LoL Academy 104: Leagues and Team Breakdown: LCS, LPL, LCK, LEC
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League of Legends is a premier Esport that has leagues located around the world, that culminate and compete in an annual World Championship. There is great talent located around the world, and the World Championship is the main way for that talent to compete against one another.
In this article, I will go through and talk about the 4 major leagues for League of Legends around the world, and introduce you to each of the teams. League of Legends was developed in the United States by Riot Games but is most popular in Asia, and the Asian region as a whole has had the most success in League of Legends. South Korea and China have the best teams in the world and have taken the World Championship title a majority of the time since it began in 2012.
LEC | LCS | LPL | LCK |
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G2 Esports | Counter Logic Gaming | Vici Gaming | T1 |
Fnatic | TSM | Bilibili Gaming | Gen.G |
Misfits Gaming | Cloud9 | Dominus Esports | DragonX |
SK Gaming | Team Liquid | Edward Gaming | Afreeca Freecs |
Team Vitality | FlyQuest | eStar | Damwon Gaming |
Origen | 100 Thieves | FunPlus Phoenix | DRX |
Schalke 04 | Golden Guardians | Invictus Gaming | Hanwha Life Esports |
Excel Esports | Dignitas | JD Gaming | KT Rolster |
MAD Lions | Evil Geniuses | LGD Gaming | Sandbox Gaming |
Rogue | Immortals | LNG Esports | Team Dynamics |
OMG | SeolHaeOne Prince | ||
Royal Never Give Up | |||
Suning | |||
Team WE | |||
Top Esports | |||
Victory 5 |
Top 4 Leagues
1. League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK)

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The LCK is the top LEague of Legends league in South Korea and is widely regarded as the best and most competitive league in the world. The League has 10 teams and sends 2 to the World Championship each year. South Korean teams have the most World Championship victories as well and boast the most talented national team. The game is widely played in South Korea competitively and boasts a healthy amount of lower leagues as well.
Afreeca Freecs
LCK Titles- 0
Roster- Kiin, Spirit, Fly, Mystic, Ben
Best Finish @ Worlds- 5th-8th, 2018
Damwon Gaming
LCK Titles- 0
Roster- Nuguri, Canyon, Showmaker, Ghost, BeryL
Best Finish @ Worlds- 5th-8th, 2019
DRX
LCK Titles- 0
Roster- Doran, Pyosik, Chovy, Deft, Keria
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
Gen.G
LCK Titles- 2
Roster- Rascal, Clid, Bdd, Ruler, Kellin
Best Finish @ Worlds- 13th-16th, 2018
Hanwha Life Esports
LCK Titles- 1
Roster- CuVee, CaD, Lava, Viper, Lehends
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
KT Rolster
LCK Titles- 2
Roster- Ray, BonO, Kuro, Aiming, TusiN
Best Finish @ Worlds- 5th-8th, 2018
Sandbox Gaming
LCK Titles- 0
Roster- Lonely, OnFleek, Dove, Leo, Gorilla
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
SeolHaeOne Prince
LCK Titles- 0
Roster- ikssu, Cover, HyBriD, Flawless, Secret
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
SK Telecom T1
LCK Titles- 9
Roster- Canna, Cuzz, Faker, Teddy, Effort
Best Finish @ Worlds- 1st, 2013, 2015, 2016
Team Dynamics
LCK Titles- 0
Roster- Rich, Beyond, Kuzan, deokdam, GuGer
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
League of Legends Pro League (LPL)

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The League of Legends Pro League is the top league for Chinese competition in League of Legends. The top three finishers in the league get an automatic bid to the World Championships each year. The top 8 teams compete in a tournament at the end of the year to see who can go.
The LPL has had its share of winners and has some of the best League teams in the world, including the defending World Champions, and one of the best leagues overall.
Vici Gaming
LPL Titles- 0
Roster- Cube, Aix, Forge, iBoy, Hang
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
Bilibili Gaming
LPL Titles- 0
Roster- Kingen, Meteor, FoFo, Wings, Jinjiao
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
Dominus Esports
LPL Titles- 0
Roster- Chelizi, Xiaopeng, Twila, xubin, Yui
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
Edward Gaming
LPL Titles- 5
Roster- Aodi, JunJia, Scout, Hope, Meiko
Best Finish @ Worlds- 5th-8th, 2018
eStar
LPL Titles- 0
Roster- Xiaobai, Wei, FenFen, Wink, ShaiuC
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
FunPlus Pheonix
LPL Titles- 1
Roster- GinGoon, Tian, DoinB, Lwx, Crisp
Best Finish @ Worlds- 1st, 2019
Invictus Gaming
LPL Titles- 1
Roster- TheShy, Ning, Rookie, Puff, Baolan
Best Finish @ Worlds- 1st, 2018
JD Gaming
LPL Titles- 1
Roster- Zoom, Kanavi, Yagao, LoKen, LvMao
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
LGD Gaming
LPL Titles- 1
Roster- Garvey, Peanut, xiye, Kramer, Mark
Best Finish @ Worlds- 9th-11th, 2015
LNG Esports
LPL Titles- 0
Roster- Flandre, Xx, Maple, Light, Duan
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
OMG
LPL Titles- 1
Roster- Curse, Icon, Smlz, cold, H4cker
Best Finish @ Worlds- 3rd-4th, 2014
Royal Never Give Up
LPL Titles- 3
Roster- 705, XLB, Cryin, Betty, Ming
Best Finish @ Worlds- 3rd-4th, 2017
Suning
LPL Titles- 0
Roster- Bin, SofM, Angel, huanfeng, Owo
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
Team WE
LPL Titles- 1
Roster- Morgan, beishang, Plex, Missing, Juimeng
Best Finish @ Worlds- 3rd-4th, 2017
Top Esports
LPL Titles- 0
Roster- 369, Karsa, knight, JackeyLove, QiuQiu
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
Victory 5
LPL Titles- 0
Roster- biubiu, ping, clx, Samd, ppgod
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
3. League of Legends European Championship (LEC)

