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Revision as of 11:37, 19 July 2010
This page is part of the WikiProject on Football and provides a list of known fully professional leagues, and also those that are known to not be fully professional. As such it can be used as an aide in considering the WP:ATHLETE guideline, which states that athletes that have 'competed at the fully professional level of a sport' are generally notable.
The lists are currently incomplete and some entries are lacking sources.
List of fully professional leagues
Men's Leagues
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Argentina – Primera División Argentina 
Australia – A-League 
Austria – Austrian Football Bundesliga and Austrian Football First League (in German - see §1, article (2), page 3)
Belarus - Belarusian Premier League and Belarusian First League (in Russian - see paragraph 13.6)
Belgium – Belgian First Division 
Bolivia - Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 
Brazil – Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 
Bulgaria - Bulgarian A PFG 
Canada - Major League Soccer ; USSF Division 2 Professional League (operating in 2010 only); USL First Division (not operating in 2010, with its teams incorporated into USSF Division 2; future beyond 2010 uncertain); North American Soccer League (defunct) 
China - Chinese Super League 
Colombia - Colombian Professional Football 
Croatia - Prva HNL 
Czech Republic – Gambrinus liga ; Czech 2. Liga 
Denmark – Danish Superliga 
England – Premier League, Football League Championship, Football League One, Football League Two
France – Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 
Germany – Fußball-Bundesliga, 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, 3rd Liga 
Ghana - Ghana Premier League 
Greece – Super League Greece, Beta Ethniki, Gamma Ethniki 
Honduras - Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 
Hong Kong - Hong Kong First Division 
Hungary - Nemzeti Bajnokság I 
India - I-League 
Indonesia - Indonesian Super League 
Iran – Iran Pro League 
Israel – Israeli Premier League, Liga Leumit 
Italy – Serie A and Serie B ; Lega Pro Prima Divisione and Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (in Italian - see October 1980)
Japan – J. League Division 1, J. League Division 2 
Jordan - Jordan League 
Kuwait - Kuwaiti Premier League 
Macedonia - Macedonian Prva Liga 
Malaysia - Super League Malaysia 
Mexico – Primera División de México, Primera División A 
Netherlands – Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie 
Nigeria – Nigerian Premier League 
Norway – Tippeligaen 
Paraguay – Primera Division Paraguaya 
Peru - Primera División Peruana 
Poland - Ekstraklasa, Polish First League
Portugal – Portuguese Liga and Liga de Honra 
Qatar - Qatar Stars League 
Romania - Liga I 
Russia – RFPL (in Russian, see paragraph 12.8.1), Russian First Division, Russian Second Division (in Russian, see paragraph 16.2)
Saudi Arabia - Saudi Premier League 
Scotland – Scottish Premier League,
Serbia - Serbian Superliga 
Singapore – S. League 
Slovenia - Slovenian PrvaLiga 
South Africa - Premier Soccer League 
South Korea – K-League 
Spain – La Liga and Segunda División 
Sweden – Allsvenskan 
Switzerland – Swiss Super League - Switzerland – Swiss Challenge League
Syria - Syrian Premier League 
Thailand - Thai Premier League 
Trinidad and Tobago - TT Pro League 
Tunisia – Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (in French)
Turkey – Süper Lig 
Ukraine – Ukrainian Premier League, Ukrainian First League, Ukrainian Second League 
United Arab Emirates – UAE Football League 
Uruguay - Primera División Uruguaya 
USA – Major League Soccer ; USSF Division 2 Professional League (operating in 2010 only); USL First Division and USL Second Division (First Division not operating in 2010, with its teams incorporated into USSF Division 2; future beyond 2010 uncertain); North American Soccer League (defunct) 
Uzbekistan - Uzbek League
Women's Leagues
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- USA – Women's Professional Soccer (2009 onwards) ; Women's United Soccer Association (2001-2003) (defunct)]
Top level leagues which are not fully professional
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Algeria - Algerian Championnat National (semi-pro since 2005, aiming to be fully-pro by 2010)
Andorra – Primera Divisió 
Bahrain - Bahraini Premier League - Canada - Canadian Soccer League (2006–present)
Chile - Primera División (Chile) (only 12 players on each team are required to be professional)
Cyprus - Cypriot First Division 
Estonia - Meistriliiga 
Faroe Islands – Faroe Islands Premier League Football 
Finland - Veikkausliiga 
Iceland – Úrvalsdeild 
Ireland – League of Ireland Premier Division 
Lithuania - A Lyga (see page 17)
Luxembourg – Luxembourg National Division 
Malawi - Malawi Premier Division (also known as Super League) 
Malta – Maltese Premier League 
Montenegro – Montenegrin First League 
Namibia - Namibia Premier League 
New Zealand - New Zealand Football Championship 
Northern Ireland – IFA Premiership 
Oman - Omani League 
San Marino – Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio - if you follow the links to the national championship section, it explicitly calls the previous season amateur: - "campionato dilettanti."
Sudan - Sudan Premier League
Vietnam - V-League 
Wales – Welsh Premier League
Women's Leagues
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