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List of League Championship Series (esports) teams

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This is a list of teams that compete in the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS),[a] the top level of professional League of Legends in North America. This also includes the teams that competed in the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) North Conference, or LTA North, which briefly replaced the LCS in 2025.

All teams

Teams marked in bold are currently part of the LCS. Teams marked in italics were in the LTA North for 2025, while those marked in bold and italics were part of the LTA North and currently part of the LCS.

Notes

  1. [a]
    Formerly known as the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) from its inception in Spring 2013 to Spring 2019.
  2. [b]
    Was a member of the LTA North in 2025, but left after the 2025 season.
  3. [c]
    Rebranded to Team Dignitas after both were bought by the Philadelphia 76ers.
  4. [d]
    Sold their spot to NRG Esports.
  5. [e]
    Became a part of Team Liquid prior to Spring 2015.
  6. [f]
    Played in EU LCS from Spring to Summer 2013; prior to Spring 2015, their LoL team rebranded to Winterfox.
  7. [g]
    Rebranded to Team Coast prior to Summer 2013.
  8. [h]
    Curse Academy rebranded upon promotion to LCS.
  9. [i]
    Rebranded from LMQ prior to Spring 2016.
  10. [j]
    Team Curse organization merged with Team Liquid prior to Spring 2015.
  11. [k]
    Formed as a merger between Liga Latinoamérica (LLA) teams Rainbow7 and Six Karma for the 2025 LTA season; the team moved to the LCS after the LTA's discontinuation.
  12. [l]
    Moved from the LPL and rebranded as Team Impulse prior to Spring 2016.
  13. [m]
    Sold their spot to Shopify Rebellion.
  14. [n]
    Spot sold to Immortals prior to Spring 2016.
  15. [o]
    Rebranded from Evil Geniuses prior to Spring 2015.

Prior to franchising

2013 Spring

2013 Summer

2014 Spring

2014 Summer

2015 Spring

2015 Summer

2016 Spring

2016 Summer

2017 Spring

2017 Summer

Franchise teams

2018 Spring – 2019 Summer

2020 Spring – 2023 Spring

2023 Summer

2024 Spring – 2024 Summer

Split 1 2025 – Split 3 2025 (LTA North)

Lock-In 2026 – present

Notes

  1. [a]
    100 Thieves was a "provisional guest" team that, while not being able to be relegated, did not have a partnership slot and left after 2025.[2][3]
  2. [b]
    Disguised are a guest team that have to earn promotion back into the LCS each season.[2]

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