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The LEC is the top flight division for the European League of Legends teams. The season for the LEC is split into two parts, spring and summer. They compete for a chance to make it to the World Championship as the representatives of their region. Only the top two teams make it from the LEC each year. Traditionally, G2 Esports and Fnatic have been the most successful teams out of Europe year in and year out, and are the teams to watch that could win it all from Europe.
G2 Esports
LEC Titles- 6
Roster- Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Perkz, Mikyx
Best Finish @ Worlds- 2nd, 2019
Fnatic
LEC Titles- 5
Roster- Bwipo, Dan, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylisang
Best Finish @ Worlds- 3rd/4th, 2015
SK Gaming
LEC Titles- 2
Roster- Sacre, Tricks, Jenax, CROWNSHOT, Limit
Best Finish @ Worlds- 9th, 2015
Origen
LEC Titles- 0
Roster- Alphari, Xerxe, Nukeduck, Upset, Destiny
Best Finish @ Worlds- 3rd/4th, 2015
Team Vitality
LEC Titles- 0
Roster- Cabochard, Skeanz, Milica, Comp, Jactroll
Best Finish @ Worlds- 9th-12th, 2018
Schalke 04
LEC Titles- 0
Roster- Odoamne, Gilius, Abbedagge, Innaxe, Dreams
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
Misfits Gaming
LEC Titles- 0
Roster- Dan Dan, Razork, Kobbe, Denyk, Febiven
Best Finish @ Worlds- 5th-8th, 2017
Excel Esports
LEC Titles- 0
Roster- Kryze, Special, Kore, Caedrel, Patrik
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
Mad Lions
LEC Titles- 0
Roster- Orome, Shad0w, Humanoid, Kaiser, Carzzy
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
Rogue
LEC Titles- 0
Roster- Finn, Inspired, Larsson, Vander, Hans Sama
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
4. League of Legends Championship Series (LCS)

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The Championship series is the top league for League of Legends for North American competition including the United States and Canada. The league is structured like the other major leagues around the world, and divide their season into a spring and summer seasons. All games played for the LCS are played in Los Angeles at Riot Games studios.
Counter Logic Gaming
LCS Titles- 2
Roster- Ruin, Wiggily, Potbelter, Stixxay, Smoothie
Best Finish @ Worlds- 5th, 2011
TSM
LCS Titles- 6
Roster- BrokenBlade, Spica, Doublelift, biofrost, Bjergsen
Best Finish @ Worlds- 5th-8th, 2014
Cloud9
LCS Titles- 3
Roster- Licorice, Blaber, Nisqy, Vulcan, Zven
Best Finish @ Worlds- 3rd-4th, 2018
Team Liquid
LCS Titles- 4
Roster- Impact, Broxah, Jensen, Tactical, CoreJJ
Best Finish @ Worlds- 9th-12th, 2019
FlyQuest
LCS Titles- 0
Roster- Solo, Santorin, PowerofEvil, Mash, IgNar
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
100 Thieves
LCS Titles- 0
Roster- Ssumday, Contractz, Ryoma, Cody Sun, Poome
Best Finish @ Worlds- 9th-12th, 2018
Golden Guardians
LCS Titles- 0
Roster- Hauntzer, Closer, Damonte, FBI, Huhi
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
Dignitas
LCS Titles- 0
Roster- Laurio, Akaadian, Fenix, Johnsun, JayJ
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
Evil Geniuses
LCS Titles- 0
Roster- Huni, Svenskeren, Jiizuke, Bang, Zeyzal
Best Finish @ Worlds- N/A
Immortals
LCS Titles- 0
Roster- Allorim, Potluck, Eika, Altec, Gate
Best Finish @ Worlds- 14th-16th, 2017