This is a list of Professional sports leagues in Asia.
League Founded Sport Country Teams Durand Cup 1888 Football 20 CFL Premier Division 1898 Football 26 MFA Elite Division 1902 Football 16 Hong Kong First Division League 1908 Football 14 Hong Kong Second Division League 1909 Football 16 Chennai Football League 1934 Football 12 Lebanese Premier League 1934 Football 12 Ranji Trophy 1934 Cricket 38 Santosh Trophy 1941 Football 37 Jordanian Pro League 1944 Football 12 West Bank Premier League 1944 Football 12 Dhaka First Division Football League 1948 Football 14 Dhaka Second Division Football League 1948 Football 18 Dhaka Third Division Football League 1948 Football 18 Nippon Professional Baseball 1950 Baseball 12 Sri Lanka Rugby Championship 1950 Rugby Union 8 Hong Kong Third Division League 1951 Football 16 Jordanian Premier Basketball League 1952 Basketball 6 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy 1953 Cricket 8 Hong Kong A1 Division Championship 1954 Basketball 10 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 1954 Football 14 Mongolian National Premier League 1955 Football 10 AFC Asian Cup 1956 Football Asia 24 Syrian Basketball League 1956 Basketball 12 Bahraini Premier League 1957 Football Bahrain 12 Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League 1957 Basketball 12 Irani Cup 1959 Cricket 2 DPR Korea Premier Football League 1960 Football 12 FIBA Asia Cup 1960 Basketball Asia 16 President's Trophy 1960 Cricket 8 Duleep Trophy 1961 Cricket 6 Kuwaiti Premier League 1961 Football 10 Indian Open 1964 Golf - FIBA Women's Asia Cup 1965 Basketball Asia 12 Syrian Premier League 1966 Football 12 AFC Champions League Elite 1967 Football Asia 32 Japan LPGA Tour 1968 Golf - X-League 1971 American football 12 Deodhar Trophy 1973 Cricket 3 Japan Golf Tour 1973 Golf - Liga de Elite 1973 Football 10 Qatar Stars League 1973 Football 12 UAE Football League 1973 Football 12 Iraq Stars League 1974 Football Iraq 20 AFC Women's Asian Cup 1975 Football Asia 12 Iranian Volleyball Super League 1975 Volleyball 14 Philippine Basketball Association 1975 Basketball 12 Gaza Strip Premier League 1976 Football 12 Japan Handball League 1976 Handball 13 Oman Professional League 1976 Football 14 Saudi Premier League 1976 Basketball 12 Saudi Professional League 1976 Football 16 National Basketball League (Australia) 1979 Basketball 10 Qatari Basketball League 1979 Basketball 9 Qatari Volleyball League 1979 Volleyball 10 Iraqi Professional Basketball League 1980 Basketball 11 V.League 1 1980 Football 14 Basketball Champions League Asia 1981 Basketball Asia 9 New Zealand National Basketball League 1981 Basketball 11 Philippine Columbian Association Open 1981 Tennis - Pioneer Football League (Bangladesh) 1981 Football 46 Qatar Handball League 1981 Handball 10 Women's National Basketball League 1981 Basketball 8 Cambodian Premier League 1982 Football 10 KBO League 1982 Baseball 10 Men's Hockey Asia Cup 1982 Field Hockey Asia 8 K League 1 1983 Football 12 Asia Cup 1984 Cricket 6 Oman Basketball League 1984 Basketball 7 Women's Hockey Asia Cup 1985 Field Hockey Asia 8 Hong Kong Women League 1986 Football 8 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 1988 Team Tennis Asia & Oceania Varies Major League Tournament 1988 Cricket 23 Chinese Professional Baseball League 1989 Baseball 6 Nadeshiko League 1989 Football 12 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1990-2002 Football Asia - Guam Soccer League 1990 Football 6 Lao League 1990 Football 10 V.League 2 1990 Football 12 Yemeni League 1990 Football 11 Azadegan League 1991 Football 18 Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 1992 Team Tennis Asia & Oceania Varies J1 League 1992 Football 20 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship 1992 Ice hockey 10 Kyrgyz Premier League 1992 Football 10 Lebanese Basketball League 1992 Basketball 12 Tajikistan Higher League 1992 Football 10 Uzbek League 1992 Football 16 Yokary Liga 1992 Football 8 Kolkata Women's Football League 1993 Football 20 Dhaka Premier Division Football League 1993 Football 14 K-1 1993 Kickboxing - Pancrase 