EU LCS 2017 teams: Updating midseason roster changes

The EU LCS 2017 Spring Split ended with a third straight title for G2 Esports, but it was an eventful split on the way. Origen completely collapsed (and was relegated, as was Giants Gaming), while Unicorns of Love put in a surprising performance to make it to the final. Misfits became the latest EU LCS newcomer with a strong first split, while Fnatic’s new all-EU roster recovered from a slow start for a torrid finish.

With MSI over, the spring season is officially in the books -- but summer is just around the corner. How close is it? The season starts June 1, which is close enough that G2 is giving two of its starters the first few weeks off and operating with a pair of substitutes.

We’re going to keep this page updated with every EU LCS midseason move, be it a trade, a signing, a retirement — you name it. This page will also include updated rosters for every EU LCS team.

All the way back until the start of the midseason, here’s every move that has been made so far, in reverse chronological order.

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May 24

Ninjas in Pyjamas return to EU LCS

• TO EU LCS: Ninjas in Pyjamas
• TO NIP: Nicholas “NicoThePico” Korsgaard
• TO NIP: Kim "Profit" Jun-hyung
• TO NIP: Ilyas "Shook" Hartsema
• TO NIP: Kim "Nagne" Sang-moon
• TO NIP: Martin "HeaQ" Kordmaa
• TO NIP: Hampus "sprattel" Mikael Abrahamsson
• TO NIP: Benjamin “Zhergoth” Sánchez
• TO NIP: Noh-Hoon “M1RAGE” Kwon

May 23

NV coach leaves for Fnatic

• TO FNC: Dylan Falco

May 22

MSF Academy star Pridestalker joins ROCCAT

• TO ROC: Milo “Pridestalker” Wehnes

May 21

Former head coach Shaunz leaves Vitality

• TO FREE AGENT: Kévin "Shaunz" Ghanbarzadeh

May 19

Mysterious Monkeys buys Misfits Academy’s LCS spot

• TO EU LCS: Mysterious Monkeys
• TO MM: Petar “Unlimited” Georgiev
• TO MM: Jin-cheol “Jinsu” Park
• TO MM: Leon “Lamabear” Krüger
• TO MM: Sofyan “CozQ” Rechchad
• TO MM: Florent “Yuuki60” Soler
• TO MM: Min-kook “Dreams” Han

May 10

Vitality replaces Hachani with VandeR, GBM leaves

• TO VIT: Oskar “VandeR” Bogdan
• TO Ever8 Winners: Ha "Hachani" Seung-chan
• TO eUnited: Lee "GBM" Chang-seok

May 9

Misfits replaces KaKAO with Maxlore

• TO MSF: Nubar “Maxlore” Safarian
• TO FREE AGENT: Lee “KaKAO” Byung-kwon

Misfits signs former DIG manager

• TO MSF: Joe "InnerFlame" Elouassi

May 5

Gevous takes over for YamatoCannon at Splyce

• TO SPY: Fayan “Gevous” Pertijs

May 3

YamatoCannon takes over Vitality after leaving Splyce

• TO VIT: Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi

April 14

Giants Gaming relegated

• TO EU CHALLENGER: Giants Gaming

April 13

Origen relegated after winless 2017

• TO EU CHALLENGER: Origen

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Updated rosters*

*these are subject to change before the season starts on June 2, and are according to the Riot global contract database. Any reported moves that have not yet been made official have not been included.

Fnatic

Spring 2017: 6-7, third-place match winners

Additions: Dylan Falco, Rasmus “MrRalleZ” Skinneholm, Gustav “Xyraz” Blomkvist

Departures: Marcus “Blumigan” Blom, Benjamin “Zhergoth” Sánchez

Coach: Dylan Falco

Lineup:

• Top: Paul “sOAZ” Boyer
• Jungle: Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen
• Mid: Rasmus “Caps” Winther
• Bot: Martin “Rekkles” Larsson
• Support: Jesse “Jesiz” Le

Subs: Gustav “Xyraz” Blomkvist (top), Maurice “Amazing” Stückenschneider (jungle), Rasmus “MrRalleZ” Skinneholm (bot)

G2 Esports

Spring 2017: 12-1, won EU LCS

Additions: Jean-Victor “loulex” Burgevin

Departures: None

Coach: Joey “YoungBuck” Steltenpool

Lineup:

• Top: Ki “Expect” Dae-han
• Jungle: Kim “Trick” Gang-yun
• Mid: Luka “PerkZ” Perković
• Bot: Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen
• Support: Alfonso “mithy” Aguirre Rodríguez

Subs: Rosendo “Send0o” Fuentes (top), Jean-Victor “loulex” Burgevin (jungle)

H2k-Gaming

Spring 2017: 10-3, lost in quarterfinals

Additions: Marcin “IceBeasto” Lebuda, Amalie “ProxyFox” Reisvaag

Departures: Son “Stardust” Seok-hee

Coach: Neil “pr0lly” Hamad

Lineup:

• Top: Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu
• Jungle: Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski
• Mid: Fabian “Febiven” Diepstraten
• Bot: Sin “Nuclear” Jeong-hyeon
• Support: Choi “Chei” Sun-ho

