# List of League of Legends leagues and tournaments

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

| Name | Tier | Location | Established | Size | Latest winner | Most titles |
| First Stand Tournament | Major | various | 2025 | 5 | Hanwha Life Esports (2025) | Hanwha Life Esports (1 title) |
| Mid-Season Invitational | Major | various | 2015 | 12 | Gen.G (2024) | Royal Never Give Up (3 titles) |
| World Championship | Major | various | 2011 | 20 | T1 (2024) | T1 (5 titles) |

## Tier 1 leagues

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.
| Name | Abbr. | Region | Main casting language(s) | Location(s) | Established | Size | FST | MSI | WC |
| Name | Abbr. | Region | Main casting language(s) | Location(s) | Established | Size | FST | MSI | WC | League of Legends Champions Korea | LCK | South Korea | Korean | Seoul | 2012 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| League of Legends Pro League | LPL | China | Mandarin | various | 2013 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| League of Legends EMEA Championship | LEC | Europe, the Middle East and Africa | English | Berlin | 2013 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| League of Legends Championship of The Americas | LTA | Americas | English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese | Los Angeles, São Paulo | 2025 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| League of Legends Championship Pacific | LCP | Asia-Pacific | Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, English | Taipei | 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 |

## League cups

| Name | Region | Location | Established | Size | Latest winner |
| Demacia Cup/Championship | China | Chongqing | 2013 | 24 | Bilibili Gaming |
| KeSPA Cup | South Korea | Seoul | 2015 | 16 | OKSavingsBank BRION |

## Tier 2 and lower leagues

| Name | Tier | Region | Location | Established | Size |
| Americas Challengers | 2nd (academy) | Americas | offline | 2024 | 6 |
| Pacific Challengers League | 2nd & 3rd (academy/amateur) | TW, HK, MC, SEA and Oceania | online | 2023 | No limit |
| Asia Star Challengers Invitational | 2nd & 3rd (academy/amateur) | Asian regions (CN/KR/LCP) | online | 2022 | 16 |
| Pacific Championship Series (PCS) | 2nd (professional) | Asia-Pacific | online | 2025 | TBD |
| Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) | 2nd (professional) | Vietnam | online | 2025 | TBD |
| League of Legends Japan League (LJL) | 2nd (professional) | Japan | online | 2024 | 12–16 |
| EMEA Masters | 2nd (professional) | Europe, the Middle East and Africa | various | 2023 | 60 |
| North American Challengers League | 2nd & 3rd (academy/amateur) | North America | Los Angeles | 2018 | 10 |
| La Ligue Francaise (LFL) | 3rd (professional) | France | various | 2019 | 10 |
| Türkiye Championship League | 3rd (professional) | Turkey | online | 2024 | 8 |
| Prime League Division 1 | 3rd (professional) | Germany/Austria/Switzerland | various | 2020 | 10 |
| Rift Legends | 3rd (professional) | Poland/Baltics | various | 2025 | 8 |
| LVP Superliga | 3rd (professional) | Spain | various | 2011 | 10 |
| Northern League of Legends Championship | 3rd (professional) | Nordics/UK/Ireland | various | 2020 | 8 |
| PG Nationals | 3rd (professional) | Italy | online | 2018 | 8 |
| Liga Portuguesa de League of Legends | 3rd (professional) | Portugal | online | 2015 | 8 |
| Greek Legends League | 3rd (professional) | Greece | Athens | 2019 | 8 |
| Arabian League | 3rd (professional) | Middle East and North Africa | various | 2020 | 8 |
| LCK Challengers League | 2nd (semi-professional) | South Korea | Seoul | 2021 | 10 |
| LCK Academy Series | 2nd & 3rd (academy/amateur) | South Korea | various | 2022 | No limit |
| League of Legends Development League | 2nd (academy) | China | various | 2018 | 24 |
| Vietnam Championship Series B | 2nd (semi-professional) | Vietnam | various | 2013 | 10 |
| TBLE Rising Star | 2nd & 3rd (academy/amateur) | Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh | 2024 | 12 |
| Circuito Desafiante | 2nd (academy/semi-professional) | Brazil | São Paulo | 2025 | 10 |
| Academi Ligi | 2nd (academy) | Turkey | Istanbul | 2019 | 8 |
| Liga Regional Norte | 2nd (semi-professional) | Mexico/Caribbean/Central America/Colombia/Ecuador | online | 2023 | 10 |
| Liga Regional Sur | 2nd (semi-professional) | Argentina/Chile/Peru | online | 2023 | 10 |
| Liga Nacional México | 3rd (semi-professional) | Mexico | online | 2019 | 16 |
| Liga Nacional Centro América y Caribe | 3rd (semi-professional) | Caribbean/Central America | online | 2022 | 16 |
| Liga Nacional Colombia | 3rd (semi-professional) | Colombia | online | 2019 | 16 |
| Liga Nacional Ecuador | 3rd (semi-professional) | Ecuador | online | 2021 | 16 |
| Liga Nacional Chile | 3rd (semi-professional) | Chile | online | 2019 | 16 |
| Liga Nacional Argentina | 3rd (semi-professional) | Argentina | online | 2019 | 16 |
| Liga Nacional Perú | 3rd (semi-professional) | Peru | online | 2021 | 16 |

