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AUTO RACING

A1 Grand Prix ( Official Page )

British Touring Car Championship ( Official Site )

CASCAR (Canada) ( Official Page )

Champ Car World Series , formerly CART ( Official Page )

Formula One , Grand Prix racing ( Official Site )

FIA GT Championship ( Official Site )

IRL ( Indy Racing League ) ( Official Page )

NASCAR ( National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing ) ( Official Page )

NHRA ( National Hot Rod Association ) ( Official Page )

V8 Supercar (Australia) ( Official Page )

World Rally Championship ( Official Page )

FIA World Touring Car Championship ( Official Site )

BASEBALL

MLB - Major League Baseball

Puerto Rico Professional Baseball League

Minor League Baseball

--- ApL - Appalachian League

--- AzL - Arizona League

--- AzFL - Arizona Fall League

--- CalL - California League

--- CarL - Carolina League

--- EL - Eastern League

--- FSL - Florida State League

--- GCL - Gulf Coast League

--- IL - International League

--- LMB - Mexican League

--- LMP - Liga Mexicana Del Pacífico (Winter League)

--- MwL - Midwest League

--- NYPL - New York - Penn League

--- NwL - Northwest League

--- PCL - Pacific Coast League

--- PL - Pioneer League

--- SAL - South Atlantic League

--- SL - Southern League

--- TL - Texas League

Independent Baseball

--- American Association Of Independent Professional Baseball

--- Atlantic League Of Professional Baseball

--- Canadian-American Association Of Professional Baseball

--- Continental Baseball League

--- Frontier League

--- Golden Baseball League

--- Liga Norte De Sonora

--- Northern League

--- South Coast League

--- United League Baseball

Nippon Professional Baseball (Japan)

Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan)

Taiwan Major League - ''Defunct''

China Baseball League (China)

Korean Baseball Organization

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

BASKETBALL

See Also: List of basketball leagues

A1 Liga (Croatia)

ACB - Asociación De Clubs De Baloncesto ( Spain )

ABA - American Basketball Association ( Official Page )

Basketball Championship Of Bosnia And Herzegovina

BBL - Basketball BundesLiga (Germany)

BBL - British Basketball League (United Kingdom)

BLNO (Norway)

BSN - National Superior Basketball (Puerto Rico)

CBA - Chinese Basketball Association

CBA - Continental Basketball Association ( Official Page )

E.O.K. - Greece Basketball Association ( Official page )

Euroleague - Pan- Europe an competition for elite clubs ( Official Page )

IBL - International Basketball League

KBL - Korean Basketball League (South Korea) ( Official Page )

Korisliiga (Finland)

LEGA Basket A (Italy)

Ligat Ha'al, known for sponsorship reasons as Ligat Winner (Israel)

LKL - Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga (Lithuania)

LNB - Liga Nacional De Básquetbol (Argentina)

LNB - Ligue Nationale De Basketball (France)

LNBP - Liga Nacional De Baloncesto Profesional ( Mexico )

Naša Sinalko Liga ( Serbia )

NBA - National Basketball Association ( Official Page )

NBA D-League - NBA Development League ( Official Page )

NBA Summer Pro League

NBL - National Basketball League (Australia)

NLB League , also known as Adriatic League ( Bosnia And Herzegovina , Croatia , Serbia , Montenegro and Slovenia )

Opportunity League ( Montenegro )

PBA - Philippine Basketball Association (Philippines)

PLK - Polska Liga Koszykówki, also called Dominet Bank Ekstraliga for sponsorship reasons ( Poland , men) Official page

PLKK - Polska Liga Koszykówki Kobiet, also called Torell Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons ( Poland , women) Official page

SKL - known for sponsorship reasons as Liga UPC Telemach ( Slovenia )

TBL - Turkish Basketball League

TPBL - Texas Pro Basketball League

USBL - United States Basketball League ( Official Page )

WBA - World Basketball Association

WNBA - Women's National Basketball Association ( Official Page )

BILLIARDS

WPBSA - World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association ( Official Page )

WPBA - Women's Professional Billiard Association ( Official Page )

UPA - United States Professional Pool Players Association ( Official Page )

IPT - International Pool Tour ( Official Page )

