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.
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[edit] North America
[edit] 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)
- Appalachian League (Rookie-Advanced)
- Arizona League (Rookie-Advanced)
- Gulf Coast League (Rookie)
- Pioneer Baseball League (Rookie-Advanced)
- 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 (not to be confused with the American Association from either the 19th century or the 20th century)
- Atlantic League
- Can-Am League
- Continental Baseball League
- Frontier League
- Golden Baseball League
- Arizona Summer League (affiliated with GBL)
- Arizona Winter League (affiliated with GBL)
- Northern League
- United League Baseball
- Texas Winter League (affiliated with ULB)
[edit] Basketball
- American Basketball Association (2000-Present)
- Continental Basketball Association (1946-Present)
- Eastern Basketball Alliance (1996-Present)
- International Basketball League (2005-Present)
- Kentucky Basketball Developmental League (2004-Present)
- NBA Development League (2001-Present)
- National Alliance of Basketball Leagues
- National Professional Basketball League (1950-1951, 2007-Present)
- Premiere Basketball League (2007-present)
- United Basketball League (2006-Present)
- United States Basketball League (1985-1988, 1989-Present)
- Universal Basketball League (2006-Present)
- World Basketball Association (2004-Present)
- Louisville basketball league (LBL) (2008-Present)
[edit] American football
- United National Gridiron League
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- American Indoor Football Association
- American Professional Football League
- Continental Indoor Football League
- Eastern Indoor Football League
- Intense Football League
- National Indoor Football League
- North American Football League
- United Indoor Football
- World Indoor Football League
[edit] Ice hockey
- American Hockey League (Class AAA)
- 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)
- Central Hockey League (Class AA)
- ECHL (Formerly: East Coast Hockey League- Class AA)
- International Hockey League (Class AA)
- All American Hockey Association (Class A)
- Eastern Professional Hockey League (Class A)
- Southern Professional Hockey League (Class A)
- USHL (Junior A Tier 1)
[edit] Soccer (association football)
- USL First Division (Formerly the "A-League"- FIFA Division II)
- USL Second Division (FIFA Division III)
- USL Premier Development League (FIFA Developmental Division)
- National Premier Soccer League
- Pacific Coast Soccer League
[edit] Auto racing
- ARCA
- American Speed Association
- CRA
- Indy Pro Series
- NASCAR Nationwide Series
- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
- NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
- NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
- NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
- NASCAR Camping World East Series
- NASCAR Camping World West Series
[edit] Professional Wrestling
[edit] Asia
[edit] Basketball
- Philippine Basketball League (1983-Present)
