List of League of Legends Championship Series teams

This is a list of teams that have competed in the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS),^[a] the top level of professional League of Legends in North America.

All teams

100 Thieves (Spring 2018 – present)
Apex Gaming (Summer 2016)^[b]
Cloud9 (Summer 2013 – present)
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–present)
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 2023)
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-present)
Team Impulse (Spring 2015 – Spring 2016)^[h]
Team Liquid (Spring 2015 – present)^[i]
LMQ (Summer 2014)^[j]
Team MRN (Spring 2013)
NRG Esports (Spring 2016 – Summer 2016; Summer 2023 - present)
OpTic Gaming (Spring 2018 – Summer 2019)
Phoenix1 (Summer 2016 – Summer 2017)
Renegades (Summer 2015 – Spring 2016)
Team SoloMid (Spring 2013 – Summer 2023)
Team 8 (Spring 2015 – Summer 2015)^[k]
Velocity eSports (Summer 2013)
Team Vulcun (Spring 2013 – Summer 2013)
Winterfox (Spring 2015)^[l]
XDG Gaming (Spring 2014)

Notes

^ 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.
^ Spot sold to Immortals prior to Spring 2016.
^ Rebranded from Evil Geniuses prior to Spring 2015.