LCS Penalty Index
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS CHAMPIONS SERIES PENALTY INDEX GENERAL PENALTIES
IN-GAME PENALTIES
ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
OFFENSE
OFFENSE
OFFENSE
CONDUCT UNBECOMING OF AN LCS TEAM MEMBER (E.G. SIGNIFICANT ONE-OFF IN GAME TOXICITY, MAKING AN OBSCENE GESTURE ON STAGE, ETC.)
UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATION DURING A PAUSE (DURING A SINGLE GAME)
FAILURE TO HAVE A STARTER UNDER CONTRACT
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY €4,500 Fine
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €450 Fine or Loss of Ban
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €9,000 Fine
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] Forfeit
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €18,000 Fine and/or expulsion from league
LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
LIMITATION PERIOD 12 Calendar Months
OFFENSE
OFFENSE
UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF HEADSET PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF GAME
LYING TO OR MISLEADING LCS OFFICIALS ABOUT ELIGIBILITY DURING ENTRY SCREENING TO JOIN LCS (E.G. SUBMITTING FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT RESIDENCY OR AGE)
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €1,800 Fine and/or 4 Game Suspension TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €2,700 Fine and/or 5 Game Suspension LIMITATION PERIOD 12 Calendar Months
OFFENSE
REFUSING TO FOLLOW REASONABLE INSTRUCTIONS OF LCS OFFICIALS (E.G. REFUSING TO ENTER THE PRE-GAME LOBBY IN A TIMELY FASHION) TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €450 Fine TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €900 Fine LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
OFFENSE
ACCOUNT SHARING (A SINGLE INSTANCE, AND NOT DONE FOR PERSONAL GAIN; THIS IS DISTINCT FROM ELO BOOSTING) TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €1,800 Fine and/or 4 Game Suspension TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €2,700 Fine and/or 4 Game Suspension LIMITATION PERIOD 12 Calendar Months
OFFENSE
MAJOR MISCONDUCT (E.G. ASSAULTING AN OPPONENT, ATTEMPTING TO BRIBE A REFEREE)
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] Loss of Ban
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY €4,500 Fine
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €450 Fine and/or Loss of ban for next game
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €9,000 Fine
LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €18,000 Fine and/or expulsion from league LIMITATION PERIOD 12 Calendar Months
OFFENSE
REFUSING TO FOLLOW REASONABLE INSTRUCTIONS OF REFEREE (E.G. TO GET INTO GAME LOBBY TO START AN LCS MATCH) TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €900 fine and/or Loss of Ban TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €900 Fine and/or Loss of Ban LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
OFFENSE
OFFENSE
AMENDING AN ELIGIBLE STARTING ROSTER AFTER THE DECLARATION DEADLINE (ACCEPTABLE ONLY AT LEAGUE DISCRETION) TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Loss of Ban (In a series, for 1st game) TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] Loss of 2 Bans (In a series, for 1st game) TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] Loss of All Bans (In a series, for 1st game) LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
UNAUTHORIZED PAUSE TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €900 fine and/or Loss of Ban
OFFENSE
SIGNING A STARTER AFTER THE RELEVANT ROSTER DECLARATION DEADLINE (ACCEPTABLE ONLY AT LEAGUE DISCRETION)
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY €4,500 Fine and/or 10 Game Suspension
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €1,800 Fine and/or Loss of Ban
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Loss of 2 Bans and/or €900 Fine
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] Indefinite Suspension and/or Expulsion from League
LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] Loss of all Bans and/or €900 Fine
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] Indefinite Suspension and/or Expulsion from League
OFFENSE
LIMITATION PERIOD 36 Calendar Months
EXPLOITATION OF A BUG DESPITE HAVING RECEIVED SPECIFIC NOTICE FROM LEAGUE OFFICIALS BEFOREHAND NOT TO DO SO
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] Loss of all Bans and/or €4,500 Fine LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
OFFENSE
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] Forfeit and 1 Game Suspension TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] Forfeit and 4 Game Suspension LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
TEAM FORFEITING A GAME WITHOUT PRIOR CONSENT FROM THE LEAGUE TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY €9,000 Fine TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] Indefinite Suspension and/or Expulsion From League TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] Indefinite Suspension and/or Expulsion From League LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
OFFENSE
ANNOUNCING A PLAYER HAS JOINED AN LCS ROSTER BEFORE THEY HAVE PASSED ENTRY SCREENING TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €900 Fine TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €1,800 Fine LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
OFFENSE
NOTES IN EXTENUATING OR AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES, LEAGUE OFFICIALS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MODIFY MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SUSPENSION TERMS. THAT SAID, THIS INDEX REFLECTS THE TYPICAL BASELINE FOR PENALTIES. This is not a comprehensive list of penalties, just a list of the most commons ones. There is conduct covered in the LCS ruleset which is not in this index but which could warrant disciplinary action. As a reminder, the “limitation period” is how long an offense is still punishable; e.g. if an offense occurs in June 2015 and has a limitation period of 1 calendar year, if the misconduct is uncovered in June 2016 it will not be penalized. If it is discovered before then, it will be.
