Two Israeli Basketball Teams to Field 4 Foreign Players in 2026/27 Season
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Two Israeli basketball teams, Ironi Kiryat Ata and Hapoel Galil Elyon, will register only four foreign players each for the 2026/27 season, unlike the rest of the league which will field five. This choice is binding and changing it incurs a 2 million shekel fine. The two teams will share a 1.2 million shekel grant.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Ironi Kiryat Ata and Hapoel Galil Elyon will register 4 foreign players, while other teams will register 5.
- The decision applies to the 2026/27 Israeli Basketball Premier League season.
- Teams must commit to their chosen number of foreign players for the entire season.
- Changing the number of foreign players will result in a 2 million shekel fine.
- The two teams will receive a combined grant of 1.2 million shekels.
In accordance with an agreement with the players' union for the 2026/27 season, all teams in the Israeli Premier League were required to declare the maximum number of foreign players they would field per game.
Most teams opted for the maximum of five foreign players. However, Ironi Kiryat Ata and Hapoel Galil Elyon will each register only four foreign players for the entire season.
This decision is binding for the 2026/27 season, with no possibility of change. Any request to alter the chosen number of foreign players, regardless of the reason or recipient, including appeals to the Israel Basketball Association or the Ministry of Culture and Sport, will incur an automatic fine of 2 million shekels, as stipulated in the agreement with the players' union.
As a result of this decision, Kiryat Ata and Galil Elyon will share a grant of 1.2 million shekels, with each team receiving 600,000 shekels.
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