List of professional sports leagues in Asia explained

This is a list of Professional sports leagues in Asia.

LeagueFoundedSportCountryTeams
align=center 1888align=center Footballalign=left align=center 20
Calcutta Football Leaguealign=center 1898align=center Footballalign=left align=center 160+
align=center 1902align=center Footballalign=left align=center 16
Hong Kong First Division Leaguealign=center 1908align=center Footballalign=left align=center 14
align=center 1909align=center align=left align=center 16
align=center 1934align=center Footballalign=left align=center 12
align=center 1934align=center align=left align=center 12
Ranji Trophyalign=center 1934align=center Cricketalign=left align=center 38
Santosh Trophyalign=center 1941align=center Footballalign=left align=center 37
align=center 1944align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 1944align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 1948align=center align=left align=center 14
Dhaka Second Division Football Leaguealign=center 1948align=center Footballalign=left align=center 18
Dhaka Third Division Football Leaguealign=center 1948align=center Footballalign=left align=center 18
align=center 1948align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 1950align=center Baseballalign=left align=center 12
align=center 1950align=center align=left align=center 8
align=center 1951align=center align=left align=center 16
align=center 1952align=center align=left align=center 6
Quaid-i-Azam Trophyalign=center 1953align=center Cricketalign=left align=center 8
align=center 1954align=center align=left align=center 10
Martyr's Memorial A-Division Leaguealign=center 1954align=center Footballalign=left align=center 14
align=center 1955align=center align=left align=center 10
align=center 1956align=center align=center align=center 24
align=center 1956align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 1957align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 1957 align=center align=left align=center 12
Irani Cupalign=center 1959align=center Cricketalign=left align=center 2
align=center 1960align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 1960align=center align=center align=center 16
President's Trophyalign=center 1960align=center Cricketalign=left align=center 8
Duleep Trophyalign=center 1961align=center Cricketalign=left align=center 6
Kuwaiti Premier Leaguealign=center 1961align=center Footballalign=left align=center 10
Indian Openalign=center 1964align=center Golfalign=left align=center -
align=center 1965align=center align=center align=center 12
Syrian Premier Leaguealign=center 1966align=center Footballalign=left align=center 12
align=center 1967align=center align=center Asiaalign=center 24
align=center 1968align=center align=left align=center -
X-Leaguealign=center 1971align=center American footballalign=left align=center 12
Deodhar Trophyalign=center 1973align=center Cricketalign=left align=center 3
align=center 1973align=center align=left align=center -
align=center 1973align=center align=left align=center 10
Qatar Stars Leaguealign=center 1973align=center Footballalign=left align=center 12
UAE Football Leaguealign=center 1973align=center Footballalign=left align=center 12
Iraqi Premier Leaguealign=center 1974align=center Footballalign=left Iraqalign=center 20
align=center 1975align=center align=center align=center 12
align=center 1975 align=center align=left align=center 14
Philippine Basketball Associationalign=center 1975align=center Basketballalign=left align=center 12
align=center 1976align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 1976align=center align=left align=center 13
align=center 1976align=center align=left align=center 14
align=center 1976align=center align=left align=center 12
Saudi Professional Leaguealign=center 1976align=center Footballalign=left align=center 16
align=center 1979align=center align=left align=center 10
Pakistan National Football Challenge Cupalign=center 1979align=center Footballalign=left align=center Varies
align=center 1979align=center align=left align=center 9
align=center 1979align=center align=left align=center 10
align=center 1980align=center align=left align=center 11
V.League 1align=center 1980 align=center align=left align=center 14
align=center 1981align=center align=center align=center 8
align=center 1981 align=center align=left align=center 11
Philippine Columbian Association Openalign=center 1981align=center align=left align=center -
align=center 1981align=center align=left align=center 46
align=center 1981align=center align=left align=center 10
align=center 1981 align=center align=left align=center 8
align=center 1982align=center align=left align=center 10
KBO Leaguealign=center 1982align=center Baseballalign=left align=center 10
align=center 1982align=center align=center align=center 8
K League 1align=center 1983align=center Footballalign=left align=center 12
Asia Cupalign=center 1984align=center Cricketalign=left



