List of professional sports leagues in Asia

This is a list of Professional sports leagues in Asia

League Founded Sport Country Teams
Hong Kong First Division League 1908 Football  Hong Kong 11
Ranji Trophy 1934 Cricket  India 27
Nippon Professional Baseball 1950 Baseball  Japan 12
Western League 1952 Baseball  Japan 5
Quaid-i-Azam Trophy 1953 Cricket  Pakistan 16
Eastern League 1955 Baseball  Japan 7
Patron's Trophy 1960 Cricket  Pakistan 16
Kuwaiti Premier League 1962 Football  Kuwait 8
Syrian Premier League 1966 Football  Syria 14
X-League 1971 American football  Japan 60
Pentangular Trophy 1973 Cricket  Pakistan 12
Qatar Stars League 1973 Football  Qatar 12
UAE Football League 1973 Football  United Arab Emirates 12
Iraqi Premier League 1974 Football Iraq Iraq 20
Philippine Basketball Association 1975 Basketball  Philippines 12
Saudi Professional League 1976 Football  Saudi Arabia 12
Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup 1979 Football  Pakistan 16
KBO League 1982 Baseball  South Korea 10
KBO Futures League 1982 Baseball  South Korea 12
K League Classic 1983 Football  South Korea 12
National One-day Championship 1985 Cricket  Pakistan 29
Chinese Professional Baseball League 1989 Baseball  Chinese Taipei 4
Azadegan League 1991 Football  Iran 28
J. League Division 1 1992 Football  Japan 18
Kazakhstan Premier League 1992 Football  Kazakhstan 14
Uzbek League 1992 Football  Uzbekistan 16
Chinese Basketball Association 1995 Basketball  China 17
S. League 1996 Football  Singapore 12
Korean Basketball League 1997 Basketball  South Korea 10
Women's Korean Basketball League 1998 Basketball  South Korea 6
Iranian Basketball Super League 1998 Basketball  Iran 10
V.League (Japan) 1998 Volleyball  Japan 8
National Cricket League of Bangladesh 1999 Cricket  Bangladesh 6
J. League Division 2 1999 Football  Japan 18
Iran Pro League 2001 Football  Iran 18
China Baseball League 2002 Baseball  China 7
Super Basketball League 2003 Basketball  Chinese Taipei 7
Duleep Trophy 2003 Cricket  India 27
Asia League Ice Hockey 2003 Ice hockey  China
/  Japan
/
 South Korea
/  Russia		 9
Top League 2003 Rugby union  Japan 14
Inter-Provincial Twenty20 2004 Cricket  Sri Lanka 6
RBS Twenty-20 Cup 2004 Cricket  Pakistan 13
Chinese Super League 2004 Football  China 16
Malaysia Super League 2004 Football  Malaysia 12
Malaysia Premier League 2004 Football  Malaysia 12
V-League (South Korea) 2005 Volleyball  South Korea 13
Baseball Philippines 2007 Baseball  Philippines 8
I-League 2007 Football  India 14
Indian Premier League 2008 Cricket  India 10
Indonesia Super League 2008 Football  Indonesia 18
United Football League 2009 Football  Philippines 22
Kansai Independent Baseball League 2009 Baseball  Japan 4
ASEAN Basketball League 2009 Basketball  Indonesia
/  Malaysia
/  Philippines
/  Singapore
/  Thailand
 Vietnam		 8
Afghan Premier League 2012 Football  Afghanistan 8
J. League Division 3 2013 Football  Japan 18
K League Challenge 2013 Football  South Korea 11
Philippine Super Liga 2013 Volleyball  Philippines 6
China Arena Football League 2016 American football  China 6

See also

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