## Former tier 1 and 2 leagues
### Upgraded or downgraded leagues

| Name | Former tier | Region | Location | Established | Ended | Size | Qualified for | Changed to |
| Vietnam Championship Series A (VCSA) | 2nd (professional) | Vietnam | Online | 2013 | 2017 | 8 | GPL Qualification | Vietnam Championship Series, upgraded to tier 1, got directly spots to MSI and Worlds |
| Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) | 1st (professional) | Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | 2017 | 2024 | 8 | Worlds 2P | Still Vietnam Championship Series, downgraded to tier 2 and no longer directly has spots to MSI and Worlds, became domestic league that can promote teams to LCP |
| Pacific Championship Series (PCS) | 1st (professional) | Asia-Pacific | Online | 2020 | 2024 | 8+2+3 | Worlds 2P | Still Pacific Championship Series, downgraded to tier 2 and no longer directly has spots to MSI and Worlds, became domestic league that can promote teams to LCP |
| Turkish Championship League (TCL) | 1st (professional) | Turkey | Istanbul | 2015 | 2022 | 10 | Worlds 1P | Türkiye Championship League, downgraded to tier 3 and no longer directly has spots to MSI and Worlds, become a qualification of tier 2 event EMEA Masters |
| League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO) | 1st (professional) | Oceania | Sydney | 2021 | 2022 | 8 | Worlds 1P | Downgraded to tier 2 and no longer directly has spots to MSI and Worlds, become a qualification to PCS |
| League of Legends Japan League (LJL) | 1st (professional) | Japan | Tokyo | 2014 | 2023 | 8 | Worlds 1P | Downgraded to tier 2 and no longer directly has spots to MSI and Worlds, become a qualification to PCS and later domestic league that can promote teams to LCP |

