# 2021 LEC season

The 2021 LEC season was the third 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 22 January, and concluded on 14 March, while the playoffs started on 26 March and concluded on 11 April. The summer split began on 22 June, and playoffs concluded on 1 August. The three teams that qualified for the 2021 World Championship were MAD Lions, Fnatic, and Rogue, respectively.

## Teams

The Astralis Group merged its LEC team Origen into the Astralis brand prior to the 2021 season.
| Astralis | Excel Esports |
| FC Schalke 04 | Fnatic |
| G2 Esports | MAD Lions |
| Misfits Gaming | Rogue |
| SK Gaming | Team Vitality |

## Spring
### Regular season

| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | G2 Esports | 14 | 4 | 10 | Advance to winners' bracket |
| 2 | Rogue | 14 | 4 | 10 | Advance to winners' bracket |
| 3 | MAD Lions | 10 | 8 | 2 | Advance to winners' bracket |
| 4 | FC Schalke 04 | 9 | 9 | 0 | Advance to winners' bracket |
| 5 | Fnatic | 9 | 9 | 0 | Advance to losers' bracket |
| 6 | SK Gaming | 8 | 10 | −2 | Advance to losers' bracket |
| 7 | Misfits Gaming | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 8 | Excel Esports | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 9 | Astralis | 6 | 12 | −6 | |
| 10 | Team Vitality | 5 | 13 | −8 | |
* 1 2 G2 and Rogue's tie was broken by head-to-head record, with G2 winning both matchups.
* 1 2 Because Fnatic and Schalke were tied in their head-to-head record, their tie was instead broken by their win percentage in the second round robin. Fnatic won three games in the second round robin while Schalke won four, so fourth place was awarded to Schalke.
* 1 2 Misfits and SK Gaming's tie was broken by head-to-head record, with SK winning both matchups.
| | | | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | G2 Esports | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Schalke 04 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | G2 Esports | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | MAD Lions | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Rogue | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | MAD Lions | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | MAD Lions | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rogue | 2 |
| 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 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | G2 Esports | 1 | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Rogue | 3 | 2 | Rogue | 3 | |
| | | | 4 | Schalke 04 | 3 | 4 | Schalke 04 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Fnatic | 3 | 5 | Fnatic | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | SK Gaming | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Individual awards

| Award | Player | Position | Team |
| All-Pro Team | Martin "Wunder" Hansen | Top | G2 Esports |
| All-Pro Team | Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski | Jungle | G2 Esports |
| All-Pro Team | Rasmus "Caps" Winther | Mid | G2 Esports |
| All-Pro Team | Martin "Rekkles" Larsson | Bot | G2 Esports |
| All-Pro Team | Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle | Support | G2 Esports |
| Coaching Staff of the Split | Rogue Coaching Staff | Staff | Rogue |
| Rookie of the Split | Javier "Elyoya" Prades Batalla | Jungle | MAD Lions |
| MVP | Martin "Rekkles" Larsson | Bot | G2 Esports |

## Summer
### Regular season

| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rogue | 13 | 5 | 8 | Advance to winner' bracket |
| 2 | G2 Esports | 12 | 6 | 6 | Advance to winner' bracket |
| 3 | MAD Lions | 12 | 6 | 6 | Advance to winner' bracket |
| 4 | Misfits Gaming | 12 | 6 | 6 | Advance to winner' bracket |
| 5 | Fnatic | 11 | 7 | 4 | Advance to losers' bracket |
| 6 | Team Vitality | 8 | 10 | −2 | Advance to losers' bracket |
| 7 | Excel Esports | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 8 | Origen | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 9 | SK Gaming | 5 | 13 | −8 | |
| 10 | FC Schalke 04 | 3 | 15 | −12 | |

### Playoffs

| | | | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Rogue | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Misfits Gaming | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Rogue | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | MAD Lions | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | MAD Lions | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | G2 Esports | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | MAD Lions | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Fnatic | 1 |
| 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 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rogue | 0 | |
| | | | | | | 3 | G2 Esports | 2 | 5 | Fnatic | 3 | |
| | | | 4 | Misfits Gaming | 2 | 5 | Fnatic | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Fnatic | 3 | 5 | Fnatic | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Team Vitality | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Individual awards

| Award | Player | Position | Team |
| All-Pro Team | Andrei "Odoamne" Pascu | Top | Rogue |
| All-Pro Team | Kacper "Inspired" Słoma | Jungle | Rogue |
| All-Pro Team | Rasmus "Caps" Winther | Mid | G2 Esports |
| All-Pro Team | Martin "Rekkles" Larsson | Bot | G2 Esports |
| All-Pro Team | Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle | Support | G2 Esports |
| Coaching Staff of the Split | Rogue Coaching Staff | Staff | Rogue |
| Rookie of the Split | Adam "Adam" Maanane | Top | Fnatic |
| MVP | Kacper "Inspired" Słoma | Jungle | Rogue |