I disagree with some of the limiting suggestions, like the maximum 7*, or 3 loans max (seems irrelevant, we've both said 1-3 all-star players can't win the match).

+1 for reducing the token rewards, I would call that a motivating factor for abusing the systems as you said. It's also not a lot of change, maybe more dynamic changing prizes. My association will never be top 10 global, and ending up top 10 in division or whatever feels random... we just seem to be there in the end. Challenges maybe changing randomly, secret for just your group - your association scores more than 35 goals this weekend, all members gain +x tokens. That sort of thing.

Tanking is nothing new, there's just more motivation because associations offer tokens, while advancing levels just "scales" everything. That's an issue in itself, making level advancement more desirable than tanking.

Btw Nik, is " after the draw buying players and selling them after the tournament. " giving away exploiting methods?