List of professional sports leagues in Asia

This is a list of Professional sports leagues in Asia.

League	Founded	Sport	Country	Teams
Durand Cup	1888	Football	India	20
Calcutta Football League	1898	Football	India	160+
Hong Kong First Division League	1908	Football	Hong Kong	14
Hong Kong Second Division League	1909	Football	Hong Kong	16
Lebanese Premier League	1934	Football	Lebanon	12
Ranji Trophy	1934	Cricket	India	38
Santosh Trophy	1941	Football	India	37
Jordanian Pro League	1944	Football	Jordan	12
West Bank Premier League	1944	Football	Palestine	12
Dhaka League	1948	Football	Bangladesh	14
Dhaka Second Division Football League	1948	Football	Bangladesh	18
Dhaka Third Division Football League	1948	Football	Bangladesh	18
Pakistan Premier League	1948	Football	Pakistan	12
Nippon Professional Baseball	1950	Baseball	Japan	12
Sri Lanka Rugby Championship	1950	Rugby Union	Sri Lanka	8
Hong Kong Third Division League	1951	Football	Hong Kong	16
Jordanian Premier Basketball League	1952	Basketball	Jordan	6
Quaid-i-Azam Trophy	1953	Cricket	Pakistan	8
Hong Kong A1 Division Championship	1954	Basketball	Hong Kong	10
Martyr's Memorial A-Division League	1954	Football	Nepal	14
Mongolian National Premier League	1955	Football	Mongolia	10
AFC Asian Cup	1956	Football	Asia	24
Syrian Basketball League	1956	Basketball	Syria	12
Bahraini Premier League	1957	Football	Bahrain	12
Irani Cup	1959	Cricket	India	2
DPR Korea Premier Football League	1960	Football	North Korea	12
FIBA Asia Cup	1960	Basketball	Asia	16
Patron's Trophy	1960-2019	Cricket	Pakistan	Varies
Duleep Trophy	1961	Cricket	India	6
Kuwaiti Premier League	1961	Football	Kuwait	10
Indian Open	1964	Golf	India	-
FIBA Women's Asia Cup	1965	Basketball	Asia	12
Syrian Premier League	1966	Football	Syria	12
AFC Champions League Elite	1967	Football	Asia	24
Japan LPGA Tour	1968	Golf	Japan	-
X-League	1971	American football	Japan	12
Deodhar Trophy	1973	Cricket	India	3
Japan Golf Tour	1973	Golf	Japan	-
Liga de Elite	1973	Football	Macau	10
Pentangular Trophy	1973-2012	Cricket	Pakistan	Varies
Qatar Stars League	1973	Football	Qatar	12
UAE Football League	1973	Football	United Arab Emirates	12
Iraqi Premier League	1974	Football	Iraq	20
AFC Women's Asian Cup	1975	Football	Asia	12
Iranian Volleyball Super League	1975	Volleyball	Iran	14
Philippine Basketball Association	1975	Basketball	Philippines	12
Gaza Strip Premier League	1976	Football	Palestine	12
Japan Handball League	1976	Handball	Japan	13
Saudi Premier League	1976	Basketball	Saudi Arabia	12
Saudi Professional League	1976	Football	Saudi Arabia	16
National Basketball League (Australia)	1979	Basketball	Australia	10
Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup	1979	Football	Pakistan	Varies
Qatari Basketball League	1979	Basketball	Qatar	9
Qatari Volleyball League	1979	Volleyball	Qatar	10
National One Day Championship	1980-2019	Cricket	Pakistan	Varies
V.League 1	1980	Football	Vietnam	14
Basketball Champions League Asia	1981	Basketball	Asia	8
New Zealand National Basketball League	1981	Basketball	New Zealand	11
Philippine Columbian Association Open	1981	Tennis	Philippines	-
Pioneer Football League (Bangladesh)	1981	Football	Bangladesh	46
Qatar Handball League	1981	Handball	Qatar	10
Women's National Basketball League	1981	Basketball	Australia	8
Cambodian Premier League	1982	Football	Cambodia	10
KBO League	1982	Baseball	South Korea	10
Men's Hockey Asia Cup	1982	Field Hockey	Asia	8
