For 12 of the 20 teams that comprise the LEC and LCS, it's the offseason. That means it's time to start evaluating rosters before trying again in 2024. However, while teams won't be able to sign new players until free agency begins in November, that doesn't mean that they will be sitting ideal.
Furthermore, many teams have already started to disassemble their rosters in preparation for a retool. However, HotNewHipHop is here to provide you with every roster move, as well as every rumored move, that happens between now and the start of the 2024 season.
LEC Rosters
| Top | Jungle | Mid | ADC | Support | |
| Excel | Odoamne | Peach | Jackisek | Patrik* | IgNar |
| Fnatic | Oscarinin | Razork | Humanoid | Noah | Jun |
| G2 | BrokenBlade | Yike | Caps | Hans Sama | Mikyx |
| Infinite Reality | Szygenda | Ranger Markoon | Larssen | Comp | Zoelys |
| Karmine Corp | Bo | Saken | Upset | ||
| MAD Lions | Chasy Mrwyn | Elyoya* | Fresskowy | Supa | Alvaro |
| SK Gaming | Irrelevant | Isma | Nisqy | Exakick | Doss* |
| Team BDS | Adam | Sheo* | nuc | Ice | Labrov |
| Team Heretics | Evi Wunder | Jankos | Perkz | Flakked | Mersa |
| Team Vitality | Photon | Daglas | Vetheo | Carzzy | Hylissang |
LCS Rosters
| Top | Jungle | Mid | ADC | Support | |
| 100 Thieves | Sniper | River | Quid | Meech | Eyla |
| Cloud9 | Fudge | Blaber Ranger | Jojopyun | Berserker | Vulcan |
| Dignitas | Rich | eXyu | poome* | ||
| FlyQuest | Bwipo | Spica Inspired | Jensen | Massu | Busio |
| Immortals | Castle | Armao | Mask | Tactical* | Olleh |
| NRG | Dhokla* | Contractz | Palafox | FBI* | Huhi |
| Shopify Rebellion | Hauntzer* FakeGod | Bugi | Wildturtle* Bvoy | Chime* Zeyzal | |
| Team Liquid | Impact | UmTi | APA | Yeon | CoreJJ* |
Roster Moves
August 2023
- 11th: FlyQuest [LCS] releases GM Nick Phan.
- 18th: Team Heretics [LEC] grant strategic coach SeeEl permission to explore his options ahead of next season.
- 21st: Team Vitality [LEC] releases inactive jungler Selfmade. Selfmade was benched in June 2022. Meanwhile, TSM [LCS] removes mid laner Ruby from the GCD.
- 25th: FlyQuest [LCS] releases two-way mid laner Spirax.
- 29th: Evil Geniuses [LCS] releases all Academy players except jungler Sheiden. Elsewhere, Immortals [LCS] removes mid laner Bolulu from the GCD.
- 31st: Nicole LaPointe Jameson steps down as CEO of Evil Geniuses [LCS]. Meanwhile, Disguised [NACL] releases their entire roster.
September 2023
- 5th: Immortals [LCS] support Treatz said on social media that he has been granted permission to speak with other teams.
- 10th: FlyQuest [LCS] release mid laner VicLa and head coach Ssong.
- 12th: KOI [LEC] sign mid laner Larssen to a 4-year extension.
- 14th: Team Heretics [LEC] open applications for additional coaches. Meanwhile, Andrew Barton resigns as Evil Geniuses [LCS] Director of Athletics to become FlyQuest [LCS] General Manager.
- 20th: Shopify Rebellion [LCS] acquires the franchise slot and roster of TSM.
October 2023
- 1st: ADC Prince leaves FlyQuest [LCS].
- 8th: Jungler Santorin leaves Dignitas [LCS] and announces his retirement.
- 10th: Cloud9 [LCS] sign former player Hai as their new team manager.
- 12th: Fnatic [LEC] release inactive ADC-turned-support Rekkles.
- 17th: Immortals [LCS] part ways with head coach Mabrey.
- 18th: Karmine Corp [ERL] confirm the acquisition of Astralis' [LEC] franchise slot. Furthermore, Riot Games confirms that all five of Astralis' currently contracted players will become free agents.
- 19th: 100 Thieves [LCS] part ways with assistant coach Dan Dan.
- 23rd: Astralis [LEC] release jungler 113.
- 24th: Golden Guardians [LCS] part ways with assistant coach HustlinbeasT.
- 27th: Mid laner Perkz parts ways with Team Vitality [LEC]. Meanwhile, MAD Lions [LEC] confirm that all their places have been granted permission to speak with other teams.
- 29th: Assistant coach Samux leaves Team Heretics [LEC].
- 30th: ADC Tomo leaves Dignitas [LCS].
