The Private Leagues category features fantasy football leagues that are based in one locality and are open to new members who are from or near to that locality only. It also contains leagues whose owners, who although may not be centrally located in one city or metropolitan area, share some other common bond such as members of a fraternity, family, co-workers, college alumni, etc. These leagues are generally not open to the public at large, and new members into the leagues are usually known by current members or share a common bond as noted above.