This page is part of the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Football|WikiProject on Football]]''' and provides a list of known '''fully professional leagues''', and also those that are known to not be fully professional. As such, this list can be used as an aid in considering the [[WP:NFOOTBALL]] guideline, which states that "Players who have played, and managers who have managed in a competitive game between two teams from fully-professional leagues, will ''generally be regarded'' as notable."

Of FIFA's 211<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/|title=Associations|publisher=[[FIFA]]|access-date=17 December 2020}}</ref> current member associations, 210 have men's leagues which are currently included in this list. Liechtenstein does not have its own national league,.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/news/little-liechtenstein-achieve-big|title=Little Liechtenstein achieve big|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=31 July 2020}}</ref> while four countries have leagues which appear in both sections (Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and the United States).

*{{flag|Albania}} – [[Albanian Superliga]],<ref name="albania">{{cite web |url=http://www.fshf.org/images/pdf/rregulloret/rregullorja-2013-2014.pdf |title=Rregullore e Veprimtarisë Futbollistike Kategoria SUPERIORE Kategoria e PARË |trans-title=Rulebook of the Football Activities of the Superliga and First Category |page=19 Under "Neni 14" ({{lang-langx|en|Article 14}}) |website=fshf.org |publisher=[[Albanian Football Association]] |access-date=24 February 2014 |quote=Një lojtar mund të federohet në emër të një klubi që merr pjesë në Kategorinë Superiore, ose Kategorinë e Parë, vetëm si lojtar profesionist ({{lang-langx|en|A player can be registered to a team participating in the Albanian Superliga or Albanian First Division only as a professional player}}) |language=Albanian |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040326/http://www.fshf.org/images/pdf/rregulloret/rregullorja-2013-2014.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> [[Albanian First Division]]<ref name="albania"/>

*{{flag|Australia}} – [[A-League Men]]<ref name="A-League">{{cite web |title=A-League set to kick-start domestic game |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=99847.html |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=24 June 2013 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912004336/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=99847.html |archive-date=12 September 2013}}</ref>

*{{flag|Austria}} – [[Austrian Football Bundesliga]],<ref name="austria">{{cite web |title=SATZUNGEN DER ÖSTERREICHISCHEN FUSSBALL-BUNDESLIGA |url=http://www.bundesliga.at/index.php?id=46715 |publisher=bundesliga.at |access-date=24 June 2013 |language=German |format=PDF |quote=Die BL ist der Zusammenschluss aller Fußballklubs der beiden höchsten Spielklassen des österreichischen Berufsfußballs. ({{lang-langx|en|The BL is the union of all the football clubs in the top two divisions of Austrian professional football.}}) |page=3 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218020959/http://www.bundesliga.at/index.php?id=46715 |archive-date=18 December 2015}}</ref> [[Austrian Football Second League]]<ref name="austria"/>

*{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} – [[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (from the 2016–17 season)<ref>{{cite web |title=ORDINANCE THE LICENSE CLUBS |url=http://www.nfsbih.ba/nsbih_userfiles/file/pdf/Pravilnik%20o%20licenciranju%20klubova%20za%20ucesce%20u%20takmicenju%20Premijer%20lige%20BiH.pdf |publisher=nfsbih.ba |access-date=25 June 2013 |page=33 |language=Bosnian |quote=Sa aplikantom za licencu upravlja na profesionalan način ({{lang-langx|en|The applicant for a license to run in a professional manner}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601103750/http://nfsbih.ba/nsbih_userfiles/file/pdf/Pravilnik%20o%20licenciranju%20klubova%20za%20ucesce%20u%20takmicenju%20Premijer%20lige%20BiH.pdf |archive-date=1 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fokus.ba/sport/fudbal/sutra-pocinje-premijer-liga-bih-krupa-najmlada-trecina-trenera-stranci/406476/ |title=Sutra počinje Premijer liga BiH: Krupa najmlađa, trećina trenera stranci |date=22 July 2016 |language=Serbo-Croatian |access-date=8 August 2017 |publisher=Fokus |quote=For the first time in the Premier League, from tomorrow July 23, 12 clubs, and 304 professional footballers, on the start of the 2016/2017 season |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827134506/http://www.fokus.ba/sport/fudbal/sutra-pocinje-premijer-liga-bih-krupa-najmlada-trecina-trenera-stranci/406476/ |archive-date=27 August 2016}}</ref>

*{{flag|Brazil}} – [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]],<ref name="wages">{{cite news |last=Harris |first=Nick |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2833020/Premier-League-wages-dwarf-Europe-flight-players-England-earning-average-2-3million-year.html |title=Premier League wages dwarf those around Europe with top-flight players in England earning an average of £2.3million a year... almost 60 per cent more than in Germany |website=[[MailOnline]] |publisher=[[Daily Mail and General Trust]] |date=15 November 2014 |access-date=8 April 2018 |url-status = live|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/VuTUi20180408045311/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2833020/Premier-League-wages-dwarf-Europe-flight-players-England-earning-average-2-3million-year.html |archive-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbf.com.br/regulamento/regulamento_sb2009.pdf |title=Campeonato Brasileiro da Série B/2009 |language=Portuguese |publisher=[[Brazilian Football Confederation]] |year=2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611232211/http://www.cbf.com.br/regulamento/regulamento_sb2009.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2009 |url-status = dead|access-date=2 April 2013}}</ref> [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série C]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://conteudo.cbf.com.br/cdn/202003/20200304101127_408.pdf |title=Regulamento Específico da Competição Campeonato Brasileiro Série C de 2020 |language=Portuguese |publisher=[[Brazilian Football Confederation]] |year=2020}}</ref> [[Campeonato Paulista]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.futebolpaulista.com.br/arquivos/REGULAMENTO_A1_2010.pdf |title=Regulamento A1 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307122349/http://www.futebolpaulista.com.br/arquivos/REGULAMENTO_A1_2010.pdf |archive-date=7 March 2012 |url-status = dead}}</ref> [[Campeonato Mineiro]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sitefmf.esumula.com.br/Arquivos/REC_Mineiro_2015%20_M%C3%B3dulo_I.pdf |title=Regulamento específico da competição – Campeonato Mineiro 2015 – Módulo I |publisher=[[Federação Mineira de Futebol]] |language=pt |access-date=28 March 2015 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403115405/http://sitefmf.esumula.com.br/Arquivos/REC_Mineiro_2015%20_M%C3%B3dulo_I.pdf |archive-date=3 April 2015}}</ref> [[Campeonato Carioca]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fferj.com.br/Campeonatos?alias=1 |title=Campeonato Carioca de Profissionais – Série A |publisher=[[Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro]] |language=pt |access-date=11 January 2017 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229051600/http://www.fferj.com.br/Campeonatos?alias=1 |archive-date=29 December 2016}}</ref> [[Campeonato Gaúcho]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fgf.com.br/public/uploads/modulos/54f4c9adee388REGULAMENTO_DO_GAUCH%C3%83O_-_2015.pdf |title=Regulamento – Federação Gaúcha de Futebol |publisher=[[Federação Gaúcha de Futebol]] |language=pt |access-date=11 January 2017 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114910/http://fgf.com.br/public/uploads/modulos/54f4c9adee388REGULAMENTO_DO_GAUCH%C3%83O_-_2015.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> [[Campeonato Paraibano]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://federacaoparaibanadefutebol.com/wa_files/regulamento%20da%201%20divisao%2020173.pdf |title=Regulamento do Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol Profissional 2017 – Primeira Divisão |language=Portuguese |trans-title=Regulations of the 2017 Campeonato Paraibano First Division |publisher=[[Federação Paraibana de Futebol]] |year=2017 |access-date=11 January 2017 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220090057/http://federacaoparaibanadefutebol.com/wa_files/regulamento%20da%201%20divisao%2020173.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref> [[Campeonato Pernambucano]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fpf-pe.com.br/assets/uploads/148356360986.pdf |title=Regulamento Específico da Competição (REC) Pernambucano da Série A1 |language=Portuguese |trans-title=Specific Regulations for Pernambucano A1 Series |publisher=[[Federação Pernambucana de Futebol]] |year=2017 |access-date=11 January 2017 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712220753/http://www.fpf-pe.com.br/assets/uploads/148356360986.pdf |archive-date=12 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fpf-pe.com.br/assets/uploads/151519786013.pdf |title=Regulamento Geral das Competições (RGC) 2017 |language=Portuguese |trans-title=2017 General Regulations for Competitions |publisher=[[Federação Pernambucana de Futebol]] |year=2017 |access-date=11 January 2017 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315151515/http://fpf-pe.com.br/assets/uploads/151519786013.pdf |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> [[Campeonato Paranaense]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.federacaopr.com.br/Paginas/Competicoes/Competicao.aspx?competicao_id=213 |title=Campeonato Paranaense 1ª Divisão de Profissionais – 2019 |trans-title=Campeonato Paranaense Professional 1st Division – 2019 |website=federacaopr.com.br |publisher=[[Federação Paranaense de Futebol]] |access-date=4 February 2019 |language=Portuguese |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204040553/http://www.federacaopr.com.br/Paginas/Competicoes/Competicao.aspx?competicao_id=213 |archive-date=4 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.federacaopr.com.br/Recursos/pdf/regulamento/RGCP_2019.pdf |title=Regulamento Geral das Competições Profissionais (RGCP) |trans-title=General Regulations for Professional Competitions |website=federacaopr.com.br |publisher=[[Federação Paranaense de Futebol]] |year=2019 |access-date=4 February 2019 |language=Portuguese |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106211718/http://www.federacaopr.com.br/Recursos/pdf/regulamento/RGCP_2019.pdf |archive-date=6 January 2019}}</ref>

*{{flag|Canada}} – [[Canadian Premier League]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Matt |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46988859 |title=Canadian Premier League: How do you start a brand new professional league? |website=[[BBC Sport]] |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 February 2019 |access-date=1 February 2019 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201132151/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46988859 |archive-date=1 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Senior |first=Kevin |url=http://www.northernstartingeleven.com/stacking-up-early-predictions-of-the-canadian-premier-leagues-on-field-quality/ |title=Stacking Up: Early predictions of the Canadian Premier League's on field quality |website=northernstartingeleven.com |publisher=Northern Starting XI |date=21 February 2018 |access-date=15 March 2018 |quote=The league has not put out an official word on salary figures, other than to say that the league will be fully professional. |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315190309/http://www.northernstartingeleven.com/stacking-up-early-predictions-of-the-canadian-premier-leagues-on-field-quality/ |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> [[Major League Soccer]],<ref name="MLS">{{cite web |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/league/official-rules/mls-roster-rules-and-regulations |title=MLS Roster Rules and Regulations 2018 |website=MLSsoccer.com |publisher=[[Major League Soccer]] |date=2 March 2018 |access-date=12 September 2018 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721222002/https://www.mlssoccer.com/league/official-rules/mls-roster-rules-and-regulations |archive-date=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="MLS 2011">{{cite web |title=2011 MLS Roster Rules |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/2011-mls-roster-rules |publisher=MLS Soccer |access-date=24 June 2013 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430101816/http://www.mlssoccer.com/2011-mls-roster-rules |archive-date=30 April 2011}}</ref> [[USL Championship]] (formerly United Soccer League, USL Pro),<ref name="USLSoccer">{{cite web |title=About USL |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/aboutusl/index_E.html |publisher=uslsoccer.com |access-date=19 July 2013 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322033105/http://www.uslsoccer.com:80/aboutusl/index_E.html |archive-date=1722 JulyMarch 20132009}}</ref> [[USL League One]],<ref name="USL1 1"/><ref name="USL1 2"/><ref name="USL1 3"/><ref name="USL1 4"/> [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)]]<ref name="NASL">{{cite web |title=NASL Provisionally Sanctioned as Division 2 Professional League for 2011 |publisher=ussoccer.com |date=12 February 2011 |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/News/USSF-D2-Pro-League/2011/NASL-Provisionally-Sanctioned-as-Division-2-Professional-League-for-2011.aspx |access-date=31 March 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216072918/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/USSF-D2-Pro-League/2011/NASL-Provisionally-Sanctioned-as-Division-2-Professional-League-for-2011.aspx |archive-date=16 February 2011}}</ref>