- 31st: Support Diamond leaves Dignitas [LCS].
November 2023
- 1st: Support Zven leaves Cloud9 [LCS] and returns to ADC.
- 2nd: Head coach AoD leaves Astralis [LEC]. Meanwhile, Striker is promoted to head coach of Team BDS [LEC].
- 3rd: Team BDS [LEC] parts ways with former head coach GotoOne. Meanwhile, KOI [LEC] dissolves its partnership with Infinite Reality. It is unclear what name the roster will play under next year. However, the brand will most likely return to the Rogue name.
- 6th: NRG [LCS] lays off GM Jonathon and Facilities Manager Myra.
- 7th: Mid laner EMENES leaves Cloud9 [LCS].
- 8th: G2 [LEC] confirms that they will be maintaining their 2023 roster for 2024.
- 12th: Cloud9 [LCS] part ways with assistant coach Duffman.
- 15th: Support Trymbi leaves Fnatic [LEC]. Meanwhile, Cloud9 [LCS] part ways with assistant coach Rigby.
- 16th: Golden Guardians [LCS] substitute ADC Array joins the University of St. Thomas [CLOL].
- 17th: 100 Thieves [LCS] release all starters except mid laner Quid.
- 19th: Croissant becomes team director for NRG [LCS]. Previously he was a strategic coach.
November 20
- The LCS announces that Evil Geniuses and Golden Guardians have left the league effective immediately. Furthermore, the LCS reveals that the league will not seek buyers for the vacant slots and instead compete in 2024 with eight teams.
- Jungler Cinkrof leaves Karmine Corp [LEC].
- Jungler Markoon and mid laner Sertuss leave SK Gaming [LEC].
- Support Advienne and Jungler Malrang leave Infinite Reality [LEC].
November 21
- Inactive Jungler Bo and ADC Upset leave Team Vitality [LEC].
- Support Treatz leaves Immortals [LCS].
November 22
- Top laner Impact and support Vulcan leave FlyQuest [LCS]. Furthermore, support Winsome leaves FlyQuest Challengers.
- Free agent support Olleh and Unicorns of Love Sexy Edition [ERL] mid laner Mask join Immortals [LCS].
November 23
- Support Vulcan joins Cloud9 [LCS].
- Team Liquid Challengers [NACL] head coach Spawn is promoted to head coach of the LCS roster. Reignover is demoted to assistant coach. Furthermore, Summit and Pyosik both leave Team Liquid.
- LIMIT leaves Excel [LEC].
November 24
- Abbedagge leaves Excel [LEC].
- Kaiser leaves Team Vitality [LEC].
- Jojopyun joins Cloud9 [LCS].
- Solo leaves Immortals [LCS]. Meanwhile, Castle and Armao join Immortals [LCS].
November 27
- 100 Thieves confirms its roster of Sniper, River, Quid, Meech, and Eyla.
- Sharkz joins Immortals as the team's new head coach.
- Impact joins Team Liquid.
Roster Rumors
August 2023
- 9th: Content creator dGon claims that a team in the LCS has sold their franchise slot. While he refused to name the team, he confirmed that it was not TSM.
September 2023
- 5th: Blix.gg has reported that 100 Thieves [LCS] are expected to promote top lane prodigy Sniper to their LCS roster for the 2024 season.
October 2023
- 14th: Team Vitality [LEC] are reportedly releasing jungler Bo and promoting academy jungler Daglas.
- 17th: Astralis [LEC] assistant coach Jandro is reportedly leaving to accept the head coach position at Barcelona [ERL].
- 22nd: FlyQuest [LCS] coach Sharkz is reportedly moving to Immortals [LCS]. Meanwhile, Team Vitality are reportedly parting ways with mid laner Perkz.
- 25th: KOI [LEC] assistant coach Arvindir is reportedly leaving to become the head coach at Team BDS Academy [ERL]. Elsewhere, Astralis [LEC] support JeongHoon is reportedly headed back to his native Korea to join SANDBOX Gaming.
- 26th: Free agent coach Kirei has been linked to Team Heretics [LEC]. Meanwhile, Entropiqs [ERL] mid laner Jackisek is reportedly joining Excel [LEC].
- 27th: Jungler Ranger of Los Grandes [CBLOL] has reportedly been scouted by both Cloud9 [LCS] and KOI [LEC].
- 28th: Movistar Riders [ERL] coach Melzhet is reportedly joining MAD Lions [LEC].
- 31st: Unicorns of Love Sexy Edition [ERL] midlaner Mask and Evil Geniuses [LCS] jungler Armao are reportedly joining Immortals [LCS]. Furthermore, Karmine Corp [LEC] jungler Cinkrof is reportedly being demoted to their academy team.
