All LEC & LCS Rosters for 2023: Reports, Rumors & Confirmations

It is a common misconception that after Worlds, players and teams take a break and reset before the next big season. In contrast, teams and players scurry around to find the right fit and announce roster moves during the offseason. With all regions well into the free-agent announcement windows, the League of Legends offseason is in full swing. Unsurprisingly, we’ve already had a string of rumors and reports. Let us look at how the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) and League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) rosters are shaping up for 2023 and dissect reports, rumors, and official confirmations.

Notably, last month, Riot Games revealed its decision to expand the scope of the LEC esport ecosystem starting next year and announced that the LEC would now include countries from Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). 

The contract dates mentioned in the article have been referenced from Riot Games’ Global Contract Database (GCD). The sources for all the potential roster changes reported by investigative journalists including Brieuc “LEC Wooloo” Seeger, Marián “Eros” Stoica, and Alejandro “anonimotum” Gomis have been linked.

LEC 2023 teams

Rogue/KOI

• 7th October: European esports organizations Rogue and KOI officially joined forces and announced that they will compete in the LEC in 2023.

• 28th October: It is reported that Rogue’s top-laner Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu will part ways with Rogue and that Rogue/KOI is close to reaching an agreement with top-laner Mathias “Szygenda” Jensen.

KOI/Rogue still needs to confirm their full roster for LEC 2023 and the only news about the team is the reported departure of Odoamne. 

KOI/Rogue team for 2023 is as follows currently:

• Top: Mathias “Szygenda”Jensen (Reported)

• Jungle: Kim “Malrang” Geun-seong (Under contract till 2023)

• Mid: Emil “Larssen” Larsson (Under contract till 2023)

• Attack Damage Carry (ADC): Markos “Comp” Stamkopoulos (Under contract till 2024)

• Support: Adrian “Trymbi” Trybus (Under contract till 2023)

G2 Esports

• 22nd October: Jungler Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski announced that he would leave G2 Esports after five years with the team.

• 31st October: Star ADC Steven “Hans sama” Liv is reportedly set to join G2 Esports.

• 2nd November: It is reported that support Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle will replace Raphaël “Targamas” Crabbé.

• 6th November: Jungler Martin “Yike” Sundelin is reportedly replacing Jankos. 

• 9th November: ADC Victor “Flakked” Lirola Tortosa confirmed that he will not be starting in the LEC next year after he parted ways with G2 Esports. 

G2 Esports has not confirmed its players for 2023 but here is its roster for next year, including players who are still contracted under the organization.

• Top: Sergen “Broken Blade” Celik (Under contract till 2024)

• Jungle: Martin “Yike” Sundelin (Reported)

• Mid: Rasmus “Caps” Borregaard Winther (Under contract till 2025)

• ADC: Steven “Hans Sama” Liv (Reported)

• Support: Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle (Reported)

Fnatic 

• 4th November: It is reported that Rúben “Rhuckz” Barbosa is set to be promoted as Fnatic’s LEC support for next season, replacing Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov.

• 8th November: Star player and former Fnatic ADC Martin “Rekkles” Larsson is reported to be making a return to the team. 

• 9th November: ADC player Elias “Upset” Lipp confirmed that he could not find a team to compete in 2023.

• 25th November: Fnatic confirms that it has parted ways with Hyllisang after almost five years.

Though Fnatic has not confirmed the 2023 squad, here’s how it currently looks on paper:

• Top: Martin Nordahl “Wunder” Hansen (Under contract till 2024)

• Jungle: Iván Martín “Razork” Díaz (Under contract till 2024)

• Mid: Marek “Humanoid” Brázda (Under contract till 2024)

• ADC: Martin “Rekkles” Larsson (Reported)

• Support: Rúben “Rhuckz” Barbosa (Reported)

MAD Lions

• 22nd – 23rd November: MAD Lions parted ways with İrfan Berk “Armut” Tükek (top), William “UNF0RGIVEN” Nieminen (ADC), and Norman “Kaiser” Kaiser.

• 24th – 25th November: MAD Lions confirmed the signing of Kim “Chasy” Dong-hyeon (top), Matyáš “Carzzy” Orság (ADC), and Hylissang. 

MAD Lions has confirmed its 2023 LEC roster:

• Top: Kim “Chasy” Dong-hyeon

• Jungle: Javier “Eyloya” Prades Batalla

• Mid: Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer

• AD carry: Matyáš “Carzzy” Orság

• Support: Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov

Team Heretics

• 28th July: Misfits Gaming sold its LEC spot to Spanish organization Team Heretics.

