# 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+ |
| MFA Elite Division | 1902 | Football | India | 16 |
| Hong Kong First Division League | 1908 | Football | Hong Kong | 14 |
| Hong Kong Second Division League | 1909 | Football | Hong Kong | 16 |
| Chennai Football League | 1934 | Football | India | 12 |
| 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 First Division Football League | 1948 | Football | Bangladesh | 14 |
| Dhaka Second Division Football League | 1948 | Football | Bangladesh | 18 |
| Dhaka Third Division Football League | 1948 | Football | Bangladesh | 18 |
| 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 |
| Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League | 1957 | Basketball | Kuwait | 12 |
| Irani Cup | 1959 | Cricket | India | 2 |
| DPR Korea Premier Football League | 1960 | Football | North Korea | 12 |
| FIBA Asia Cup | 1960 | Basketball | Asia | 16 |
| President's Trophy | 1960 | Cricket | Pakistan | 8 |
| 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 |
| Qatar Stars League | 1973 | Football | Qatar | 12 |
| UAE Football League | 1973 | Football | United Arab Emirates | 12 |
| Iraq Stars 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 |
| Oman Professional League | 1976 | Football | Oman | 14 |
| 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 |
| Iraqi Professional Basketball League | 1980 | Basketball | Iraq | 11 |
| 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 |
| Oman Basketball League | 1984 | Basketball | Oman | 7 |
| Women's Hockey Asia Cup | 1985 | Field Hockey | Asia | 8 |
| Hong Kong Women League | 1986 | Football | Hong Kong | 8 |
| Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone | 1988 | Team Tennis | Asia & Oceania | Varies |
| Major League Tournament | 1988 | Cricket | Sri Lanka | 23 |
| 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 | 10 |
| V.League 2 | 1990 | Football | Vietnam | 12 |
| Yemeni League | 1990 | Football | Yemen | 11 |
| 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 |
| Dhaka Premier Division Football League | 1993 | Football | Bangladesh | 14 |
| 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 V.League | 1994 | Volleyball | Japan | 18 |
| Women's V.League | 1994 | Volleyball | Japan | 11 |
| Chinese Basketball Association | 1995 | Basketball | China | 20 |
| China Table Tennis Super League | 1995 | Table Tennis | China | 20 |
| Myanmar Lethwei Federation | 1995 | Lethwei | Myanmar | - |
| Chinese Volleyball Super League | 1996 | Volleyball | China | 14 (Men), 15 (Women) |
| 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 |
| Vietnamese Women’s National League | 1998 | Football | Vietnam | 8 |
| 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 | 16 |
| Kazakhstan National League | 2001 | Basketball | Kazakhstan | 8 |
| China Baseball League | 2002 | Baseball | China | 8 |
| 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 | 19 |
| 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 |
| A-League Men | 2004 | Football | Australia | 12 |
| Chinese Super League | 2004 | Football | China | 16 |
| China League One | 2004 | Football | China | 16 |
| Malaysia Premier Futsal League Division 1 | 2004 | Futsal | Malaysia | 8 |
| Malaysia Super League | 2004 | Football | Malaysia | 13 |
| Pakistan Premier League | 2004 | Football | Pakistan | 12 |
| Volleyball Vietnam League | 2004 | Volleyball | Vietnam | 9 |
| Women's Asia Cup | 2004 | Cricket | Asia | 8 |
| Women's Super Basketball League | 2004 | Basketball | Taiwan | 4 |
| Jordan Women's Pro League | 2005 | Football | Jordan | 5 |
| 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 |
| Kowsar Women Football League | 2007 | Football | Iran | 10 |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| Thai Women's League | 2009 | Football | Thailand | 10 |
| WK League | 2009 | Football | South Korea | 8 |
| Road Fighting Championship | 2010 | Mixed Martial Arts | South Korea | - |
| Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-Day Tournament | 2011 | Cricket | Afghanistan | 4 |
| 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 | - |
| Sikkim Premier Division League | 2011 | Football | India | 8 |
| Elite Football League of India | 2012 (inactive) | American Football | India | 23 |
| Asia Winter Baseball League | 2012 | Baseball | Japan South Korea Taiwan | 4~6 |
| 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 |
| Mizoram Premier League | 2012 | Football | India | 8 |
| 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 | 13 |
| 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 |
| UAE National Basketball League | 2013 | Basketball | United Arab Emirates | 10 |
