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List of developmental and minor sports leagues

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This article contains a list of developmental and minor sports leagues: two concepts which are largely restricted to North American sports. Note that this does not include teams in leagues that include promotion and relegation.

Contents

Baseball

  • Minor League Baseball
  • International League (Class AAA)
  • Mexican League (Class AAA)
  • Pacific Coast League (Class AAA)
  • Eastern League (Class AA)
  • Southern League (Class AA)
  • Texas League (Class AA)
  • California League (Class A-Advanced)
  • Carolina League (Class A-Advanced)
  • Florida State League (Class A-Advanced)
  • Midwest League (Class A)
  • South Atlantic League (Class A)
  • New York – Penn League (Short-Season A)
  • Northwest League (Short-Season A)
  • Appalachian League (Rookie-Advanced)
  • Pioneer Baseball League (Rookie-Advanced)
  • Arizona League (Rookie)
  • Gulf Coast League (Rookie)
  • Dominican Summer League (Rookie)
  • Venezuelan Summer League (Rookie)
  • Arizona Fall League (off-season)
  • Colombian Professional Baseball League (off-season)
  • Dominican Winter Baseball League (off-season)
  • Mexican Pacific League (off-season)
  • Puerto Rico Baseball League (off-season)
  • Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (off-season)
  • Independent league baseball
  • American Association
  • Atlantic League
  • Can-Am League
  • Frontier League
  • Pecos League

    • Basketball

  • American Basketball Association (ABA)
  • American Basketball League (ABL)
  • American Professional Basketball League (APBL)
  • Central Basketball Association (CBA)
  • East Coast Basketball League (ECBL)
  • Eastern Basketball Alliance (EBA)
  • Elite Basketball League (EBL)
  • Florida Basketball Association (FBA)
  • Independent Basketball Association (IBA)
  • Midwest Basketball League (MBL)
  • Midwest Professional Basketball Association (MPBA)
  • North American Basketball League (NABL)
  • NBA Gatorade League (NBADLG-League)
  • Premier Basketball League (PBL)
  • Tobacco Road Basketball League (TRBL)
  • United Basketball League (UBL)
  • Universal Basketball Association (UBA)

    • American football

  • Arena Football League
  • Champions Indoor Football
  • Indoor Football League
  • National Arena League

    • Ice hockey

  • American Hockey League (high-level)
  • ECHL (formerly East Coast Hockey League) (mid-level)
  • Southern Professional Hockey League (low-level)
  • Federal Hockey League (low-level)
  • Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (low-level)
  • Canadian Hockey League (an umbrella of three Major Junior hockey leagues)
  • Ontario Hockey League (Major Junior)
  • Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (Major Junior)
  • Western Hockey League (Major Junior)
  • United States Hockey League (Tier I)

    • Association football (soccer)

  • North American Soccer League (FIFA Division II)
  • United Soccer League (FIFA Division II)
  • Premier Development League
  • National Premier Soccer League
  • United Women's Soccer (FIFA women's Division II)
  • Women's Premier Soccer League (FIFA women's Division II)

    • Auto racing

  • ARCA
  • American Speed Association
  • CRA
  • Indy Pro Series
  • NASCAR Xfinity Series
  • NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
  • NASCAR Pinty's Series (Canada)
  • NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
  • NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
  • NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
  • NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

    • Professional wrestling

  • WWE NXT, official development territory of WWE
  • Ring of Honor

    • Rugby union

  • Vodacom Cup (South Africa; now defunct and replaced by an expansion of the historic top level, the Currie Cup. During the Vodacom Cup's existence, teams from Argentina and Namibia were occasionally included.)

    • Baseball

  • Baseball Challenge League (Japan)
  • Eastern League (Japan)
  • Kansai Independent Baseball League (Japan)
  • Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League (Japan)
  • Western League (Japan)

    • Basketball

  • National Basketball League (China)
  • Philippine Basketball League (Philippines, 1983-2011)
  • PBA Developmental League (Philippines, 2011–present)

    • Association football (soccer)

  • National Premier Leagues (Australia)

    • Australian rules football

  • TAC Cup (Victoria)
  • South Australian National Football League (South Australia)
  • Victorian Football League (Victoria)
  • West Australian Football League (Western Australia)

    • Baseball

  • Darwin Baseball League (Northern Territory)
  • Greater Brisbane League (Queensland)
  • Illawarra Baseball League (New South Wales)
  • New South Wales Major League (New South Wales)

    • Basketball

  • Big V (Victoria)
  • Premier League (South Australia)
  • Queensland Basketball League (Queensland)
  • South East Australian Basketball League (Southeast Australia)
  • State Basketball League (Western Australia)
  • Waratah League (New South Wales)

    • Ice hockey

  • East Coast Super League (New South Wales)

    • Rugby league

  • Melbourne Rugby League (Victoria)
  • New South Wales Cup (New South Wales)
  • Queensland Cup (Queensland)
  • S. G. Ball Cup (Australia)

    • References

    List of developmental and minor sports leagues Wikipedia
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