• 29th October: It is reported that Mertai “Mersa” Sari will join Heretics as support.

• 2nd November: Blix.gg reported that Lee “Ruby” Sol-min has reached a verbal agreement with Heretics to be its mid-laner for 2023.

• 11th November: Japanese star top-laner Shunsuke “Evi” Murase is reported to be joining Heretics for 2023.

• 15th November: Jungler Jankos is reportedly joining the team for 2023.

• 17th November: Team Heretics confirmed its bot-laner for 2023 and announced Jakob “Jackspektra” Gullvag.

The reported team for Heretics in 2023 in the LEC is as follows:

• Top: Shunsuke “Evi” Murase (Reported)

• Jungle: Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski (Reported)

• Mid: Lee “Ruby” Sol-min (Reported)

• ADC: Jakob “Jackspektra” Gullvag Kepple (Confirmed)

• Support: Mertai “Mersa” Sari (Reported)

EXCEL

• 3rd November: Odoamne reportedly reached a verbal agreement with Team Excel for the next year and will be replacing Finn “Finn” Wiestål.

• 4th November: Jungler Andrei “Xerxe” Dragomir has reportedly reached a verbal agreement with the team.

• 8th November: Support Targamas is set to join the team for 2023.

• 8th November: Mid-laner Vincent “Vetheo” Berrié is reportedly replacing Erlend “Nukeduck” Holm. 

• 9th-21st November: EXCEL announces the departure of Finn (top), Mark “Markoon” van Woensel (jungler) and Mikyx (support)

• 19th November: EXCEL announces that it is going to continue with ADC Patrik “Patrik” Jírů for 2023. 

The EXCEL line-up for 2023 is currently as follows:

• Top: Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu (Reported)

• Jungle: Andrei “Xerxe” Dragomir (Reported)

• Mid: Vincent “Vetheo” Berrié (Reported)

• AD carry: Patrik “Patrik” Jírů (Confirmed)

• Support: Raphaël “Targamas” Crabbé (Reported)

SK Gaming

• 19th October: Joel “Irrelevant” Miro Scharoll is reportedly joining SK Gaming as its 2023 top-laner.

• 6th November: Jungler Markoon is reportedly joining the team for 2023 in the place of veteran jungler Erberk “Gilius” Demir, according to Blix.gg.

• 8th November: Bot-laner Thomas “Exakick” Foucou will reportedly play for SK Gaming in the LEC next year.

• 9th November: Mads “Doss” Schwartz is reported as the support for SK Gaming in 2023.

• 15th November: Support Erik “Treatz” Wessén confirms that he won’t be playing in the LEC next year. 

SK Gaming’s potential 2023 roster:

• Top: Joel “Irrelevant” Scharoll (Reported)

• Jungle: Mark “Markoon” van Woense (Reported)

• Mid: Daniel “Sertuss” Gamani (Under contract till 2023)

• AD carry: Thomas “Exakick” Foucou (Reported)

• Support: Mads “Doss” Schwartz (Reported)

Team Vitality

• 8th November: Reports suggest that Kaiser (support), Matúš “Neon” Jakubčík (ADC), Kyeong “Photon” Gyu-tae (top) are joining Vitality for 2023.

• 15th November: Team Vitality might be favoring jungler Zhou “Bo” Yang-Bo over Oskar “Selfmade” Boderek.

• 24th November: Team Vitality announced that it has parted ways with Carzzy (ADC), Barney “Alphari” Morris (top), Kang “Haru” Min-seung (jungle), and Labros “Labrov” Papoutsakis (support).

