| Most recent season or competition: 2025 LTA season | |
| Game | League of Legends |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 31, 2024 |
| Founder | Riot Games |
| First season | 2025 |
| Owner(s) | Riot Games |
| Commissioner | Mark Zimmerman[1] |
| No. of teams | 16 (13 franchised, 2 guests, 1 provisional guest[a]) |
| Headquarters | North: Los Angeles South: São Paulo |
| Continent | Americas |
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| International cup(s) | |
| Related competitions | LEC, LCK, LPL, LCP |
The League of Legends Championship of the Americas (LTA), also known as the League of The Americas, is the upcoming top level of professional League of Legends in the Americas, which includes the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. The esports league is run by Riot Games and has sixteen teams split into two conferences, North and South. Each annual season of competition is divided into three splits, with playoff competition between the top teams. At the end of each split, the best teams qualify for the three international tournaments – The winner of the first split qualifies for the First Stand Tournament, the winners of each conference in the second split qualify for the Mid Season Invitational, and the top three teams in the third split playoffs (known as the Americas Regional Championship) qualify for the annual League of Legends World Championship.
The league was initially announced in June 2024 as a merger between the then three regional leagues in the Americas – The League Championship Series (LCS), Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLOL) and Liga Latinoamérica (LLA). The LCS would form the basis for the North Conference, while CBLOL formed the basis for the South Conference. These two leagues would have six partnered teams each join the LTA for its inaugural season, with the LLA providing two additional teams, one each for the North and South Conference. In addition, one extra team from the LLA (in the South Conference) and one team from North America's second-tier league, the North American Challengers League (in the North Conference), would be "guest teams" that have to requalify for the LTA at the end of each season in promotion and relegation playoffs with the best teams from the regional second-tier leagues.
With the exception of some touring events, all LTA games are played live in two venues, both known as the Riot Games Arena – one in Los Angeles, California for the North Conference and one in São Paulo, Brazil for the South Conference. In addition to a small studio audience, all games are streamed live on Twitch and YouTube.
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