List of professional sports leagues in the world
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.
Auto racing
Badminton
England
India
Indonesia
Bandy
Finland
Russia
Sweden
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Boxing
Major promotions
Major sanctioning bodies
India
Bull riding
Chess
Philippines
Cricket
Curling
Cycling
United States
India
- International Cycling League
- Pro Cycle Cycling
Italy
Competitive eating
Football: Association football
Football: Futsal
Football: Beach soccer
Ukraine
Football: Indoor soccer
United States
Football: Australian rules football
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Australia
International
Football: Gridiron football
Includes American and Canadian Football and their variants.
Americas
United States
Brazil
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Europe
Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
UK
Asia
China
India
Japan
Oceania
Australia
Football: Rugby league
Americas
Europe
Oceania
Football: Rugby union
Intercontinental
Africa
Americas
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Pro clubs in an amateur league
Fencing
Field hockey
Asia
Europe
Australia
Golf
Men's
Top-level tours
Senior tours
Developmental tours
Women's
Top-level tours
Senior tours
Developmental tours
- Epson Tour (second-tier US tour, operated by the LPGA)
- Ladies European Tour Access Series, LETAS,[18] 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
Ice hockey
North America
Canada and United States
Canada only
United States only
Mexico
Asia
Japan, South Korea, and Russia
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Taiwan
China
Israel
Europe
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
Australia
New Zealand
Indoor hockey
Inline hockey
Roller hockey (quad)/Rink hockey
Spain
Kabaddi
International Tournaments
- Kabaddi World Cup
- Kabaddi Masters Series
- World Kabaddi League ( India, United States, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Canada, South Korea, Australia, Iran, Nepal, Bhutan, Russia, Maldives, North Korea, New Zealand, Philippines, Spain, Guyana, Chile, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Israel, Sri Lanka, China, Argentina, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Japan, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan, Jamaica, Jersey, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Panama, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos
Kabaddi Leagues
Kho kho
Kickboxing
Korfball
Lacrosse
Box / Indoor lacrosse
United States and Canada
Field lacrosse
Mixed martial arts
Motorcycle racing
Netball
Pesäpallo
Finland:
Shooting
Germany
Speedway
Professional wrestling
- United States
- Japan
- Mexico
- Australia
Racquetball
Roll Ball
India
United States
United Kingdom
European Union
Snooker
Softball
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
Table tennis
Tennis
Asia
India
Track and field
Ultimate
United States
Video gaming/Electronic sports
United States
Turkey
- ESL Turkey Premiership
- League of Legends Championship League
Asia
China
India
- ESL India Premiership
- Bangalore eSports League[26]
- UCypher (defunct)[27]
South Korea
Taiwan/ Hong Kong/ Macau
Japan
Philippines
Southeast Asia
Multiple regions
- Halo Championship Series (United States, Europe, and Latin America)
- The International (Dota 2) (North America, Western Europe, China, Southeast Asia, South America, and Eastern Europe)
- League of Legends Championship Series (top-tier, Europe, and North America)
- Overwatch League (North America, Europe, and Asia)
- Rocket League Championship Series (Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America)
Volleyball
Water polo
See also
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