A youth football league was established during the
British mandate in 1941, and was played for three seasons. The league resumed for the
1947–48 season, during which the
state of Israel was
established, and the league was partly finished afterwards. Following the establishment of Israel, the league was reorganized, and was divided into regional divisions, with the champions of each division playing a championship play-off to determine the nationwide champions. In 1982, the IFA decided to form a nationwide division, at the top of the league system, called Liga Leumit (similar to the seniors' top division). In 1994, the IFA re-established the league as the Liga Illit (, lit.
Super League). ==Number of foreigners==