

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Main article: List of basketball leagues

Bowling

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Bull riding

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Chess

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  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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Combat sports: Professional wrestling

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See also: List of professional wrestling promotions
  United States
  Japan
  Mexico
  Australia

Cricket

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Africa

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  South Africa

  Zimbabwe

North America

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  Canada

  United States

  West Indies

Asia

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  Afghanistan

  Bangladesh

  India

  Pakistan

  Sri Lanka

    Nepal

  United Arab Emirates

Europe

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  England

  Scotland

  Netherlands

  Ireland


Oceania

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  Australia

  New Zealand

Curling

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Cycling

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  United States

  India

  • International Cycling League
  • Pro Cycle Cycling

  Italy

Competitive eating

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Football: Association football

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Main articles: Geography of association football, Geography of women's association football, and Professionalism in association football
See also: List of association football competitions

Beach soccer

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  Ukraine

Futsal

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  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

Indoor soccer

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  United States

Football: Australian rules football

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Asia

Europe

Oceania

  Australia

International

Football: Gridiron football

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See also: List of American and Canadian football leagues

Includes American and Canadian Football and their variants.

Americas

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  United States

  Brazil

  Canada

  Mexico

Europe

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  Europe

  Austria

  Belgium

  Croatia

  Czech Republic

  Denmark

  Finland

  France

  Germany

  Hungary

  Ireland

  Israel

  Italy

  Netherlands

  Poland

  Portugal

  Russia

  Slovakia

  • Slovak Football League

  Slovenia

  Spain

  Sweden

   Switzerland

  Turkey

  UK

Asia

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  China

  India

  Japan

Oceania

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  Australia

Football: Rugby football

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Rugby league

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See also: List of rugby league competitions

Americas

Europe

See also: British rugby league system and French rugby league system

Oceania

See also: List of rugby league competitions in Australia

Rugby union

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See also: List of rugby union competitions

Intercontinental

Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Europe

Pro clubs in an amateur league

Golf

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Main article: Professional golf tours

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,[23] 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)

Handball

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Hockey: Field hockey

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Asia

Europe

Australia

Hockey: Ice hockey

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See also: List of ice hockey leagues

North America

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  Canada and   United States

  Canada only

  United States only

  Mexico

Asia

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  Japan,   South Korea, and   Russia

  Kazakhstan

  Mongolia

  Taiwan

  China

  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  

  Czech Republic

  Croatia

  Serbia

  Denmark

  France

  Finland

  Germany

  Austria,   Hungary and   Romania

  Latvia

  Lithuania

  Estonia

  Netherlands and   Belgium

  Norway

  Italy

  Poland

  Romania

  Russia,   Belarus,   China,   Finland,   Kazakhstan,   Latvia, and   Slovakia

  Russia only

  Slovakia,   Hungary

  Slovenia

  Switzerland

  Sweden

  Turkey

  Ukraine

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

Oceania

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  Australia

  New Zealand

Hockey: Indoor

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Hockey: on skates

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Inline hockey

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Roller hockey (quad)/Rink hockey

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  Spain

Kabaddi

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International Tournaments

Kabaddi Leagues

Kho kho

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Korfball

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Lacrosse

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Box / Indoor lacrosse

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  United States and   Canada

Field lacrosse

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Netball

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Pesäpallo

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  Finland:

Shooting

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  Germany

Racing: Automobile

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Racing: Motorcycle

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Speedway

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Racquetball

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Roll Ball

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  India

  United States

  • Roll Ball One

  United Kingdom

  • Pro Roll Ball One

  European Union

  • Roll Ball League

Snooker

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Table tennis

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Tennis

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Asia

  India

Track and field

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Ultimate

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  United States

Video gaming/Electronic sports

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  United States

Asia

  China

  India

  South Korea

  Taiwan/  Hong Kong/  Macau

  Japan

  Philippines

Southeast Asia

  Turkey

  • ESL Turkey Premiership
  • League of Legends Championship League

Multiple regions

Volleyball

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Water polo

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Main article: Geography of water polo

See also

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References

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