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.
Prior to franchising
2013 Spring
- Team SoloMid
- Team Curse
- Team Dignitas
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Team Vulcun
- Good Game University
- Team MRN
- compLexity Gaming
2013 Summer
- Cloud9
- Team Vulcun
- Team SoloMid
- Team Curse
- Team Dignitas
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Team Coast
- Velocity eSports
2014 Spring
- Cloud9
- Team SoloMid
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Team Dignitas
- Team Curse
- Team Coast
- Evil Geniuses
- XDG Gaming
2014 Summer
- Cloud9
- LMQ
- Team SoloMid
- Team Curse
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Team Dignitas
- Evil Geniuses
- compLexity Gaming
2015 Spring
- Team SoloMid
- Cloud9
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Team Impulse
- Gravity Gaming
- Team Liquid
- Team 8
- Winterfox
- Team Dignitas
- Team Coast
2015 Summer
- Team Liquid
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Team Impulse
- Gravity Gaming
- Team SoloMid
- Team Dignitas
- Cloud9
- Team 8
- Enemy eSports
- Team Dragon Knights
2016 Spring
- Immortals
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Cloud9
- Team Liquid
- NRG Esports
- Team SoloMid
- Echo Fox
- Renegades
- Team Impulse
- Team Dignitas
2016 Summer
- Immortals
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Cloud9
- Team Liquid
- NRG Esports
- Team SoloMid
- Echo Fox
- Team Envy
- Phoenix1
- Apex Gaming
2017 Spring
- Cloud9
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Echo Fox
- FlyQuest
- Immortals
- Phoenix1
- Team Dignitas
- Team Envy
- Team Liquid
- Team SoloMid
2017 Summer
- Cloud9
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Echo Fox
- FlyQuest
- Immortals
- Phoenix1
- Team Dignitas
- Team Envy
- Team Liquid
- Team SoloMid
Franchise teams
2018 Spring – 2019 Summer
- 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 onwards
- 100 Thieves (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Cloud9
- Counter Logic Gaming
- Dignitas
- Evil Geniuses
- FlyQuest
- Golden Guardians (Golden State Warriors)
- Immortals
- Team Liquid
- Team SoloMid