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List of League of Legends leagues and tournaments
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League of Legends is an esports game widely played at both amateur and professional levels. This is a list of League of Legends competitions organized or sponsored by the game's publisher, Riot Games.
International tournaments
Tier 1 leagues
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As of 2025, there are 5 regional professional leagues for League of Legends around the world.
- For the First Stand Tournament after the first split of season, each region allocated 1 spot each, total 5 teams compete.
- For the Mid-Season Invitational after second split of season, each region allocated 2 spots each, total 10 teams compete.
- For the World Championship with 17 spots:
- Each region is allocated 3 spots each at minimum.
- A spot is guaranteed for the Mid-Season Invitational champion, if it reaches the Playoffs in their domestic third split or season.
- An additional spot is also granted to the second best region from the latest Mid-Season Invitational.
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League cups
Tier 2 and lower leagues
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Former tier 1 and 2 leagues
Upgraded or downgraded leagues
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Other tournaments
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"Established" and "ended" refers to the years the tournament hosted a League of Legends tournament, not necessarily the years the competition itself was held.
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Collegiate leagues
Campus Series conferences
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Notes
- ^ Known as the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) before 2019, and League of Legends Championship Series from 2019 to 2020.
- ^ Refers to the United States and Canada. Countries in Central America and the Caribbean competed in the Latin America region.
- ^ Hosted by ESL Australia, replaced the OPL that was hosted by Riot Games Oceania.
- ^ Known as the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) before franchising in 2019, and League of Legends European Championship for Europe region until 2023.
- ^ Since 2023, the LEC has been divided into three splits which grant championship points to qualify for its Season Finals.
- ^ Does not include members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, nor the Baltic States.
- ^ Refers to the People's Republic of China a.k.a. Mainland China, and does not include Hong Kong and Macau. Although players from Hong Kong and Macau are explicitly accepted as domestic players in the LPL, they de facto share "LCP" residency.
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- ^ Merger of the League of Legends Master Series (LMS) and the League of Legends SEA Tour (LST) into a single league.
- ^ Formerly known as the League of Legends Nova League and served as the second tier league below Garena Premier League in 2014.
- ^ Merger of the Liga Latinoamérica Norte (LLN) and the Copa Latinoamérica Sur (CLS).
- ^ Refers to Hispanic America.
- ^ Merger of the League Championship Series (LCS), Liga Latinoamérica (LLA) and Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLOL).
- ^ 1 team from each of the LTA's conferences (North and South) qualifies for the Mid-Season Invitational.
- ^ Refers to the league established in 2025 that can promote teams to the LTA South.
- ^ Not withstanding the actual Commonwealth of Independent States, all post-Soviet players, including those from the Baltic States, are explicitly regarded as domestic players. The region has also been referred to as the "CIS and Baltic States".
- ^ Refers to most countries of the Arab League.
- ^ Hosted by GAMERS_X, replaced the Ultraliga that was hosted by Polsat Games.
- ^ Refers to Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and all countries in Central America and the Caribbean.
- ^ Refers to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
- ^ Replaced the Garena Premier League (GPL) prior to the start of the 2018 summer season.
- ^ The PCS' definition of Southeast Asia extends only to teams from the following countries which host LoL servers: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. However, players from Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Timor-Leste are also considered PCS players.
- ^ The LCP's definition of Asia-Pacific extends only to teams from the following countries which host LoL servers: Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Australia. However, players from all Asian and Oceanian nations except Mainland China, South Korea, and the Middle East (being a part of EMEA) are also considered LCP players.
- ^ Became a separate region independent from the rest of Southeast Asia in 2018.
- ^ Consists of semi-professional and amateur teams; losing professional teams from OnGameNet (predecessor of League of Legends Champions Korea) also participate.
- ^ Included Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau before 2015 and Vietnam before 2018
- ^ Formerly called "The Legends Circuit Malaysia" and served as a second tier league below the Garena Premier League.
- ^ Formerly called "The Legends Circuit Singapore" and served as a second tier league below the Garena Premier League.
- ^ Served as the Tier 1 league before the 2013 spring season, then second tier before the 2014 spring season.
- ^ The size of this tournament does not include the regional or online stages, only the finals.
- ^ "Emerging regions", refers to any region without an automatic spot in the World Championship main event, that is, excluding China, South Korea, North America, Europe and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau. Champions of leagues marked with "IWT" participated in the IWC.
- ^ Cancelled due to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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