# 2020 LEC season

The 2020 LEC season was the second year of the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends, following its rebranding in late 2018. The spring regular season began on 24 January and was originally scheduled to conclude on 21 March; however, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was temporarily suspended on 13 March. Four days later, it was announced that all remaining LEC matches for the spring regular season would be played online, beginning on 20 March.

## League changes

On 23 April 2020, it was announced that the LEC would be given four spots at the 2020 World Championship due to the region's performance in 2018 and 2019. Unlike previous years, all of the LEC's participants at the 2020 World Championship will qualify solely through summer playoffs. Additionally, championship points awarded in the spring and summer regular seasons will no longer determine the LEC's second seed at the World Championship, nor seeding for the regional finals, which has been discontinued. Instead, they will only determine seeding for the summer playoffs. In the event of a tie in championship points, the team which earned more from the summer regular season will be awarded the higher seed.
Tiebreaker matches have also been discontinued; ties are broken either by head-to-head record or win percentage in the second round robin, with the former being considered before the latter.

## Broadcasting

The English broadcast is available on the LoL Esports website, as well as on Twitch and YouTube. On 20 January, Riot Games announced their official partnership with Chinese streaming service Huya, giving them exclusive rights to the Chinese broadcast.

## Teams

| Excel Esports | FC Schalke 04 |
| Fnatic | G2 Esports |
| MAD Lions | Misfits Gaming |
| Origen | Rogue |
| SK Gaming | Team Vitality |

## Spring
### Regular season

| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | G2 Esports | 15 | 3 | 12 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 2 | Fnatic | 13 | 5 | 8 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 3 | Origen | 13 | 5 | 8 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 4 | MAD Lions | 11 | 7 | 4 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 5 | Misfits Gaming | 10 | 8 | 2 | Start in losers' bracket |
| 6 | Rogue | 9 | 9 | 0 | Start in losers' bracket |
| 7 | Excel Esports | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 8 | FC Schalke 04 | 6 | 12 | −6 | |
| 9 | SK Gaming | 4 | 14 | −10 | |
| 10 | Team Vitality | 2 | 16 | −14 | |
* 1 2 Because Fnatic and Origen were tied in their head-to-head record, their tie was instead broken by their win percentage in the second round robin. Fnatic won seven games in the second round robin while Origen won six, and so second place was awarded to Fnatic.

### Playoffs

| | | | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | G2 Esports | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | MAD Lions | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | MAD Lions | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Fnatic | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Fnatic | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Origen | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Fnatic | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G2 Esports | 3 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | MAD Lions | 1 | |
| | | | | | | 1 | G2 Esports | 3 | 1 | G2 Esports | 3 | |
| | | | 3 | Origen | 3 | 3 | Origen | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Misfits | 1 | 6 | Rogue | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Rogue | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Individual awards

| Award | Player | Position | Team |
| All-Pro Team | Barney "Alphari" Morris | Top | Origen |
| All-Pro Team | Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski | Jungle | G2 Esports |
| All-Pro Team | Luka "Perkz" Perkovic | Mid | G2 Esports |
| All-Pro Team | Martin "Rekkles" Larsson | Bot | Fnatic |
| All-Pro Team | Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle | Support | G2 Esports |
| Coach of the Split | James "Mac" MacCormack | Coach | MAD Lions |
| Rookie of the Split | Ivan "Razork" Martin Diaz | Jungle | Misfits Gaming |
| MVP | Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski | Jungle | G2 Esports |

## Summer
### Regular season

| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rogue | 13 | 5 | 8 | Qualify for winners' bracket |
| 2 | MAD Lions | 12 | 6 | 6 | Qualify for winners' bracket |
| 3 | G2 Esports | 11 | 7 | 4 | Qualify for winners' bracket |
| 4 | Fnatic | 9 | 9 | 0 | Qualify for winners' bracket |
| 5 | SK Gaming | 9 | 9 | 0 | Qualify for losers' bracket |
| 6 | FC Schalke 04 | 8 | 10 | −2 | Qualify for losers' bracket |
| 7 | Excel Esports | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 8 | Misfits Gaming | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 9 | Team Vitality | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 10 | Origen | 6 | 12 | −6 | |
* 1 2 Fnatic and SK Gaming's tie was broken by Fnatic winning both head-to-head matchups.
* 1 2 Because Schalke and Excel were tied in their head-to-head record, their tie was instead broken by their win percentage in the second round robin. Schalke won seven games in the second round robin while Excel won four, and so sixth place was awarded to Schalke.

### Playoffs

| | | | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Rogue | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Fnatic | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Fnatic | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | G2 Esports | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | G2 Esports | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | MAD Lions | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Fnatic | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G2 Esports | 3 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | G2 Esports | 3 | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Rogue | 3 | 1 | Rogue | 2 | |
| | | | 3 | MAD Lions | 3 | 3 | MAD Lions | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | SK Gaming | 0 | 6 | FC Schalke 04 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | FC Schalke 04 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Individual awards

| Award | Player | Position | Team |
| All-Pro Team | Barney "Alphari" Morris | Top | Origen |
| All-Pro Team | Zhiqiang "Shad0w" Zhao | Jungle | MAD Lions |
| All-Pro Team | Rasmus "Caps" Winther | Mid | G2 Esports |
| All-Pro Team | Patrik "Patrik" Jírů | Bot | Excel |
| All-Pro Team | Norman "Kaiser" Kaiser | Support | MAD Lions |
| Coach of the Split | James "Mac" MacCormack | Coach | MAD Lions |
| Rookie of the Split | Labros "Labrov" Papoutsakis | Support | Team Vitality |
| MVP | Rasmus "Caps" Winther | Mid | G2 Esports |