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The major professional sports leagues in Latium are the highest professional competitions of team sports Latium. The four leagues traditionally included in the definition are Liga Campiontia (ICC), Insignis Liga (NIL), and Liga Magna (LMH). Other prominent leagues or competitions commonly included in this definition are the Belisarian Gridiron League (BGL), Y, and Z.
Liga Campiontia, Insignis Liga, and Liga Magna are commonly referred to as the "Big Three." They are among the wealthiest professional competitions in their respective sports worldwide, and are among the top ten sports leagues by revenue in the world. Among the Big Three, only football, known in Latium as calcitro, had a history of formation in Latium, with hockey and lacrosse developing in Ghant and Norumbia respectively. Due to the prominence of athletics in popular culture, many of the leagues star plays develop into cultural icons.
Each of the Big Three, and the BGL average a minimum of 14,000 in attendance per match. As Liga Magna is the only major league played indoors, most arenas are fitted for a minimum of 15,000 fans, with the largest at approximately 20,000. Many Liga Campiontia and Insignis Liga share venues, and achieve some of the highest attendance of fans due to the size of their respective stadiums.
With the exception of the BGL, the major leagues in Latium range from 20 to 25 clubs. Also with exception to the BGL and LMH, these leagues field teams exclusively to Latium or its immediate territories. All leagues, aside from the BGL, utilize a form of promotion and relegation. While rare, relocation can occur; however, this can lead to the formation of a new club in a lower tier. When this occurs the relocated team is considered a new entity.
Professional Association football and lacrosse leagues have existed in Latium for over 100 years, in the form of Liga Campiontia, Insignis Liga respectively. Hockey Campiontia, the predecessor to Liga Magna, was first formed in 1933, and folded during the Social War. Liga Magna is considered the legal successor to Hockey Campiontia, and played its first season in 1951.
Big Three leagues
Liga Campiontia
Liga Campiontia, officially known as Imperialis Campiontia Calcitro (Anglic: Imperial Football Championship), is the highest level of play for association football in Latium, and among the top leagues worldwide. Founded in 1889, Liga Campiontia is the oldest continuously extant professional team sports competition in Latium. While its composition and form of play has evolved since its founding, it currently consists of 20 clubs that play 38 games from August to May. as the top flight football league in Latium, it serves as the premier league in the Latin football league system. Following each season, three clubs are relegated and three are promoted from the division two league, Liga 2 Calcitro. The league champion receives an automatic place in the group stage of the BFFA Champions League, as well as a placement in the Periclean Cup where it faces the regular season champion of its Peratiean counterpart Eastern League. Teams that finish the regular season in positions second through four qualify for the Champions League, with teams finishing in positions five to seven in the BFFA Leagues Cup. Liga Campiontia is the only of the Big Three to not feature a post-season playoff tournament. It is the most popular sports league by television viewership, attendance, and revenue in Latium.
Insignis Liga
Insignis Liga, officially known as Nationale Liga Insignis de Bastopila Sodalitas (Anglic: National Professional League of Lacrosse Societies), is
Liga Magna
Liga Magna, known as Delpha Liga Magna de Hockey Glaciei (Anglic: Major League of Ice Hockey) for sponsorship purposes, is the youngest leagues of the Big Three, after it was established in 1950. The league features 25 clubs, growing from the 9 clubs featured in the league from its founding until 1962, playing a season . Liga Magna has featured 25 clubs since 1996. It became the first major Latin professional league to introduce a post-season playoff format, for the 1957–58 season. Since 1990, the playoff champion has faced off against the playoff champion of the Ghantish Hockey League for the Salacian Cup in a best of seven exhibition series.