*{{flag|Czech Republic}} – [[Czech First League]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Nohejl |first=Tomáš |url=https://fotbal.idnes.cz/fotbalova-liga-utahuje-opasky-dkl-/fotbal.aspx?c=A050803_185812_fotbal_rav |title=Fotbalová liga utahuje opasky |trans-title=Football League tightens belts |website=idnes.cz |publisher=[[Mafra (company)|Mafra]] |date=4 August 2005 |access-date=8 March 2018 |language=Czech |quote=„Na plně profesionální první ligu by se však v Česku peníze měly najít vždycky,“ shoduje se většina odborníků. ({{lang-langx|en|"However, in the Czech Republic, money should always be found in the fully professional first league," agrees most experts.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408054008/https://fotbal.idnes.cz/fotbalova-liga-utahuje-opasky-dkl-/fotbal.aspx?c=A050803_185812_fotbal_rav |archive-date=8 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="czech republic">{{cite web |last=Vavrač |first=Jan |url=https://is.muni.cz/th/422088/fsps_b/Vzajemne_vlivy_fotbalove_a_futsalove_pripravy_na_hrace_techto_sportu.pdf |title=Vzájemné vlivy fotbalové a futsalové přípravy na hráče těchto sportů |trans-title=Mutual influences of football and futsal preparations for players of these sports |website=muni.cz |publisher=[[Masaryk University]] |year=2017 |access-date=8 March 2018 |language=Czech |location=Brno |page=8 |quote=Poloprofesionální úroveň začíná v krajských soutěžích, poté v divizích a Moravskoslezské a České fotbalové lize, ale zde už se také najdou týmy, které jsou takřka profesionální. Fotbalová národní liga je plně profesionální a 1. liga také. ({{lang-langx|en|Semi-professional level starts in regional competitions, then divisions and Moravian and Czech Football League, but there had also find teams that are almost professional. The Football National League is fully professional and the 1st league as well.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=httphttps://archive.today/20180408054101/https://is.muni.cz/OGE5Lth/422088/fsps_b/Vzajemne_vlivy_fotbalove_a_futsalove_pripravy_na_hrace_techto_sportu.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> [[Czech National Football League]]<ref name="czech republic"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Fejgl |first=Jiří |url=https://rychnovsky.denik.cz/fotbal_region/ze-treti-ligy-do-hradce-v-rodinne-firme-meli-pochopeni-20180105.html |title=Ze třetí ligy do Hradce: V rodinné firmě měli pochopení |trans-title=From the third league to Hradec: They had an understanding in the family business |website=denik.cz |publisher=[[Vltava Labe Media]] |date=5 January 2018 |access-date=8 March 2018 |language=Czech |quote=Pro oba fotbalisty jde nejen o výkonnostní posun, ale také o vyšvihnutí se do plně profesionální soutěže. ({{lang-langx|en|For both footballers it is not only a performance shift, but also a rise to a fully professional competition.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/ejZu720180408054325/https://rychnovsky.denik.cz/fotbal_region/ze-treti-ligy-do-hradce-v-rodinne-firme-meli-pochopeni-20180105.html |archive-date=8 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hruzík |first=Martin |url=https://www.efotbal.cz/clanek-189193-Frydeckomistecky-patriot-Petr-Literak-Nebyt-mesta-a-slovenskych-akcionaru-tak-ve-FNL-nejsme.html |title=Frýdeckomístecký patriot Petr Literák: Nebýt města a slovenských akcionářů, tak ve FNL nejsme |trans-title=Patriot of Frýdek-Místek Petr Literák: Were it not for the city and the Slovak shareholders the FNL would not be |website=efotbal.cz |publisher=New way media |date=2 March 2018 |access-date=8 March 2018 |language=Czech |quote=Tehdy to tady byl takový spíše rodinný klub. Byli tady místní kluci a vše klapalo. Druhá liga je již plně profesionální, i když už tehdy někteří měli profi smlouvu, ale určitě to nebylo na takové úrovni jako teď. ({{lang-langx|en|It was kind of a family club. There were local boys here, and everything was cracking. The second league is already fully professional, although some of them had a profi contract at the time, but it certainly was not at a level like now.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408054023/https://www.efotbal.cz/clanek-189193-Frydeckomistecky-patriot-Petr-Literak-Nebyt-mesta-a-slovenskych-akcionaru-tak-ve-FNL-nejsme.html |archive-date=8 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radio.cz/cz/rubrika/udalosti/profesionalni-fotbal-v-cesku-financni-krize-nepolozi |title=Profesionální fotbal v Česku finanční krize nepoloží |trans-title=Professional football in the Czech Republic does not pose a financial crisis |language=Czech |publisher=Czech Radio |date=23 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404024713/http://www.radio.cz/cz/rubrika/udalosti/profesionalni-fotbal-v-cesku-financni-krize-nepolozi |archive-date=4 April 2015 |url-status = live|access-date=23 March 2013 |quote=Místopředseda fotbalového svazu Jaroslav Vacek koncem loňského roku také nadhodil možnost, že druhá fotbalová liga nemusí být v budoucnu plně profesionální. ({{lang-langx|en|Vice-chairman of the Football Association Jaroslav Vacek at the end of last year also suggested the possibility that the second football league may not be fully professional in the future.}})}}</ref>

*{{flag|Ecuador}} – [[Ecuadorian Serie A]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Puruncajas|first=Álex|date=29 November 2015|title=El salario promedio del jugador es de USD 10 000|trans-title=The average salary of a player is of USD 10,000|url=https://www.benditofutbol.com/futbol-nacional/salarios-equipos-oscilan-serie-a.html|url-status=live|access-date=12 March 2021|website=El Comercio|language=es|quote=A youth player (under 18 years of age) who comes to the first team for the first time starts with the minimum wage, while a national team player can earn up to $40,000 per month.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=6 May 2020|title=¿Cuánto ganan los futbolistas en Ecuador?|trans-title=How much do footballers earn in Ecuador?|url=https://imperiofutbolec.com/cuanto-ganan-los-futbolistas-en-ecuador/|url-status=live|access-date=12 March 2021|website=Imperio Fútbol EC|language=es|quote=Although the lowest salaries are usually equivalent to the minimum wage, footballers who have just reached the first team can earn from $800 to $1,000, depending on their importance in the team.}}</ref>

*{{flag|France}} – [[Ligue 1]],<ref name="france">{{cite web |title=STATUTS 12/13 |url=http://www.lfp.fr/reglements/statuts/2012_2013/Statuts.pdf |publisher=lfp.fr |access-date=28 June 2013 |page=10 |language=French |quote=La Ligue de Football Professionnel assure la gestion des activités du football professionnel en application et en conformité avec les règlements dela Fédération Française de Football, les dispositions de la convention conclue entre cette dernière et celle-là. ({{lang-langx|en|The Professional football league ensures the management of the activities of professional football in application and in accordance with the regulations of the French federation of Football, the provisions of the convention concluded between the latter and that one.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320001340/http://www.lfp.fr/reglements/statuts/2012_2013/Statuts.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2013}}</ref> [[Ligue 2]] (from 1993–94 season)<ref name="france"/>

*{{flag|Germany}} – [[Bundesliga]],{{Clarify timeframe|date=January 2021}}<ref name="germany">{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/63-out-of-64-teams-confirmed-for-the-201718-dfb-pokal-168099/?cHash=17a176466efdf7736f4eb4ade8fe2467 |title=63 out of 64 teams confirmed for the 2017/18 DFB Pokal |website=DFB.de |publisher=[[German Football Association]] |date=25 May 2017 |access-date=7 April 2018 |quote=The 36 fully professional teams from the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga from this season are automatically entered into the DFB Pokal. |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407054142/https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/63-out-of-64-teams-confirmed-for-the-201718-dfb-pokal-168099/?cHash=17a176466efdf7736f4eb4ade8fe2467 |archive-date=7 April 2018}}</ref> [[2. Bundesliga]],<ref name="germany"/> [[3. Liga]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2007/index.php?f=77869.php |language=German |title=Die 3. Profiliga kommt |access-date=7 August 2013 |publisher=Bundesliga.de |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827034112/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2007/index.php?f=77869.php |archive-date=27 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dfb.de/news/detail/helmut-sandrock-die-3-liga-ist-europaweit-fuehrend-28483/ |language=german |title=Helmut Sandrock: "Die 3. Liga ist europaweit führend" |access-date=7 August 2013 |publisher=dfb.de |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905085807/http://www.dfb.de/news/detail/helmut-sandrock-die-3-liga-ist-europaweit-fuehrend-28483/ |archive-date=5 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dfb.de/fileadmin/_dfbdam/11112-OM-09-2006.pdf |language=german |title=Angenommene Anträge zum DFB-Bundestag am 8. September in Frankfurt |access-date=7 August 2013 |publisher=dfb.de |page=3 |quote=Spielerstatus: In der 3. Liga sollen ausschließlich Vertragsspieler tätig sein (keine Amateure) ({{lang-langx|en|Player Status: In 3rd League player contract shall exclusively be active (no amateurs).}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405005909/http://www.dfb.de/fileadmin/_dfbdam/11112-OM-09-2006.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2015}}</ref>

*{{flag|Greece}} – [[Super League Greece]],<ref name="Greek riot">{{cite news |last=Paphitis |first=Nicholas |url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/volos-kavala-banned-from-greek-pro-leagues-82235544-082311 |title=Fans riot after Volos thrown out of Greek league |website=[[FoxSports.com]] |publisher=Associated Press |date=23 August 2011 |access-date=14 March 2018 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315150810/https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/volos-kavala-banned-from-greek-pro-leagues-82235544-082311 |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://superleaguegreece.net/pedocs/Prokiriksi_Prothlimatos_OPAP_2010-2011.pdf |title=Προκηρυξη Πρωταθληματος Οπαπ "Super League Ελλα∆α" – Αγωνιστικη Περιο∆ος 2010–2011 |trans-title=Championship Announcement OPAP "Superleague Greece" – 2010–2011 season |website=superleaguegreece.net |publisher=Superleague Greece |year=2010 |access-date=14 March 2018 |language=Greek |page=4 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719051430/http://superleaguegreece.net/pedocs/Prokiriksi_Prothlimatos_OPAP_2010-2011.pdf |archive-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> [[Super League Greece 2]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 April 2020|title=Πρόεδρος ΠΣΑΠ: «Το 70% των παικτών της Super League 2 αμείβεται με τον βασικό μισθό»|trans-title=PSAP President: "70% of Super League 2 players are paid the basic salary"|url=https://super-fm.gr/58286/proedros-psap-quot-to-70-ton-paikton-tis-super-league-2-ameivetai-me-ton-vasiko-mistho-quot/|url-status=live|access-date=7 March 2021|website=Super-FM|language=Greek}}</ref> [[Football League (Greece)|Football League]] (until 2019),<ref name="Greek riot"/><ref name="Greek regulations">{{cite web |url=http://www.epo.gr/kanonismoi/pdf/11_12/KAP_EPAGGELMATIKON_PROTA8LHMATON_IOYL_2011.pdf |title=Κανονισμος Αγωνων Ποδοσφαιρου (Κ.Α.Π.) – Επαγγελματικων Πρωταθληματων – Ιουνιος 2011 |trans-title=Football Sporting Regulations (CAP) – Professional league – June 2011 |website=epo.gr |publisher=[[Hellenic Football Federation]] |date=22 July 2011 |access-date=27 April 2014 |language=Greek |page=3 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924001945/http://www.epo.gr/kanonismoi/pdf/11_12/KAP_EPAGGELMATIKON_PROTA8LHMATON_IOYL_2011.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> [[Gamma Ethniki]] (formerly Football League 2, only from 1983 to 2013)<ref name="Greek regulations"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epo.gr/News.aspx?a_id=43561&NewsType=21 |title=EPO – Hellenic Football Federation |publisher=Epo.gr |access-date=25 August 2013 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529202620/http://www.epo.gr/News.aspx?a_id=43561&NewsType=21 |archive-date=29 May 2013}}</ref>

