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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 discipline 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.

[edit] Auto racing

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)

[edit] Baseball

[edit] North America

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Bowling

[edit] Boxing

[edit] Cricket

Australia
- 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
- CA Under-19 Cup
- CA Under-17 Cup
England
- County Championship
- Friends Provident Trophy
- Pro40
- Twenty20 Cup
- Second XI Championship
- Benson & Hedges Cup
- Minor Counties Cricket Championship
India
- 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
New Zealand
- New Zealand first-class cricket championship
- State League
- State Twenty20
- State Championship
- State Women's Twenty20
- New Zealand limited-overs cricket trophy
- Hawke Cup
Kenya
- National Elite League Twenty20
- Zonal League
- N.P.C.A. 50 Over League
- N.P.C.A. 20 Over League
- Sahara Elite League
South Africa
- MTN Domestic Championship
- South African Airways Provincial Challenges
- Standard Bank Pro 20 Series
- SuperSport Series
Sri Lanka
- Inter-Provincial Twenty20
- Henry Steele Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament
- M. J. Gopalan Trophy
- Premier Limited Overs Tournament
- Premier Trophy
- Royal-Thomian
Bangladesh
- National Cricket League of Bangladesh
- One-Day Cricket League of Bangladesh
Pakistan
- ABN-AMRO Cup National One-day Championship
- ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup
- Nissar Trophy
- Patron's Trophy
- Pentangular Trophy
- Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
Wales
- Minor Counties Cricket Championship
- MCCA Knockout Trophy
West Indies {composed of each country with its own leagues)} -
Barbados
Guyana
Jamaica
Bermuda
Leewards Islands
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
British Virgin Islands
Nevis
Montserrat
St. Kitts
St. Maarten
United States Virgin Islands
Trinidad & Tobago
Bahamas
Windward Islands
Dominica Grenada
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Cuba
- 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
Barbados
- Sir Garfield Sobers Cricket Tournament
Netherlands
- Nachenius Tjeenk Twenty20 Cup [1]
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond Cricket Tournament
- First Division
- Transitional Division
- Second Division
- Third Division
- Fourth Division
- Women Premier League
- Two-Day Competition
Scotland
- Cricket Scotland 50 Over Competition
- Lloyds TSB Scotland League
Bermuda
- 50-Overs League
- Open Cricket
- 20-20 Cricket
- Bowl-Off
Japan
- J2C League A [2]
- J2C League B
- J1C
- J2C
- Women's Tournament
- Women's League
- Japan Korea 06
- Univ. Satellite
- Univ. (Men)
- Univ. (Women)
Ireland
- Antalis Cup
- Senior Two Title
Argentina
- The NEC Trophy [3]
- First Division Championship
- Robin Stuart Shield
- Saturday Championships
- Sunday Championships
- Twenty20 League [4]
Namibia
- Standard Bank Cup
- SAA Provincial Challenge
Rwanda
- The National Suffo League
Nepal
- National League [5]
- 2 Day National League
- National Twenty20 League
- U-19 National League
- Women Cricket League
Zimbabwe
- Logan Cup
- Faithwear Cup [6]
- Twenty20 Cup
- MTN Domestic Championship
Nigeria
- GTA 20/20 CRICKET TOURNEY [7]
- Iris Smart Technologies (CCC) League
- Super Four
- Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) Tournament
Estonia
- Estonian cricket league
- Ice cricket
Hong Kong
- Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes
- Summer Eights [8]
- Saturday League
- Sunday League
- Social League
- Knock-out Tournament
- Hong Kong Cricket Association Round Robin
Bahrain
- Bahrain Cricket League [9]
Chile
- Metropolitan Cup
Singapore
- Stan Nagiah Trophy
America
- Major League Cricket
- Colorado Cricket League
- Central West Championship
- Twenty20 League
- FREEDOM T20 Cricket Tournament [10]
Uganda
- Castle Lager League [11]
- NCR20/20 Corporate League [12]
- East and Central Africa Cricket Championship (ECACC)
- Mawanda Cup
- Africa Zone VI Championship
Papua New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea National Championships [13]
- Elite Super Series Twenty 20
- Elite Super Series 50 Over Competition
Fiji
- Diwarka Prasad Trophy
- Pacific Games
Samoa
- Pacific Games
Tonga
- Pacific Games
New Caledonia
- Pacific Games
United Arab Emirates
- Alam Steel 4 Nations
- Pro Arch Trophy 2008
- AJCC -Corporate
- Alubond -Premier B

[edit] Curling

Canadian Curling Association

[edit] Cycling

United States

American Bicycle Association Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
National Bicycle League (BMX)
USA Cycling (multi discipline)

International

UCI ProTour

[edit] Field hockey

India

Premier Hockey League

[edit] Football: American and Canadian

United States

Canada

Canadian Football League (Official Page)

Japan

X-League (Official Page)

See also the full list of leagues of American and Canadian football

[edit] Football: Association Football

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.

Contents

[edit] Auto racing

[edit] Baseball

[edit] North America

[edit] Spring/Summer

[edit] Winter

[edit] Asia

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Bowling

[edit] Boxing

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Curling

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Field hockey

[edit] Football: American and Canadian

[edit] Football: Association Football

[edit] Football: Australian rules football

[edit] Golf

[edit] Men's

[edit] Top-level tours

[edit] Senior tours

[edit] Developmental tours

[edit] Women's

[edit] Top-level tours

[edit] Senior tours

[edit] Developmental tours

[edit] Team Handball

[edit] Ice hockey

[edit] Inline hockey

[edit] Motorcycle racing

[edit] Lacrosse

[edit] Box / Indoor lacrosse

[edit] Field lacrosse

[edit] Mixed Martial Arts

[edit] Paintball

[edit] Speedway

[edit] Radio-controlled model

[edit] Rugby league

[edit] Rugby union

[edit] Softball

[edit] Tennis

[edit] Video games

[edit] Volleyball

[edit] See also

[edit] External links