With the 2025 LEC Winter Split just around the corner, teams have started to lock their rosters in. Even though some squads have yet to make their lineup official, we have an almost completely clear picture of what the next year in the EMEA region will look like.
The teams that don’t have their members locked in yet still have some rumors about their new players, and while unconfirmed news is never guaranteed, there are only a few weeks left before the season starts – teams don’t have as much time to change, so we can safely assume that the rumors are the locked in rosters. Let’s look at the 2025 LEC lineups, both confirmed and unconfirmed – so far!
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G2 Esports
Confirmed roster:
· Sergen “BrokenBlade” Celik
· Rudy “SkewMond” Seman
· Rasmus “Caps” Borregaard Winther
· Steven “Hans sama” Liv
· Labros “Labrov” Papoutsakis
The 4-timers of last year kept their star trio in BrokenBlade, Hans same, and, of course, Caps, but they snagged some new players as well. SkewMond was one of the most sought-after rookie of the 2024-2025 offseason – just like Yike was before 2023. However, SkewMond has a better track record before joining the LEC, and both fans and analysts expect more from him than from the Swedish rookie two years ago.
Labrov is a veteran addition to the team who we can best describe as a more consistent Mikyx. While his highs aren’t as high, and he has fewer clutch plays, he is a stability that G2 desperately needs. The Kings of Europe look great, and we can’t wait to see if they can run it back.
Follow the link to check our G2 article.
Fnatic
Confirmed roster:
· Óscar “Oscarinin” Munóz Jiménez
· Iván “Razork” Martin Díaz
· Marek “Humanoid” Brázda
· Elias “Upset” Lipp
· Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle
Fnatic also kept most of its 2024 roster but decided to bring on two new players for the botlane – well, one new player, as Upset has worn the black-and-orange jersey a few seasons ago. However, that run ended in controversy for the fan-favorite EU squad, but Upset got a chance at redemption.
So did Mikyx, who has been let go of G2 for the second time. He and Upset have the potential to become one of the strongest botlanes in the LEC. Upset has always been a great hypercarry, but he needs someone to push him – that’s where Miky comes in. Pair that up with the topside that was fairly strong this year, especially Razork, and you have a Fnatic that has a fighting chance for the top spots!
Team BDS
Confirmed roster: none
Rumored roster:
· Joel “Irrelevant” Miro Scharoll
· Dogukan “113” Balci
· Ilias “nuc” Bizriken
· Yoon “Ice” Sang-hoon
· Polat “Parus” Furkan Cicek
While not confirmed yet, the roster of Team BDS looks great. From the 2024 squad, they kept nuc, the member who is the only constant ever since the Swiss organization bought the spot of FC Schalke 04, as well as Ice, who has been the best player in BDS for the previous season.
The new signings are a mixed bag, but they do have potential. Irrelevant is a great acquisition, as he has been THE weakside tank player of the LEC, running circles around the biggest names at times. 113 was last seen in the jungle of Astralis in the highest level of EMEA LoL, but he came in second in the LFL’s Summer split with Karmine Corp Blue – only losing to BDS’ Academy team. Parus has also been promoted from the LFL squad – but after winning the EMEA Masters Summer Finals, it was time for the young Turkish player to get his chance.
Movistar KOI
Confirmed roster:
· Alex “Myrwn” Pastor Villarejo
· Javier “Elyoya” Prades Batalla
· Joseph “Jojopyun” Joon Pyun
· David “Supa” Martínez García
· Álvaro “Alvaro” Fernández del Amo
While the team changed its name from MAD Lions KOI to Movistar KOI, they mostly kept the same roster that made it to the finals of the 2024 LEC Winter Split. However, “Elyoya and friends” actually didn’t have a bad run, making it to the World Championship after the Season Finals. They obviously had shortcomings, like Supa underperforming or Myrwn’s champ pool hindering the team, but they were a breath of fresh air to watch.
The one change they made was needed as well, bringing in Jojopyun for the midlane. The Canadian player reached stardom in Evil Geniuses and Cloud9, and while he still lacks a trophy, he was always in the top cut. His individual performance is also notable, as he’s capable of pulling off clutch plays when needed – and Movistar KOI needs it. Their mid-jungle with Elyoya will be formidable next year.
SK Gaming
Confirmed roster:
· Janik “JNX” Bartels
· Ismail “ISMA” Boualem
· Steven “Reeker” Chen
· Cho “Rahel” Min-seong
· Kim “Loopy” Dong-hyeon
SK Gaming is the team of second chances as former MAD Lions midlaner and SK Gaming toplaner, Reeker and JNX join the team. They were part of the same Team BDS Academy roster that managed to lift the trophy of EMEA Masters Summer, but only after winning the strongest ERL, the LFL. They more than earned a second chance in the LEC, with JNX returning to his old organization.
Loopy, a new Korean import joins Rahel in the botlane instead of Lee “Luon” Hyun-ho. Loopy played in the LCK Challenger Series in the Academy teams of Fredit BRION and Dplus KIA and had a short stint in the LLA with Isurus. Signing another Korean to play with Rahel could work wonders for SK, as him and Luon were among the biggest surprises of the 2024 season.
Of course, SK kept their discovery of the year with ISMA, who was the hottest rookie in the Winter split – even though the German organization had a lackluster year.
GIANTX
Confirmed roster:
· Can “Closer” Celik
· Adam “Jackies” Jerabek
Rumored roster:
· Eren “Lot” Yildiz
· On “Noah” Hyeon-taek
· Yoon “Jun” Se-jun
Jackies and Closer were the first to be confirmed for the 2025 roster of GIANTX. While the squad was filled with veteran players in 2024, Jackies was by far the best of the bunch, growing immensely from an unknown player to Rookie of the Season. Closer returned to EU from NA after spending years over the pond, and was one of the main reasons Karmine Corp did better in the Summer Split.
