Two Israeli Basketball Teams Register 4 Foreign Players for 2026/27 Season
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Two Israeli basketball teams, Hapoel Galil Elyon and Ironi Kiryat Ata, will register four foreign players for the 2026/27 season, unlike the rest of the league which will register five. This decision is binding for the season, with penalties for changes. The two teams will receive a shared grant of 1.2 million shekels.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Two Israeli basketball teams will register four foreign players for the 2026/27 season.
- All other teams in the league will register the maximum of five foreign players.
- The decision on the number of foreign players is binding for the entire season.
- Changing the registered number of foreign players will result in a 2 million shekel fine.
- The two teams registering fewer foreign players will share a 1.2 million shekel grant.
In the upcoming 2026/27 basketball season, two Israeli Premier League teams, Hapoel Galil Elyon and Ironi Kiryat Ata, have opted to register only four foreign players, while all other teams will register the maximum of five. This decision was made as part of an agreement between the league management and player representatives, requiring each team to declare their maximum number of foreign players for the entire season. The chosen limit is binding for the duration of the season, with any request to change it incurring a fine of 2 million shekels, as stipulated in the agreement with the players' union. Consequently, Hapoel Galil Elyon and Ironi Kiryat Ata will share a grant of 1.2 million shekels, receiving 600,000 shekels each.
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