This article features a listing of all professional sports teams based in the United States and Canada, in addition to teams from other countries that compete in professional leagues based in the two countries.
Baseball
Major League Baseball
Minor League Baseball
International League
Pacific Coast League
Eastern League
Southern League
Texas League
Midwest League
Northwest League
South Atlantic League
California League
Carolina League
Florida State League
MLB Partner Leagues
American Association of Professional Baseball
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
Frontier League
Pioneer League
Pecos League
Empire Professional Baseball League
United Shore Professional Baseball League
Basketball
National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
Canadian Elite Basketball League
NBA G League
UpShot League
The UpShot League is a developmental women's basketball league with four teams, all based in the Southern United States. Player compensation is yet to be publicly announced.
Basketball Super League
Unrivaled
Unrivaled is a women's three-on-three basketball league with six teams based in Medley, Florida. As of its 2025 season, the minimum salary for a player is expected to be above $100,000. Equity in the league and revenue sharing is also expected to be offered to the players by the league.
Cricket
Major League Cricket
Football
National Football League
Canadian Football League
United Football League
Arena Football One
Indoor Football League
National Arena League
X League
Ice hockey
National Hockey League
Professional Women's Hockey League
American Hockey League
ECHL
Federal Prospects Hockey League
Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey
SPHL
Lacrosse
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League is a men's box lacrosse league with fourteen teams: four in the Northeastern United States, three each in Eastern Canada, Western Canada, and the Western United States, and one in the Southern United States. As of its 2018 season, the minimum salary was US$10,208 for rookies, US$12,196 for second-year players, and US$15,165 for third-year players and older.
Premier Lacrosse League
The Premier Lacrosse League is a men's field lacrosse league with eight teams: three each in the Northeastern and Western United States, and two in the Southern United States. As of its 2022 season, the minimum salary for a player was $25,000.
Women's Lacrosse League
The Women's Lacrosse League is a women's lacrosse sixes league with four teams: two in the Northeastern United States, and one each in the Southern and Western United States. Player compensation is yet to be publicly announced.
Motorsports
NTT IndyCar Series
NASCAR Cup Series
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Rodeo
Professional Bull Riders Team Series
Rugby union
Major League Rugby
Major League Rugby is a men's rugby union league with twelve teams: six in the south, four in the west each, and one in the midwest and northeast each. As of its 2020 season, the average salary for a player was $10,000–$25,000.
Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is in the first tier of the United States men's soccer league system. It currently consists 29 teams: nine in the Southern United States, seven in the Western United States, six in the midwestern United States, four in the northeastern United States, two in Eastern Canada, and one in Western Canada. As of its 2024 season, the minimum salary is $89,716 for a regular player and $150,000 for a player subject to target allocation money. A maximum salary of $1,683,750 is enforced, though up to three "designated players" on each team can be paid salaries in excess of the maximum.
Canadian Premier League
The Canadian Premier League is the sole professional league atop the Canadian men's soccer league system. It currently consists of eight teams: four in Eastern and Western Canada each. As of its 2023 season, the minimum salary for a player was CA$30,000, and the maximum was ~CA$75,000.
National Women's Soccer League
The National Women's Soccer League is in the first tier of the United States women's soccer league system. It currently consists of fourteen teams: six in the west, five in the south, two in the midwest, and one in the northeast. As of its 2023 season, the minimum salary for a player was $36,400, while the maximum salary was $200,000, though allocation money can be used to pay player salaries in excess of the maximum.
USL Super League
The USL Super League is in the first tier of the United States women's soccer league system. It currently consists of eight teams, with a number of teams planned in the coming seasons. As of its 2024–25 season, salaries for players are to be "competitive" with those of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), and no maximum salary will be enforced.
Northern Super League
The Northern Super League is the sole professional league atop the Canadian women's soccer league system. It currently consists six teams: four in the east and two in the west. As of its 2025 season, the minimum salary for a player will be CA$50,000, with each team allowed one "marquee player" whose salary of which only CA$75,000 counts towards a team's total salary cap of CA$1.5 million.
USL Championship
The USL Championship is in the second tier of the United States men's soccer league system. It currently consists 24 teams: eleven in the south, eight in the west, three in the northeast, and two in the midwest. As of its 2024 season, the minimum salary for players is $2,900 per month, though teams can pay up to six players a "flex contract" with a lower minimum salary of $2,400 per month. The minimum length of a player's contract with a USL Championship team is ten months.
MLS Next Pro
MLS Next Pro is in the third tier of the United States men's soccer league system. It currently consists 29 teams: ten in the Southern United States, seven in the Western United States, six in the Midwestern United States, four in the Northeastern United States, and one each in Eastern and Western Canada. As of its 2024 season, the minimum salary for a player is $71,401.
USL League One
USL League One is in the third tier of the United States men's soccer league system. It currently consists twelve teams: seven in the south, three in the west, and two in the midwest. As of its 2024 season, the minimum salary for a player is $2,100 per month, with no flex contracts à la the USL Championship being offered.
WPSL PRO
WPSL PRO is in the third tier of the United States women's soccer league system. It currently consists twelve teams: six in the south, and three each in the midwest and west. Player compensation is yet to be publicly announced.
Major Arena Soccer League
The Major Arena Soccer League is a men's indoor soccer league with thirteen teams: three in the Midwestern, Southern, and Western United States each, and two in Mexico and the Northeastern United States each. As of its 2021–22 season, the average salary of a player was $1,500–$3,500 per month.
Softball
Association of Fastpitch Professionals
Athletes Unlimited Softball League
The Athletes Unlimited Softball League is a women's fastpitch softball league with four, currently geographically neutral teams, that'll be assigned home grounds in its 2026 season. As of its 2025 season, the average salary for a player will be $40,000–45,000, with salaries up to $75,000 achievable through bonus payments.
Women's Professional Fastpitch
Ultimate
Ultimate Frisbee Association
Premier Ultimate League
Western Ultimate League
Volleyball
LOVB Pro
LOVB Pro is women's indoor volleyball league with six teams: three in the south, two in the midwest and one in the west. As of its 2025 season, the minimum salary for a player is $60,000, with the league covering the cost of housing and transportation, providing players with a 401(k) plan, health insurance, and offering maternity and parental leave.
Major League Volleyball
Major League Volleyball is a women's indoor volleyball league planned to launch in 2026, with two teams so far having announced their participation: one each in the midwest and west. Player compensation is yet to be publicly announced.
Pro Volleyball Federation
The Pro Volleyball Federation is a women's indoor volleyball league with eight teams: four in the midwest and two in the south and west each. As of its 2025 season, the minimum salary for a player is $60,000, with the league offering each player "benefits" worth $10,000, and an undisclosed amount of revenue sharing with their respective teams. Two players on each team are also paid an additional $40,000 to serve as the team's ambassadors.
See also
- Professional sports leagues in the United States
- Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada
- Major professional sports teams in the United States and Canada
- List of U.S. and Canadian cities by number of major professional sports teams
- Prominent women's sports leagues in the United States and Canada
- List of top level minor league sports teams in the United States by city
- List of soccer clubs in the United States by city
References
External links
- North American Pro Sports Teams – Lists every league that has operated in Canada and / or the United States. Grouped by city.