1993 Mixed Martial Arts - Asian Tour 1994 Golf - Men's V.League 1994 Volleyball 18 Women's V.League1994 Volleyball 11 Chinese Basketball Association 1995 Basketball 20 China Table Tennis Super League 1995 Table Tennis 20 Myanmar Lethwei Federation 1995 Lethwei - Chinese Volleyball Super League 1996 Volleyball 14 Chennai Open 1996 Tennis - Singapore Premier League 1996 Football 8 Thai League 1 1996 Football 16 Chinese Women's Super League 1997 Football 12 Professional Golf Tour of India 1997 Golf - Korean Basketball League 1997 Basketball 10 Thai League 2 1997 Football 18 Women's Korean Basketball League 1998 Basketball 6 Women's Japan Basketball League 1998 Basketball 14 Iranian Basketball Super League 1998 Basketball 12 Iranian Futsal Super League 1998 Futsal 14 Goa Professional League 1998 Football 12 Vietnamese Women’s National League 1998 Football 8 AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League 1999 Volleyball Asia 8 AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League 1999 Volleyball Asia 8 National Cricket League of Bangladesh 1999 Cricket 8 J2 League 1999 Football 20 Japan Football League 1999 Football 15 Deep 2001 Mixed Martial Arts - Iran Pro League 2001 Football 16 Kazakhstan National League 2001 Basketball 8 China Baseball League 2002 Baseball 8 Men's Proliga 2002 Volleyball 7 Women's Proliga 2002 Volleyball 7 Vijay Hazare Trophy 2002 Cricket 38 Women's Chinese Basketball Association 2002 Basketball 18 Universal Reality Combat Championship 2002 Mixed Martial Arts - Asia League Ice Hockey 2003 Ice hockey 6 Indonesian Basketball League 2003 Basketball 11 Japan Rugby League One 2003 Rugby union 12 RISE 2003 Kickboxing - Super Basketball League 2003 Basketball 5 A-League Men 2004 Football 12 Chinese Super League 2004 Football 16 China League One 2004 Football 16 Malaysia Premier Futsal League Division 1 2004 Futsal 8 Malaysia Super League 2004 Football 13 Pakistan Premier League 2004 Football 12 Volleyball Vietnam League 2004 Volleyball 9 Women's Asia Cup 2004 Cricket Asia 8 Women's Super Basketball League 2004 Basketball 4 Jordan Women's Pro League 2005 Football 6 Marianas Soccer League 2005 Football 8 Men's Volleyball Thailand League 2005 Volleyball 8 Women's Volleyball Thailand League 2005 Volleyball 8 Indian Ice Hockey Championship 2005 Ice Hockey N/A Men's V-League (South Korea) 2005 Volleyball 7 Women's V-League (South Korea) 2005 Volleyball 7 National T20 Cup 2005 Cricket 6 Futsal Thai League 2006 Futsal 14 Indonesia Pro Futsal League 2006 Futsal 12 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2006 Cricket 38 Bangladesh Premier League 2007 Football 12 F.League 2007 Futsal 12 I-League 2007 Football 13 Kowsar Women Football League 2007 Football 10 A-League Women 2008 Football 12 Indian Premier League 2008 Cricket 10 I-League 2nd Division 2008 Football 8 Liga 1 (Indonesia) 2008 Football 18 Krush 2008 Kickboxing - Pakistan Cup 2008 Cricket 6 FK-League 2009 Futsal 12 Maharaja Trophy T20 2009Cricket 6 Myanmar National League 2009 Football 12 Philippine Golf Tour 2009 Golf - Thai Women's League 2009 Football 10 WK League 2009 Football 8 Road Fighting Championship 2010 Mixed Martial Arts - Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-Day Tournament 2011 Cricket 4 Handball Korea League 2011 Handball 6 Hong Kong Premiership 2011 Rugby Union 6 ONE Championship 2011 Mixed Martial Arts Europe - Sikkim Premier Division League 2011 Football 8 Elite Football League of India 2012 (inactive) American football 23 Asia Winter Baseball League 2012 Baseball 4~6 Bangladesh Championship League 2012 Football 12 Bangladesh Premier League (Twenty20) 2012 Cricket 7 Bhutan Premier League 2012 Football 10 Brunei Super League 2012 Football 16 Indonesia Women's Pro Futsal League 2012 Futsal 7 Super Fight League 2012 Mixed Martial Arts - League of Legends Champions Korea 2012 eSports 10 Mizoram Premier League 2012 Football 8 Thailand Basketball League 2012 Basketball 8 UAE Warriors 2012 Mixed Martial Arts - Premier Badminton League 2013 Badminton 6 Golf Premier League 2013 (defunct) Golf 8 Indian Super League 2013 Football 13 J3 League 