Arucian Baseball League

Arucian Baseball League
Most recent season or competition:; 2022 Arucian Baseball League Season
	File:World Baseball Classic logo.svg
Sport	Baseball
Founded	November 3, 1876; 148 years ago
Commissioner	Claude Blanc
No. of teams	20
Countries	Bonaventure; Carucere; Gaullica; Imagua; Île d'Émeraude; Sainte-Chloé; Satucin

The Arucian Baseball League (Gaullican: Ligue de Baseball Arucien), known as the LBA or ABL, is a professional baseball organisation based in Sainte-Chloé, and one of the oldest and longest lasting professional sporting associations in the world.

With baseball introduced to Colony of Sainte-Chloé from Rizealand throughout the mid 19th century, a professional league modeled off several Rizealand models would be formed in 1876, with four teams. Largely in the shadow of Rizealand's League, it would operate in the winter months, and saw a great deal of cooperation with Rizealand and sharing of players and talent. Until the Great War, the League would remain within Sainte-Chloé, and during the later stages of the war it would temporarily cease operation. After the war, the League would expand and became multi-national sport, especially after the foundation of the United Provinces.

The Arucian League is currently comprised of 20 teams, divided into four divisions. Each team plays a total of 100 games from early November to March, followed by a brief post-season in March. The teams with the highest record in each division move on to a divisional playoff series; winners of the divisional series move on to the Arucian Series, the chief title in the League, the winner of which is considered as the yearly champion of the league.

Organisation

Teams

Division	Logo	Team	City	Country	Stadium	Founded	Current	Notes
Division 1		Épernon Frères	Épernon	Sainte-Chloé	Champ Saint-Roderic	1876		Named after the Roderican Friars. One of the founding teams, and rival of the Imperials.
		Escalade Cavaliers	Escelade	Sainte-Chloé	Champ Dumonte	1925
	File:Sport Club Internacional 2008 Crest.svg	Sainte-Chloé Imperials	Port de la Sainte	Sainte-Chloé	Stade Impérial	1876		One of the original founding teams. Rival of the Frères and the historic powerhouse of the league.
		Tranquille Sugars	Tranquille	Sainte-Chloé	Champ Bennett	1882	1924	Originally founded as the Domingue Sugar-Men as the first team which allowed blacks to participate. The title was shortened in 1903, and the team moved from Domingue to Tranquille in 1924. The first team to move away from the capital area.
	File:LOGO	XXXX	XXXX	Bonaventure	XXXX Field	1999
Division 2		Decouverte Navigators	Decouverte	Sainte-Chloé	Stade Phare	1903	1938	Began as the Port Imperial Navigators before moving to Decouverte in 1938.
		Sainte-Chloé Sunshine	Port de la Sainte	Sainte-Chloé	Parc CBC	1999
		Sainte-Geneviève Gendarmes	Sainte-Geneviève	Sainte-Chloé	Parc Balnéaire	1947
		Volonté Eagles	Volonté	Sainte-Chloé	Stade d'Aigles	1928	1954	Moved to Subercaseaux in 1946, briefly becoming the "Subercaseaux United" before moving back to Volonté for the 1954 season.
	File:LOGO	XXXX	XXXX	Bonaventure	XXXX Field	1947
Division 3		Cuanstad Millers	Cuanstad	File:ImaguaFlag.png Imagua	Bank of the Orient Stadium	1947
		Tranquille Crusaders	Tranquille	Sainte-Chloé	Parc Laurent	1964	2003	Originally called the "Citadelle Crusaders", the team moved in 2003 to Tranquille.
		Carrefour Stars	Carrefour	Carucere	Préval Field	1947		Also the de facto Carucerean national baseball team.
	File:LOGO	XXXX	XXXX	Bonaventure	XXXX Field	1964
	File:LOGO	XXXX	XXXX	Bonaventure	XXXX Field	1976
Division 4		Arac Alligators	Arac	Satucin	Parc Piremont	1976
	File:LOGO	XXXX	Mathiasville	Île d'Émeraude	XXXX Field	1976
	File:LOGO	XXXX	Port-au-Grégoire	Île d'Émeraude	XXXX Field	1964
	File:LOGO	XXXX	Saint Clair	Île d'Émeraude	XXXX Field	1999
		Saint-Thomas Lions	Saint-Thomas	Gaullica	XXXX Field	1999		Team from the Îles des Saints.