The charter franchises of the league were:

He was asked to oversee one of the National Basketball Association's charter franchises, the Knickerbockers.

They would then move on to become one of the charter franchises of the newly formed PBL.

It was established in 2007 and saw Saskatoon awarded a charter franchise.

The Knights were one of the ABA's charter franchises and began play during the 2000-01 season.

One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Boston in 1901.

When plans for the league were announced on November 15, 1935, fifteen cities bid for charter franchises for the new league.

The team was a charter franchise of the Florida State League, which also started play in 1919.

The Washington Senators baseball team were one of the American League's eight charter franchises.

The Bulldogs became a charter franchise of the Pacific Coast League in 1940.