*{{flag|Honduras}} – [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lnphn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ESTATUTOS-DE-LA-LIGA-PROFESIONAL-DE-PRIMERA-DIVISION.pdf|title=ESTATUTOS LIGA NACIONAL DE FUTBOL PROFESIONAL DE PRIMERA DIVISIÓN|trans-title=FIRST DIVISION PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE STATUTES|page=12 Under "Artículo 14 - 6" ({{lang-langx|en|Article 14 - 6}})|website=lnphn.com|quote=Los Clubes Afiliados se obligan a: ... Celebrar contratos por escrito en el formato autorizado por la LIGA debiendo ser su contenido impreso con todos y cada uno de sus jugadores, cuerpo técnico, los cuales deberán ser registrados obligatoriamente en la Secretaría de la Liga. Requisitos que están regulados en el Reglamento de Registro de Jugadores y Cuerpos Técnicos de la Liga Nacional de Futbol Profesional. ({{lang-langx|en|Affiliate Clubs are obligated to: ... Enter into written contracts in the format authorized by the LIGA, be your content printed with each and every one of your players, technical body, which must be registered with the Ministry of the league. Requirements that are regulated in the Regulation of Registration of Players and Technical Bodies of the National Professional Soccer League.}})|accessdate=12 July 2020|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lnphn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Reglamento-de-Suscripci%C3%B3n-de-Contratos.pdf|title=REGLAMENTO DE SUSCRIPCION DE CONTRATOS|trans-title=CONTRACT SUBSCRIPTION REGULATION|page=1 Under "Artículo 3" ({{lang-langx|en|Article 3}})|website=lnphn.com|quote=El jugador Profesional debe considerar la práctica del fútbol como medio de vida. ({{lang-langx|en|The professional player must consider playing soccer a way of life.}})|accessdate=12 July 2020|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vavel.com/lat/el-salvador/2013/01/27/212960.html|title=Futbolistas amateurs compiten contra profesionales|trans-title=Amateur footballers compete against professionals|website=vavel.com|quote=El promedio salarial en la Liga de Honduras es de 1,800 dólares hasta 18,000. ({{lang-langx|en|The average [monthly] salary in the Honduran League is $1,800 to $18,000.}})|date=27 January 2013|accessdate=12 July 2020|language=Spanish}}</ref>

*{{flag|Italy}} – [[Serie A]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 October 2019|title=Lo stipendio minimo in Serie A: ecco tutte le cifre|trans-title=The minimum salary in Serie A: here are all the numbers|url=https://www.calcioefinanza.it/2019/10/25/stipendio-minimo-calciatore-serie-a-2019-2020/|url-status=live|access-date=10 March 2021|website=Calcio e Finanza|language=it|quote=Minimum salary from the age of 24 (born in 1995) €42,477.00 gross (€27,290.00 net)}}</ref> [[Serie B]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 February 2021|title=Gli stipendi dei calciatori in Serie B nel 2020/21|trans-title=The salaries of Serie B players in 2020/21|url=https://www.calcioefinanza.it/2021/02/15/quanto-guadagna-un-giocatore-di-serie-b/|url-status=live|access-date=10 March 2021|website=Calcio e Finanza|language=it|quote=Minimum salary from the age of 24 (born in 1996) €28,783.00 gross (€19,977.42 net)}}</ref> [[Serie C]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 February 2021|title=Quanto guadagnano i calciatori di Serie C: le cifre|trans-title=How much do Serie C players earn: the numbers|url=https://www.calcioefinanza.it/2021/02/15/quanto-guadagna-un-giocatore-di-serie-c/|url-status=live|access-date=10 March 2021|website=Calcio e Finanza|language=it|quote=Minimum salary from the age of 24 (born in 1996) €26,664.00 gross (€18,670.84 net)}}</ref>

*{{flag|Japan}} – [[J1 League]],<ref name="japan">{{cite web |url=http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia18/en/topic/index.html |title=Nipponia |publisher=Web-japan.org |access-date=25 August 2013 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301200833/http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia18/en/topic/index.html |archive-date=1 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="AFC Assessment"/> [[J2 League]],<ref name="japan"/> [[J3 League]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201211/2012110400185&g=spo |script-title=ja:Ｊリーグに「３部」設置構想＝準加盟クラブで２０１４年にも |publisher=JIJI Press Ltd. |date=4 November 2013 |trans-title=J.&nbsp;League third division to be installed in 2014 |language=ja |access-date=27 February 2013 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://archive.istoday/20130411044640/http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201211/2012110400185&g=spo |archive-date=11 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201212/2012122700041 |script-title=ja:３部相当、１４年開始へ＝名称候補に「Ｊ３」「Ｊチャレンジ」－Ｊリーグ |publisher=JIJI Press Ltd. |date=27 December 2013 |trans-title=Third division to start in 2014, J.&nbsp;League sets candidate clubs |language=ja |access-date=27 February 2013 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://archive.istoday/20130411045017/http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201212/2012122700041 |archive-date=11 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/soccer/news/20121231-OYT1T00907.htm |title=Jリーグに「3部」設置構想＝準加盟クラブで2014年にも |publisher=Yomiuri Shimbun |date=1 January 2013 |trans-title=New third division starts in 2014 |language=ja |access-date=27 February 2013 |url-status = dead|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/Arxl320130104014623/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/soccer/news/20121231-OYT1T00907.htm |archive-date=24 AprilJanuary 20142013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nikkansports.com/soccer/news/p-sc-tp0-20130117-1072938.html |script-title=ja:Ｊ３設立へ中西理事「理解は得た」 |publisher=Nikkan Sports News |date=17 January 2013 |trans-title=Director Nakahishi on the agreement for J3 establishment |language=ja |access-date=27 February 2013 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222004859/http://www.nikkansports.com/soccer/news/p-sc-tp0-20130117-1072938.html |archive-date=22 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/soccer/news/2013/02/26/kiji/K20130226005280680.html |script-title=ja:来年からＪ３新設を正式決定 Ｊリーグ理事会 |publisher=Sports Nippon Newspapers |date=27 February 2013 |trans-title=Consul formally decided to launch new J3 league next year |language=ja |access-date=27 February 2013 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301013654/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/soccer/news/2013/02/26/kiji/K20130226005280680.html |archive-date=1 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.j3league.jp/step/step1.html |script-title=ja:Ｊ３までの道のり |publisher=J. League |date=16 July 2013 |trans-title=Steps to J3 participation |language=ja |access-date=16 July 2013 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720001613/http://www.j3league.jp/step/step1.html |archive-date=20 July 2013}}</ref>

*{{flag|Mexico}} – [[Liga MX]],<ref name="wages"/> [[Ascenso MX]] (until 2020) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MASSACRE+WON%27T+STOP+%60MASACRE%27-a0144686060 |title=MASSACRE WON'T STOP 'MASACRE'. – Free Online Library |publisher=Thefreelibrary.com |access-date=25 August 2013 |url-status = live|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/20140420105926/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/bkvEpMASSACRE+WON'T+STOP+%60MASACRE'-a0144686060 |archive-date=20 April 2014}}</ref>

*{{flag|Slovenia}} – [[Slovenian PrvaLiga]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nzs.si/Doc/Arhiv/dokumenti/ostali_dokumenti/igralec%20%20brez%20pravice%20nastopa%20REGIONS%20CUP.pdf |title=Player with no right for Nations Cup |website=nzs.si |publisher=Slovenian Football Federation |date=6 May 2008 |access-date=10 July 2019 |quote=profesionalna liga 1.SNL in pol prefesionalna liga 2.SNL (professional Slovenian First League and semi-profesional Slovenian Second League) |url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nzs.si/Doc/Info/Pregled%20pogodb%20med%20igralci%20in%20klubi%201.SNL%20na%20dan%2001.08.2019.pdf |title=Pregled pogodb med igralci in klubi 1.SNL na dan 01.08.2019 |trans-title=Review of contracts between players and clubs 1. SNL on 1 August 2019 |website=NZS.si |publisher=[[Football Association of Slovenia]] |date=1 August 2019 |access-date=2 August 2019 |language=Slovenian |url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ekipa.svet24.si/clanek/nogomet/prva-liga/5d19eb3a6f487/kaj-se-dogaja-seznam-olimpijinih-pogodb-brez-obeh-kapetanov-kapun-in-vidmar-sta |title=What is going on. List of Olimpija's contracts vithout both captains |website=nzs.si |publisher=Ekipa |date=1 June 2019 |access-date=17 July 2019 |quote=Nogometna zveza Slovenije je na svoji uradni spletni strani objavila obnovljen seznam nogometašev, s katerimi imajo prvoligaški klubi podpisane profesionalne pogodbe. (Football Association of Slovenia has published a list of players, with whom clubs have signed professional contracts on its website.) |url-status = live}}</ref>

*{{flag|Sweden}} – [[Allsvenskan]]{{Clarify timeframe|date=January 2021}}<ref>{{cite web |url=httphttps://www.thelocalsvenskfotboll.se/329564a1a23/20110401globalassets/ svff/dokumentdokumentblock/ekonomi/2017-19/analys-av-allsvenskans-ekonomi-2020.pdf|title=AAnalys previewav ofallsvenska the 2011 Allsvenskan football season – Theklubbarnas Localekonomier 2020|publisher=Thelocal.se[[Swedish Football Association]]|access-date=252 August 2013February 2022|url-status quote=Den live|archive-url=https://webgenomsnittliga beräknade kostnaden för spelarlönen uppgick till 91.archive.org/web/20130413062257/http://www.thelocal.se/32956/20110401/873 |archive-date=13kronor Aprilper 2013}}</ref>månad ({{Failedlangx|en|The verification|date=Januaryaverage cost of 2021a player salary in Allsvenskan 2020 was 91.873 SEK per month (€8.800)}})}}</ref name="informaworld"/>{{Dead link|date=January 2021}}

*{{flag|Ukraine}} – [[Ukrainian Premier League]],<ref name="wages"/> [[Ukrainian First League]],<ref name="football24">{{Cite web|date=18 May 2020|title=Лідери Першої ліги платять своїм гравцям на рівні УПЛ – відомі зарплати в нижчих дивізіонах|trans-title=The leaders of the First League pay their players at the level of the UPL – known salaries in the lower divisions|url=https://football24.ua/lideri_pershoyi_ligi_platyat_svoyim_gravtsyam_na_rivni_upl__vidomi_zarplati_v_nizhchih_divizionah_n601536/|url-status=live|access-date=13 March 2021|website=football24.ua|language=uk|quote=The leaders of the First League pay their players about $4,000 a month [...] In other teams - about $1,000 [...] In the Second League, these amounts should be divided into two.}}</ref><ref name="ukraine">{{cite web |url=http://pfl.ua/docs/Reglament_PFL_2015-16.pdf |title=PFL Regulations 2015–16 |website=pfl.ua |publisher=[[Professional Football League of Ukraine]] |year=2015 |access-date=14 March 2018 |language=Ukrainian |at=Article 12 |quote=У змаганнях серед команд клубів ПФЛ мають право брати участь тільки команди професіональних клубів, що входять до складу ПФЛ ({{lang-langx|en|Only teams of professional clubs that are members of PFL can participate in PFL club competitions}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610052346/http://pfl.ua/docs/Reglament_PFL_2015-16.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2017}}</ref> [[Ukrainian Second League]]<ref name="football24"/><ref name="ukraine"/>