2013 Football 20 Hockey India League 2013 Field Hockey 6 K League 2 2013 Football 13 Kerala Premier League 2013 Football 22 Ladies Philippine Golf Tour 2013 Golf - Shpageeza Cricket League 2013 Cricket 8 Tencent League of Legends Pro League 2013 eSports 17 UAE National Basketball League 2013 Basketball 10 3x3.EXE Premier 2014 Basketball (3x3) 90 3x3 Australia 2014 Basketball (3x3) 14 Dhivehi Premier League 2014 Football 8 Hong Kong Premier League 2014 Football 10 League of Legends Japan League 2014 eSports 8 Vietnam eSports Champions League 2014 eSports 12 Pro Kabaddi League 2014 Kabaddi 12 Kunlun Fight 2014 Kickboxing - Taiwan Mulan Football League 2014 Football 8 Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão 2015 Football 10 Liga Futebol Amadora Segunda Divisão 2015 Football 10 Pakistan Super League 2015 Cricket 8 ESL India Premiership 2015 eSports 1000+ Rizin Fighting Federation 2015 Mixed Martial Arts - B.League 2016 Basketball 24 Bad Bull Softball League 2016 Softball 8 Bhutan Women's National League 2016 Football 6 Brave Combat Federation 2016 Mixed Martial Arts Bahrain - East Asia Super League 2016 Basketball 12 Everest Premier League 2016 Cricket 6 iCG e-Sports Summer League 2016 eSports 12 Indian eSports Championship 2016 eSports 100+ Indian Women's League 2016 Football 8 International Lethwei Federation Japan 2016 Lethwei - Tamil Nadu Premier League 2016 Cricket 8 Vietnam Basketball Association 2016 Basketball 7 3x3 Pro Basketball League 2017 Basketball (3x3) 18 Asia Professional Baseball Championship 2017 Baseball 3 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament 2017 Cricket 8 Liga 2 (Indonesia) 2017 Football 26 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League 2017 Basketball 26 Philippines Football League 2017 Football 10 Premier Volleyball League 2017 Volleyball 9 Taiwan Football Premier League 2017 Football 8 Thai League 3 2017 Football 72 Ultimate Table Tennis 2017 Table Tennis 6 MPL Philippines 2018 eSports 8 Super Kabaddi League 2018 Kabaddi 10 T.League 2018 Table Tennis 10 National Basketball League 2018 Basketball Varies Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League 2019 Football 15 Matrix Fight Night 2019 Mixed Martial Arts - Mirwais Nika 3-Day Tournament 2019 Cricket 5 NBL1 2019 Basketball 74 League of Legends Pacific Championship Series 2019 eSports 10 K3 League 2020 Football 16 K4 League 2020 Football 16 Kerala Super League 2020 Cricket 6 Lanka Premier League 2020 Cricket 5 P.League+ 2020 Basketball 4 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines 2020 Chess 18 Taiwan Second Division Football League 2020 Football 7 WE League 2020 Football 12 3x3 Thai League 2021 Basketball (3x3) 18 Afghanistan Champions League 2021 Football 12 AsiaBasket 2021 Basketball Varies Futsal Club Championship 2021 Futsal 14 Indian National Basketball League 2021 Basketball 6 Prime Volleyball League 2021 Volleyball 8 Pilipinas Super League 2021 Basketball Varies Sri Lanka Super League 2021 Football 10 Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa 2021 Basketball 5 Baseball United 2022 Baseball 4 Elite Pro Basketball League 2022 Basketball 12 Green Afghanistan One Day Cup 2022 Cricket 4 Japan Diamond Softball League 2022 Softball 16 Major Basketball League Malaysia 2022 Basketball 5 National Super League 4-Day Tournament 2022 Cricket 5 Nepal T20 League 2022 Cricket 6 Saudi Women's Premier League 2022 Football 10 Saudi Women's First Division League 2022 Football 10 Ultimate Kho Kho 2022 Kho Kho 6 West Asia Super League 2022 Basketball Bahrain 14 Chinese Women's Ice Hockey League 2023 Ice hockey 7 Hanif Mohammad Trophy 2023 Cricket 10 I-League 3 2023 Football 24 Indian Women's League 2 2023 Football 15 PBA Esports Bakbakan 2023 eSports 12 The League (Mongolia) 2023 Basketball 10 Women's Premier League 2023 Cricket 5Women's Kabaddi League 2023 Kabaddi 8Pro Panja League 2023 Arm wrestling 6 AFC Champions League Two 2024 Football Asia 32 AFC Challenge League 2024 Football Asia 20 Champions One-Day Cup 2024 Cricket 5 Champions Pentagular 2024 Cricket 5 Champions T20 Cup 2024 Cricket 5 Qosh Tepa Nat