### Replaced

| Name | Tier | Region | Location | Established | Ended | Size | Qualified for | Replaced by |
| European Masters | 2nd (professional) | Europe | various | 2018 | 2022 | 16 | N/A | EMEA Masters |
| Circuito Desafiante | 2nd (semi-professional) | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 2015 | 2020 | 6 | CBLoL Promotion | CBLOL Academy |
| CBLOL Academy | 2nd (academy) | Brazil | São Paulo | 2020 | 2024 | 10 | N/A | Circuito Desafiante |
| Nordic Championship | 3rd (professional) | Nordics | | 2018 | 2020 | 10 | European Masters Qualification | Northern LoL Championship (merged) |
| United Kingdom League Championship | 3rd (professional) | United Kingdom/Ireland | Online | 2019 | 2020 | 9 | European Masters Qualification | Northern LoL Championship (merged) |
| Ultraliga | 3rd (professional) | Poland/Baltics | various | 2018 | 2024 | 8 | EMEA Masters Qualification | Rift Legends |
| League of Legends Challengers Korea | 2nd (semi-professional) | South Korea | Seoul | 2015 | 2020 | 10 | LCK Promotion | LCK Challengers League |
| Oceanic Pro League (OPL) | 1st (professional) | Oceania | Sydney | 2015 | 2020 | 8 | Worlds 1P | League of Legends Circuit Oceania |
| League of Legends Master Series | 1st (professional) | Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau | Taipei | 2015 | 2019 | 8 | Worlds 2G + 1P | Pacific Championship Series (merged) |
| League of Legends SEA Tour | 1st (professional) | Southeast Asia | various | 2018 | 2019 | 8 | Worlds 1P | Pacific Championship Series (merged) |
| League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO) | 2nd (professional) | Oceania | Online | 2023 | 2024 | 8 | PCS Playoffs | TBD |
| LoL Secondary Pro League | 2nd (professional) | China | Shanghai | 2014 | 2017 | 16 | LPL Promotion | LoL Development League |
| LJL Challenger Series | 2nd (semi-professional) | Japan | | 2014 | 2018 | 6 | LJL Promotion | LJL Academy League |
| LJL Academy League | 2nd (academy) | Japan | various | 2019 | 2023 | 8 | N/A | Pacific Challengers League (merged) |
| League Championship Series | 1st (professional) | North America | Los Angeles | 2013 | 2024 | 8 | Worlds 2M+1P | League of Legends Championship of The Americas (merged) |
| Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends | 1st (professional) | Brazil | São Paulo | 2012 | 2024 | 10 | Worlds 1P | League of Legends Championship of The Americas (merged) |
| Liga Latinoamérica | 1st (professional) | Latin America | Mexico City | 2019 | 2024 | 6 | Worlds 1P | League of Legends Championship of The Americas (merged) |
| Liga Latinoamérica Norte (LLN) (Eng) | 1st (professional) | Latin America North | Mexico City | 2014 | 2018 | 8 | Worlds 1 P | Liga Latinoamérica (merged) |
| Copa Latinoamérica Sur (CLS) (Eng) | 1st (professional) | Latin America South | Santiago | 2014 | 2018 | 8 | Worlds 1 P | Liga Latinoamérica (merged) |
| Garena Premier League (GPL) | 1st (professional) | TW/HK/MO/SEA | various | 2012 | 2018 | various | Worlds 1 P | League of Legends SEA Tour |
| Thailand Pro League (TPL) | 2nd (semi-professional) | Thailand | | 2014 | 2018 | 8 | GPL Qualification | LoL SEA Tour Thailand qualifier |
| Singapore Legends Series (SLS) | 2nd (semi-professional) | Singapore | | 2013 | 2018 | 8 | GPL Qualification | LoL SEA Tour SG/MY qualifier |
| LoL Championship Malaysia (LCM) | 2nd (semi-professional) | Malaysia | | 2013 | 2018 | 8 | GPL Qualification | LoL SEA Tour SG/MY qualifier |
| Pro Gaming Series (PGS) | 2nd (semi-professional) | Philippines | | 2014 | 2018 | 8 | GPL Qualification | LoL SEA Tour Philippines qualifier |
| LoL Garuda Series (LGS) | 2nd (semi-professional) | Indonesia | | 2014 | 2018 | 8 | GPL Qualification | LoL SEA Tour Indonesia qualifier |
| North America League of Legends Challenger Series | 2nd (semi-professional) | North America | Los Angeles | 2014 | 2017 | 6 | NA LCS Promotion | LCS Academy League |
| Europe League of Legends Challenger Series | 2nd (semi-professional) | Europe | Berlin | 2014 | 2017 | 6 | EU LCS Promotion | European Masters |
| International Wildcard Invitational | Qualifier | various | various | 2015 | 2016 | 8 | MSI Qualification | MSI Play-in Stage |
| International Wildcard tournament/qualifier | Qualifier | various | various | 2013 | 2016 | 8 | Worlds 2G | Worlds Play-in Stage |