Team Vitality for 2023:

• Top: Kyeong “Photon” Gyu-tae (Reported)

• Jungle: Zhou “Bo” Yangbo (Under contract till 2023)

• Jungle: Oskar “Selfmade” Boderek (Under contract till 2024)

• Mid: Luka “Perkz” Perković (Under contract till 2024)

• AD carry: Matúš “Neon” Jakubčík (Reported)

• Support: Norman “Kaiser” Kaiser (Reported)

Team BDS

• Top: Adam “Adam” Maanane (Reported)

• Jungle: Théo “Sheo” Borile (Reported)

• Mid: Ilias “NUCLEARINT” Bizriken (Under contract till 2024)

• AD carry: Juš “Crownie” Marušič (Reported)

• Support: Labros “Labrov” Papoutsakis (Reported)

Astralis

Astralis has confirmed its 2023 LEC team. It is as follows:

• Top: Finn “Finn” Wiestål 

• Jungle: Doğukan “113” Balcı

• Mid: Oliver “Dajor” Ryppa

• AD carry: Kasper “Kobbe” Kobberup

• Support: Lee “JeongHoon” Jeong-hoon

The LEC 2023 rosters for all ten teams are as follows:

(Reported but unconfirmed roster moves are marked with an asterisk in the table)

All LCS 2023 rosters

Cloud9

Cloud9 has confirmed its LCS 2023 roster:

• Top: Ibrahim “Fudge” Allami 

• Jungle: Robert “Blaber” Huang 

• Mid: Dimitri “Diplex” Ponomarev 

• ADC: Kim “Berserker” Min-cheoi

• Support: Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen

Team Liquid

Team Liquid has confirmed its 2023 roster:

• Top: Park “Summit” Woo-tae 

• Jungle: Hong “Pyosik” Chang-hyeon 

• Mid: Harry “Haeri” Kang 

• ADC: Sean “Yeon” Sung 

• Support: Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in

Counter Logic Gaming (CLG)

CLG has decided to go with the same roster in 2023:

• Top: Niship “Dhokla” Doshi 

• Jungle: Juan Arturo “Contractz” Garcia 

• Mid: Cristian “Palafox” Palafox 

• ADC: Fatih “Luger” Güven 

• Support: Phillipe “Poome” Lavoie-Giguere

Team SoloMid (TSM)

The confirmed TSM roster for 2023 is as follows:

• Top: Colin “Solo” Earnest 

• Jungle: Lee “Bugi” Seong-yeop 

• Mid: Huang “Maple” Yi-Tang 

• ADC: Toàn “Neo” Trần 

• Support: Jonathan “Chime” Pomponio

Golden Guardians

The Golden Guardians roster for 2023 in the LCS is confirmed:

• Top: Eric “Licorice” Ritchie 

• Jungle: Kim “River” Dong-woo 

• Mid: Kim “Gori” Tae-woo 

• ADC: Trevor “Stixxay” Hayes

• Support: Choi “Huhi” Jae-hyun

Evil Geniuses

The confirmed  2023 Evil Geniuses roster in the LCS is as follows:

• Top: Kim “Ssumday” Chan-ho 

• Jungle: Kacper “Inspired” Słoma 

• Mid: Joseph “Jojopyun” Pyun 

• ADC: Victor “FBI” Huang 

• Support: Phillipe “Vulcan” Laflamme

FlyQuest

The FlyQuest roster for 2023 is as follows:

• Top: Jeong “Impact” Eon-young (Reported)

• Jungle: Mingyi “Spica” Lu (Reported)

• Mid: Lee “VicLa” Dae-kwang (Reported)

• ADC: Lee “Prince” Chae-hwan (Reported)

• Support: Bill “Eyla” Nguyen (Reported)

Dignitas

• Top: İrfan Berk “Armut” Tükek (Reported)

• Jungle: Lucas “Santorin” Tao Kilmer Larsen (Reported)

• Mid: Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen (Reported)

• ADC: Trevor “Spawn” Kerr-Taylor R (Under contract till 2023)

• Support: Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun (Reported)

Immortals

• Top: Mohamed “Revenge” Kaddoura R (Under contract till 2024)

• Jungle: Shane Kenneth “Kenvi” Espinoza R (Under contract till 2024)

• Mid: Nicholas Antonio “Ablazeolive” Abbott (Confirmed)

• ADC: Edward “Tactical” Ra (Reported)

• Support: Kadir “Fleshy” Kemiksiz (Reported)

100 Thieves

• Top: Milan “Tenacity” Oleksij (Reported)

• Jungle: Can “Closer” Çelik R (Under contract till 2023)

• Mid: Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg (Reported)

• ADC: Yiliang “Peter” “Doublelift” Peng (Reported)

• Support: Alan “Busio” Cwalina (Reported)

The LCS 2023 rosters for all ten teams are as follows:

(Reported but unconfirmed roster moves are marked with an asterisk in the table)

The article and the tables will be updated as and when the rest of the teams confirm their signings for the 2023 LCS and LEC seasons.