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In North America, semi-professional athletes and teams were far more common in the early and mid-20th century than they are today. Large blue-collar employers such as factories and shipyards often fielded baseball and basketball teams, with players receiving full-time salaries comparable to other employees.
Semi-pro leagues have existed since the beginning of American football, but were far more common in the early and mid 20th century than they are today. Football is especially suited for semi-pro play, and most leagues often operate at a semi-professional level due to cost concerns.
2.2 Current minor professional, semi professional and amateur leagues outside North America 2.3 Defunct minor leagues around the world 2.4 Collegiate and amateur leagues
Japan Rugby League One - Division 3 (semi-professional) Sri Lanka Rugby Championship (semi-professional) Europe. Premiership Rugby. Premiership Rugby Shield; RFU Championship; National League 1 (semi-professional) Premier 15s (semi-professional) National Rugby League (France) - Top 14. National Rugby League (France) - Rugby Pro D2
TPBL – Taiwan Professional Basketball League – professional SBL – Super Basketball League – semi-professional A League – amateur UBA – University Basketball Alliance HBL – High School Basketball League Thailand. TBL – Thailand Basketball League; BTL – Basketball Thai League United Arab Emirates. NBL – UAE National Basketball ...
Canal Zone League Panama: Winter Rookie: 1948–1950 Cape Breton Colliery League Nova Scotia: Class D (1937–1938) Class C (1939) 1937–1939 Carolina Association: North Carolina, South Carolina: Class D: 1908–1912 Carolina Baseball League: North Carolina: Independent: 1936–1938 Carolina Interstate League North Carolina, South Carolina ...
European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) (2004) – multinational semi-pro league with teams from Austria, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, and Slovakia; teams from Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Slovenia have previously participated
Indoor American football leagues outside the auspices of the Arena Football League have historically played at a level somewhere on the margins between minor-professional and semi-professional. Some surviving indoor leagues include the American Arena League, Champions Indoor Football, Indoor Football League, and National Arena League. Indoor ...