K League 1	1983	Football	South Korea	12
Asia Cup	1984	Cricket	Afghanistan Bangladesh India Sri Lanka Pakistan	6
Women's Hockey Asia Cup	1985	Field Hockey	Asia	8
Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone	1988	Team Tennis	Asia & Oceania	Varies
Chinese Professional Baseball League	1989	Baseball	Taiwan	6
Nadeshiko League	1989	Football	Japan	12
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	1990-2002	Football	Asia	-
Guam Soccer League	1990	Football	Guam	6
Lao League	1990	Football	Laos	8
V.League 2	1990	Football	Vietnam	10
Azadegan League	1991	Football	Iran	18
Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Zone	1992	Team Tennis	Asia & Oceania	Varies
J1 League	1992	Football	Japan	20
Kazakhstan Hockey Championship	1992	Ice hockey	Kazakhstan Uzbekistan	14
Kyrgyz Premier League	1992	Football	Kyrgyzstan	10
Lebanese Basketball League	1992	Basketball	Lebanon	12
Tajikistan Higher League	1992	Football	Tajikistan	10
Uzbek League	1992	Football	Uzbekistan	14
Yokary Liga	1992	Football	Turkmenistan	9
Kolkata Women's Football League	1993	Football	India	20
K-1	1993	Kickboxing	Japan	-
Pancrase	1993	Mixed Martial Arts	Japan	-
Asian Tour	1994	Golf	Singapore Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia Myanmar India Bangladesh China Taiwan Hong Kong Macau Sri Lanka Brunei Australia New Zealand Pakistan United States Canada South Korea	-
Men's SV.League	1994	Volleyball	Japan	10
Women's SV.League	1994	Volleyball	Japan	14
Chinese Basketball Association	1995	Basketball	China	20
China Table Tennis Super League	1995	Table Tennis	China	20
Chinese Volleyball Super League	1996	Volleyball	China	14
Chennai Open	1996	Tennis	India	-
Singapore Premier League	1996	Football	Singapore	9
Thai League 1	1996	Football	Thailand	16
Chinese Women's Super League	1997	Football	China	12
Professional Golf Tour of India	1997	Golf	India	-
Korean Basketball League	1997	Basketball	South Korea	10
Thai League 2	1997	Football	Thailand	18
Women's Korean Basketball League	1998	Basketball	South Korea	6
Women's Japan Basketball League	1998	Basketball	Japan	14
Iranian Basketball Super League	1998	Basketball	Iran	12
Iranian Futsal Super League	1998	Futsal	Iran	14
Goa Professional League	1998	Football	India	12
National Cricket League of Bangladesh	1999	Cricket	Bangladesh	8
J2 League	1999	Football	Japan	20
Japan Football League	1999	Football	Japan	15
Deep	2001	Mixed Martial Arts	Japan	-
Iran Pro League	2001	Football	Iran	18
Kazakhstan National League	2001	Basketball	Kazakhstan	5
Men's Proliga	2002	Volleyball	Indonesia	7
Women's Proliga	2002	Volleyball	Indonesia	7
Vijay Hazare Trophy	2002	Cricket	India	38
Women's Chinese Basketball Association	2002	Basketball	China	17
Universal Reality Combat Championship	2002	Mixed Martial Arts	Philippines	-
Asia League Ice Hockey	2003	Ice hockey	Japan South Korea	5
Indonesian Basketball League	2003	Basketball	Indonesia	14
Japan Rugby League One	2003	Rugby union	Japan	12
RISE	2003	Kickboxing	Japan	-
Super Basketball League	2003	Basketball	Taiwan	4
AFC Cup	2004-2024	Football	Asia	36
A-League Men	2004	Football	Australia	12
Inter-Provincial Twenty20	2004-2018	Cricket	Sri Lanka	-
Chinese Super League	2004	Football	China	18
China League One	2004	Football	China	18
Malaysia Super League	2004	Football	Malaysia	13
Volleyball Vietnam League	2004	Volleyball	Vietnam	10
Women's Super Basketball League	2004	Basketball	Taiwan	4
