Sport League of Legends Arena Riot Games studio | Based in Adlershof, Berlin | |
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League European League of Legends Challenger Series | ||
FC Schalke 04 League of Legends is a eSports team that competes in the European League of Legends Challenger Series (EU CS) and formerly in the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS), the top level of professional League of Legends in Europe. Matches are played in the Am Studio 20D in Adlershof, Berlin.
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History
In 2016, FC Schalke 04 opened an eSports department and acquired the League of Legends team Elements, becoming the fourth football (soccer) team with a LoL division after Beşiktaş (that acquired the roster of Turkish team Aces High the previous year), Santos and Remo. They are set to play in the European League of Legends Championship Series, officially organized by developer Riot Games and the top level of professional League of Legends competition in Europe. The club also announced former Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Sportfreunde Siegen midfielder and SK Gaming co-founder Tim Reichert as Head of eSport.
Schalke finished 8th in the 2016 Summer EU LCS and was relegated to the European League of Legends Challenger Series after losing a promotion match to Misfits. In December 2016, Steve and sprattel joined PSG eSports and left Schalke.
On 13 January 2017, Schalke announced its new roster, with SmittyJ, loulex, SELFIE, Upset and VandeR joining the team.