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.
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.
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.
Yiliang "Peter" Peng, better known as Doublelift, is an American content creator, streamer, and retired professional League of Legends player. He previously played for Counter Logic Gaming, Team Liquid, Team SoloMid, and 100 Thieves. Peng is considered as one of the greatest North American League of Legends Championship Series player of all time. He is known for being a fierce competitor and trash-talking his opponents. One of his most famous statements came in 2013 at the League of Legends All-Star tournament when he claimed that, "Everyone else is trash."
The League Championship Series (LCS) was the top level of professional League of Legends in the United States and Canada. The esports league was run by Riot Games and had anywhere from eight to 10 teams. Each annual season of competition was divided into two splits, spring and summer, which concluded with a double-elimination tournament between the top teams. At the end of the season, the winner, runners-up and third-place team of the summer playoffs qualified for the annual League of Legends World Championship.
Søren Bjerg, better known as Bjergsen, is a Danish former professional League of Legends player. He is best known for his 7 years from 2014 to 2020 as the starting mid laner for the Team SoloMid League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) team. He followed that with shorter stints as a head coach for TSM, and again as a mid laner for Team Liquid and 100 Thieves. He is one of the winningest North American players of all time with 6 domestic titles and 10 finals appearances, and has never finished below 5th place. Internationally, he won IEM Katowice 2015 and qualified to the League of Legends World Championship 5 times, but only advanced past the group stage once. He is best known as the greatest North American player for his individual prowess as a mid laner, where he was a perennial MVP and 1st Team All Pro candidate; he won 4 MVP titles, 3 playoff MVP titles, and 6 1st Team All Pro titles. He has never finished below 4th in All Pro voting, and is the current all-time LCS kills leader. He retired from competitive eSports in April of 2023.
Team Impulse (TiP) was a professional League of Legends team that competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series. The team was previously known as LMQ and was founded as a sister team to Royal Club that competed in the League of Legends Pro League in China. The team moved to North America on December 15, 2013, and competed in the North American scene. The team previously competed under the name LMQ iBUYPOWER in representation of their former sponsor iBUYPOWER. On December 26, the team rebranded as Team Impulse.
Alex Chu, better known by his in-game name Xpecial, is an American League of Legends player who is the head coach for Harrisburg University. He previously played for several teams, including Phoenix1, Team Dignitas, Team Liquid and Team SoloMid.
Adrian Ma, better known mononymously as Adrian, is a retired American professional League of Legends player who was most recently the support for Echo Fox of the LCS. He graduated from high school early at age 17 to attend the first varsity college esports team in the world, the program at Robert Morris University Illinois. Adrian has also played for XDG Gaming and Team Impulse.
Jason Tran, better known as WildTurtle, is a Canadian professional League of Legends player who is the bot laner for Shopify Rebellion of the LCS. He previously played for Team SoloMid, Cloud9, CLG, Immortals, and FlyQuest. WildTurtle played in the 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2020 World Championships.
Eugene Park, better known as Pobelter, is an American retired League of Legends player who was formerly the mid laner for Counter Logic Gaming. He is a three-time champion of the LCS and has made four major international appearances.
Samson Jackson, better known by his in-game name Lourlo, is an American professional League of Legends player who was a top laner for Dignitas Academy. Currently he is a streamer for Team Liquid.
Jeong Eon-yeong, better known as Impact, is a South Korean League of Legends player for Team Liquid of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS). Impact won the Season 3 League of Legends World Championship as a member of SK Telecom T1 K. He played for both Team Impulse and NRG Esports in the LCS, before transferring to Cloud9 in May 2016. Impact left Cloud9 after the 2017 season and joined Team Liquid, where he won four LCS titles before departing the team for Evil Geniuses after the end of the 2020 season.
Yuri Jew, better known as Keith, is an American professional League of Legends player who is the support for the Golden Guardians. He previously played for Echo Fox, Team Liquid and Team SoloMid of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS). Keith was instrumental in one of the biggest comebacks in LCS history during a game against Team Dignitas in the 2016 Spring NA LCS.
Diego Ruiz, better known as Quas, is a Venezuelan League of Legends player who plays top lane for Bay State College. He previously played for Team Liquid, Team Curse, NRG Esports, and Tempo Storm.
The 2017 NA LCS season was the sixth season of the North American League of Legends Championship Series, a professional esports league for the video game League of Legends. The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on January 20 and culminated with the playoff finals on April 23, 2017. The Summer Split began on June 2 and culminated with the Spring Split finals on September 3, 2017.
The 2018 NA LCS season was the seventh season of the North American League of Legends Championship Series, a professional esports league for the video game League of Legends. The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on January 20 and culminated with the playoff finals on April 8, 2018. The Summer Split began on June 16 and culminated with the Spring Split finals on September 9, 2018.
The 2020 LCS season was the eighth season of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), a professional esports league for the video game League of Legends. The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on January 25 and culminated playoff finals on April 19, 2020. The Summer Split began on June 12 and culminated with the Spring Split finals on September 6, 2020. Most matches were played online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2019 LCS season was the seventh season of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), a professional esports league for the video game League of Legends. The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on January 26 and culminated with the playoff finals on April 13, 2019. The Summer Split began on June 1 and culminated with the Spring Split finals on August 25, 2019.
The 2021 LCS season was the ninth season of the League Championship Series (LCS), a professional esports league for the video game League of Legends. The season was preceded a new preseason tournament, the LCS Lock In, which ran from January 15 to 31, 2021. The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on February 5 and culminated with the Mid-Season Showdown finals on April 11, 2021. The Summer Split began on June 4 and culminated with the LCS Championship Final on August 1, 2021.
The League of Legends division of Cloud9 (C9) is a gaming team based in Los Angeles, California, and competes in the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA), the top-level professional league for video game League of Legends in the Americas, as a franchised team in the North Conference.
The 2023 LCS season was the 11th season of the League Championship Series (LCS), a North American professional esports league for the video game League of Legends. The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on January 26, 2023, and culminated with the Spring Split Finals on April 9, 2023. The Summer Split began on June 14, 2023, and culminated with the LCS Championship Final on August 20, 2023.
The League of Legends division of TSM was a gaming team based in Los Angeles, California, that competed in the League Championship Series (LCS), the top-level professional league for video game League of Legends in the United States and Canada, from 2013 to 2023. The organization sold their LCS franchise slot in 2023.