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This is a list of professional sports leagues.
Asports 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.
England
India
Indonesia
Russia
Sweden
United States, 
Canada, 
Cuba, 
Venezuela, and 
Argentina
Ireland
Australia, 
New Zealand and 
South Korea
Japan, South Korea and 
Taiwan
Major promotions
Major sanctioning bodies
Philippines
Canada
United States
India
England
Scotland
Ireland
Australia
New Zealand
United States
India
Italy
Austria
Belarus
Brazil
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Czech Republic
China
Germany
France
Italy
Latvia
Malaysia
Myanmar
Serbia
Poland
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Russia
United States
Includes American and Canadian Football and their variants.
United States
Brazil
Canada
Mexico
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
China
Japan
Australia
National Rugby League
Canterbury Cup NSW 
Queensland Cup NSW Challenge Cup
Ron Massey Cup (semi-professional) Group 7 Rugby League (semi-professional) NZ National Competition Papua New Guinea National Rugby League (semi-professional) NRL Women's Premiership QRL Women's PremiershipIntercontinental
Africa
Currie Cup Premier Division
Kenya Cup (semi-professional)
Top 20 (semi-professional)Americas
Asia-Pacific
Super Rugby Pacific NPC Japan
Sri Lanka Rugby Championship (semi-professional)Europe
Premiership Rugby
Premiership Rugby Shield 
RFU Championship National League 1 (semi-professional) Premier 15s (semi-professional) National Rugby League (France) - Top 14
National Rugby League (France) - Rugby Pro D2 - Championnat Fédéral Nationale (semi-professional) Russian Rugby Championship
CEC Bank SuperLiga Top12 (semi-professional) Extraliga ragby (semi-professional)
All-Ireland League (rugby union) (semi-professional) Ekstraliga (rugby) (semi-professional) Super 6 (semi-professional) División de Honor de Rugby (semi-professional)
Welsh Premier Division (semi-professional)
Didi 10 (semi-professional) Rugby Europe Super Cup (semi-professional) European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge CupPro clubs in an amateur league
Europe: Euro Hockey League Europe: Women's Euro Hockey League Netherlands: Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey Germany: Feldhockey Bundesliga (Men's field hockey) Belgium: Men's Belgian Hockey League
Angola Women's Handball League Handball League Australia Handball Liga Austria
Algerian Handball Championship Algerian Women's Handball Championship Belarusian Men's Handball Championship Belarusian Women's Handball Championship Belgian First Division (men's handball) Belgian First Division (women's handball)
Bulgarian GHR A Czech Handball Extraliga Croatian Premier Handball League Croatian First League (women's handball) Danish Men's Handball League Danish Women's Handball League Finnish Handball League Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball) Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball) Indian Premier Handball League Premier Handball League Serbian Handball Super League Serbian Super League of Handball for Women Slovenská hadzanárska extraliga Slovenian First League (men's handball) Slovenian First League (women's handball) Handbollsligan Svensk handbollselit
Úrvalsdeild karla (handball) Úrvalsdeild kvenna (handball) Swiss Handball League SPAR Premium League Handball-Bundesliga 2. Handball-Bundesliga DHB-Pokal Handball-Bundesliga (women)
Greek Men's Handball Championship Greek Women's Handball Championship Serie A (men's handball) Serie A1 (women's handball) Ligat Ha'Al (handball) Championnat de France de handball Championnat de France de handball féminin Liga ASOBAL División de Plata de Balonmano División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano Campeonato Nacional de Andebol Masculino Andebol 1 1ª Divisão de Andebol Feminino Japan Handball League Handball Korea League
Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball Montenegrin First League of Women's Handball
Macedonian Handball Super League Polish Superliga (men's handball) Polish Women's Superliga (women's handball) Liga Națională (men's handball) Divizia A1 (men's volleyball) Liga Națională (women's handball) Divizia A (women's handball) Russian Handball Super League Russian Women's Handball Super League Liga Națională (men's handball) Liga Națională (women's handball)
Tunisian Handball League Tunisian Women's Handball League Turkish Handball Super League Turkish Women's Handball Super League
Ukrainian Men's Handball Super League Ukrainian Women's Handball Super League
Canada and United States
Canada only
United States only
Mexico
Japan, South Korea, and Russia
Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Italy
France
Germany
Netherlands and Belgium
Poland
Romania
Russia, Belarus, China, Finland, 
Kazakhstan, Latvia, and Slovakia
Russia only
Slovenia
Sweden
United Kingdom
( England, Scotland, Wales, and 
Northern Ireland)
Australia
New Zealand
International Tournaments
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 
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: King of Kings : Kunlun Fight : Wu Lin Feng
United States and Canada
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United States: Ultimate Fighting Championship (Premier American/International Organization) United States: Bellator MMA (Second Tier American Organization) United States: Professional Fighters League (Second Tier American Organization) United States: Legacy Fighting Alliance (Minor American Organization) United States: King of the Cage (Minor American Organization) United States: Shark Fights (Minor American Organization) United States: Titan Fighting Championships (Minor American Organization) United States: Tachi Palace Fights (Minor American Organization) United States: Invicta Fighting Championships (Minor American Organization) Japan: Rizin FF (Premier Japanese Organization) Japan: Shooto (Second Tier Japanese Organization) Japan: Pancrase (Second Tier Japanese Organization) Japan: DEEP (Minor Japanese Organization) Japan: ZST (Minor Japanese Organization) Japan: RisingOn (Minor Japanese Organization) Japan: GLEAT (Minor Japanese Organization) Russia: Absolute Championship Akhmat (Premier Russian-based Organization) Russia: Fight Nights Global (Premier Russian-based Organization) Russia: M-1 Global (Second Tier Russian-based Organization) Mexico: LUX Fight League (Premier Mexican Organization) Mexico: Ultimate Warrior Challenge Mexico (Premier Mexican Organization) Mexico: Budo Sento Championship (Second Tier Mexican Organization) Brazil: Jungle Fight (Premier Brazilian Organization) Brazil: Shooto Brasil (Second Tier Brazilian Organization) South Korea: ROAD Fighting Championship[19] (Premier Korean Organization) South Korea: TOP Fighting Championship[20] (Second Tier Korean Organization)
