List of League of Legends Championship Series teams
This is a list of teams that competed in the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS),[a] the top level of professional League of Legends in North America from 2013 until 2024.
All teams
[edit]Teams marked in bold were part of the LCS during its final split. Teams marked in bold and italics would join the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) when it began in 2025.
- 100 Thieves (Spring 2018 – Summer 2024)
- Apex Gaming (Summer 2016)[b]
- Cloud9 (Summer 2013 – Summer 2024)
- Clutch Gaming (Spring 2018 – Spring 2020[1])
- Team Coast (Summer 2013 – Summer 2015)[c]
- compLexity Gaming (Spring 2013, Summer 2014)
- Counter Logic Gaming (Spring 2013 – Spring 2023)
- Team Curse (Spring 2013 – Summer 2014)[d]
- Dignitas (Spring 2013 – Spring 2016, Spring 2017 – Summer 2017; Summer 2020 – Summer 2024)
- Team Dragon Knights (Summer 2015)
- Echo Fox (Spring 2016 – Summer 2019)
- Enemy eSports (Summer 2015)
- Team Envy (Summer 2016 – Summer 2017)
- Evil Geniuses (Spring 2014 – Summer 2014; Summer 2020-Summer 2023)[e]
- FlyQuest (Spring 2017 – Summer 2024)
- Golden Guardians (Spring 2018 – Summer 2023)
- Good Game University (Spring 2013)[f]
- Gravity Gaming (Spring 2015 – Summer 2015)[g]
- Immortals (Spring 2016 – Summer 2017; Summer 2020 – Summer 2024)
- Team Impulse (Spring 2015 – Spring 2016)[h]
- Team Liquid (Spring 2015 – Summer 2024)[i]
- LMQ (Summer 2014)[j]
- Team MRN (Spring 2013)
- NRG Esports (Spring 2016 – Summer 2016; Summer 2023 – Summer 2024)
- OpTic Gaming (Spring 2018 – Summer 2019)
- Phoenix1 (Summer 2016 – Summer 2017)
- Renegades (Summer 2015 – Spring 2016)
- Shopify Rebellion (Spring 2024 – Summer 2024)
- Team SoloMid (Spring 2013 – Summer 2023)[k]
- Team 8 (Spring 2015 – Summer 2015)[l]
- Velocity eSports (Summer 2013)
- Team Vulcun (Spring 2013 – Summer 2013)
- Winterfox (Spring 2015)[m]
- XDG Gaming (Spring 2014)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Formerly known as the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) from its inception in Spring 2013 to Spring 2019.
- ^ Rebranded to Team Dignitas after both were bought by the Philadelphia 76ers.
- ^ Sold their spot to NRG Esports.
- ^ Became a part of Team Liquid prior to Spring 2015.
- ^ Played in EU LCS from Spring to Summer 2013; prior to Spring 2015, their LoL team rebranded to Winterfox.
- ^ Rebranded to Team Coast prior to Summer 2013.
- ^ Curse Academy rebranded upon promotion to LCS.
- ^ Rebranded from LMQ prior to Spring 2016.
- ^ Team Curse organization merged with Team Liquid prior to Spring 2015.
- ^ Moved from the LPL and rebranded as Team Impulse prior to Spring 2016.
- ^ Sold their spot to Shopify Rebellion.
- ^ Spot sold to Immortals prior to Spring 2016.
- ^ Rebranded from Evil Geniuses prior to Spring 2015.
Prior to franchising
[edit]2013 Spring
[edit]- Team SoloMid
- Team Curse
- Team Dignitas
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Team Vulcun
- Good Game University
- Team MRN
- compLexity Gaming
2013 Summer
[edit]- Cloud9
- Team Vulcun
- Team SoloMid
- Team Curse
- Team Dignitas
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Team Coast
- Velocity eSports
2014 Spring
[edit]- Cloud9
- Team SoloMid
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Team Dignitas
- Team Curse
- Team Coast
- Evil Geniuses
- XDG Gaming
2014 Summer
[edit]- Cloud9
- LMQ
- Team SoloMid
- Team Curse
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Team Dignitas
- Evil Geniuses
- compLexity Gaming
2015 Spring
[edit]- Team SoloMid
- Cloud9
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Team Impulse
- Gravity Gaming
- Team Liquid
- Team 8
- Winterfox
- Team Dignitas
- Team Coast
2015 Summer
[edit]- Team Liquid
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Team Impulse
- Gravity Gaming
- Team SoloMid
- Team Dignitas
- Cloud9
- Team 8
- Enemy eSports
- Team Dragon Knights
2016 Spring
[edit]- Immortals
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Cloud9
- Team Liquid
- NRG Esports
- Team SoloMid
- Echo Fox
- Renegades
- Team Impulse
- Team Dignitas
2016 Summer
[edit]- Immortals
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Cloud9
- Team Liquid
- NRG Esports
- Team SoloMid
- Echo Fox
- Team Envy
- Phoenix1
- Apex Gaming
2017 Spring
[edit]- Cloud9
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Echo Fox
- FlyQuest
- Immortals
- Phoenix1
- Team Dignitas
- Team Envy
- Team Liquid
- Team SoloMid
2017 Summer
[edit]- Cloud9
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Echo Fox
- FlyQuest
- Immortals
- Phoenix1
- Team Dignitas
- Team Envy
- Team Liquid
- Team SoloMid
Franchise teams
[edit]2018 Spring – 2019 Summer
[edit]- 100 Thieves (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Cloud9
- Clutch Gaming (Houston Rockets)
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Echo Fox
- FlyQuest
- Golden Guardians (Golden State Warriors)
- OpTic Gaming
- Team Liquid
- Team SoloMid
2020 Spring – 2023 Spring
[edit]- 100 Thieves (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Cloud9
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Dignitas
- Evil Geniuses
- FlyQuest
- Golden Guardians (Golden State Warriors)
- Immortals
- Team Liquid
- Team SoloMid
2023 Summer
[edit]- 100 Thieves (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Cloud9
- Dignitas
- Evil Geniuses
- FlyQuest
- Golden Guardians (Golden State Warriors)
- Immortals
- NRG Esports
- Team Liquid
- Team SoloMid
2024 Spring – 2024 Summer
[edit]- 100 Thieves (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Cloud9
- Dignitas
- FlyQuest
- Immortals
- NRG Esports
- Shopify Rebellion
- Team Liquid
Of the final 8 LCS teams, 6 of them would join the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) when the LCS folded in October 2024. Cloud9, Dignitas, FlyQuest, Shopify Rebellion and Team Liquid would join as full members of the North Conference (the effective replacement for the LCS), while 100 Thieves would be a "provisional guest" team that, while not being able to be relegated, did not have a partnership slot and could leave after 2025.[2] NRG and Immortals shuttered their League operations after the Summer 2024 split.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dignitas Returns to League Championship Series with Clutch Gaming Merger – ARCHIVE - the Esports Observer". 6 June 2019.
- ^ Ciocchetti, Cecilia (October 31, 2024). "100 Thieves sells League franchise slot while Disguised takes the stage for LTA 2025". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
