The clock is running out for Israeli fans who want a squad ready before a ball is kicked in Spain this season. ONE Fantasy's La Liga game, backed by insurer Migdal, closes registration tonight, just hours before the 2026/27 campaign begins.
The season opens at Mendizorrotza in Vitoria-Gasteiz, where Deportivo Alavés host Getafe at 20:30 Israel time - independently confirmed as 19:30 CEST kick-off, the traditional curtain-raiser slot for a new La Liga campaign.
The format follows the standard fantasy blueprint: each manager gets a budget of 120 million to assemble a 15-player squad, with 11 starters and four substitutes, deployed in a legal formation such as 4-4-2 or 4-3-3.
A cap of two players per club is built in specifically to stop managers stacking a single dominant side, while goalkeepers now earn points across what ONE describes as "a broader range of parameters," making the position more of a genuine tactical choice than in past seasons.
Captains double their points each round, and a bench player's score will automatically replace a starter's if it is higher at the same position. Squads can be reshuffled without limit until the transfer window shuts, and friends can spin off private mini-leagues alongside the main competition.
Prizes are modest but tangible: the season's overall winner receives a couples' trip to watch an away match, while weekly round winners are rewarded with restaurant vouchers.
ONE tips Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé as the players most likely to top the scoring charts again, after both were the standout fantasy assets of the 2025/26 season, though the site notes it remains to be seen which fresh breakout name emerges to challenge them this time round.
