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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

All Star Circuit of Champions
American Hot Rod Association
Arena Racing USA
Asian Le Mans Series
British Touring Car Championship (United Kingdom)
British GT Championship (United Kingdom)
Copa Truck
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (German Touring Car Masters)
D1 Grand Prix
European Le Mans Series
Extreme E
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)
Formula One
Formula 2
Formula 3
Formula D
Formula E
Fórmula Truck
GT World Challenge Endurance Cup
GT World Challenge Europe
IMSA SportsCar Championship
International Hot Rod Association (IHRA)
IndyCar Series (United States)
Indy NXT Series (United States)
Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing
NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) (United States)
National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)
Stock Car Pro Series (Brazil)
Super DIRTcar Series
Super Formula Championship (Japan)
Super Formula Lights (Japan)
Super GT / Japan Automobile Federation
Superstar Racing Experience (SRX)
TC 2000 Championship
FIA TCR World Tour
Top Race V6
Turismo Carretera
Supercars Championship (Australia)
Super2 Series (Australia)
FIA World Endurance Championship
World of Outlaws (WoO)
World Rally Championship (WRC)
World Rallycross Championship (WorldRX)
World Touring Car Cup

Badminton

England

National Badminton League

India

Premier Badminton League

Indonesia

Bandy

Finland

Russia

Sweden

Elitserien
Allsvenskan
International
- Bandy World Cup
- Bandy World Cup Women

Baseball

Northern Hemisphere Summer[edit]

Americas[edit]

United States, Canada, Cuba, Venezuela, and Argentina

Mexico

Argentina

Argentine Baseball League

Asia-Pacific[edit]

Japan

Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)
- Major Leagues:
  - Central League
  - Pacific League
- Minor Leagues:
  - Eastern League
  - Western League
Administered by BFJ:
- Intercity baseball tournament (officially amateur but contains professional teams)
- Industrial Baseball League (officially amateur but contains professional teams)
- All Japan Club Baseball Championship (officially amateur but contains professional teams)
Independent:

South Korea

Major League:
- KBO League
Minor League:
- KBO Futures League

People's Republic of China

China National Baseball League

Taiwan

Major League:
- Chinese Professional Baseball League
Minor League:
- Chinese Professional Baseball League, Division 2
Independent League:
- Popcorn League

Philippines

Philippine Baseball League

Europe[edit]

Europe

European Champions Cup - first-tier continental cup
European Confederation Cup - second-tier continental cup
European Federation Cup - third-tier continental cup

Italy

Italian Baseball League

Ireland

Irish Baseball League

Netherlands

Czech Republic

Czech Baseball Extraliga (officially semi-professional but contains several professional teams)
Ceskomoravská

France

Division Élite (officially semi-professional but contains several professional teams)

Germany

Baseball-Bundesliga (officially semi-professional but contains several professional teams)

Spain

División de Honor de Béisbol (officially semi-professional but contains several professional teams)

Sweden

Elitserien (baseball)

Poland

Ekstraliga Baseball (semi-professional)

Portugal

Portuguese Atlantic Baseball League (semi-professional)

Turkey

Turkish Baseball League (semi-professional)