November 1 - 10
- 1st: Free agent jungler eXyu is reportedly joining Dignitas [LCS]. Furthermore, Movistar Riders jungler Isma is reportedly headed to SK Gaming [LEC].
- 2nd: ADC Crownie is reportedly leaving Team BDS [LEC]. Meanwhile, Movistar Riders [ERL] ADC Supa and support Alvaro is reportedly joining MAD Lions [LEC]. Furthermore, Team Heretics [LEC] coach SeeEl is reportedly joining KeyD Stars.
- 3rd: Evil Geniuses [LCS] midlaner Jojopyun and FlyQuest [LCS] support Vulcan are both reportedly joining Cloud9 [LCS].
- 4th: Free agent jungler Inspired is reportedly joining FlyQuest [LCS]. Furthermore, the team is reportedly promoting academy ADC Massu to the main roster.
- 6th: Inactive Team Liquid [LCS] top laner Bwipo is reportedly joining FlyQuest [LCS].
- 7th: Free agents Wunder and Perkz are reportedly joining Team Heretics [LEC]. Meanwhile, FlyQuest [LCS] top laner Impact is reportedly joining Team Liquid [LCS]. Furthermore, 100 Thieves [LCS] support Busio is reportedly joining FlyQuest [LCS].
- 8th: Larssen will reportedly remain with Infinite Reality/Rogue [LEC]. Additionally, there is a state of "musical chairs" amongst LEC supports after ERL teams locked in their rosters surprisingly early. Furthermore, MAD Lions [LEC] jungler Elyoya reportedly signed a three-year contract extension.
- 9th: Movistar Riders [ERL] mid laner Fresskowy and Los Heretics [ERL] top laner Mrwyn will both reportedly join MAD Lions [LEC]. Furthermore, Team Vitality [LEC] support Upset is reportedly joining Karmine Corp [LEC]. Meanwhile, Evil Geniuses [LCS] are reportedly in late-stage negotiations to sell their franchise slot to Luminosity Gaming. Additionally, Shopify Rebellion will reportedly add top laner FakeGod.
- 10th: MAD Lions [LEC] midlaner Nisqy is reportedly joining SK Gaming [LEC]. Furthermore, free agent coach YamatoCannon and inactive Team Vitality [LEC] jungler Bo are both reportedly joining Karmine Corp [LEC].
November 11 - Present
- 11th: Free agent support Zeyzal is reportedly joining Shopify Rebellion [LCS]. Meanwhile, free agent support Olleh has been linked with moves to Los Grandes [CBLOL] and Immortals [LCS]. Furthermore, Golden Guardians [LCS] jungler River is reportedly moving to 100 Thieves [LCS].
- 12th: NRG [LCS] support IgNar is reportedly moving to Excel [LEC].
- 13th: Freecs [LCK] support Jun is reportedly joining Fnatic. Meanwhile, Evil Geniuses [LCS] support Eyla is reportedly moving to 100 Thieves [LCS].
- 14th: MAD Lions [LEC] support Hylissang is reportedly joining Team Vitality. Furthermore, Dignitas [LCS] mid laner Jensen is reportedly joining FlyQuest. Additionally, SK Gaming [LEC] jungler Markoon is reportedly joining Infinite Reality/Rogue [LEC].
- 15th: Free agent support Zoelys is reportedly joining Infinite Reality/Rogue [LEC]. Zoelys last played for LDLC OL [ERL]. Furthermore, MAD Lions [LEC] ADC Carzzy is reportedly joining Hylissang at Team Vitality [LEC]. Additionally, 100 Thieves is reportedly adding ADC Meech.
- 18th: Golden Guardians [LCS] support Huhi is reportedly moving to NRG [LCS]. Meanwhile, Team Heretics [LEC] mid laner Vetheo is reportedly moving to Team Vitality [LEC].
- 19th: Excel [LEC] support LIMIT is reportedly moving to SK Gaming Prime [ERL].
- 20th: Free agent support Rekkles is reportedly joining T1 Challengers [LCK CL]. Meanwhile, free agent coach Steak is reportedly joining Karmine Corp [LEC].
- 22nd: Free agent ADC Ice is reportedly joining Team BDS. Meanwhile, free agent top laner Castle is reportedly joining Immortals.
- 23rd: PaiN Gaming [CBLOL] ADC Bvoy is reportedly joining Shopify Rebellion [LCS]. Meanwhile, free agent coach Goldenglue is reportedly joining 100 Thieves [LCS]. Additionally, free agent coach nRated is reportedly joining Rogue [LEC].
- 24th: Former BRION jungler UmTi is reportedly joining Team Liquid. Meanwhile, Mid laner Saken reportedly renews his contract with Karmine Corp.
- 27th: Former Team Liquid top laner Summit is reportedly joining Rainbow7.
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