Israeli Basketball League expected to introduce a new format next year / News - Basketnews.com

The regulation that limited foreigners after the start of the war will be lifted. Additionally, no teams will be relegated after the 2023-24 season, while two teams will still be promoted from the National League.

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Following the complications of Israel's war with Hamas, the Israeli Winner League is expected to change the way the league operates.

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According to Or Shkedy from Walla Sport, no teams will be relegated from the top division to the National League after the 2023-24 season.

The decision will come mainly due to the limitations the teams faced when a number of international players either left the country or refused to play in Israel amidst the war. As such, 15 teams would play in the 2024-25 edition of the competition instead of the current 13.

This would mark the largest number of teams in the Israeli premier division since the 2000-01 season, when 16 teams competed in the tournament.

Additionally, a league meeting has determined a new rule for foreign players who left the country after the war started. Previously, players who signed with other teams in Europe could only return to the same Israeli club during the season.

Now, the mandate has been lifted, and players who previously competed in the Winner League this season are free to sign with any Israeli team.

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