Southern League may refer to:

Professional baseball leagues in the United States

Southern League (1964–present) The Southern League is a Minor League Baseball league that has operated in the Southern United States since 1964. Along with the Eastern League (1938–2020), Eastern League and Texas League, it is one of three circuits playing at the Double-A ...

, active since 1964 *

Southern Association The Southern Association (SA) was a higher-level minor league in American organized baseball from 1901 through 1961. For most of its existence, the Southern Association was two steps below the Major Leagues; it was graded Class B (1902-19 ...

, known as the "Southern League", active from 1901 to 1919 *

Southern League (1885–1899) The Southern League was a Class B and Class C minor league baseball league which operated intermittently in the Southern United States from 1885 to 1899. Financial problems plagued the league and its member teams throughout their existence. It ...

, active from 1885 to 1899 *

Southern League of Colored Base Ballists The Southern League of Colored Base Ballists was the first organized Negro baseball league. The league's only year of operation was . Ten teams competed in the league which stretched from Jacksonville, Florida to Memphis, Tennessee with several ...

, active in 1886 *

Negro Southern League (1920–1936) The Negro Southern League (NSL) was one of the several Negro baseball leagues created during the time organized baseball was segregated. The NSL was organized as a minor league in 1920 and lasted until 1936. It was considered a major league for ...

Negro Southern League (1945–1951) The second Negro Southern League (NSL) was one of the several Negro baseball leagues The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professiona ...

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Southern Football League The Southern League is a football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from East Anglia, the South and Midlands of England, and South Wales. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven a ...

, a semi-professional football league in England currently known as the PitchingIn Southern League *

Southern League (ice hockey) The Southern League was the top-flight ice hockey league for clubs in the majority of England from 1970. It was formed as the counterpart to the clubs in Scotland and the north of England called the Northern League. In 1978, its southern-based club ...

, a former top-flight ice hockey league in southern England from 1970 to 1978 *

Southern League (1929–31) Southern League may refer to: Professional baseball leagues in the United States *Southern League (1964–present), active since 1964 * Southern Association, known as the "Southern League", active from 1901 to 1919 * Southern League (1885–1899), ...

, one of two British speedway leagues from 1929 to 1931 *

Southern League (1952–53) The Southern League was resurrected in 1952 as the regional third tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams as a replacement for the defunct National League Division Three. The league ran for two seasons before b ...

, a British speedway competition *Southern Leagues, the various tournaments for association football, cricket, field hockey, in the

South Island The South Island ( , 'the waters of Pounamu, Greenstone') is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand by surface area, the others being the smaller but more populous North Island and Stewart Island. It is bordered to the north by ...

of New Zealand **

Southern League (New Zealand) The Southern League, known as the Dettol Southern League for sponsorship reasons, is a competition organized by the New Zealand Football, run by the Mainland Football and the Southern Football, for association football clubs located in the So ...

, a semi-professional association football league in New Zealand

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