List of paintball leagues
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This is a list of notable professional and semi-professional paintball
leagues.
Paintball
Paintball is a sport in which players compete, in teams or individually, to eliminate opponents by tagging them with capsules containing water soluble dye and gelatin shell outside propelled from a device called a paintball marker . Paintballs have a non-toxic, biodegradable, water soluble...
leagues.
North American leagues
- National professional paintball League (NPPL)National Professional Paintball LeagueThe National Professional Paintball League is one of two American paintball national tournament series that travel throughout the United States each year, and was also the largest professional seven-man paintball league in the world.-History:...
- Alongside the PSP makes up the two core professional leagues. - Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP)Paintball Sports PromotionsPaintball Sports Promotions is one of two American national tournament series that travel throughout the United States each year. It is one of the most popular paintball leagues in the world. The PSP holds four events throughout the United States each year. Teams compete according to skill...
- National XBall LeagueNXLThe NXL was a paintball league based in the United States. The league consisted of franchised and non-franchised teams, and was owned by the franchise teams. NXL competition was held in conjunction with PSP events...
(NXL) - Professional division of Paintball Sports Promotions, includes nationwide tournament circuit featuring the X-Ball format.
- National XBall League
- National Collegiate Paintball AssociationNCPA (paintball)The National Collegiate Paintball Association is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization created by college players for college players. The goal of the NCPA is to promote the positive aspects of the sport in an intercollegiate manner. The NCPA consists of two distinct classes which competes...
(NCPA) - Nationwide association that sanctions college and high school competition. - Ultimate Arena Paintball LeagueUltimate Arena Paintball LeagueUAPL, the Ultimate Arena Paintball League, is a paintball tournament in Las Vegas that premiered on Superstation WGN in January 2006. It features weekly paintball 3-on-3 matches in a 50’ × 100’ arena with inflatable barriers distributed throughout for cover.Each week, eight teams from one of...
- professional division of the World Paintball League, tournament in Las VegasLas Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
that premiered on Superstation WGNSuperstation WGNWGN America is a Chicago-based American superstation feed of WGN-TV, owned by Tribune Broadcasting. WGN America offers its national programming across North America without the CW network programming and most syndicated programs that are carried on the Chicago area feed...
in January 2006. - United States Paintball League (USPL) - Incorporated the National Professional Paintball LeagueNational Professional Paintball LeagueThe National Professional Paintball League is one of two American paintball national tournament series that travel throughout the United States each year, and was also the largest professional seven-man paintball league in the world.-History:...
(NPPL) trademarks in 2008. - Woodsball Tournament League (WTL)
- Ultimate Woodsball League (UWL)
U.S. regional leagues
- CFPS - (Central Florida Paintball Series), Largest Paintball League in Florida featuring the 5-man format. The CFPS was founded early in 2009 and hosts 7 paintball tournaments each year. Players compete in CFPS events to rank nationally in the official PSP rankings. The CFPS is also known as the Race to World Cup.
- American Xball League (AXBL)
- Adrenaline Force Tournament Series (AFTS)
- Arizona Paintball Players League (AZPPL)
- Canadian Xtreme Paintball League (CXBL)
- Carolina Field Owners Association (CFOA)
- Eastern Paintball League (EPL)
- Eastern Regional Field Owners AssociationEastern Regional Field Owners AssociationThe Eastern Regional Field Owners Association is one of two major paintball tournament series in the New England Area. The league is an X-Ball league and uses match style. Match style is similar to a football game with halves and the clock stopping under five minutes between points. Match style...
(ERFOA) - Regional league serving the New England area. Match style xball with Major (unranked) and minor (D3 and lower) divisions. - Georgia Field Owners Association (GFOA)
- Global Paintball League Global Paintball League (GPL)
- Indiana Captain's Coucil (ICC)
- Mid-South Xball League (MSXL)
- Midwest Xball League (MWXL)
- New England Paintball League (NEPL) - The New England Paintball League is a regional paintball league in New England. They host 5-6 events a year and have tournament play for all tournament players including 3 Man, 5 Man, Xball, and 7 Man. The league is based out of Maynard Paintball Club which is also apart of Boston Indoor Paintball. By Mike Friedman
- NorthEast Paintball SeriesNorthEast Paintball SeriesThe Northeast Paintball Series is one of two major paintball tournament series in the New England Area. The league is for 5-man Division 4/Novice & Division 5/Rookie level play...