*{{flag|Afghanistan|2013}} – [[Afghan Premier League]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2773/saff-championship/2013/09/16/4264757/afghan-premier-leagues-revenue-is-the-highest-in-south-asia |title=Afghan Premier League's revenue is the highest in South Asia – Dr.Shaji Prabhakaran |publisher=Goal.com |date=16 September 2013 |access-date=3 March 2014 |first=Rahul |last=Bali |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306114449/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2773/saff-championship/2013/09/16/4264757/afghan-premier-leagues-revenue-is-the-highest-in-south-asia |archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref>

*{{flag|Brunei}} – [[Brunei Super League]] (planned to be semi-pro)<ref>{{cite web |title=Brunei Clubs Must be Semi-Pro Within Two Years |url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/brunei-clubs-must-be-semi-pro-within-two-years/ |publisher=aseanfootball.org |access-date=19 October 2017 |url-status = live|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/20180315170617/http://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/brunei-clubs-must-be-semi-pro-within-two-years/OTgQo |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Burkina Faso}} – [[Burkinabé Premier League]] (transitioning into professionalism)<ref>{{cite web |title=Boubacar Yago, secrétaire administratif de la ligue de football professionnel : " Nous travaillons pour l'avènement d'un football professionnel au Faso " |trans-title=Boubacar Yago, administrative secretary of the professional football league: "We are working for the advent of professional football in Burkina Faso" |url=http://www.sidwaya.bf/index.php?l_nr=index.php&l_nr_c=aeb764a6a854dd20beb97ec048c4ac14&l_idpa=3158 |publisher=sidwaya.bf |access-date=21 December 2017 |quote=Il y en aura. Nous allons travailler à l'avènement du football professionnel. Nous n'avons pas encore atteint le football professionnel. C'est certain que quand nous allons amorcer ce football professionnel il y aura forcement un cahier des charges parce que n'importe qui ne viendra pas exercer dans cette catégorie. ({{lang-langx|en|There will be some. We will work towards the advent of professional football. We have not yet reached professional football. It is certain that when we are going to start this professional football there will necessarily be a specification because anyone will not come to practice in this category.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315171123/http://www.sidwaya.bf/index.php?l_nr=index.php&l_nr_c=aeb764a6a854dd20beb97ec048c4ac14&l_idpa=3158 |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Central African Republic}} – [[Central African Republic League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=CENTRAFRIQUE: La ligue de football de Bangui se dote d'un nouveau président |trans-title=CENTRAL AFRICA: Bangui football league acquires new president |url=https://centralafricanrepublicnews.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/centrafrique-la-ligue-de-football-de-bangui-se-dote-dun-nouveau-president/ |publisher=centralafricanrepublicnews.wordpress.com |access-date=20 December 2017 |quote=Ce championnat amateur avec 12 équipes s'est terminé péniblement depuis plus de six mois et le leader, As Tempête Mocaf, n'a pu participer à la Ligue africaine des champions organisée par la Confédération africaine de Football, faute de moyens financiers. En manque de sponsors, la compétition ne subsiste que grâce aux subventions de l'Etat et de la Fédération centrafricaine de Football. Aucune grande entreprise de la place ne finance un club du championnat. ({{lang-langx|en|This amateur championship with 12 teams ended painfully for more than six months and the leader, As Tempête Mocaf, could not participate in the African Champions League organized by the African Football Confederation, for lack of financial means. In lack of sponsors, the competition remains only thanks to the subsidies of the State and the Central African Federation of Football. No big company in the place funds a championship club.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816164831/https://centralafricanrepublicnews.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/centrafrique-la-ligue-de-football-de-bangui-se-dote-dun-nouveau-president/ |archive-date=16 August 2016}}</ref>

*{{flag|Chad}} – [[Chad Premier League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Les Sao, 30 ans plus tard |trans-title=Sao, 30 years later |url=http://www.afrik-foot.com/article4750.html |publisher=afrik-foot.com |access-date=19 December 2017 |quote=Notre problème majeur est financier. Nous n'avons pas de moyens, pas de subventions, pas de sponsors et du coup rien n'est fait pour la formation. Le championnat se joue en deux étapes. La première est le championnat régional qui regroupe les équipes de la même préfecture. Et puis, il y a le championnat national. Une sorte de tournoi entre les 14 champions des 14 préfectures. Sur un plan individuel, le footballeur tchadien est paresseux, physiquement très limité. Il tient difficilement les 90 minutes de jeu mais par contre il est discipliné et persévérant. ({{lang-langx|en|Our major problem is financial. We have no means, no subsidies, no sponsors and suddenly nothing is done for training. The championship is played in two stages. The first is the regional championship which brings together teams from the same prefecture. And then there is the national championship. A kind of tournament between the 14 champions of 14 prefectures. On an individual level, the Chadian footballer is lazy, physically very limited. He has difficulty 90 minutes of play but he is disciplined and persevering.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618012729/http://www.afrik-foot.com/article4750.html |archive-date=18 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tchad : La reprise du championnat national est hypothétique |trans-title=Chad: The resumption of the national championship is hypothetical |url=https://www.alwihdainfo.com/Tchad-La-reprise-du-championnat-national-est-hypothetique_a19875.html |publisher=alwihdainfo.com |access-date=19 December 2017 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618222907/http://www.alwihdainfo.com/Tchad-La-reprise-du-championnat-national-est-hypothetique_a19875.html |archive-date=18 June 2017}}</ref>

*{{flag|Comoros}} – [[Comoros Premier League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Comores et bien plus encore |trans-title=Comoros and much more |url=http://fr.fifa.com/fifaeworldcup/news/y=2009/m=10/news=comores-bien-plus-encore-1121123.html |publisher=fr.fifa.com |access-date=21 December 2017 |quote="C'est un instrument essentiel pour une gestion professionnelle du championnat comorien", estime Mshangama Monaward, chargé de l'administration de ce système pour la FCF. "Jusqu'à maintenant, toutes les équipes pouvaient présenter n'importe quel joueur, personne ne pouvait vérifier s'il faisait partie du club ou non. Désormais, avec les licences qu'on ne peut falsifier, les arbitres peuvent refuser les joueurs non inscrits".Plus de 700 joueurs de première division ont déjà reçu leur licence, en attendant d'étendre le programme aux divisions inférieures. Pour cette première année de mise en place, la licence est fournie gratuitement par la fédération, "pour que les joueurs adoptent le système" explique Msahazi Soilihi, administrateur de la FCF. "Mais l'an prochain, la licence sera payante et on peut également imaginer un contrat de sponsoring sur la carte, ce qui en fera une double source de revenus pour la fédération". ({{lang-langx|en|"It is an essential instrument for the professional management of the Comorian Championship," said Mshangama Monaward, who is in charge of the administration of this system for the FCF. "Until now, all the teams could present any player, no one could check if he was part of the club or not. For now, with the licenses that can not be falsified, the referees can refuse the players not registered." More than 700 first-division players have already received their license, while waiting to extend the program to the lower divisions. For this first year of implementation, the license is provided free by the federation, "for players to adopt the system," says Msahazi Soilihi, administrator of the FCF. "But next year, the license will pay off and we can also imagine a sponsorship deal on the card, which will make it a dual source of revenue for the federation."}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315171141/http://fr.fifa.com/fifaeworldcup/news/y=2009/m=10/news=comores-bien-plus-encore-1121123.html |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Congo}} – [[Congo Premier League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Championnat national de football : enfin un compromis entre la Fécofoot et ses clubs affiliés |trans-title=National Football Championship: finally a compromise between Fécofoot and its affiliated clubs |url=http://www.adiac-congo.com/content/championnat-national-de-football-enfin-un-compromis-entre-la-fecofoot-et-ses-clubs-affilies |publisher=adiac-congo.com |access-date=22 December 2017 |quote="Le contrat est une convention qui lie les deux parties: l'une appelée employeur et l'autre employée. C'est vrai que nous avons un petit problème concernant notre football. C'est un football amateur. Etant donné que nous avons certaines équipes qui ont des joueurs professionnels, donc nous sommes dans le semi professionnalisme. Le contrat permet, non seulement de protéger le joueur, mais aussi le club qui dépense beaucoup d'argent pour ce dernier", a ajouté Jean Didier Elongo. ({{lang-langx|en|The contract is an agreement that binds both parties: one called the employer and the other employee. It is true that we have a small problem concerning our football. It's an amateur football. Since we have some teams that have professional players, so we are in semi professionalism. The contract not only protects the player, but also the club that spends a lot of money for the latter," added Jean Didier Elongo.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217061547/http://adiac-congo.com/content/championnat-national-de-football-enfin-un-compromis-entre-la-fecofoot-et-ses-clubs-affilies |archive-date=17 December 2015}}</ref>

*{{flag|El Salvador}} – [[Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Corti: "Si el fútbol salvadoreño quiere trascender, deben entender que fuerzas básicas no son gasto sino inversión" |trans-title=Corti: "If Salvadoran football wants to transcend, they must understand that basic forces are not spending but investment" |url=http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/353460/ernesto-corti-si-el-futbol-salvadoreno-quiere-trascender-tendran-que-entender-que-las-fuerzas-basicas-no-son-un-gasto-sino-una-inversion/ |publisher=elsalvador.com |access-date=20 December 2017 |quote=La calidad del jugador salvadoreño y lo profesional que es. Es muy profesional. Te tenés que bancar, estar en un equipo que pasan dos meses y no te pagan, que las infraestructuras para entrenar son muy malas. Entonces, lo que más rescato de este fútbol es al jugador salvadoreño. Lo bueno que son técnicamente y les falta potenciar más.Habría que mejorar en las infraestructuras de los equipos, los estadios, jugar en un horario adecuado. En el fútbol no se saca ventaja jugando a las 3:00 de la tarde o con el pasto alto ... son cositas para ir mejorando.Aquí si tenés que viajar, en general en todos los equipos, y a veces pedís un bus de mejor calidad, te dicen: 'Y para qué'. Todo 'para qué y por qué'. Uno dice: "Vamos a concentrar". Y te responden: 'Y para qué'. Y no es así. Si queremos que el fútbol salvadoreño crezca hay que empezar a hacer esas cosas. ({{lang-langx|en|The quality of the Salvadoran player and how professional he is. It is very professional. You have to bank, be in a team that spend two months and do not pay you, that the infrastructures to train are very bad. So, what I rescue most from this football is the Salvadoran player. The good that they are technically and they lack to harness more. It would have to improve in the infrastructures of the equipment, the stadiums, to play in a suitable schedule. In football you do not take advantage playing at 3:00 in the afternoon or with high grass ... they are things to improve. Here you have to travel, in general in all teams, and sometimes you ask for a better bus quality, they tell you: 'And for what?' All 'for what and why'. One says: "Let's concentrate." And they answer: 'And for what?' And it is not like that. If we want Salvadoran football to grow, we have to start doing those things.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225611/http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/353460/ernesto-corti-si-el-futbol-salvadoreno-quiere-trascender-tendran-que-entender-que-las-fuerzas-basicas-no-son-un-gasto-sino-una-inversion/ |archive-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>