BOWLING

Professional Bowlers Association

US Bowling Congress

BOXING

World Boxing Council

World Boxing Association

International Boxing Federation

World Boxing Organization

World Boxing League

CRICKET

Cricket World Cup

Australia

--- Pura Cup

--- Ford Ranger One Day Cup

England

--- County Championship

--- Friends Provident Trophy

--- Twenty20 Cup

--- National League

CURLING

Canadian Curling Association

E-SPORTS

Cyberathlete Professional League ( Official Page )

Cyberathlete Amateur League ( Official Page )

Major League Gaming ( Official Page )

FIELD HOCKEY

Indian Premier Hockey League

FOOTBALL: AMERICAN AND CANADIAN

National Football League ( Official Page )

Arena Football League ( Official Page )

Canadian Football League ( Official Page )

See also the full List Of Leagues Of American And Canadian Football

FOOTBALL: ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Kategoria Superiore

Algerian Championnat National

Primera División Argentina

Armenian Premier League

and

Hyundai A-League

Bundesliga

AFFA Supreme League

Belarusian Premier League

Jupiler League

Liga De Fútbol Profesional Boliviano

Premier League Of Bosnia And Herzegovina

First League Of The Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina

Campeonato Brasileiro

Bulgarian A Professional Football Group

Chinese Super League

Copa Mustang

Primera División De Costa Rica

Prva HNL

Cypriot First Division

Gambrinus Liga

SAS Ligaen (top level)

Viasat Sport Division (second level)

Campeonato Ecuatoriano De Fútbol

Egyptian League

Premier League

The Football League , comprised of:

--- Football League Championship

--- Football League One

--- Football League Two

Meistriliiga

Veikkausliiga

and

Ligue 1

Ligue 2

1st Bundesliga

2nd Bundesliga

Umaglesi Liga

Super League Greece

Second Division

Liga Nacional De Honduras

Liga De Ascenso De Honduras (second level)

Borsodi Liga

Landsbankadeild

National Football League (India)

Liga Indonesia

Persian Gulf Cup (Premier League)

Azadegan League (1st Division)

2nd Division

3rd Division

Iraq Super League

FAI League Of Ireland

--- FAI Premier Division , the top level of the above

Ligat Ha'Al (Premier League)

Liga Leumit (National League)

Liga Artzit (Nationwide League)

Serie A

Serie B

Serie C

J. League

Kazakhstan Super League

Kuwaiti Premier League

Virsliga

A Lyga

Maltese Premier League

Makedonska 1. Liga

Primera División De México (Premier Division)

Primera División A

Divizia Naţională

Montenegrin First League

GNF 1

Eredivisie

Eerste Divisie

Irish Premier League

Tippeligaen (top level)

Adeccoligaen (second level)

Liga Paraguaya

Primera División Peruana

Orange Ekstraklasa

Portuguese Liga

Liga De Honra (second level)

Qatar National First Division

Liga 1

Liga 2

Russian Premier League

Saudi Premier League

Scottish Premier League

Scottish Football League , composed of:

--- Scottish First Division

--- Scottish Second Division

--- Scottish Third Division

Highland Football League

East Of Scotland Football League

Corgoň Liga

PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije

Serbian Superliga

Korea Professional Football League (K-League)

La Liga

Liga BBVA

Allsvenskan (premier league)

Superettan (second level)

Division 1 (third level)

Division 2 (fourth level)

and

Swiss Super League

Challenge League

Syrian League

Thailand Premier League

Pro League

Professional Football League

Championnat De Tunisie

Turkcell Super League

Ukrainian Premier League

Primera División Uruguaya

UAE League

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Major League Soccer (MLS) (US and Canada - premier league)

United Soccer Leagues (USL)

--- USL First Division

--- USL Second Division

--- USL Premier Development League

--- USL W-League

--- Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL)

National Premier Soccer League (NPSL)

Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL)

Major Indoor Soccer League

Women's United Soccer Association (dormant)

Uzbek League

Primera División Venezolana

V-League

See also the full List Of Football (soccer) Competitions

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL

Australian Football League ( Official Page )

Victorian Football League

South Australian National Football League ( Official Page )

West Australian Football League

Victorian Women's Football Leauue

See List Of Australian Rules Football Leagues and List Of Australian Rules Football Leagues Outside Australia .

GOLF

See main article: Professional Golf Tours .

