Paintball league

Professional and semi-professional paintball leagues regularly hold high-class, well-organized tournaments involving a large number of professional teams, crowds of spectators, and large cash prizes. Though most of the major leagues are based in the United States, many leagues in Europe have become powerhouses in their own right, drawing thousands of spectators at every event.

U.S. national leagues

  • NCPA - (National Collegiate Paintball Association), Nationwide association that sanctions college and high school competition, broadcast on College Sports Television Network.
  • NPPL - (National Professional Paintball League), Nationwide tournament circuit featuring 7-man format, broadcast on ESPN2
  • PSP - (Paintball Sports Promotions), Nationwide tournament circuit featuring the X-Ball format. PSP's Professional division is known as the NXL, broadcast on ESPN2
  • SPPL - (Scenario Paintball Players League), Nationwide scenario tournament circuit featuring 10-man format
  • WPL - (World Paintball League, 3-man league broadcast on UPN)

U.S. regional leagues

  • CFOA - (The Carolina Field Owner's Association), Southeast US
  • GPL - (Global Paintball League)
  • NEPL - (New England Paintball League), Northeast US
  • XPSL - (Xtreme Paintball Sports League), West Coast US

Paintball leagues outside the U.S.