### Cancelled

| Name | Tier | Region | Location | Established | Ended | Size | Qualified for |
| League of Legends Continental League (LCL) | 1st (professional) | Commonwealth of Independent States | Moscow | 2016 | 2022 | 8 | Worlds 1P |
| LCL Open Cup | Off-season | Commonwealth of Independent States | online | 2017 | 2022 | 16 | |
| Oceanic Challenger Series | 2nd (semi-professional) | Oceania | Sydney | 2015 | 2020 | 8 | OPL Promotion |
| Elite Challenger Series | 2nd (semi-professional) | Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau | Taipei | 2016 | 2019 | 8 | LMS Promotion |
| SLTV Challenger League | 2nd (semi-professional) | Commonwealth of Independent States | Kyiv | 2016 | 2018 | 32 | LCL Promotion |
| Garena All-Star | 2nd (SEA Qualifier) | Southeast Asia | various | 2016 | 2017 | 6 | Represent for SEA at All-Star |
| NiceGameTV League of Legends Battle | 2nd (mixed) | South Korea | Seoul | 2012 | 2014 | 16+12 | |
| Garena Talk Talk League | 2nd (amateur) | Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau | Online | 2013 | | 8 | |
| Tencent Games Arena Hero of Cities | 3rd (amateur cup) | China | Taicang | 2011 | 2017 | 29–32 | |
| International Wildcard All-Star | Qualifier | various | various | 2015 | 2016 | 8 | All-Star Qualification |

## Other tournaments

"Established" and "ended" refers to the years the tournament hosted a League of Legends tournament, not necessarily the years the competition itself was held.
| Name | Region | Type | Location | Established | Ended | Size | Latest Champion |
| Asian Games | Asia | Competitive | various | 2018 | | no limit | South Korea |
| Southeast Asian Games | Southeast Asia | Competitive | various | 2021 | | 6 | Vietnam |
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Asia | Competitive | various | 2013 | 2013 | 4 | South Korea |
| IESF Esports World Championship | Worldwide | Competitive | various | 2013 | 2018 | 26 | South Korea |
| IGN Pro League | United States | Competitive | various | 2011 | 2012 | 8–16 | Team WE |
| Intel Extreme Masters | Worldwide | Competitive | various | 2011 | 2017 | 4–8 | Flash Wolves |
| Major League Gaming | North America | Competitive | various | 2011 | 2013 | | FXOpen eSports |
| Mid-Season Cup | China vs South Korea | Friendly | Shanghai/Seoul | 2020 | 2020 | 8 | Top Esports |
| Mid-Season Showdown | TW/HK/MO/SEA vs Vietnam | Friendly | Taipei/Hanoi | 2020 | 2020 | 4 | Talon Esports |
| Rift Rivals | Worldwide | Friendly | various | 2017 | 2019 | Blue Rift: 6 Red Rift: 12 | Blue Rift: LEC Red Rift: LCK |
| World Cyber Games | Worldwide | Competitive | Rotating final location | 2011 | 2013 | | CJ Entus Blaze |
| Esports World Cup | Worldwide | Competitive | Riyadh | 2024 | | 8 | T1 |

## Collegiate leagues

| Current Name | Region | Established | Size | Latest winner |
| International College Cup | Worldwide | 2016 | 12 | Jimei University |
| uLoL Campus Series College Championship | North America | 2015 | 222 | Saint Louis |
| CSL Junior Varsity 1 | North America | 2015 | 221 | British Columbia B Team |
| CSL Junior Varsity 2 | North America | 2015 | 136 | Penn State Division 3 |

### Campus Series conferences

| Name | Region | Region | Established | Size | Latest winner |
| uLoL Campus Series North | North America | North | 2017 | 53 | Maryville |
| uLoL Campus Series South | North America | South | 2017 | 52 | Texas A&M |
| uLoL Campus Series East | North America | East | 2017 | 66 | Toronto |
| uLoL Campus Series West | North America | West | 2017 | 51 | Simon Fraser |
| Big Ten | United States | United States | 2017 | 14 | Maryland |
| Peach Belt | United States | United States | 2018 | 12 | N/a |