Super League (disambiguation)
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Super League or Superleague may refer to the following various sports competitions:
Association Football
- Chinese Super LeagueChinese Super LeagueThe Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
- European Super League
- Indonesia Super League
- Iraq Super LeagueIraq Super LeagueIraqi Premier League is the highest league in the league system of Iraqi football and currently contains the top 20 Iraqi football clubs. It is translated into English as "The Premier League"...
- Kazakhstan Super LeagueKazakhstan Super LeagueThe Kazakhstan Premier League is the top division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Union of Kazakhstan and was set up in 1992. The League is fed into by the First Division, starting spring and finishing in late fall, making each championship correspond to a...
- Malaysian Super LeagueMalaysian Super LeagueThe Malaysia Super League is a Malaysian professional league for association football. At the top flight of the Malaysian football league system and it is managed by the Malaysia Super League Sdn Bhd, under supervision of the Football Association of Malaysia...
- North American SuperLigaNorth American SuperLigaThe SuperLiga was an official North American association football competition between teams from the Primera División of Mexico and Major League Soccer of the United States and Canada, the top divisions in each country. The competition was sanctioned by CONCACAF, U.S...
- South Australian Super LeagueSouth Australian Super LeagueThe South Australian Super League is the highest state-level association football competition in South Australia and commenced in 2006. Prior to the 2006 season, the highest level competition in South Australia was the South Australian Premier League. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the...
- Superleague Greece
- Super League of BelizeSuper League of BelizeThe Super League of Belize is a football organization established in 2006 to manage Belizean football. It is not currently affiliated with the national federation, the Football Federation of Belize.- History :...
- Swiss Super LeagueSwiss Super LeagueThe Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
- TNM Super League (Sulom)Malawi Premier DivisionMalawi Premier Division also known as TNM Super League is the top football division in Malawi. It was created in 1986.-Telekom Super League - Clubs 2010/11:*Blackpool FC *Blantyre United FC*Blue Eagles FC...
- Turkish Super League
- Ugandan Super LeagueUgandan Super LeagueThe Ugandan Super League is the top division of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations, it was created in 1968.-Ugandan Super League Clubs - 2011/12:*Bul Bidco FC*Bunamwaya SC *Express FC *Fire Masters FC...
Basketball
- Irish Basketball SuperleagueSuperleague (Ireland)The Superleague is the top tier men's basketball league in Ireland. 10 clubs compete in 2 conferences, North & South with 5 teams in each conference. The competition is currently sponsored by Nivea for men, having previously been sponsored by ESB. The current champions are UCC Demons who beat Dart...
, the highest basketball league on the island of Ireland (organised on an All-Ireland basis) - Israeli Basketball Super League, the highest professional league in Israel
- Russian Basketball Super LeagueRussian Basketball Super LeagueThe Russian Basketball SuperLeague is a men's professional basketball league that was the pre-eminent league of Russian professional basketball until 2010...
, since 2010–11 the second-tier professional league in Russia; previously the highest league before the creation of the Russian Professional Basketball League. - Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague, the highest professional league in Ukraine
Ice Hockey
- Ice Hockey SuperleagueIce Hockey SuperleagueThe Ice Hockey Superleague was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2003. Formed in 1995, it replaced the Premier Division of the British Hockey League, it was the highest level of ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom...
, a defunct British competition. - Russian Super League, the highest professional league in Russia before it was disbanded in 2008 and replaced by the Kontinental Hockey LeagueKontinental Hockey LeagueThe Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
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Indoor Cricket
- Superleague, various inter-centre indoor cricketIndoor cricketIndoor cricket is a variant of and shares many basic concepts with cricket. The game is most often played between two teams each consisting of eight players, in matches featuring two innings of sixteen 7-ball overs each...
competitions held throughout each state of Australia.
Motorsport
- Superleague FormulaSuperleague FormulaSuperleague Formula is an open wheel single seater motor racing formula, which started in 2008, at Donington Park in the United Kingdom. The league introduced team sponsorship by association football clubs. It goes by the saying 'The Beautiful Race: Football at 300 km/h'. By 2011 the link with...
, a football club themed racing series which had its first season in 2008
Netball
- Netball SuperleagueNetball SuperleagueThe Netball Superleague is the elite netball competition in England, Wales and Scotland. The league, which runs from November to June, features nine teams from all areas of Britain. It is regularly shown on sports broadcaster Sky Sports, thanks to a major television deal signed in 2006. Naming...
is the highest league in British netballNetballNetball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ... - Netball Super LeagueNetball Super LeagueThe Netball Super League is a five-month long, 15-round netball tournament developed to cater for elite players in Singapore. It was established and is governed by Netball Singapore and six teams compete. The 2010 competition was won by the Malaysian Arowanas....
is the highest netballNetballNetball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
league in SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
Pugilism
- Super League, a prestigious European international competition in muay thaiMuay ThaiMuay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
and kick boxing.
Rugby League
- Super LeagueSuper LeagueSuper League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
, Europe's top level competition - Super League (Australia)Super League (Australia)Super League was an Australian rugby league football administrative body that conducted professional competition in Australasia for one season in 1997. Along with Super League of Europe, it was created by News Corporation during the Super League war which arose following an unsuccessful attempt to...
a forerunner of the National Rugby LeagueNational Rugby LeagueThe National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand... - Super League International BoardSuper League International BoardThe Super League International Board was the international governing body for Super League-aligned rugby league football nations between 1995 and 1998....
, defunct international governing body for Super League-aligned nations - Super League warSuper League warThe Super League war is the common name given to the corporate dispute that was fought in and out of court during the mid-1990s between the Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation-backed Super League and the Kerry Packer and Optus Vision-backed Australian Rugby League organisations over broadcasting...
, the dispute over broadcasting rights that led to the creation of the European Super League and the National Rugby League
Table Tennis
- China Table Tennis Super LeagueChina Table Tennis Super LeagueChina Table Tennis Super League is the top table tennis division under the Chinese Table Tennis Association.The last finisher of the CTTSL will be relegated to the China Table Tennis Jia League A Group. The top two finishers of the Jia League A Group will have extra games with the second last...
- The newly formed Table Tennis Victoria Super LeagueTTV Super LeagueThe Table Tennis Victoria Super League commenced on Good Friday, 6 April 2007, with its first ever Team Draft. The 2007 Table Tennis Victoria Super League will bring 18 of Australia’s top table tennis players together in a 10 week series involving 6 clubs. The stakes are high, only months away...