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 |