Israel Tier 2

Liga Leumit

League Guide & Facts

The second tier of Israeli Football
16 teams
Teams play each other twice (30 games) then the league splits and points are halved

Promotion

After the league split the top 8 play each other once and the top 2 are promoted

Relegation

After the league split the bottom 8 play each other once and the bottom 2 are relegated
Third from bottom plays team from league below to remain in division

Other

There must be no more than 3 foreign players in the playing 11.
Players under 16 are not allowed to play
Upon expiry of their contracts, players aged 17-20 cannot move club unless both teams involved reach an agreement
Upon expiry of their contracts, players above the age of 21 will be assigned a minimum fee release clause (decided by a committee) if negotiations between two teams break down over their transfer.

Location Of Teams

Suggested* Additional Nations To Load

Explore Southern Europe

*As always this is only a suggestion, the leagues listed are in order of importance, feel free to run as many or as little leagues as you think your system can handle. The setup above gives a nice regional feel.

It is advisable however to run as many top tier leagues of major nations as you can to keep the continental club competitions competitive

Media Prediction, Board Expectations and Title Odds

*Your odds and board expectations may vary slightly from save to save

Football Manager 2022 - Israeli Liga Leumit

Club Culture

Football Manager 2022 - Israeli Liga Leumit

Facilities

Facilities Explained

Training Facilities

The better the training facilities the more chance (already visible) players will develop.

Here are the facilities ranking from worst to best -

Poor
Basic
Below Average
Adequate
Average
Good
Great
Excellent
Superb
State of the Art

Youth Facilities

The training facilities available for Juniors (only).

Does NOT apply to visible players already at the club. All visible players currently at the club use Training Facilities regardless of age.

In theory the better these facilities the greater your players will be developed on the day of intake. But there are a lot of factors at play.

Here are the facilities ranking from worst to best -

Poor
Basic
Below Average
Adequate
Average
Good
Great
Excellent
Superb
State of the Art

Junior Coaching

The quality and quantity of unseen youth coaches that affects the quality of players in your youth intake

Junior coaching is ranked as follows from worst to best -

Basic
Fairly Basic
Average
Adequate
Good
Excellent
Exceptional

Youth Recruitment

This determines how large a pool of players your team can recruit from. It is the size of your recruitment network. It increases your chances of getting the best young players from your area, nation and beyond.

Some clubs of course will have no youth recruitment at all, which means no youth intakes.

Recruitment is ranked as follows from worst to best -