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"List of defunct professional sports leagues"

XFL LOL

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In what sense was the XFL a competitor to the NFL? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.111.111.245 (talk) 04:51, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't. And the rest of them bolded are marked as such without reference, making them essentially OR. Not to mention that there are bolded entries in th ebasketball list without any reference whatsoever. As such, I'm removing the bolding altogether. SixFourThree (talk) 14:06, 29 May 2018 (UTC)SixFourThree[reply]

Longest lasting defunct North American leagues

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90 ⚾️ American Association II minor league (1902–1962 and 1969–1997)

80 ⚾️ New York–Penn League (1939–2020)

75 ⚽️ Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL 1922–97)

65 🏀 CBA-Continental Basketball Association (1946–2009)

65 ⚽️ American Soccer League (1921–1933, 1933–1983, 1988–1989)

55 🏒 International Hockey League (IHL 1945–2001)

50 ⚾️ South Atlantic League I (1904–1917, 1919–1930, 1936–1942 and 1946–1962)

30 🏀 ABL I-American Basketball League I (1925–1955)

30 🏒 Coloured Hockey League (1895–1925)

25 🏀 USBL-United States Basketball League (1985–2008)

20 🏈 AFL – Arena Football League (1987–2008)

20 ⚽️ USL Second Division (1990–2010; folded into USL Pro)

20 ⚾️ Provincial League (1935–1955)

20 ⚾️ Blue Ridge League (1915–1918, 1919–1930, 1946–1950)


Interestingly, AL, AFL, ABA, and WHA all quickly merged into the NL, NFL, NBA, and NHL respectively

- Myroon5 (talk) 04:44, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]