*{{flag|Eswatini}} – [[Premier League of Eswatini]] (planned to be fully professional by 2022)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/swaziland/swazi-observer/20170915/282668982523829 |title=Thank You PLS Chairman! |publisher=[[Swazi Observer]] |date=15 September 2017 |access-date=3 November 2017 |quote=There is no reason not to believe that by 2022, local premier league will be fully professional under his leadership. |url-status = live|archive-url=httpshttp://web.archive.org/detailsweb/20180316000000/https://www.pressreader.com/swaziland/swazi-premier-leagueobserver/20170915/282668982523829 |archive-date=16 March 2018}} [https://archive.org/details/swazi-premier-league Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.times.co.sz/sports/97827-teams-embrace-pls%E2%80%99-vision-2022.html |title=Teams embrace PLS' Vision 2022 |publisher=times.co.sz |access-date=3 November 2017 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107010515/http://www.times.co.sz/sports/97827-teams-embrace-pls%E2%80%99-vision-2022.html |archive-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>

*{{flag|Georgia (country)|name=Georgia}} – [[Erovnuli Liga]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgian Football's Grounds for Concern |url=http://futbolgrad.com/georgian-footballs-grounds-for-concern/ |publisher=futbolgrad.com |access-date=22 December 2017 |quote=The violence that was unleashed across the country in the early 1990s, and more than a decade of severe economic hardship that followed, had a devastating effect on domestic football. With certain few exceptions, the professional game disappeared from provincial Georgia for a lengthy spell. The stadia, far from seeing any sporting action or a caring hand, were looted of everything of any value, including wood, metal and glass. Whole stands disappeared. With this in mind, the pitiful state in which the vast majority of the provincial stadia appear today – the grandstands no longer able to provide any safe seating; the lounges from which the ComParty VIPs once followed the games, now lying in ruins; the pitches barely suitable for grazing cattle – might appear understandable at first glance. Yet the horrors of the not-too-distant past only tell half of the story. Better times and relative stability returned to Georgia following the 2003 'Rose Revolution'. Very gradually, people were able to turn some of their attention back to sports. Many provincial football clubs of old were reactivated, albeit mostly at an amateur level. Yet the condition of the majority of the venues continued to deteriorate, reaching a point where some of them, such as the once impressive central stadium of Chiatura (below), a mining town in northern Imereti region, have now been condemned to demolition as they were declared unsafe. All of this points towards problems that are rooted in the present, as much as they are in the past. |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317012919/http://futbolgrad.com/georgian-footballs-grounds-for-concern/ |archive-date=17 March 2016}}</ref>

*{{flag|Ghana}} – [[Ghana Premier League]]<ref>{{cite web |first=Samuel Ekow Amoasi |last=Appiah |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1056252/boakye-yiadom-demands-minimum-wage-for-ghana-premi.html |title=Boakye-Yiadom demands minimum wage for Ghana Premier League players |publisher=Modern Ghana |date=19 January 2021 |access-date=1 November 2021 |url-status = live |quote=If a player is receiving GHC 500 or 1000 and that person has rent to pay and has a girlfriend or wife with kids its a difficult situation to combine. [...] If there can be sponsors that can help to introduce a base salary to cushion them to carry on their job without stressing the Ghanaian league will be one of the best.}}</ref>

*{{flag|Guatemala}} – [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala]]<ref>{{cite web |title=COMUNICADO DE PRENSA / Solicitud cambio en reglamento de competencia |trans-title=PRESS RELEASE / Request change in competition regulation |url=http://afg.com.gt/cms/comunicado-de-prensa-solicitud-cambio-en-reglamento-de-competencia.htm |publisher=afg.com.gt |access-date=26 December 2017 |quote=La Asociación de Futbolistas Guatemaltecos velará por el bienestar de todos los futbolistas profesionales guatemaltecos, respetando las vías del diálogo y la comunicación eficaz con las autoridades, así como las vías legales que la legislación nacional establece. Reiteramos nuestro compromiso por aportar al desarrollo del verdadero profesionalismo de nuestro fútbol. ({{lang-langx|en|The Association of Guatemalan Soccer Players will ensure the welfare of all professional Guatemalan footballers, respecting the channels of dialogue and effective communication with the authorities, as well as the legal avenues established by national legislation. We reiterate our commitment to contribute to the development of the true professionalism of our football.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627135322/http://afg.com.gt/cms/comunicado-de-prensa-solicitud-cambio-en-reglamento-de-competencia.htm |archive-date=27 June 2016}}</ref>

*{{flag|Iraq}} – [[Iraqi Premier League]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Al-Hassani |first=Maytham |url=http://www.kooora.com/?n=614820 |script-title=ar:4 عوامل أطفأت وهج كأس العراق |trans-title=4 factors extinguished the glare of the Iraqi Cup |publisher=Kooora.com |date=16 August 2017 |access-date=24 April 2018 |location=Baghdad |language=ar |url-status = live|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20180424083018/http://www.kooora.com/?n=614820 |archive-date=24 April 2018 |quote=وتأثرت بطولة الكأس جراء ذلك بعاملين مهمين، هما: رحيل أغلب اللاعبين المحترفين، ما أثر بشكل واضح على المستوى الفني للبطولة، وكذلك رحيل بعض نجوم الدوري للاحتراف الخارجي، ناهيك عن الإصابات التي بدأت تظهر على بعض اللاعبين بعد موسم ماراثوني. ({{lang-langx|en|The cup was affected by two important factors: the departure of most professional players, which clearly affected the technical level of the league, as well as the departure of some of the stars of the league for external professionalism, not to mention the injuries that began to appear on some players after the Marathon.}})}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hassan |first=Qusay |url=http://www.goal.com/ar-eg/news/2997/main/2013/03/10/3813970/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A |script-title=ar:تقرير {{!}} قراءة في الانتقالات الشتوية للدوري العراقي |trans-title=Report: Reading the winter transfers of the Iraqi League |website=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |publisher=[[Perform Group]] |date=10 March 2013 |access-date=24 April 2018 |language=ar |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424084558/http://www.goal.com/ar-eg/news/2997/main/2013/03/10/3813970/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A |archive-date=24 April 2018 |quote=وسعت تلك الأندية إلى تعزيز قوائمها بلاعبين محترفين ونجوم المنتخبات الوطنية فضلا على العناصر المحلية وفق طموحات مشروعة ومتعددة الأهداف لاسيما للفرق التي دخلت المنطقة الحمراء التي تنذر بمغادرة الأضواء والعودة إلى منافسات الممتاز. ({{lang-langx|en|These clubs sought to strengthen their lists of professional players and national team stars as well as local players according to legitimate and multi-goal ambitions, especially for the teams that entered the red zone, which threatens to leave the spotlight and return to the Premier League.}})}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Almasri |first=Omar |url=http://www.sabotagetimes.com/football/football-sport/the-state-of-football-in-post-saddam-iraq/ |title=The State Of Football In War-Ravaged Iraq |website=sabotagetimes.com |publisher=[[Sabotage Times]] |date=3 February 2012 |access-date=24 April 2018 |url-status = dead|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/20130201193920/http://www.sabotagetimes.com/football/football-sport/the-state-of-football-in-post-saddam-iraq/EI71J#selection-1231.0-1231.508 |archive-date=1 February 2013 |quote=Despite the improvements, the Iraqi Premier League is still considered a rather weak league with its clubs still underperforming in continental competitions, its last major achievement reaching the final of the Asian Champions Cup (now called the Asian Champions League) via Al Rasheed in the 1988/89 season, largely due to Uday's influence as owner/founder of the club. Some clubs still struggle financially and have inadequate equipment and facilities, which haven’t been renovated since the Hussain regime}}</ref>

*{{flag|Latvia}} – [[Latvian Higher League]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/10032011-fc_jurmala_virsliga_ienak_ar_lielam_ambic |title=FC "Jūrmala" Virslīgā ienāk ar lielām ambīcijām |trans-title=FC "Jurmala" enters Higher League with high ambitions |website=sportacentrs.com |date=10 March 2011 |access-date=14 March 2018 |language=Latvian |quote=Runājot par sastāvu, Kolidzejs atklāja, ka komanda būs pusprofesionāla, proti, daļai futbolistu būs kontrakti. ({{lang-langx|en|In terms of composition, Kolidzejs revealed that the team will be semi-professional, that is, some of the footballers will have contracts.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315225436/http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/10032011-fc_jurmala_virsliga_ienak_ar_lielam_ambic |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Lebanon}} – [[Lebanese Premier League]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Al Turk|first=Riad|date=25 November 2019|title=|script-title=ar:إلغاء الدوري اللبناني: تهديد مدخول 680 عائلة|trans-title=Canceling the Lebanese League: Threatening the income of 680 families|url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%84-680-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84%D8%A9#:~:text=%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%A9%20%D8%B9%D9%86%20%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AF,%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A9%201500%24%20%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%81%D9%88%D9%82.|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 February 2021|website=alaraby.co.uk|language=ar|quote=Out of 100 players, about 57 players receive salaries between 500 and 1,000 dollars, 36 players between 1,000 and 1,500 dollars, and only seven players 1,500 dollars and above. [...] Many players resort to taking a second job besides football that supports their families and helps them to secure the living necessities for the whole month.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://terrythetourist.com/2013/06/29/lebanese-football-beirut-bombs-buecker/ |title=Lebanese Football: From Beirut to Buecker |website=Terry The Tourist |date=29 June 2013 |access-date=25 February 2019 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225195945/https://terrythetourist.com/2013/06/29/lebanese-football-beirut-bombs-buecker/ |archive-date=25 February 2019 |quote=Still semi-professional with salaries of $1,500 per month, Lebanese domestic football has a more fragmented history than any of its Middle-East counterparts.}}</ref>

*{{flag|Lesotho}} – [[Lesotho Premier League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Clubs welcome sponsorship |url=http://sundayexpress.co.ls/clubs-welcome-sponsorship/ |publisher=sundayexpress.co.ls |access-date=13 December 2017 |url-status = live|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/20180315225724/http://sundayexpress.co.ls/clubs-welcome-sponsorship/jBsfp |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Liberia}} – [[Liberian Premier League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=LFA Drops 6 Clubs |url=http://www.thenewdawnliberia.com/sports/football/5251-lfa-drops-6-clubs |publisher=thenewdawnliberia.com |access-date=21 December 2017 |quote=Liberia Football Association has finally demoted six teams from the amateur premiership to the 1st Division. The six teams, placed at the bottom of the league table, will compete in the LFA first division.According to the development plan of FIFA, all clubs participating in the local top flight must meet a number of requirements, including Club Office, training facilities, as well as salary structure, among others, something most of the Liberian premiership clubs lack. |url-status = live|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/20180315225733/http://www.thenewdawnliberia.com/sports/football/wp7r55251-lfa-drops-6-clubs |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Luxembourg}} – [[Luxembourg National Division]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1034880.html |title=The Grand hope of Luxembourg |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |year=2009 |access-date=27 July 2009 |url-status = dead|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/hTcMV20140420105953/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/southafrica2010/news/newsid=1034880/index.html |archive-date=20 April 2014 |quote=The football league in this country of 480,000 people is also semi-professional.}}</ref>