align=center 6
align=center 1984align=center align=left align=center 7
align=center 1985align=center align=center align=center 8
align=center 1986 align=center align=left align=center 8
align=center 1988align=center align=left align=center Varies
align=center 1988align=center align=left align=center 23
Chinese Professional Baseball Leaguealign=center 1989align=center Baseballalign=left align=center 6
align=center 1989align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 1990-2002 align=center align=center align=center -
align=center 1990align=center align=left align=center 6
Lao Leaguealign=center 1990align=center align=left align=center 10
V.League 2align=center 1990align=center Footballalign=left align=center 12
align=center 1990 align=center align=left align=center 11
Azadegan Leaguealign=center 1991align=center Footballalign=left align=center 18
align=center 1992align=center align=left align=center Varies
J1 Leaguealign=center 1992align=center Footballalign=left align=center 20
align=center 1992align=center align=left
align=center 14
align=center 1992align=center align=left align=center 10
align=center 1992align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 1992align=center align=left align=center 10
Uzbek Leaguealign=center 1992align=center Footballalign=left align=center 14
align=center 1992align=center align=left align=center 9
Kolkata Women's Football Leaguealign=center 1993align=center Footballalign=left align=center 20
K-1align=center 1993align=center align=left align=center -
align=center 1993align=center align=left align=center -
align=center 1994align=center align=left


















align=center -
Men's SV.Leaguealign=center 1994align=center Volleyballalign=left align=center 10
Women's SV.Leaguealign=center 1994align=center align=left align=center 14
Chinese Basketball Associationalign=center 1995align=center Basketballalign=left align=center 20
China Table Tennis Super Leaguealign=center 1995align=center Table Tennisalign=left align=center 20
align=center 1995align=center align=left align=center -
align=center 1996align=center align=left align=center 14 (Men),
15 (Women)
Chennai Openalign=center 1996align=center Tennisalign=left align=center -
Singapore Premier Leaguealign=center 1996align=center Footballalign=left align=center 9
Thai League 1align=center 1996align=center align=left align=center 16
align=center 1997align=center align=left align=center 12
Professional Golf Tour of Indiaalign=center 1997align=center Golfalign=left align=center -
Korean Basketball Leaguealign=center 1997align=center Basketballalign=left align=center 10
Thai League 2align=center 1997align=center align=left align=center 18
Women's Korean Basketball Leaguealign=center 1998align=center Basketballalign=left align=center 6
align=center 1998align=center align=left align=center 14
Iranian Basketball Super Leaguealign=center 1998align=center Basketballalign=left align=center 12
align=center 1998align=center align=left align=center 14
Goa Professional Leaguealign=center 1998align=center Footballalign=left align=center 12
align=center 1998align=center align=left align=center 8
National Cricket League of Bangladeshalign=center 1999align=center Cricketalign=left align=center 8
J2 Leaguealign=center 1999align=center Footballalign=left align=center 20
align=center 1999align=center Footballalign=left align=center 15
align=center 2001align=center align=left align=center -
Iran Pro Leaguealign=center 2001align=center Footballalign=left align=center 16
align=center 2001align=center align=left align=center 8
align=center 2002align=center align=left align=center 8
align=center 2002 align=center align=left align=center 7
align=center 2002align=center align=left align=center 7
Vijay Hazare Trophyalign=center 2002align=center Cricketalign=left align=center 38
align=center 2002align=center align=left align=center 19
align=center 2002align=center align=left align=center -
Asia League Ice Hockeyalign=center 2003align=center Ice hockeyalign=left
align=center 5
align=center 2003align=center align=left align=center 14
Japan Rugby League Onealign=center 2003align=center Rugby unionalign=left align=center 12
align=center 2003align=center align=left align=center -
align=center 2003align=center align=left align=center 4
align=center 2004align=center Footballalign=left align=center 12
Chinese Super Leaguealign=center 2004align=center Footballalign=left align=center 16
align=center 2004align=center align=left align=center 16
Malaysia Super Leaguealign=center 2004align=center Footballalign=left align=center 13
align=center 2004 align=center align=left align=center 9
align=center 2004align=center align=center align=center 8
align=center 2004align=center align=left align=center 4
align=center 2005align=center align=left align=center 5
align=center 2005align=center align=left align=center 8
align=center 2005align=center align=left align=center 8
align=center 2005align=center align=left align=center 8
Indian Ice Hockey Championshipalign=center 2005align=center Ice Hockeyalign=left align=center N/A
Men's V-League (South Korea)align=center 2005align=center Volleyballalign=left align=center 7
align=center 2005align=center align=left align=center 7
National T20 Cupalign=center 2005align=center Cricketalign=left align=center 6
align=center 2006align=center align=left align=center 14
align=center 2006align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 2006align=center align=left align=center 38
align=center 2007align=center align=left align=center 12
F.Leaguealign=center 2007align=center align=left align=center 12
I-Leaguealign=center 2007align=center Footballalign=left align=center 13
align=center 2007align=center align=left align=center 10
align=center 2008align=center Footballalign=left align=center 12
Indian Premier Leaguealign=center 2008align=center Cricketalign=left align=center 10
I-League 2nd Divisionalign=center 2008align=center Footballalign=left align=center 8
Liga 1 (Indonesia)align=center 2008align=center Footballalign=left align=center 18
align=center 2008align=center align=left align=center -
align=center 2008align=center align=left align=center 6
align=center 2009align=center align=left align=center 12
Maharaja Trophy T20align=center 2009align=center Cricketalign=left align=center 6
align=center 2009align=center align=left align=center 12
Philippine Golf Touralign=center 2009align=center align=left align=center -
align=center 2009align=center align=left align=center 10
align=center 2009align=center align=left align=center 8
align=center 2010align=center align=left align=center -
align=center 2011 align=center align=left align=center 4
align=center 2011align=center align=left align=center 6
align=center 2011align=center align=left align=center 6
align=center 2011 align=center align=left










