Israeli Premier League Ranks Second Globally for Shortest Players
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
The Israeli Premier League ranks second globally for the percentage of playing time given to players under 1.75 meters, with 20.08% of minutes played by shorter athletes. This statistic places it just behind Spain's La Liga, which leads with 20.26%. The findings come from research by the CIES Football Observatory.
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- Israeli Premier League is second globally for players under 1.75 meters.
- Players under 1.75 meters account for 20.08% of playing time in Israel.
- Spain's La Liga leads with 20.26% of playing time from shorter players.
- The CIES Football Observatory conducted the research on player heights.
The Israeli Premier League has secured the second position worldwide in terms of the average height of its players, according to research by the CIES Football Observatory. The study focused on the percentage of playing time allocated to players under 1.75 meters (approximately 5 feet 9 inches) in various leagues.
Israeli league players under this height account for 20.08% of the total minutes played. This places the Israeli league just behind Spain's La Liga, where players under 1.75 meters represent 20.26% of playing time. Despite the league not being in its strongest period, this statistic highlights a unique characteristic of Israeli football.
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