(NEPS) - Regional league serving the New England area. 5-man Division 4/Novice & Division 5/Rookie level play - Ontario Youth Paintball League - minor league, serving the Oakville, Burlington and Milton area.
- South Eastern Paintball Series (SEPS)
- United States Paintball Association (USPA)
- Vicious Series
- West Coast Paintball Players League (WCPPL)
- West Coast Paintball Series - The WCPS is a regional paintball tournament series in the Northwest.
Paintball leagues outside the U.S.
- Atlantic Paintball League (APBL) - 7-man league in Atlantic Canada, serving PEI, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
- Canadian Xtreme Paintball League
- N.S.P.L Natwest Southern Paintball league, Based in the UK, Division 1- M7 format, Division 2- Race to 2 format, Division 3 + 4- 5 man format.
- Proto KotH Paintball Beginners league, 5 Man format. 1st place team get promoted to N.S.P.L division 4.
- CPPS Central Premier Paintball Series Uk
- Malaysian National Paintball League (MY-NPL), the most popular and largest paintball league in Malaysia. 5 rounds per season with Division 1 in 7-man format, Division 2, 3, and 4 in 5-man format. Garners over 70+ teams every round from across the country and gaining acceptance and participation from teams from countries around the region. Division 1 to 3 in semi-auto uncapped while Division 4 uses mechanical tournament organizer supplied markers only. Marshalled by MPRO.
- South Australian Paintball Players Association South Australia's largest paintball event with up to 20+ teams from all over Australia attending.
- CSP Circuito Sudamericano de Paintball: South American Paintball Circuit
- LAPPL:Latin American Profeional Paintball League
- Mexican Paintball League
- Liga Dominicana de Jugadores de Paintball Dominican Paintball Players League, Race to 2, 5 man format.
European Paintball leagues
- Millennium Series European paintball league, the largest international league in the world with hundreds of teams participating every year.
- BPL Belgian Paintball League
- IPBL Bulgarian Paintball League
- CPL Czech Paintball Liga
- OPL Austrian Paintball League
- DPL German Paintball League
- MPL Hungarian Paintball League
- SPL Swiss Paintball League
- SPPL Spanish Paintball League
- TPL Turkish Paintball League
- Irish Woodsball LeagueIrish Woodsball LeagueThe Irish Woodsball League is a woodsball league held in Ireland. The IWL was founded in 2010 to accommodate the ever growing sport of woodsball in Ireland. Teams play over four legs using a seven man format...
(IWL), Ireland's premier woodsball league with teams from all over Ireland competing in a 7-man format with 4 rounds per season.
Australian Paintball Leagues
- SAPPA The South Australian Paintball Players association run the SAPPA 5 a side tournaments. South Australia's largest paintball event with up to 20+ teams from all over Australia attending at skirmish SA's SUP AIR field. SAPPA is run by players for players with no member making a personal profit.
- Super 7's Action Paintball Super 7's are played 3 times yearly the first round in Action paintball Sydney, the second in Action Perth and the final the masters in Sydney.
- Action Paintball Sydney State of Origin hosted by Mike Whybrew at Action Paintball Sydney.
- Melbourne X-Ball League (MXL) - Fortnightly league in MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria held at World Series Paintball.
Tactical Paintball leagues/Associations outside US
- Colombian Association of Tactical Paintball (Asociación Colombiana de Paintball Táctico - COLPATAC) - In spanish.
- CCP Circuito Colombiano de Paintball (Circuito Colombiano de Paintball - race to 4) - In spanish
- Paintball Golden Cup Colombia (Open - Race to 4) - In spanish