Men's

Top-level tours

PGA TOUR ( United States )

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)

Canadian Professional Golf Tour

Senior tours

Champions Tour (United States)

European Seniors Tour

Developmental tours

Nationwide Tour (second-tier US tour, operated by the PGA TOUR)

Challenge Tour (second-tier European tour)

Japan Challenge Tour (second-tier Japanese tour)

Alps Tour (third-tier tour operating in Austria, France, Italy, Morocco and Switzerland, with events also in the Czech Republic and Tunisia)

EPD Tour (third-tier tour based in Germany)

Gateway Tour (third-tier US tour)

Minor Leauge Golf Tour (low cost fourth-tier US tour)

NGA Hooters Tour (third-tier US tour)

PGA EuroPro Tour (third-tier tour based in the UK)

US Pro Golf Tour (third-tier US tour)

Telia Tour (men's version is a fourth-tier tour based in Sweden)

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 of Japan and Korea)

ALPG Tour (Australia)

Senior tours

Legends Tour (United States)

Developmental tours

FUTURES Tour (second-tier US tour, operated by the LPGA)

Telia Tour (women's version is a second-tier tour in Sweden, feeding to the Ladies European Tour)

TEAM HANDBALL

German Bundesliga (handball)

Spanish league

ICE HOCKEY

American Hockey League ( United States and Canada )

Central Hockey League ( United States )

Deutsche Eishockey Liga ( Germany )

ECHL ( United States and Canada )

Elitserien ( Sweden )

National Hockey League ( United States and Canada )

Nationalliga A ( Switzerland )

SM-liiga ( Finland )

Southern Professional Hockey League (Southeastern United States )

United Hockey League ( United States )

GET-ligaen ( Norway )

''See also the full List Of Ice Hockey Leagues ''

LACROSSE

Box / Indoor Lacrosse

NLL - National Lacrosse League ( United States and Canada )

MSL - Major Series Lacrosse ( Canada )

WLA - Western Lacrosse Association ( Canada )

Field Lacrosse

MLL - Major League Lacrosse ( United States )

SPEEDWAY

''Czech Republic:'' Ekstraliga

''Denmark:'' Danish Speedway League

''Germany:'' Bundesliga

''Poland:''

--- Speedway Ekstraliga

---Pierwsza Liga (''1st League'')

---Druga Liga (''2nd League'')

''Sweden:''

--- Elitserien

--- Allsvenskan

'' United Kingdom :''

---Skybet Elite League

--- Premier League

--- Conference League

Australia

--- National Rugby League

--- National Youth Competition

--- Queensland Cup

--- NSWRL Premier League

--- NSWRL Jim Beam Cup

France

--- French Elite Championship

--- Lord Derby Cup

Great Britain

--- Super League

--- National Leagues

--- Challenge Cup

--- National League Cup

New Zealand

--- Bartercard Cup

United States

--- American National Rugby League ^{'' ''}

RUGBY UNION

Professional Rugby Players Association

IRB Sevens World Series

( Australia )

--- Super 14

--- Australian Rugby Championship

--- Australian Provincial Championship

( England )

--- Guinness Premiership

--- Heineken Cup

--- EDF Energy Cup

--- European Rugby Shield

( France )

--- Ligue Nationale De Rugby

-- Top 14

-- Rugby Pro D2

--- Heineken Cup

--- European Rugby Shield

( Italy )

--- Super 10

--- Heineken Cup

--- European Rugby Shield

( Ireland )

--- Magners League

--- Heineken Cup

--- European Rugby Shield

( Japan )

--- Top League

--- Microsoft Cup

( New Zealand )

--- Super 14

--- Air New Zealand Cup

--- Ranfurly Shield

( Russia )

--- Professional Rugby League

( Scotland )

--- Magners League

--- Heineken Cup

--- European Rugby Shield

( South Africa )

--- Super 14

--- Currie Cup

-- Premier Division

-- First Division

--- Vodacom Cup

( Wales )

--- Magners League

--- Heineken Cup

--- EDF Energy Cup

--- European Rugby Shield

TENNIS

Association Of Tennis Professionals

Women's Tennis Association

World TeamTennis

VOLLEYBALL

Lega Pallavolo Serie A (Italian League)

Female Superior Volleyball League

V.League

Pro A (French League)

AVP ( Beach Volleyball )

SEE ALSO

List Of Sports Attendance Figures

NCAA

List Of Defunct Sports Leagues

List Of Developmental And Minor Sports Leagues

Little League , amateur Baseball and Softball league

List Of Cities By Number Of Pro-sports Franchises ( North America n)

EXTERNAL LINKS

North American Pro Sports Teams - Lists every imaginable league that has operated in Canada and / or the United States. Grouped by city.