SportsGamers,
This news story is intended to help understand the ECL Ranking for teams at the end of the ECL '25: Spring season. This ranking determines the eligibility for teams entering various divisions this upcoming ECL '26: Winter season.
Below you will find a list of teams that have secured a division spot at the Elite, Pro, or Lite league level. If you didn't find your team on the list, don't worry! You can apply for a wildcard spot for your team in the Pro qualifiers or apply to the Lite, Core or Neo divisions, which are open to everyone.
Please note that the Qualifiers will be starting very soon and the registration time will be short, so start mentally and psychologically preparing for them as we look to release the ECL '26: Winter registrations later this week.
| Elite | ||
| 1 | Elite 🏆 | Last Dance |
| 2 | Elite 🥈 | Mythix |
| 3 | Elite 3 | Parasite |
| 4 | Elite 4 | EXEN |
| 5 | Elite 5 | Mustaa Kultaa |
| 6 | Elite 6 | Heimo |
| 7 | Elite 7 | SSK ESPORTS |
| 8 | Elite 8 | Tohtorit |
| 9 | Elite 9 | Polski Boys |
| 10 | Elite 10 | The Black Jacks |
| 11 | Elite 11 | vNexs |
| 12 | Elite 12 | GOONS |
| 13 | ▶ Elite 15 | ONSE Esports |
| 14 | ▲ Pro 🥇 | ROBE Esports |
| 15 | ▲ Pro 3 | Golden Buffalos |
| 16 | ▲ Pro 4 | AFTERLIFE |
| Elite Qualifiers (if needed) | ||
| 1 | ▼ Elite 13 | Blackbirds |
| 2 | ▼ Elite 14 | NOVA |
| 3 | ▼ Elite 16 | Vapor |
| 4 | Pro 2 | Vizio |
| 5 | Pro 5 | Almost Famous |
| 6 | Pro 6 | Pirates eSports |
| 7 | Pro 7 | Otukset |
| 8 | Pro 8 | Falun Coal Miners |
| Pro | ||
| 1 | ▼ Elite 13 | Blackbirds |
| 2 | ▼ Elite 14 | NOVA |
| 3 | ▼ Elite 16 | Vapor |
| 4 | Pro 2 | Vizio |
| 5 | Pro 5 | Almost Famous |
| 6 | Pro 6 | Pirates eSports |
| 7 | Pro 7 | Otukset |
| 8 | Pro 8 | Falun Coal Miners |
| 9 | Pro 9 | Three Stars |
| 10 | Pro 10 | F U R Y |
| 11 | Pro 11 | Aspyre |
| 12 | Pro 12 | Sawolanche |
| 13 | Pro 13 | POGGERS |
| 14 | Pro 14 | Carnages |
| 15 | Pro 15 | REALISTIC |
| 16 | Pro 16 | Setelikerho |
| 17 | Pro 17 | HC Lugano eSports |
| 18 | Pro 18 | Herlev Eagles |
| 19 | Pro 19 | Sunne IK Esport |
| 20 | Pro 20 | Puck Over Glass |
| 21 | Pro 21 | Nurnberg IceTigers eSport |
| 22 | Pro 22 | SSK Prospects |
| 23 | ▲ Lite 🥇 | MoDo Hockey |
| 24 | ▲ Lite 🥈 | Deadly Phantoms |
| 25 | ▲ Lite 🥉 | Lemmenvelhot |
Pro Qualifier Wildcard requirements
- Three former Elite starters or four former Pro starters
- A starter is defined as having played 16 or more games in the ECL '25: Spring season, or 16 or more games in the ECL '25: Winter season
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If there are more players from the same team that were relegated out of the division Pro (in the same season) in the team applying for a wildcard, they may be counted as one player. The League Administration reserves the right to interpretations of this depending on the specific circumstances of the situation.
What if all Pro Qualifier positions are not filled?
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Teams will not be promoted straight and all open spots will be filled through qualifiers (excluding automatically relegated/promoted teams). If there happens to be more open spots than anticipated (e.g. from teams disbanding which would have been invited to play in the qualifier) spots are filled as follows:
- Pro relegated teams
- Wildcard teams
- Lite #17-32
The League Administration reserves the right to make adjustments to both the promotion process and the final promotions if deemed necessary.
| Pro Qualifiers | ||
| 1 | Pro 23 | Golden Sticks |
| 2 | Pro 24 | Brynäs IF Esport |
| 3 | Pro 25 | Unique |
| 4 | Pro 26 | BLEGI |
| 5 | Pro 27 | Pivto4ka |
| 6 | Pro 28 | The Oldtimers |
| 7 | Pro 29 | vNexs Academy |
| 8 | Lite 4 | Turun Gasellit |
| 9 | Lite 5 | Kikkakirja |
| 10 | Lite 6 | Six Sticks Misfits |
| 11 | Lite 7 | Seinäjoki Noms |
| 12 | Lite 8 | Including Me |
| 13 | Lite 9 | MISSCLICK |
| 14 | Lite 10 | Rusty X |
| 15 | Lite 11 | Jurricanes |
| 16 | Lite 12 | Silver Sword Griffins |
| 17 | Lite 13 | DEG eSports |
| 18 | Lite 14 | Lucky Strikers |
| 19 | Lite 15 | Carolus Icemen |
| 20 | Lite 16 | Hokurit |
| 21 | Wildcard | |
| 22 | Wildcard | |
| 23 | Wildcard | |
| 24 | Wildcard | |
All teams without an Elite, Pro, or Lite league spot can participate and choose to apply for ECL Lite without restrictions. There will be no ECL Lite qualifier for ECL '26: Winter, but a maximum of 64 teams can participate in the season, so signing up on time is encouraged. Spots will be filled in the order of registration.
As always, League Administration will monitor sign-ups and reserve the right to step in to make sure teams don't sign up too high or low compared to their perceived skill level.
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