Marianas Soccer League	2005	Football	Northern Mariana Islands	8
Men's Volleyball Thailand League	2005	Volleyball	Thailand	8
Women's Volleyball Thailand League	2005	Volleyball	Thailand	8
Indian Ice Hockey Championship	2005	Ice Hockey	India	N/A
Men's V-League (South Korea)	2005	Volleyball	South Korea	7
Women's V-League (South Korea)	2005	Volleyball	South Korea	7
National T20 Cup	2005	Cricket	Pakistan	6
Futsal Thai League	2006	Futsal	Thailand	14
Indonesia Pro Futsal League	2006	Futsal	Indonesia	12
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy	2006	Cricket	India	38
Bangladesh Premier League	2007	Football	Bangladesh	12
F.League	2007	Futsal	Japan	12
I-League	2007	Football	India	13
A-League Women	2008	Football	Australia	12
Indian Premier League	2008	Cricket	India	10
I-League 2nd Division	2008	Football	India	8
Liga 1 (Indonesia)	2008	Football	Indonesia	18
Krush	2008	Kickboxing	Japan	-
Pakistan Cup	2008	Cricket	Pakistan	6
ASEAN Basketball League	2009	Basketball	Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam Hong Kong Macau	8
FK-League	2009	Futsal	South Korea	12
Maharaja Trophy T20	2009	Cricket	India	6
Myanmar National League	2009	Football	Myanmar	12
Philippine Golf Tour	2009	Golf	Philippines	-
WK League	2009	Football	South Korea	8
Road Fighting Championship	2010	Mixed Martial Arts	South Korea	-
Handball Korea League	2011	Handball	South Korea	6
Hong Kong Premiership	2011	Rugby Union	Hong Kong	6
ONE Championship	2011	Mixed Martial Arts	Thailand Philippines Malaysia India Indonesia United States Japan China Singapore Vietnam Myanmar Europe Brazil South Korea Australia	-
Elite Football League of India	2012 (inactive)	American Football	India	23
Afghan Premier League	2012	Football	Afghanistan	8
Bangladesh Championship League	2012	Football	Bangladesh	12
Bangladesh Premier League (Twenty20)	2012	Cricket	Bangladesh	7
Bhutan Premier League	2012	Football	Bhutan	10
Brunei Super League	2012	Football	Brunei	16
Indonesia Women's Pro Futsal League	2012	Futsal	Indonesia	7
Super Fight League	2012	Mixed Martial Arts	India	-
League of Legends Champions Korea	2012	eSports	South Korea	10
Thailand Basketball League	2012	Basketball	Thailand	10
UAE Warriors	2012	Mixed Martial Arts	United Arab Emirates	-
Premier Badminton League	2013	Badminton	India	6
Golf Premier League	2013 (defunct)	Golf	India	8
Indian Super League	2013	Football	India	12
J3 League	2013	Football	Japan	20
Hockey India League	2013	Field Hockey	India	6
K League 2	2013	Football	South Korea	13
Kerala Premier League	2013	Football	India	22
Ladies Philippine Golf Tour	2013	Golf	Philippines	-
Shpageeza Cricket League	2013	Cricket	Afghanistan	8
Tencent League of Legends Pro League	2013	eSports	China	17
3x3.EXE Premier	2014	Basketball (3x3)	Australia Japan New Zealand Thailand	90
Champions League Basketball 3x3	2014	Basketball (3x3)	Australia	12
Dhivehi Premier League	2014	Football	Maldives	8
Hong Kong Premier League	2014	Football	Hong Kong	11
League of Legends Japan League	2014	eSports	Japan	8
Vietnam eSports Champions League	2014	eSports	Vietnam	12
Pro Kabaddi League	2014	Kabaddi	India	12
Kunlun Fight	2014	Kickboxing	China	-
Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão	2015	Football	Timor-Leste	10
Liga Futebol Amadora Segunda Divisão	2015	Football	Timor-Leste	10
Pakistan Super League	2015	Cricket	Pakistan	6
ESL India Premiership	2015	eSports	India	1000+