Subs: Marcin “IceBeasto” Lebuda (top), Amalie “ProxyFox” Reisvaag (support)

Misfits

Spring 2017: 8-5, lost in semifinals

Additions: Nubar “Maxlore” Safarian, Joe “InnerFlame” Elouassi

Departures: Lee “KaKAO” Byung-kwon, Kadircan “Kadir” Mumcuoğlu, Matthew “Deadly” Smith

Coach: Hussain Moosvi

Lineup:

• Top: Barney “Alphari” Morris
• Jungle: Nubar “Maxlore” Safarian
• Mid: Tristan “PowerOfEvil” Schrage
• Bot: Steven “Hans Sama” Liv
• Support: Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun

Subs: Choi “Paragon” Hyun-il (bot), Aleksi “Hiiva” Kaikkonen (support)

Mysterious Monkeys

Spring 2017: ESL Meisterschaft champions (German domestic league)

Additions: Petar “Unlimited” Georgiev, Jin-cheol “Jinsu” Park, Leon “Lamabear” Krüger, Sofyan “CozQ” Rechchad, Florent “Yuuki60” Soler, Min-kook “Dreams” Han

Departures: Felix "Abbedagge" Braun, Ricardo "Quicktimer" Schipper

Coach: Petar “Unlimited” Georgiev

Lineup:

• Top: Jin-cheol “Jinsu” Park
• Jungle: Leon “Lamabear” Krüger
• Mid: Sofyan “CozQ” Rechchad
• Bot: Florent “Yuuki60” Soler
• Support: Min-kook “Dreams” Han

Subs: Christian “Phones” Sieg (top), Lukas “Inition” Otter (jungle), Sander “Kitty” Everink (bot)

Ninjas in Pyjamas

Spring 2017: N/A

Additions: Nicholas “NicoThePico” Korsgaard, Kim "Profit" Jun-hyung, Ilyas "Shook" Hartsema, Kim "Nagne" Sang-moon, Martin "HeaQ" Kordmaa, Hampus "sprattel" Mikael Abrahamsson, Benjamin “Zhergoth” Sánchez, Noh-Hoon “M1RAGE” Kwon

Departures: N/A

Coach: Nicholas “NicoThePico” Korsgaard

Lineup:

• Top: Kim "Profit" Jun-hyung
• Jungle: Ilyas "Shook" Hartsema
• Mid: Kim "Nagne" Sang-moon
• Bot: Martin "HeaQ" Kordmaa
• Support: Hampus "sprattel" Mikael Abrahamsson

Subs: Benjamin “Zhergoth” Sánchez (top), Noh-Hoon “M1RAGE” Kwon (top)

Splyce

Spring 2017: 7-6, lost in quarterfinals

Additions: Fayan “Gevous” Pertijs, Fabien “GuySake” Ungerer

Departures: Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi

Coach: Fayan “Gevous” Pertijs

Lineup:

• Top: Martin “Wunder” Hansen
• Jungle: Jonas “Trashy” Andersen
• Mid: Chres “Sencux” Laursen
• Bot: Kasper “Kobbe” Kobberup
• Support: Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle

Subs: Jesper “Gripex” Terkildsen (jungle), Annes Ravkic (mid)

Team ROCCAT

Spring 2017: 6-7, missed playoffs

Additions: Milo “Pridestalker” Wehnes, Dimitar “EdinPriqtel” Piskov

Departures: Nubar “Maxlore” Safarian, Erik “Treatz” Wessén

Coach: Fabian “GrabbZ” Lohmann

Lineup:

• Top: Ambrož “Phaxi” Hren
• Jungle: Milo “Pridestalker” Wehnes
• Mid: Felix “Betsy” Edling
• Bot: Petter “Hjärnan” Freyschuss
• Support: Kim “Wadid” Bae-in

Subs: Zhou “XoYnUzi” En-Qiang (jungle), Dimitar “EdinPriqtel” Piskov

Team Vitality

Spring 2017: 3-10, missed playoffs

Additions: Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi, Oskar “VandeR” Bogdan

Departures: Kévin “Shaunz” Ghanbarzadeh, Heo “Irean” Yeong-cheol, Lee “GBM” Chang-seok, Ha “Hachani” Seung-chan

Coach: Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi

Lineup:

• Top: Lucas “Cabochard” Simon-Meslet
• Jungle: Charly “Djoko” Guillard
• Mid: Erlend “Nukeduck” Våtevik Holm
• Bot: Pierre “Steeelback” Medjaldi
• Support: Oskar “VandeR” Bogdan

Subs: Adrien “Alderiate” Wils (top), Baltat “AoD” Alin-Ciprian (support)

Unicorns of Love

Spring 2017: 11-2, EU LCS runners-up

Additions: None

Departures: None

Coach: Fabian “Sheepy” Mallant

Lineup:

• Top: Kiss “Vizicsacsi” Tamás
• Jungle: Andrei “Xerxe” Dragomir
• Mid: Fabian “Exileh” Schubert
• Bot: Samuel “Samux” Fernández Fort
• Support: Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov

Subs: Audrey Coënt (support), Aleksandar “Uby” Iliev Galabov (support)