- Source: League of Legends Japan League
The league" target="_blank">League of Legends Japan league" target="_blank">League (LJL) is the top level of professional league" target="_blank">League of Legends competition in Japan. The league" target="_blank">league franchised prior to start of the 2019 season and had eight teams under partnership (which became six in 2024).
Before 2024, the spring and summer champions qualified for the Mid-Season Invitational and World Championship respectively. However, in 2024, the top three teams from each LJL split were seeded into the Pacific Championship Series (PCS) playoffs and competed with other PCS teams for a chance to represent the larger region at international events; LJL teams would no longer qualify directly to MSI and Worlds. Since 2025, the LJL is a second division to the league" target="_blank">League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP).
Each annual season of play is divided into three splits, Forge, Storm and Ignite, which then conclude a with playoff tournament known as the LJL Finals. The winner of the LJL Finals qualifies for the LCP Promotion Tournament for the opportunity to qualify for the Asia-Pacific tier one league" target="_blank">league.
Format
= Regular Season
=Open Qualifiers
Prior to each split, up to sixty-four teams participate in open qualifiers
Depending on the number of teams entered, up to eight groups of eight are held, single round robin best-of-ones
The top sixteen teams compete in a single elimination bracket, with all matches being best-of-threes
Depending on how many spots need to be filled, loser's playoffs will be held after the qualifying round, also best-of-threes, to determine the remaining spots
Forge
The best teams from the prior season still existing (plus the remaining open qualifier teams) participate in a sixteen-team Swiss stage
All rounds in the Swiss stage are best-of-ones, with the prior season's best teams seeded ahead of the open qualifier teams
The best eight teams advance to the playoffs, with the quarter-finals and semi-finals being best-of-threes and final being a best of five
Storm
Top eight teams from open qualifiers plus top 4 from the Forge split participate in a "Storm Swiss" stage, consisting of best-of-ones
After the second round, the best 1-1 team is placed into the 2-0 group, with the worst 1-1 team being placed in the 0-2 group
The best six teams (all teams in the 2-0 group and winners of the 1-1 group) advance to the playoffs, with the quarter-finals and semi-finals being best-of-threes and final being a best of five
The winners of the 2-0 group earn a bye to the semi-finals
Ignite
Top eight teams from open qualifiers plus top 4 from the Storm split participate in a "Bounty" stage, lasting 6 rounds and consisting of best-of-ones
Teams earn 10 points plus triple the number of wins of their opponent per win (maximum of 25 points) and 4 points per loss
After each round, the lowest-ranked teams choose their opponents for the next round
The best six teams advance to the playoffs, with the quarter-finals and semi-finals being best-of-threes and final being a best of five
The top 2 teams on points earn a bye to the semi-finals
= LJL Finals
=The top six teams in championship points, earned from the regular season, participate in the LJL Finals
Winner qualifies for the league" target="_blank">League of Legends Championship Pacific Promotion Playoffs and has a chance of entering the LCP as a guest team.
Teams
= Notable
=As of 2025 season:
= Former
=7th heaven
DetonatioN RabbitFive
Okinawan Tigers
Pentagram
SCARZ
Unsold Stuff Gaming
Rascal Jester
FENNEL
AXIZ
Crest Gaming Act
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Gaming
DetonatioN FocusMe
Past seasons
Notes
References
External links
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