I just played my second season and had all bot teams in my league and all bot teams in my CL.

It was even worse than when I was in my 1st season when there were a few active managers.

I presume tho that where you get put in which league depends on the ratings of your players. I didn't buy many players in my first season 'cos I was winning my league ezpz without buying and didn't want to buy expensive players just to play a few games in the cup.