Singapore: ONE Championship (Premier Singaporean Organization) Poland: Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (Premier Polish-based Organization) United Kingdom: Cage Warriors (Premier British Organization) Canada: Maximum Fighting Championship (Premier Canadian Organization) Netherlands: United Glory (Premier Dutch Organization) China: Kunlun Fight (Premier Chinese Organization)
Hong Kong: Legend Fighting Championship (Premier Hong Konger Organization) Philippines: Universal Reality Combat Championship (Premier Filipino Organization) Lithuania: MMA Bushido (Lithuanian Organization) India: Super Fight League[21]
United States
United States
United States
Turkey
Philippines
Southeast Asia
Australian Volleyball League Australian Women's Volleyball League Liga Argentina de Voleibol – Serie A1 Liga Femenina de Voleibol Argentino Bulgarian Volleyball League Bulgarian Women's Volleyball League Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) (beach volleyball) Athletes Unlimited Volleyball (AUV) Volleyball League of America (VLA) National Volleyball Association (NVA) National Volleyball League (NVL) Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF) English National Volleyball League English Women's National Volleyball League Canadian Volleyball League (CVL) National Beach Volleyball League (NBVL) Austrian Volleyball Bundesliga · Austrian Women's Volley League Belgium Men's Volleyball League (Euro Millions Volley League) Belgium Women's Volleyball League (Liga A) Czech Men's Volleyball Extraliga Czech Women's Volleyball Extraliga Chinese Volleyball Super League (CVL) (both men and women) Croatian 1A Volleyball League Danish Volleyball League Danish Women's Volleyball League Dutch Volleyball League· Dutch Women's Volleyball League Volleyball Bundesliga der Männer Volleyball-Bundesliga der Frauen Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's volleyball) Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's volleyball)
Enterprise Volleyball League (TVL) (both men and women) A1 Ethniki Volleyball (men) A1 Ethniki Women's Volleyball Israeli Men's Volleyball League Israeli Women's Volleyball League Proliga (Indonesia)
Prime Volleyball League Iranian Volleyball Super League (men) Lega Pallavolo Serie A (men) Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (women) [1] Male Superior Volleyball League (men) Female Superior Volleyball League (women) Spikers' Turf (men) Philippine Super Liga (women) Premier Volleyball League (women) Dominican Republic Volleyball League (both men and women) V.League (both men and women) V.Challenge League (both men and women) V-League (both men and women) Men's Volleyball Thailand League (men) Men's Volleyball Pro Challenge Women's Volleyball Thailand League Women's Volleyball Pro Challenge Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League Pro A (men) French Women's Volleyball League Romanian Volleyball League Romanian Women's Volleyball League Russian Volleyball Super League (men) Russian Women's Volleyball Super League Brazilian Men's Volleyball Superliga Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga PlusLiga (men) TAURON Liga (women) Slovakian Men's Volleyball League Slovakian Women's Volleyball League Slovenian Volleyball League Slovenian Women's Volleyball League Superliga de Voleibol Masculina Superliga Femenina de Voleibol Portuguese Volleyball First Division First Division Women's Volleyball League Montenegrin Volleyball League Montenegrin women's volley league Divizia A1 (men's volleyball) Divizia A1 (women's volleyball) Volleyball Vietnam League Volleyball League of Serbia Serbian Women's Volleyball League Elitserien (men's volleyball) Elitserien (women's volleyball) Swiss Volleyball League· Swiss Women's Volleyball League
Norwegian Volleyball League Norwegian Women's Volleyball League Finland Volleyball League Finnish Women's Volleyball League Tunisian Women's Volleyball League Tunisian Men's Volleyball League Turkish Men's Volleyball League Turkish Women's Volleyball League UK Beach Tour Ukrainian Men's Volleyball Super League Ukrainian Women's Volleyball Super League Australian National Water Polo League Bosnia and Herzegovina Water Polo League Liga Nacional (water polo) Croatian First League of Water Polo Championnat de France (water polo) Championnat de France (women's water polo) Deutsche Wasserball-Liga A1 Ethniki Water Polo A1 Ethniki Women's Water Polo Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) Országos Bajnokság I (women's water polo) Serie A1 (water polo) Serie A2 (men's water polo) Serie B (men's water polo) Serie A1 (women's water polo)
Maltese Water Polo Premier League Montenegrin First League of Water Polo Dutch Men's Water Polo Championship Dutch Women's Water Polo Championship Polish Championship in Water polo Portuguese Water Polo League Romanian Superliga (water polo) Russian Water Polo Championship Russian Women's Water Polo Championship Serbian Water Polo League A Slovenian First League of Water Polo División de Honor de Waterpolo División de Honor Femenina de Waterpolo Elitserien (water polo) Türkiye Sutopu 1. Ligi British Water Polo LeagueThe Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional, based in Mexico City, concluded its first season in April, and reports said attendance exceeded 5,000 fans per game for the inaugural four-team campaign.