*{{flag|Mali}} – [[Malian Première Division]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Football Et Salaire : L'inégale Équation |trans-title=Football And Salary: The Unequal Equation |url=http://bamada.net/football-et-salaire-linegale-equation |publisher=bamada.net |access-date=21 December 2017 |quote=Mais plus proche de nous, les conditions dans lesquelles évoluent les joueurs du championnat nationale restent misérables. Le constat est sans appel au niveau des clubs où les jeunes pousses progressent sans rien attendre en retour. Selon Baba Cissouma, président de l'Union des journalistes sportifs du Mali (UJSMA), les salaires sont aléatoires dans les clubs de première division car ils dépendent de plusieurs facteurs. Seydou Sow, premier vice-président de l'AS Réal, explique que le terme salaire n'est pas approprié pour le football amateur au Mali. Les joueurs perçoivent plutôt des indemnités de déplacement et des primes de match, qui varient selon le nombre de matchs remportés. Au FC Bakaridjan et à l'AS Réal, ces primes varient entre 20 000 et 30 000 francs CFA par joueur. ({{lang-langx|en|But closer to us, the conditions under which the players of the national championship are still miserable. The report is without appeal at the club level where the young shoots progress without expecting anything in return. According to Baba Cissouma, president of the Union of Sports Journalists of Mali (UJSMA), salaries are random in first division clubs because they depend on several factors. Seydou Sow, Senior Vice President of AS Réal, explains that the term salary is not appropriate for amateur football in Mali. Instead, players receive travel allowances and match bonuses, which vary according to the number of matches won. At FC Bakaridjan and AS Real, these bonuses vary between 20,000 and 30,000 CFA francs per player.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315225815/http://bamada.net/football-et-salaire-linegale-equation |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Mauritania}} – [[Ligue 1 Mauritania]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Fédération mauritanienne de football (FFRIM) : On affiche les ambitions |trans-title=Mauritanian Football Federation (FFRIM): We show the ambitions |url=https://kassataya.com/2011/08/15/federation-mauritanienne-de-football-ffrim-on-affiche-les-ambitions/ |publisher=kassataya.com |access-date=20 December 2017 |quote=Il faut dire cependant que le premier défi de l'équipe qui a pris le destin du football national est de réussir un championnat à quatorze équipes avec les exigences nouvelles, aussi bien la règlementation nationale que le standard Fifa de la licence professionnelle. ({{lang-langx|en|It must be said however that the first challenge of the team that took the destiny of national football is to succeed a championship with fourteen teams with the new requirements, both the national regulations and the standard Fifa professional license.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315225837/https://kassataya.com/2011/08/15/federation-mauritanienne-de-football-ffrim-on-affiche-les-ambitions/ |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Mauritius}} – [[Mauritian League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mauritius Professional Football League : adieu à la professionnalisation ? |trans-title=Mauritius Professional Football League: goodbye to professionalization? |url=http://sport.defimedia.info/mauritius-professional-football-league-adieu-la-professionnalisation |publisher=sport.defimedia.info |access-date=20 December 2017 |quote=La saison 2016–2017 de la Mauritius Professional Football League a été calamiteuse. Beaucoup de problèmes sont survenus durant cette saison au niveau des finances de cette organisation. Durant les derniers mois du championnat, le MPFL avait eu de gros soucis pour pouvoir payer les salaires des joueurs. Certains ont dû attendre presque un mois pour percevoir leur salaire du mois de mai. L'ex-entraîneur de La Cure Sylvester SC, du Curepipe Starlight et du Club M, Sarjoo Gowreesunkur, est d'avis que les organisateurs de la ligue professionnelle se sont mis en position délicate. « Ce qui se passe aujourd'hui est le résultat d'une mauvaise gestion et de favoritisme. La MPFL a voulu tout géré. Au début, j'étais à 200 % pour la mise sur pied de la ligue professionnelle. Toutefois, certains dirigeants n'ont pas tenu leur parole et les choses ne se sont pas déroulées comme prévu. Il faut désormais trouver une nouvelle formule et inciter les compagnies privées à s'intéresser au football, comme c'est le cas avec la ligue de la FMSC. Le football deviendrait ainsi semi-professionnel pour éviter de tomber dans l'amateurisme », souligne Sarjoo Gowreesunkur. ({{lang-langx|en|The 2016–2017 season of the Mauritius Professional Football League has been calamitous. Many problems occurred during this season in the finances of this organization. During the last months of the championship, the MPFL had big problems to be able to pay the salaries of the players. Some had to wait almost a month to receive their salary in May. The former coach of Cure Sylvester SC, Curepipe Starlight and Club M, Sarjoo Gowreesunkur, believes that the professional league organizers have put themselves in a delicate position. "What is happening today is the result of mismanagement and favoritism. The MPFL wanted everything managed. At first, I was 200% to set up the professional league. However, some leaders did not keep their word and things did not go according to plan. We must now find a new formula and encourage private companies to take an interest in football, as is the case with the league of the FMSC. Football would become semi-professional to avoid falling into amateurism," says Sarjoo Gowreesunkur.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827041419/http://sport.defimedia.info/mauritius-professional-football-league-adieu-la-professionnalisation |archive-date=27 August 2017}}</ref>

*{{flag|New Zealand}} – [[New Zealand FootballNational ChampionshipLeague]]<ref name="NewNZNational">{{cite web |access-datetitle=20National August 2013League |url=httphttps://nwafcwww.wellingtonsporty.netco.nz/faq_frame.htmasset/downloadasset?id=eb90ba9a-1bc0-4ce4-88a2-0dba0ad09683 |titlewebsite=[[New Zealand Soccer FAQ'sFootball]] |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504112843/http://nwafc.wellington.net.nz/faq_frame.htm |archiveaccess-date=410 May 20132021}}</ref><ref name="OFC"/>

*{{flag|Niger}} – [[Niger Premier League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Le football au Niger |trans-title=Football in Niger |url=http://fr.fifa.com/associations/association=nig/goalprogramme/newsid=521705.html |publisher=fr.fifa.com |access-date=19 December 2017 |quote=Malgré le statut d'amateur de ses footballeurs, depuis 1976, le Niger a réussi quelques exploits internationaux, entre autres, lors des éliminatoires de la Coupe du Monde de la FIFA en 1982 où il s'est fait éliminer seulement en quarts de finale par l'Algérie qui allait ensuite se qualifier pour la Coupe du Monde. ({{lang-langx|en|Despite the amateur status of its footballers since 1976, Niger has achieved some international achievements, among others, during the qualifiers of the FIFA World Cup in 1982 where he was eliminated only in the quarterfinals by Algeria who would then qualify for the World Cup.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623080203/http://fr.fifa.com/associations/association=nig/goalprogramme/newsid=521705.html |archive-date=23 June 2012}}</ref>

*{{flag|Panama}} – [[Liga Panameña de Fútbol]] (in the process of becoming fully professional)<ref>{{cite web |title=Columna: El Despertar del Futbol Panameño |trans-title=Column: The Awakening of Panamanian Soccer |url=http://panamafutbol.com/?p=11145 |publisher=panamafutbol.com |access-date=20 December 2017 |quote=Pero las proyecciones hacia una completa estructura profesional de nuestro futbol la estamos observando poco a poco. No solamente son los ingresos por parte de los clubes los cuales marcan una nueva era en nuestro futbol. El profesionalismo de nuestras ligas esta siendo mejorado con el gran apoyo de la Fepafut y FIFA con los diferentes proyectos de GOAL y PERFORMANCE los cuales están destinados a desarrollar plenamente su potencial en todas las áreas en las que se requiere rendir a un nivel óptimo en la gestión del fútbol del país. ({{lang-langx|en|But the projections towards a complete professional structure of our football we are watching little by little. Not only are the revenues from the clubs which mark a new era in our football. The professionalism of our leagues is being improved with the great support of Fepafut and FIFA with the different projects of GOAL and PERFORMANCE which are destined to fully develop their potential in all the areas in which it is required to perform at an optimum level in the management of the country's soccer.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031055356/http://panamafutbol.com/?p=11145 |archive-date=31 October 2016}}</ref>

*{{flag|Republic of Ireland}} – [[League of Ireland Premier Division]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-daily/1164-july-2013/10049-league-of-ireland-can-concentrate-on-football |title=League of Ireland can concentrate on football |date=12 July 2013 |access-date=12 July 2013 |last=Farry |first=Oliver |publisher=When Saturday Comes |quote=After several years of severe instability which saw six clubs go to the wall, things have settled down. It is still a month-to-month struggle to make ends meet, even the more successful teams must make do with ten-month contracts, and the second tier is now a truncated eight-team league but clubs are staying afloat. |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715160904/http://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-daily/1164-july-2013/10049-league-of-ireland-can-concentrate-on-football |archive-date=15 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McDonnell |first=Daniel |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/familiar-foes-ready-to-renew-rivalries-as-league-of-ireland-prepares-for-big-kick-off-36592019.html |title=Familiar foes ready to renew rivalries as League of Ireland prepares for big kick off |website=independent.ie |publisher=Irish Independent |date=12 February 2018 |access-date=18 April 2018 |quote=In truth, Bohemians and Bray are the only resolutely part-time operations with Limerick's status scaled back. |url-status = live|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/M5Wha20180418011141/https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/familiar-foes-ready-to-renew-rivalries-as-league-of-ireland-prepares-for-big-kick-off-36592019.html |archive-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Rwanda}} – [[Rwanda Premier League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Rwanda needs concerted efforts in youth football devt |url=http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/111092 |publisher=thenewtimes.co.rw |access-date=19 December 2017 |quote=In developing countries like Rwanda what matters most is not the amateur football league status but the structure of youth soccer development. |url-status = live|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/20180315230148/http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/1peIx111092 |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} – [[SKNFA Premier League]],<ref>{{cite web |title=No Warner Park don't stop no football show |url=http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/sports/no-warner-park-dont-stop-no-football-show/ |publisher=thestkittsnevisobserver.com |access-date=14 December 2017 |quote=Also in this season teams will play to qualify for the semi-pro football league that is currently being developed to start in 2006. Amory said the top five teams in the premier division will qualify automatically and playoff type of format will decide the last two spots. |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315230051/http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/sports/no-warner-park-dont-stop-no-football-show/ |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> [[N1 League]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sknfa.com/news-21546.cfm.html |title=SKNFA to avoid cricket woes |website=sknfa.com |publisher=[[St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association]] |date=8 November 2005 |access-date=15 December 2017 |url-status = live|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/SLdyD20180315230447/http://www.sknfa.com/news-21546.cfm.html |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}} – [[São Tomé and Príncipe Championship]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Crise no futebol nacional |trans-title=Crise in national football |url=http://www.telanon.info/desporto/2013/12/19/15215/crise-no-futebol-nacional/ |publisher=telanon.info |access-date=19 December 2017 |quote=Segundo a nossa fonte, a Federação Santomense de Futebol, não cumpriu a formalidade para exigida pela CAF para a participação nas competições africanas, nomeadamente as condições internas para receber as equipas adversárias. ({{lang-langx|en|According to our source, the Football Federation Santomense, did not fulfill the formality required by the CAF for participation in African competitions, namely the internal conditions to receive the opposing teams.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610023713/http://www.telanon.info/desporto/2013/12/19/15215/crise-no-futebol-nacional/ |archive-date=10 June 2017}}</ref>