Supposedly, they will be joined by the former botlane of Fnatic, Noah and Jun. The latter has been the subject of praise in the community for his expert plays, and while Noah had some performance issues throughout the year, when he pops off, he pops off. If the squad can keep his mental in check, he can deliver.
There is one newcomer for the team of GIANTX with Lot, who has been playing in the TCL and the LFL for most of his career. While he didn’t win either ERL’s, he got some good finishes. He’s also a toplaner who can strongside if needed, giving GX some flexibility around the map.
Team Heretics
Confirmed roster:
· Carl “Carlsen” Ulsted Carlsen
· Théo “Sheo” Borile
· Kamil “Kamiloo” Haudegond
· Victor “Flakked” Lirola
· Paul “Stend” Lardin
Team Heretics shook their roster up. The only player that stayed from the team that was sometimes called “G3” because they employed so many former G2 players is Flakked, who was undoubtedly the most consistent.
The young Spaniard will fight alongside Sheo from Team BDS, who had one of the best KDA’s in the 2024 Season Finals. Newcomers also strengthen the team as Kamiloo, Carlsen and Stend get their shot among the greats in the LEC.
Kamiloo has the shortest professional career of the three, as he jumped from the LFL 2nd Division straight to the LEC. However, fans have been hyped about the French player ever since he killed Nemesis in a game. Stend made it to the finals of the EMEA Masters Summer tournament with Vitality.Bee after coming in third in the LFL. Carlsen is a Heretics home-grown player who competed in Los Heretics, winning the LVP SuperLiga this summer and making it to the top 4 in the EM.
Overall, Heretics is a mixed bag as 2/3rds of the team are rookies. Flakked and Sheo are solid foundations, and the new players have performed well in ERL’s, but the LEC is a different beast.
Team Vitality
Confirmed roster:
· Kaan “Naak Nako” Okan
· Linas “Lyncas” Nauncikas
· Mateusz “Czajek” Czajka
· Matyás “Carzzy” Orság
· Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov
Over the past few years, it has become a universal constant that Carzzy and Hylissang play in the same team – so, of course, Team Vitality couldn’t separate the veteran duo. The French org decided to keep Lyncas from the previous iteration as well, as the young jungler proved to be a capable player after being promoted from the Academy team.
Team Vitality is also among the teams that needed to shake things up, though, as they finished 9th in the LEC Summer Split after a top 4 in Spring Playoffs, which is alarming, to say the least. Two members of Vitality.Bee join the fray in Naak Nako and Czajek, who are young upcomers fresh off making it to the EM Finals. The team has veterans as well as new players, but having three rookies on your topside can be dangerous – Vitality might find themselves on the bottom of the leaderboards if the rookies don’t work out.
Karmine Corp
Confirmed roster:
· Kim “Canna” Chang-dong
· Martin “Yike” Sundelin
· Vladimiros “Vladi” Kourtidis
· Caliste “Caliste” Henry-Hennebert
· Raphael “Targamas” Crabbé
The Blue Wall finally got their Savior as Caliste turned 18 this summer, meaning that he can legally play in the LEC. The only downside to this is that Targamas has been kept as well, but if you watched the LFL when the Belgian player was still in Karmine Corp Blue, you know that him and Calista make a formidable duo.
KC also decided to keep Canna for the toplane. While the ex-T1 player has brought incredible clout for Karmine Corp, his performance hasn’t been the best – although we saw some glimpses of the beast he once was, and next year, he can shine a bit more among all the weakside tops of the LEC. Vladi, who joined the squad before the start of the Summer Split is also in, and this is as good a decision as promoting Caliste: the Greek was the true highlight of KC last split and was largely responsible to bringing KC back from the brink.
The only new member next year will be Yike, who has found a new home with KC after G2. The Swede more than proved himself, and after Rookie of the Year 2023 and multiple LEC titles, he will join Karmine Corp as a more seasoned player to help Caliste and Vladi.
Rogue
Confirmed roster: none
Rumored roster:
· Adam “Adam” Maanane
· Kim “Malrang” Geun-seong
· Emil “Larssen” Larsson
· Patrik “Patrik” Jirú
· Lee “Execute” Jeong-hoon
And last but not least is Rogue, who finally decided to revamp their roster after multiple horrible years. Ever since the 2022 championship, the organization has struggled but held onto players who were underperforming. While Larssen was among them in 2024, Rogue decided to keep their star midlaner as he’s the a face of the team – and if he comes back to form, he’s a beast of a control mage player.
However, they didn’t really shake things about around him. Patrik has a very similar playstyle to Comp and is as inconsistent as the Greek, the two Koreans, Execute and Malrang have left the LEC once but couldn’t find their footing anywhere else: Execute (who was known as Jeonghoon back in Astralis) got demoted to BNK FearX’s Academy roster for the latter half of the 2024 Season, while Malrang sat it out entirely after getting benched from KaBuM! Esports in the CBLOL. Adam has had issues with both his performance and his attitude with BDS having to bring in JNX from the academy team to finish the season.
Rogue is the only team that concerns us about its performance, but after the disaster that was the 2024 LEC for them, the only way to go is up.
All in all, the 2025 LEC Season is shaping up to be very interesting. While G2 Esports should still be the top team, both SK Gaming and Team BDS look great. Karmine Corp has a lot to prove now that Caliste has joined, and Fnatic needs to have a good year – but who will become the best?
