The Israel Football Association has published the 2026/27 fixture list for the National League for Boys A, the third tier of the country's youth football pyramid for players born in 2010, ONE reports. The season kicks off on September 15, 2026.
As in previous years, the league is split geographically into two 16-team divisions, South and North, a structure designed to cut down on travel for teenage squads scattered from the Negev to the Galilee.
The standout fixture in the South division's opening round pits Hapoel Rahat against Maccabi Kiryat Gat, two clubs that sit among sixteen sides also including Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat, Maccabi Beer Sheva, Hapoel Herzliya and Maccabi Ashkelon.
Up north, the headline draw is a local rivalry: Beitar Kfar Saba, Hapoel Aliya Kfar Saba and Maccabi Kfar Saba have all been placed in the same division, guaranteeing at least one Kfar Saba derby before the season is out. They line up alongside clubs such as Hapoel Afula, Beitar Nahariya and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth.
The calendar mirrors the senior game's rhythm rather than a short scholastic season. After the opening round-robin phase, the second half of fixtures begins on February 13, 2027, with the campaign running through to May 22, 2027.
For clubs at this level, the National League functions as a feeder tier beneath the Youth Premier League, with promotion and relegation shaping which academies get a shot at Israel's top junior competitions the following year.