*{{flag|Senegal}} – [[Senegal Premier League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Football / Semi- professionnalisme : le Smig fixé à 50.000 F Cfa |trans-title=Football / semi-professionalism: the Smig set at 50,000 F CFA |url=http://seneweb.com/news/Sport/s-n-gal-football-semi-professionnalisme-le-smig-fix-50-000-f-cfa_n_20571.html |publisher=seneweb.com |access-date=22 December 2017 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315230606/http://seneweb.com/news/Sport/s-n-gal-football-semi-professionnalisme-le-smig-fix-50-000-f-cfa_n_20571.html |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Le Football Senegalais Est A Sa Vraie Place |trans-title=Senegalese Football Is In Its Real Place |url=http://jourdesport.sn/actualite/brevitas-gemino-mauris-melior-obruo-os-ullamcorper |publisher=jourdesport.sn |access-date=22 December 2017 |quote=Si à la modestie des ressources financières allouées par l'Etat au ministère des sports (moins de 1% du budget national) s'ajoute la précarité des clubs sénégalais qui vivent encore dans l'amateurisme, en dépit des prétentions sur lesquelles surfent les responsables du football national qui prétendent avoir placé le Sénégal sur les rampes du semi-professionnalisme, les faits sont têtus et constants. La réalité dure et implacable. Le football sénégalais est à des années-lumière du football professionnel et même semi-professionnel. Ce ne sont pas les soupçons de salaire des joueurs et du staff technique, au demeurant très maigres, qui plus est irrégulièrement payés, qui doivent faire illusion. ({{lang-langx|en|If the modest financial resources allocated by the State to the Ministry of Sports (less than 1% of the national budget) is added the precariousness of Senegalese clubs still living in amateurism, despite the claims on which surfers national football who claim to have placed Senegal on the ramps of semi-professionalism, the facts are stubborn and constant. The reality is hard and relentless. Senegalese football is light years away from professional and even semi-professional football. It is not the suspicions of salary of the players and the technical staff, besides very meager, which is more irregularly paid, which must be illusion.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315230616/http://jourdesport.sn/actualite/brevitas-gemino-mauris-melior-obruo-os-ullamcorper |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Suriname}} – [[SVB Eerste Divisie]] (formerly SVB Hoofdklasse and SVB Topklasse, planned to be fully professional in future)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.natiosuriname.com/2014/08/professionaliseren-om-wk-voetbal-te.html |title=Professionaliseren om WK voetbal te halen |publisher=Natio Suriname |date=6 August 2014 |access-date=5 November 2015 |first=Ruben |last=Ravenberg |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706041218/http://www.natiosuriname.com/2014/08/professionaliseren-om-wk-voetbal-te.html |archive-date=6 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/sport/knvb-gaat-suriname-helpen-met-profcompetitie~a74f27eb/ |title=KNVB gaat Suriname helpen met profcompetitie |publisher=De Gelderlander |date=14 January 2016 |access-date=24 January 2016 |url-status = live|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/20180318210231/https://www.gelderlander.nl/sport/knvb-gaat-suriname-helpen-met-profcompetitie~a74f27eb/pUCLK |archive-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Togo}} – [[Togolese Championnat National]] (plans for a professional league)<ref>{{cite web |title=Antoine Folly : " Nous continuons de travailler pour accomplir notre mission " |trans-title=Antoine Folly: "We continue to work to fulfill our mission" |url=http://www.ftftogo.com/antoine-folly-nous-continuons-de-travailler-pour-accomplir-notre-mission.html |publisher=ftftogo.com |access-date=21 December 2017 |quote=Au cours du Congrès du 24 octobre, les participants adopteront les Statuts, le Code électoral, le Règlement du Congrès et le Code éthique. « Nous avons introduit quelques réformes pour amorcer un nouvel élan de notre football. Notamment l'alignement des ligues régions sur les régions administratives du Togo, la démarcation entre le football amateur et celui d'élite (d'où la création d'une Ligue de football d'Élite qui va plus tard laisser sa place à la Ligue professionnelle), l'intégration du football féminin ou encore la restructuration du Comité exécutif de la fédération et la mise en place d'un Tribunal arbitral national. Nous avons proposé ces textes, que nous espérons vont relancer le football dans notre pays, mais il revient au congrès de les adopter ou non », a-t-il concédé. Mais le président n'a pas perdu de vue que les textes ne produisent pas les joueurs mais créent des conditions pour le développement du football. ({{lang-langx|en|During the Congress of 24 October, participants will adopt the Statutes, the Electoral Code, the Congress Rules and the Code of Ethics. "We have introduced some reforms to start a new momentum for our football. In particular the alignment of the regional leagues on the administrative regions of Togo, the demarcation between amateur and elite football (hence the creation of an Elite Football League which will later give way to the League the integration of women's football or the restructuring of the Federation's Executive Committee and the establishment of a National Arbitral Tribunal. We have proposed these texts, which we hope will revive football in our country, but it is up to Congress to adopt them or not, "he conceded. But the president has not lost sight of the fact that the texts do not produce the players but create conditions for the development of football.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315231400/http://www.ftftogo.com/antoine-folly-nous-continuons-de-travailler-pour-accomplir-notre-mission.html |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} – [[TT Pro League]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.socawarriors.net/tt-pro-league/21853-it-s-part-time-footballers-vs-professionals-lawrence-talks-gold-cup-pro-league-and-peltier.html |title='It's part-time footballers vs professionals!' Lawrence talks Gold Cup, Pro League… and Peltier |publisher=socawarriors.net |access-date=16 September 2019 |url-status = live}}</ref>

*{{flag|Uzbekistan}} – [[Uzbekistan Super League]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Shokirjonovning |first=Shuhrat |url=https://kun.uz/uz/news/2017/10/28/12-zamoalik-millij-cempionat-va-uning-afzalliklari |title=12 jamoalik milliy chempionat va uning afzalliklari |trans-title=12 teams in the national championship and its advantages |website=kun.uz |date=28 October 2017 |access-date=15 March 2018 |language=Uzbek |quote=Darvoqe, Birinchi ligada farm-klublarning ishtiroki qat`iy taqiqlanadi. Professional va yarim-professional klublarga ishtirok uchun ruxsat beriladi. ({{lang-langx|en|However, the participation of farm clubs in the first league is strictly forbidden. Professional and semi-professional clubs will be allowed to participate.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316002931/https://kun.uz/uz/news/2017/10/28/12-zamoalik-millij-cempionat-va-uning-afzalliklari |archive-date=16 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Bonaire}} – [[Bonaire League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Bier, vis en reggae |trans-title=Beer, fish and reggae |url=https://www.indehekken.net/bier-vis-en-reggae/ |publisher=indehekken.net |access-date=27 December 2017 |quote=Spelers komen doorgaans uit voor het team van de wijk waarin zij geboren of opgegroeid zijn. Dit zorgt er voor dat de talentvolle spelers redelijk gelijk verdeeld over de teams uitwaaien. Hierdoor ontstaat er een intieme band tussen de spelers en de supporters. De laatste jaren wordt de competitie vooral gedomineerd door SV Juventus uit de wijk Antriol en Real Rincon, de grootste club van Rincon. Vlak daarachter komen SV Estrellas uit de wijk Noord Salina en SV Uruguay, die net als SV Juventus ook uit de wijk Antriol komt. ({{lang-langx|en|Players usually play for the team in the neighborhood where they were born or raised. This ensures that the talented players are spread equally across the teams. This creates an intimate bond between the players and the supporters. In recent years, the competition has been dominated mainly by SV Juventus from the Antriol and Real Rincon district, Rincon's largest club. Right behind them are SV Estrellas from the North Salina and SV Uruguay district, which, like SV Juventus, also comes from the Antriol district.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016000737/http://www.indehekken.net/bier-vis-en-reggae/ |archive-date=16 October 2015}}</ref>

*{{flag|Saint Martin|local}} – [[Saint-Martin Senior League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Football. Une nouvelle identité pour le District de Saint-Martin |trans-title=Soccer. A new identity for the District of Saint Martin |url=http://www.sxminfo.fr/72627/10/02/2014/football-une-nouvelle-identite-pour-le-district-de-saint-martin/ |publisher=sxminfo.fr |access-date=26 December 2017 |quote=Au-delà de cette évolution du "packaging" qui devrait contribuer, comme le souhaitent ses initiateurs, à une meilleure reconnaissance du football saint-martinois tant localement que lors des compétitions à l'extérieur, ce relooking témoigne surtout de la volonté des bénévoles et des acteurs associatifs de s'élever, se structurer, se "professionnaliser" afin de mieux coller aux besoins du territoire d'une part, et de participer à son rayonnement d'autre part. ({{lang-langx|en|Beyond this evolution of the "packaging" which should contribute, as its initiators wish, to a better recognition of football Saint-Martin both locally and in competitions outside, this makeover reflects above all the will of volunteers and associative actors to rise, to structure, to "professionalize" in order to better meet the needs of the territory on the one hand, and to participate in its outreach on the other.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315231644/http://www.sxminfo.fr/72627/10/02/2014/football-une-nouvelle-identite-pour-le-district-de-saint-martin/ |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Mayotte|local}} – [[Mayotte Division Honneur]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayotte : Le siège de la Ligue de football perquisitionné |trans-title=Mayotte: The headquarters of the Football League raided |url=https://www.zinfos974.com/Mayotte-Le-siege-de-la-Ligue-de-football-perquisitionne_a60851.html |publisher=zinfos974.com |access-date=21 December 2017 |quote=La Ligue mahoraise de football a connu de graves difficultés financières qui ont failli entrainer sa liquidation pure et simple. L'ancien directeur général des services a été entendu sur les abus commis par la structure et a été placé en garde-à-vue. Les enquêteurs ont retrouvé des notes de restaurant de 6.000 euros et des billets d'avion payés par la Ligue. ({{lang-langx|en|The Mahoran Football League has experienced serious financial difficulties that nearly resulted in its liquidation pure and simple. The former Director General of Services was heard about the abuses committed by the structure and was placed in custody. The investigators found restaurant notes of 6,000 euros and air tickets paid by the League.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829012206/http://www.zinfos974.com/Mayotte-Le-siege-de-la-Ligue-de-football-perquisitionne_a60851.html |archive-date=29 August 2013}}</ref>

*{{flag|Norfolk Island}} – Soccer League<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://unchartedfootball.com/norfolk-island/|title=Profile|publisher=unchartedfootball.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Norfolk Island |url=http://oceaniafootball.de.to/non-fifa/norfolk-island.html |publisher=oceaniafootball.de.to |access-date=28 December 2017 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602150353/http://oceaniafootball.de.to/non-fifa/norfolk-island.html |archive-date=2 June 2016}}</ref>

*{{flag|Puntland}} – [[Puntland State Regional League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Maiden Somalia football league Puntland State concludes |url=http://www.futaa.com/article/139123/maiden-somalia-football-league-puntland-state-concludes |publisher=futaa.com |access-date=7 February 2018 |quote=Now that the first official football league was done, the teams are prepared to continue from there. They know how to secure sponsorships to be able to cover all their needs next year. But Somali Football Federation president, Abdiqani Said Arab, pledged that the SFF will continue its development programs in the region adding that other necessary facilitation to help continuation of the maiden football league will also continue. |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315231712/http://www.futaa.com/article/139123/maiden-somalia-football-league-puntland-state-concludes |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Saint Helena}} – [[Saint HelenHelena Football League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The exciting future of football on the island of Saint Helena |url=http://outsideoftheboot.com/2015/04/13/saint-helena-football/ |publisher=outsideoftheboot.com |access-date=8 February 2018 |quote=Despite the popularity of the English Premier League, islanders retain their enthusiasm for the Saint Helena Football League. It may only be an amateur league, but it is fiercely contested and supporters are always to be found on the island's only football pitch: Francis Plain. |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823020617/http://outsideoftheboot.com/2015/04/13/saint-helena-football/ |archive-date=23 August 2017}}</ref>

