# 2015 NA LCS season

The 2015 NA LCS season was the third year of the North American League of Legends Championship Series. It saw an expansion of the league from eight to ten teams, as well as the introduction of championship points and the regional finals gauntlet to better determine which teams should qualify for the World Championship. The season was divided into spring and summer splits, each consisting of a regular season and playoff stage. The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the playoff stage, with the top two teams receiving a bye to the semifinals. Regular season games and the spring playoffs were played in the Riot Games Studios in Los Angeles, California, while the summer finals were held at Madison Square Garden.
The spring split began on January 24 and concluded with Team SoloMid winning their third NA LCS title on April 19, with a roster consisting of Dyrus, Santorin, Bjergsen, WildTurtle and Lustboy.
The summer split began on May 30 and concluded with Counter Logic Gaming winning their first NA LCS title on August 23, with a roster consisting of ZionSpartan, Xmithie, Pobelter, Huhi, Doublelift and Aphromoo.
The three teams that qualified for the 2015 World Championship were Counter Logic Gaming, Team SoloMid, and Cloud9.

## Spring
### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Team SoloMid | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 19 | 13 | 6 | .684 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 19 | 12 | 7 | .632 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Team Impulse | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Gravity Gaming | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Team Liquid | 19 | 10 | 9 | .526 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 7 | Team 8 | 19 | 9 | 10 | .474 | |
| 8 | Winterfox | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | Promotion tournament |
| 9 | Team Dignitas | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | Promotion tournament |
| 10 | Team Coast | 18 | 1 | 17 | .056 | Relegated to NA CS |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Team SoloMid | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | 4 | Team Impulse | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Team Liquid | 3 | | | | 1 | Team SoloMid | 3 |
| 6 | Team Liquid | 3 | Top seed selects opponent | Top seed selects opponent | Top seed selects opponent | 1 | Team SoloMid | 3 |
| | | | Top seed selects opponent | Top seed selects opponent | Top seed selects opponent | 2 | Cloud9 | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Cloud9 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Team Impulse | 3 | 6 | Team Liquid | 2 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 5 | Gravity Gaming | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Team Impulse | 2 |
| | | | | | | 6 | Team Liquid | 3 |
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

### Promotion tournament

| Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Winner to 2015 Summer | Winner to 2015 Summer | Winner to 2015 Summer |
| A1 | Winterfox | 1 |
| B2 | Team Dragon Knights | 3 |
| Winner to 2015 Summer | Winner to 2015 Summer | Winner to 2015 Summer |
| A2 | Team Dignitas | 3 |
| B1 | Team Fusion | 2 |
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

## Summer
### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Team Liquid | 19 | 14 | 5 | .737 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Counter Logic Gaming | 19 | 13 | 6 | .684 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Team Impulse | 19 | 13 | 6 | .684 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Gravity Gaming | 19 | 12 | 7 | .632 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Team SoloMid | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Team Dignitas | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 7 | Cloud9 | 19 | 7 | 12 | .368 | |
| 8 | Team 8 | 19 | 6 | 13 | .316 | Promotion tournament |
| 9 | Enemy Esports | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | Promotion tournament |
| 10 | Team Dragon Knights | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 | Relegated to NA CS |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Team Liquid | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Team Impulse | 3 | 5 | Team SoloMid | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Team Dignitas | 0 | | | | 5 | Team SoloMid | 0 |
| 6 | Team Dignitas | 0 | Top seed selects opponent | Top seed selects opponent | Top seed selects opponent | 5 | Team SoloMid | 0 |
| | | | Top seed selects opponent | Top seed selects opponent | Top seed selects opponent | 2 | Counter Logic Gaming | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Counter Logic Gaming | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Gravity Gaming | 1 | 3 | Team Impulse | 0 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 5 | Team SoloMid | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Team Liquid | 3 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Team Impulse | 1 |
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

### Promotion tournament

| Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Winner to 2016 Spring | Winner to 2016 Spring | Winner to 2016 Spring |
| A1 | Team 8 | 3 |
| B2 | Team Imagine | 1 |
| Winner to 2016 Spring | Winner to 2016 Spring | Winner to 2016 Spring |
| A2 | Enemy Esprts | 0 |
| B1 | Team Coast | 3 |
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

## Worlds qualification
### Championship Points

| Pos | Team | Spr | Sum | Total | Qualification |
| 1 | Counter Logic Gaming | 10 | AQ | AQ | 2015 League of Legends World Championship |
| 2 | Team SoloMid | 90 | 90 | 180 | 2015 League of Legends World Championship |
| 3 | Team Liquid | 50 | 70 | 120 | Advance to regional qualifier |
| 4 | Team Impulse | 30 | 40 | 70 | Advance to regional qualifier |
| 5 | Cloud9 | 70 | 0 | 70 | Advance to regional qualifier |
| 6 | Gravity Gaming | 10 | 20 | 30 | Advance to regional qualifier |
| 7 | Team Dignitas | 0 | 20 | 20 | |
| 8 | Team 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Enemy Esports | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Team Dragon Knights | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Winterfox | 0 | N/A | 0 | |
| 12 | Team Coast | 0 | N/A | 0 | |

### Regional qualifier

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | | | | 3 | Team Liquid | 1 |
| | | | 4 | Team Impulse | 2 | 5 | Cloud9 | 3 |
| 5 | Cloud9 | 3 | 5 | Cloud9 | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Gravity Gaming | 2 | | | | | | |
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)