Rizin Fighting Federation	2015	Mixed Martial Arts	Japan	-
Bad Bull Softball League	2016	Softball	India	8
Brave Combat Federation	2016	Mixed Martial Arts	Bahrain	-
Indian eSports Championship	2016	eSports	India	100+
iCG e-Sports Summer League	2016	eSports	Iran	12
Indian Women's League	2016	Football	India	7
Tamil Nadu Premier League	2016	Cricket	India	8
B.League	2016	Basketball	Japan	24
East Asia Super League	2016	Basketball	Philippines South Korea Japan Taiwan	8
Everest Premier League	2016	Cricket	Nepal	6
Vietnam Basketball Association	2016	Basketball	Vietnam	7
3x3 Pro Basketball League	2017	Basketball (3x3)	India	18
Liga 2 (Indonesia)	2017	Football	Indonesia	28
Ultimate Table Tennis	2017	Table Tennis	India	6
Philippines Football League	2017	Football	Philippines	15
Premier Volleyball League	2017	Volleyball	Philippines	12
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League	2017	Basketball	Philippines	29
Taiwan Football Premier League	2017	Football	Taiwan	8
Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3	2018	Basketball (3x3)	Philippines	Varies
MPL Philippines	2018	eSports	Philippines	8
Super Kabaddi League	2018	Kabaddi	Pakistan	10
T.League	2018	Table Tennis	Japan	10
The Nationals	2018	eSports	Philippines	6
National Basketball League	2018	Basketball	Philippines	Varies
Women's National Basketball League (Philippines)	2019	Basketball	Philippines	Varies
China National Baseball League	2019	Baseball	China	4
League of Legends Pacific Championship Series	2019	eSports	Taiwan Hong Kong Singapore Philippines	10
K3 League	2020	Football	South Korea	15
K4 League	2020	Football	South Korea	16
Kerala Super League	2020	Cricket	India	6
Lanka Premier League	2020	Cricket	Sri Lanka	5
P.League+	2020	Basketball	Taiwan	6
Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup	2020	Basketball	Philippines	Varies
Professional Chess Association of the Philippines	2020	Chess	Philippines	18
WE League	2020	Football	Japan	12
AsiaBasket	2021	Basketball	Philippines	Varies
Futsal Club Championship	2021	Futsal	India	14
Indian National Basketball League	2021	Basketball	India	6
PBA 3x3	2021	Basketball (3x3)	Philippines	11
Prime Volleyball League	2021	Volleyball	India	8
Pilipinas Super League	2021	Basketball	Philippines	Varies
Sri Lanka Super League	2021	Football	Sri Lanka	10
T1 League	2021	Basketball	Taiwan	5
Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa	2021	Basketball	New Zealand	5
Baseball United	2022	Baseball	India Pakistan United Arab Emirates	4
Elite Pro Basketball League	2022	Basketball	India	12
Japan Diamond Softball League	2022	Softball	Japan	16
Major Basketball League Malaysia	2022	Basketball	Malaysia	5
Nepal T20 League	2022	Cricket	Nepal	6
Pakistan Hockey Super League	2022	Field Hockey	Pakistan	6
Ultimate Kho Kho	2022	Kho Kho	India	6
West Asia Super League	2022	Basketball	Lebanon United Arab Emirates Iran Oman Syria Jordan Iraq Saudi Arabia Kuwait Palestine Qatar Bahrain Kazakhstan India	18
I-League 3	2023	Football	India	24
Indian Women's League 2	2023	Football	India	15
PBA ESports Bakbakan	2023	eSports	Philippines	12
The Asian Tournament	2023	Basketball	China Hong Kong Macau Philippines Taiwan	8
The League (Mongolia)	2023	Basketball	Mongolia	13
Women's Premier League	2023	Cricket	India	5
Women's Kabaddi League	2023	Kabaddi	India	8
Pro Panja League	2023	Arm wrestling	India	6
AFC Champions League 2	2024	Football	Asia	32
AFC Challenge League	2024	Football	Asia	20