*{{flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon|local}} – [[Ligue de Football de Saint Pierre et Miquelon|Saint Pierre and Miquelon Football League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=FOOT : Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, le foot venu du froid |trans-title=OOT: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the foot of the cold |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/iledefrance/saint-pierre-et-miquelon-le-foot-venu-du-froid-24-09-2012-2178894.php |publisher=leparisien.fr |access-date=23 December 2017 |quote=Les plus jeunes, encore lycéens, et les quelques « privilégiés » auxquels les employeurs ont accordé un congé en pleine période d'activité regagneront, eux, leur terre outre-Atlantique, où les attend le début d'un long et rude hiver. Fini le foot jusqu'à l'été prochain. « Parfois, on a la chance d'avoir des printemps cléments, on peut espérer commencer à taper dans le ballon début mai, explique le portier de l'ASM, Olivier Morel (28 ans), employé aux services techniques de la collectivité. Autrement, il nous reste le futsal et le hockey à Saint-Pierre. A Miquelon, on joue sur rollers car on n'a pas de patinoire. ({{lang-langx|en|The youngest, still high school students, and the few "privileged" to whom the employers granted a leave in full period of activity will return, them, their ground overseas, where the wait for them the beginning of a long and harsh winter. No more football until next summer. "Sometimes we have the chance to have nice springs, we can hope to start beating the ball in early May, says the ASM gatekeeper, Olivier Morel (28 years), employed in the technical services of the community. Otherwise, we still have futsal and hockey in St. Pierre. In Miquelon, we play on skates because we do not have an ice rink.}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/lVzns20180315130716/http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/iledefrance/saint-pierre-et-miquelon-le-foot-venu-du-froid-24-09-2012-2178894.php |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|Australia}} – [[WA-League (Australia)|W-LeagueWomen]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The W-League's Next Steps, Part 2: Becoming the best in the world |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/australian-w-league/story/4153557/three-options-for-the-future-of-the-w-league-part-2 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=21 December 2020 |date=5 August 2020 |quote=The W-League is the third-longest-running women's football league in the world.A crucial factor in the future direction of the W-League is the fact that Australia's top three professional leagues -- the A-League, the W-League and the Y-League -- are currently being "unbundled" from FFA; a process of untangling legal and financial ties in order for the leagues and clubs to stand on their own as private enterprises.This unbundling process offers Australia to become truly world-leading in the women's club football space by establishing a fully professional, standalone, financially independent women's league.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Radbourne |first1=Lucas |title=W-LEAGUE HIT HARDEST WITH PLAYERS INELIGIBLE FOR JOBKEEPER PAYMENTS |url=https://thewomensgame.com/news/w-league-hit-hardest-with-players-ineligible-for-jobkeeper-payments-546187 |accessdate=8 April 2020 |publisher=The Women's Game |date=8 April 2020 |quote=Given the W-League is semi-professional and the majority of W-League players are necessitated to have other forms of part-time employment, many players will be hit twice, as they may be ineligible for JobKeeper payments across both jobs. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New era for professional female footballers in Australia as FFA, Clubs and PFA deliver significant pay rise for players |url=http://www.pfa.net.au/?p=6627 |publisher=Professional Footballers Australia |access-date=11 September 2017 |date=11 September 2017 |quote=Under the new two-year agreement, all players, other than those on scholarships, are guaranteed a minimum retainer of at least $10,000 for the coming season and $12,200 for the 2018/19 season, with no prescribed maximum cap on any one player's retainer. The average retainer for Westfield W-League Players is expected to rise from $6,909 to $15,500 for Season 2017/18. |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031132347/http://www.pfa.net.au/?p=6627 |archive-date=31 October 2017}}</ref>

*{{flag|England}} – [[FA Women's Super League]] (before the 2018–19 season),<ref name="WSL1" /><ref name="WSL2" /><ref name="bbc_071417"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Bajkowski |first=Simon |title=How much do women footballers earn? WSL salaries explained |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-much-women-footballers-earn-11147481 |access-date=6 August 2017 |website=Manchester Evening News |date=8 April 2016 |quote=The majority of the league players are full-time... Seven WSL sides [out of 10 in the league] can claim to have absolutely all of their players training on a full-time basis. |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808045624/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-much-women-footballers-earn-11147481 |archive-date=8 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hayes: I want to change the pub conversation |url=http://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2016/m=3/news=hayes-i-want-to-change-the-pub-conversation-2772259.html |publisher=FIFA |access-date=7 August 2017 |date=24 March 2016 |quote=We're finishing our third full season as WSL teams and everybody is fully professional. It's grown at such a rate that it's sometimes hard to keep up with it! |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404194636/http://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2016/m=3/news=hayes-i-want-to-change-the-pub-conversation-2772259.html |archive-date=4 April 2016}}</ref> [[FA Women's Premier League National Division]] (1992–2010)<ref>{{cite news |last=Pel |first=Jenna |title=Women's soccer kicks up in England |url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/news/article/6534412/women-soccer-kicks-england |website=[[ESPN.com]] |publisher=ESPN, Inc. |date=14 May 2011 |access-date=25 June 2013 |url-status = live|archive-url=httphttps://archive.istoday/20180318211649/http://www.espn.com/espnw/news/article/6534412/jj998women-soccer-kicks-england |archive-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>

*{{flag|France}} – [[Division 1 Féminine]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Is Division 1 Féminine ruining the French national team? The answer will shock you |url=https://www.allforxi.com/2019/9/5/20826955/d1f-ruining-france-women-football |access-date=24 March 2020 |website=All for XI |date=5 September 2019 |quote=By and large, the league is part-time with a few notable exceptions |url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="FAWSL2020" />

*{{flag|Georgia (country)|name=Georgia}} – [[Georgia women's football championship]]<ref name="FAWSL2020" />

*{{flag|Greece}} – [[Greek A Division (women's football)|Greek A Division]]<ref>{{cite web |title=ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΠΟ∆ΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΚΗ ΟΜΟΣΠΟΝ∆ΙΑ |url=http://www.epo.gr/prokirixeis2011_2012/pro_A_gynaikes_2011-2012.pdf |publisher=epo.gr |access-date=28 June 2013 |language=Greek |quote=Τις διατάξεις του Κ.Α.Π. ΕΡΑΣΙΤΕΧΝΙΚΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑΤΩΝ όπως τροποποιήθηκε και ισχύει σήµερα ({{lang-langx|en|The provisions of CAP Amateur championships as amended and currently in force}}) |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213011732/http://www.epo.gr/prokirixeis2011_2012/pro_A_gynaikes_2011-2012.pdf |archive-date=13 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="FAWSL2020" />

*{{flag|Indonesia}} – [[IndianLiga Women's1 LeaguePutri]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's World Cup Final Big, Except in Indonesia |url=https://www.thejakartaglobe.com/thepitch/womens-world-cup-final-big-except-in-indonesia/453773 |publisher=JakartaGlobe |access-date=9 September 2020 |date=19 July 2011 |quote=Women's football may have gained popularity in some countries, but in Indonesia, I don't see it happening anytime soon. |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721061232/https://www.thejakartaglobe.com/thepitch/womens-world-cup-final-big-except-in-indonesia/453773 |archive-date=1121 July 2011}}</ref>

*{{flag|Iran}} – [[Kowsar Women Football League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=What's it like to be a female football player in Iran? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/female-football-player-iran-181117054344277.html |publisher=[[Al Jazeera]] |access-date=9 September 2020 |date=27 November 2018 |quote=Iranian women tackle odds to earn place in football pitch that is still currently dominated by men. |url-status = live|archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>

*{{flag|Iraq}} – [[Iraqi Women's PremierFootball League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Why are there no women in Iraq's football stadiums? |url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/north-africa-west-asia/why-are-there-no-women-in-iraq-s-football-stadiums/ |publisher=openDemocracy |access-date=9 September 2020 |date=7 January 2019 |quote=Young women also fear their reputation would be ‘spoiled’ for entering a male-dominated public place. A visit to a football stadium could end up with them being labeled as 'no good' by our conservative society. |url-status = live|archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>

*{{flag|Jordan}} – [[Jordan Women's Football League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's football in Jordan makes goals, rolls towards bright future |url=https://jordantimes.com/news/local/womens-football-jordan-makes-goals-rolls-towards-bright-future |publisher=[[The Jordan Times]] |access-date=9 September 2020 |date=12 November 2019 |quote=I hope that in the future, women’s football and men’s football will be equal — financially, with the fans, everything. I don’t want to have anything less in women’s football than in men’s football. |url-status = live|archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>

*{{flag|Kuwait}} – [[Kuwaiti Women's League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Women football in Kuwait seeking a better future |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2594871&language=en |publisher=[[Kuwait News Agency]] |access-date=9 September 2020 |date=6 March 2017 |quote=Some 19 years have passed since the formation of the Kuwaiti women football team and despite this progressive fact, the squad's various participations in regional and international competitions have been marred by defeats and disappointments due to the lack of preparation and planning. |url-status = live|archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>

*{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}} – [[Kyrgyzstan Women's Championship]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Female Football A Gender Equalizer in Kyrgyzstan |url=https://www.indepthnews.net/index.php/sustainability/gender-equality/2974-female-football-a-gender-equalizer-in-kyrgyzstan |publisher=InDepthNews |access-date=9 September 2020 |date=15 September 2019 |quote=However, some boys still ignore us, girls, do not pass the ball and act ignorant. |url-status = live|archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>

*{{flag|Lebanon}} – [[Lebanese Women's Football League]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Abi Faraj|first=Faten|date=20 May 2017|title=|script-title=ar:كرة القدم للسيدات في لبنان "مهمشة"... 10 سنوات على اطلاقها ولا تزال "فقيرة"|trans-title=Women's football in Lebanon is "marginalized" ... 10 years since its launch and it is still "poor"|url=https://www.annahar.com/arabic/article/587379-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A9-10-%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 February 2021|website=[[An-Nahar]]|quote=In contrast to the men's contracts and the sums they receive, 80% of the female players do not receive salaries.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boell.de/en/democracy/middle-east-lebanon-womens-fottball-16442.html|title=Rabia's Free Kick - Women's soccer in Lebanon|website=Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung|language=en|date=16 February 2013|access-date=12 October 2019|quote=However, he is pessimistic that women’s soccer will ever be professional in Lebanon: 'If there are no sponsors, it will remain a leisure time activity.'}}</ref>

*{{flag|Mongolia}} – [[Women's National Football League (Mongolia)|Women's National Football League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA grants USD 500,000 to support development of women's football in Mongolia |url=https://montsame.mn/en/read/235206 |publisher=[[Montsame]] |access-date=9 September 2020 |date=2 September 2020 |quote=We also plan to make contract with coaches working with women's teams to give monthly salary of up to MNT 500,000 [$175] for a year. |url-status = live|archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>

*{{flag|Pakistan}} – [[National Women Football Championship]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Football United: Women's Football In Pakistan Has Progressed But There Is Still A Long Way To Go |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/2850/football-united/2010/02/13/1788686/football-united-womens-football-in-pakistan-has-progressed# |publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |access-date=9 September 2020 |date=13 February 2010 |quote=Social obstacles, inadequate infrastructure, improper coaching and lack of support in a male-dominated society are major reasons that don't allow the game of the world to strengthen its roots among the female masses and develop at grass-root level. |url-status = live|archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>

*{{flag|Thailand}} – [[Thai Women's League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=13–0: The scoreline that shook the 2019 Women's World Cup |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/11/football/usa-thailand-womens-world-cup-one-year-later-spt-intl/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=9 September 2020 |date=11 June 2020 |quote=I hope it (Muang Thai Women's League) will become a professional league in the future. |url-status = live|archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>

*{{flag|Uzbekistan}} – [[Uzbek women's football championship]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's soccer may be growing in popularity but the game is still fighting for stable footing |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-30935410.html |publisher=[[Irish Examiner]] |access-date=9 September 2020 |date=8 July 2019 |quote=The top five countries to 'adequately pay' their players – enough to cover the expenses incurred from playing – include Germany, Uzbekistan, England, Sweden and the US. But 20 to 30% of players in those countries reported that they were not paid enough. |url-status = live|archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>

*{{flag|Vietnam}} – [[Vietnam Women's Football League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Làm thế nào để tuyển nữ Việt Nam không còn bị 'chị đại' châu Á cho 'ngửi khói'?|trans-title=How to recruit Vietnamese women to no longer be "smelly" by Asian 'big sisters'?|lang=vi |url=https://thanhnien.vn/the-thao/bong-da-viet-nam/lam-the-nao-de-tuyen-nu-viet-nam-khong-con-bi-chi-dai-chau-a-cho-ngui-khoi-111141.html |publisher=[[Thanh Niên]] |access-date=9 September 2020 |date=10 February 2020 |quote=On average, each of the aforementioned provinces has 100 female players, a total of only 600 female players are playing. With such a narrow area, there must be another way to expect the development of Vietnamese women's football at a high level |url-status = live|archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>