| 3x3.EXE Premier | 2014 | Basketball (3x3) | Australia Japan New Zealand Thailand Vietnam | 90 |
| 3x3 Australia | 2014 | Basketball (3x3) | Australia | 14 |
| Dhivehi Premier League | 2014 | Football | Maldives | 8 |
| Hong Kong Premier League | 2014 | Football | Hong Kong | 9 |
| 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 | - |
| Taiwan Mulan Football League | 2014 | Football | Taiwan | 6 |
| 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 | - |
| B.League | 2016 | Basketball | Japan | 24 |
| Bad Bull Softball League | 2016 | Softball | India | 8 |
| Bhutan Women's National League | 2016 | Football | Bhutan | 6 |
| Brave Combat Federation | 2016 | Mixed Martial Arts | Bahrain | - |
| East Asia Super League | 2016 | Basketball | Philippines South Korea Japan Taiwan Macau Hong Kong | 10 |
| Everest Premier League | 2016 | Cricket | Nepal | 6 |
| iCG e-Sports Summer League | 2016 | eSports | Iran | 12 |
| Indian eSports Championship | 2016 | eSports | India | 100+ |
| Indian Women's League | 2016 | Football | India | 7 |
| International Lethwei Federation Japan | 2016 | Lethwei | Japan | - |
| Tamil Nadu Premier League | 2016 | Cricket | India | 8 |
| Vietnam Basketball Association | 2016 | Basketball | Vietnam | 7 |
| 3x3 Pro Basketball League | 2017 | Basketball (3x3) | India | 18 |
| Asia Professional Baseball Championship | 2017 | Baseball | Japan South Korea Taiwan | 3 |
| Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament | 2017 | Cricket | Afghanistan | 8 |
| Liga 2 (Indonesia) | 2017 | Football | Indonesia | 26 |
| Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League | 2017 | Basketball | Philippines | 29 |
| Philippines Football League | 2017 | Football | Philippines | 10 |
| Premier Volleyball League | 2017 | Volleyball | Philippines | 12 |
| Taiwan Football Premier League | 2017 | Football | Taiwan | 8 |
| Thai League 3 | 2017 | Football | Thailand | 72 |
| Ultimate Table Tennis | 2017 | Table Tennis | India | 6 |
| 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 |
| Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League | 2019 | Football | Malaysia | 15 |
| Matrix Fight Night | 2019 | Mixed Martial Arts | India | - |
| Mirwais Nika 3-Day Tournament | 2019 | Cricket | Afghanistan | 5 |
| NBL1 | 2019 | Basketball | Australia | 74 |
| League of Legends Pacific Championship Series | 2019 | eSports | Taiwan Hong Kong Singapore Philippines | 10 |
| Women's National Basketball League (Philippines) | 2019 | Basketball | Philippines | Varies |
| K3 League | 2020 | Football | South Korea | 16 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Professional Chess Association of the Philippines | 2020 | Chess | Philippines | 18 |
| WE League | 2020 | Football | Japan | 12 |
| 3x3 Thai League | 2021 | Basketball (3x3) | Thailand | 18 |
| Afghanistan Champions League | 2021 | Football | Afghanistan | 12 |
| AsiaBasket | 2021 | Basketball | Philippines | Varies |
| Futsal Club Championship | 2021 | Futsal | India | 14 |
| Indian National Basketball League | 2021 | Basketball | India | 6 |
| Prime Volleyball League | 2021 | Volleyball | India | 8 |
| Pilipinas Super League | 2021 | Basketball | Philippines | Varies |
| Sri Lanka Super League | 2021 | Football | Sri Lanka | 10 |
| 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 |
| Green Afghanistan One Day Cup | 2022 | Cricket | Afghanistan | 4 |
| Japan Diamond Softball League | 2022 | Softball | Japan | 16 |
| Major Basketball League Malaysia | 2022 | Basketball | Malaysia | 5 |
| National Super League 4-Day Tournament | 2022 | Cricket | Sri Lanka | 5 |
| Nepal T20 League | 2022 | Cricket | Nepal | 6 |
| Pakistan Hockey Super League | 2022 | Field Hockey | Pakistan | 6 |
| Saudi Women's Premier League | 2022 | Football | Saudi Arabia | 10 |
| Saudi Women's First Division League | 2022 | Football | Saudi Arabia | 10 |
| 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 |
| Chinese Women's Ice Hockey League | 2023 | Ice hockey | China | 7 |
| I-League 3 | 2023 | Football | India | 24 |
| Indian Women's League 2 | 2023 | Football | India | 15 |
| PBA ESports Bakbakan | 2023 | eSports | Philippines | 12 |
| 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 Two | 2024 | Football | Asia | 32 |
| AFC Challenge League | 2024 | Football | Asia | 18 |
| Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup | 2024 | Cricket | Afghanistan | 5 |
| Sharks Billiards Association | 2024 | Billiards | Philippines | 4 |
| SV.League Men | 2024 | Volleyball | Japan | 10 |
| SV.League Women | 2024 | Volleyball | Japan | 14 |
| Taiwan Professional Basketball League | 2024 | Basketball | Taiwan | 7 |
| The Asian Tournament | 2024 | Basketball | Asia | 6+ |