Europe


align=center -
align=center 2011align=center Footballalign=left align=center 8
Elite Football League of Indiaalign=center 2012 (inactive) align=center American Footballalign=left align=center 23
align=center 2012 align=center align=left

align=center 4~6
Bangladesh Championship Leaguealign=center 2012align=center Footballalign=left align=center 12
align=center 2012align=center align=left align=center 7
align=center 2012align=center align=left align=center 10
align=center 2012 align=center align=left align=center 16
align=center 2012align=center align=left align=center 7
Super Fight Leaguealign=center 2012align=center Mixed Martial Artsalign=left align=center -
League of Legends Champions Koreaalign=center 2012align=center eSportsalign=left align=center 10
align=center 2012align=center Footballalign=left align=center 8
align=center 2012 align=center align=left align=center 10
align=center 2012align=center align=left align=center -
Premier Badminton Leaguealign=center 2013align=center Badmintonalign=left align=center 6
Golf Premier Leaguealign=center 2013 (defunct) align=center Golfalign=left align=center 8
align=center 2013align=center align=left align=center 13
J3 Leaguealign=center 2013align=center Footballalign=left align=center 20
Hockey India Leaguealign=center 2013align=center Field Hockeyalign=left align=center 6
K League 2align=center 2013align=center align=left align=center 13
Kerala Premier Leaguealign=center 2013align=center Footballalign=left align=center 22
Ladies Philippine Golf Touralign=center 2013align=center align=left align=center -
align=center 2013align=center align=left align=center 8
Tencent League of Legends Pro Leaguealign=center 2013align=center eSportsalign=left align=center 17
align=center 2013align=center align=left align=center 10
3x3.EXE Premieralign=center 2014align=center Basketball (3x3)align=left



align=center 70+
Champions League Basketball 3x3align=center 2014align=center Basketball (3x3)align=left align=center 12
align=center 2014align=center align=left align=center 8
align=center 2014align=center align=left align=center 9
align=center 2014align=center align=left align=center 8
Vietnam eSports Champions Leaguealign=center 2014align=center eSportsalign=left align=center 12
Pro Kabaddi Leaguealign=center 2014align=center Kabaddialign=left align=center 12
Kunlun Fightalign=center 2014align=center Kickboxingalign=left align=center -
align=center 2014align=center align=left align=center 6
align=center 2015align=center align=left align=center 10
align=center 2015align=center align=left align=center 10
align=center 2015align=center align=left align=center 6
ESL India Premiershipalign=center 2015align=center eSportsalign=left align=center 1000+
align=center 2015align=center align=left align=center -
align=center 2016align=center align=left align=center 24
Bad Bull Softball Leaguealign=center 2016align=center Softballalign=left align=center 8
align=center 2016align=center align=left align=center 6
align=center 2016align=center align=left align=center -
align=center 2016align=center align=left




