Liga Latina

Liga Latina is a Forceball league created in 1980 that is currently on its 42nd season. They're the only Forceball league in the region that you need to pay a certain quantity of money to join, similar to leagues in the USA, except that its teams can choose between being franchises, indepedent clubs or half both.

History
Liga Latina is the first continental league of Forceball. Its creators inspired its format on American leagues.

Its success trough the region started in the 2000s.

Nowadays, LL has around 30 million fans in all around Latin America.

Teams
Current

Assuncion Coyotes (1981-present)

Avellaneda Trickers (2002-present)

Bahia Warriors (1987-present)

Belo Horizonte Miners (1998-present)

Brasilia Goats (1997-present)

Bogota Kings (2016-present)

Bogotá Tricolores (1980-present)

Buenos Aires Guaranis (2015-present)

Buenos Aires Squids (1980-present)

Cancun Stars (2015-present)

Caracas Alligators (1980-present)

Chihuahua Dogs (2008-present)

Curitiba Blue Jays (2019-present)

Cuzco Hurricanes (2014-present)

Florianopolis Jets (1985-present)

Goiania Crocodiles (2008-present)

Guadalajara Lions (1980-present)

Guayaquil Hawks (1993-present)

Havana Pirates (2008-present)

La Plata Silvers (1999-present)

Lima Llamas (1980-present)

Manaus Tupis (1999-present)

Medelin Meteors (1980-present)

Mexico City Aztecs (1980-present)

Mexico City Locos (1997-present)

Monterrey Bears (2010-present)

Monterrey Jaguars (1980-present)

Montevideo Shooters (1980-present)

Montevideo Suns (1997-present)

Oaxaca Tigers (2014-present)

Porto Alegre Pampas (1980-present)

Quito Dreamers (2005-present)

Recife Corals (2014-present)

Rio de Janeiro Dolphins (1980-present)

Rio Canaries (2015-present)

Rosario Saints (1980-present)

Santiago Vultures (1980-present)

São Paulo Giants (1980-present)

São Paulo Warriors (2015-present)

Champions
Buenos Aires Squids (1994, 2005, 2015, 2016)

Monterrey Jaguars (1986, 1990, 1999, 2018)

Mexico City Locos (1997, 2006, 2007)

Santiago Vultures (1983, 1996, 2010)

Florianopolis Jets (1989, 1992, 2012)

Rio de Janeiro Dolphins (1984, 1985)

Guadalajara Lions (1980, 1987)

Montevideo Shooters (1988, 1993)

Lima Llamas (1981, 2009)

La Plata Silvers (2008, 2019)

Rosario Saints (1982)

Medelin Meteors (1991)

Sao Paulo Giants (1995)

Mexico City Aztecs (1998)

Bogota Tricolores (2000)

Arequipa Eagles (2001)

Bahia Warriors (2002)

Montevideo Suns (2003)

Manaus Tupis (2004)

Goiania Crocodiles (2011)

Quito Dreamers (2013)

Porto Alegre Pampas (2014)

Guayaquil Hawks (2017)

São Paulo Warriors (2020)

Belo Horizonte Miners (2021)

Broadcasting
Like any tournament, Liga Latina is broadcasted for its fans.

D'accord its laws, the maximum of channels who can have the rights to air the games of a club is 3, with an exception for sibling channels. At least one of them has to be PAY TV and it is not mandatory to a club have its games aired on FTA television.

Internationally

 * Note*: Only a few affiliates of ABC and NBC air Liga Latina.

Expansion
The last expansion of Liga Latina was for the 2019 season. It was held in December 11 2017 with the candidates being Curitiba, Sucre, La Paz, Santiago, Brasilia and Tijuana, which Curitiba ended up winning.

The league will expand again in 2023, having currenly 19 candidates. The first shift will be held in October 19 2021 and the second in November 8 2021.