align=center 10
align=center 2016 align=center align=left align=center 6
iCG e-Sports Summer Leaguealign=center 2016align=center eSportsalign=left align=center 12
Indian eSports Championshipalign=center 2016align=center eSportsalign=left align=center 100+
Indian Women's Leaguealign=center 2016align=center Footballalign=left align=center 7
align=center 2016align=center align=left align=center -
Tamil Nadu Premier Leaguealign=center 2016align=center Cricketalign=left align=center 8
align=center 2016align=center align=left align=center 7
align=center 2017align=center Basketball (3x3)align=left align=center 18
align=center 2017align=center align=left

align=center 3
align=center 2017 align=center align=left align=center 8
align=center 2017align=center align=left align=center 26
align=center 2017align=center align=left align=center 29
Philippines Football Leaguealign=center 2017align=center Footballalign=left align=center 15
align=center 2017align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 2017align=center align=left align=center 8
Thai League 3align=center 2017align=center align=left align=center 72
Ultimate Table Tennisalign=center 2017align=center Table Tennisalign=left align=center 6
align=center 2018align=center align=left align=center 8
align=center 2018align=center align=left align=center 10
T.Leaguealign=center 2018align=center align=left align=center 10
align=center 2018align=center eSportsalign=left align=center 6
align=center 2018align=center align=left align=center Varies
align=center 2019 align=center align=left align=center 15
align=center 2019align=center align=left align=center -
align=center 2019align=center align=left align=center 5
align=center 2019align=center align=left align=center 74
align=center 2019align=center align=left


align=center 10
align=center 2019align=center align=left align=center Varies
align=center 2020align=center align=left align=center 16
align=center 2020align=center align=left align=center 16
Kerala Super Leaguealign=center 2020align=center Cricketalign=left align=center 6
align=center 2020align=center align=left align=center 5
P.League+align=center 2020align=center Basketballalign=left align=center 4
Pilipinas VisMin Super Cupalign=center 2020align=center Basketballalign=left align=center Varies
align=center 2020align=center align=left align=center 18
align=center 2020align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 2021align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 2021 align=center align=left align=center Varies
align=center 2021 align=center align=left align=center 14
align=center 2021align=center align=left align=center 6
align=center 2021 align=center align=left align=center 8
align=center 2021 align=center align=left align=center Varies
align=center 2021align=center align=left align=center 10
align=center 2021align=center align=left align=center 5
align=center 2022align=center align=left

align=center 4
align=center 2022 align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 2022align=center align=left align=center 4
align=center 2022align=center align=left align=center 16
align=center 2022align=center align=left align=center 5
align=center 2022 align=center align=left align=center 5
align=center 2022align=center align=left align=center 6
align=center 2022align=center align=left align=center 6
align=center 2022 align=center align=left align=center 10
align=center 2022align=center align=left align=center 10
align=center 2022 align=center align=left align=center 6
align=center 2022 align=center align=left










Bahrain

align=center 18
align=center 2023align=center align=left align=center 7
I-League 3align=center 2023 align=center align=left align=center 24
Indian Women's League 2align=center 2023align=center Footballalign=left align=center 15
align=center 2023align=center align=left align=center 12
align=center 2023align=center align=left align=center 13
align=center 2023align=center align=left align=center 5
Women's Kabaddi Leaguealign=center 2023align=center Kabaddialign=left align=center 8
Pro Panja Leaguealign=center 2023align=center Arm wrestlingalign=left align=center 6
AFC Champions League Twoalign=center 2024align=center align=center align=center 32
align=center 2024align=center align=center align=center 18
align=center 2024align=center align=left align=center 5
Sharks Billiard Association align=center 2024align=center align=left align=center 4
align=center 2024align=center align=left align=center 7
The Asian Tournament align=center 2024align=center align=left


align=center 6

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