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES Repeat offenses will result in increasingly large penalties. If an offense is committed more than two times, the maximum penalty for the third or future times will be larger than the maximum penalty for the 2nd offense.
FAILING TO ADHERE TO LCS UNIFORM POLICY TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €450 Fine per player/Game TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €900 Fine per player/Game LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
OFFENSE
ON-BROADCAST COMMERCIAL LOGO VIOLATION (E.G. PUTTING ON A HAT WITH AN IMPERMISSIBLE SPONSOR’S LOGO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A GAME) TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €9,000 Fine TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] Fine - League Discretion
If an offense occurs after the party in question was previously warned about similar or identical conduct, that will be considered aggravating.
LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
Lying to or misleading LCS officials is considered aggravating.
OFFENSE
A leadership role in an offense (e.g. recruiting others to engage in rule-breaking) will be considered aggravating. Intent (e.g. acting with full knowledge that misconduct was prohibited, attempting to conceal misconduct) can be taken into account as an aggravating factor. Actions that have already been penalized and occurred more than 1 calendar year in the past will not be considered aggravating.
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES Honesty and reasonable cooperation with LCS officials will in all cases result in more lenient penalties than not cooperating or being dishonest (e.g. if a team admits to misconduct, the penalty will be more lenient than if the league has to investigate and determines misconduct occured). Intent (e.g. an honest accident would be treated differently from willful misconduct) can be taken into account as a mitigating factor. In cases where a team member has shown a consistent pattern of improvement from past misconduct, that will be seen as an extenuating circumstance.
FAILING TO HAVE THE MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF SUBSTITUTES ON THE ACTIVE ROSTER TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY €450 Fine/Week TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €900 Fine/Week TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €900 Fine/Week LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
OFFENSE
FAILURE TO HAVE A COACH ON-SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE LEAGUE TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY €900 Fine/Game TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €1,800 Fine/Game TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €2,250 Fine/Game LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
IN-GAME PENALTIES
ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
OFFENSE
OFFENSE
OFFENSE
CONDUCT UNBECOMING OF AN LCS TEAM MEMBER (E.G. SIGNIFICANT ONE-OFF IN GAME TOXICITY, MAKING AN OBSCENE GESTURE ON STAGE, ETC.)
UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATION DURING A PAUSE (DURING A SINGLE GAME)
FAILURE TO HAVE A STARTER UNDER CONTRACT
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY €4,500 Fine
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €450 Fine or Loss of Ban
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €9,000 Fine
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] Forfeit
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €18,000 Fine and/or expulsion from league
LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
LIMITATION PERIOD 12 Calendar Months
OFFENSE
OFFENSE
UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF HEADSET PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF GAME
LYING TO OR MISLEADING LCS OFFICIALS ABOUT ELIGIBILITY DURING ENTRY SCREENING TO JOIN LCS (E.G. SUBMITTING FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT RESIDENCY OR AGE)
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €1,800 Fine and/or 4 Game Suspension TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €2,700 Fine and/or 5 Game Suspension LIMITATION PERIOD 12 Calendar Months
OFFENSE
REFUSING TO FOLLOW REASONABLE INSTRUCTIONS OF LCS OFFICIALS (E.G. REFUSING TO ENTER THE PRE-GAME LOBBY IN A TIMELY FASHION) TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €450 Fine TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €900 Fine LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
OFFENSE
ACCOUNT SHARING (A SINGLE INSTANCE, AND NOT DONE FOR PERSONAL GAIN; THIS IS DISTINCT FROM ELO BOOSTING) TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €1,800 Fine and/or 4 Game Suspension TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €2,700 Fine and/or 4 Game Suspension LIMITATION PERIOD 12 Calendar Months
OFFENSE
MAJOR MISCONDUCT (E.G. ASSAULTING AN OPPONENT, ATTEMPTING TO BRIBE A REFEREE)
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] Loss of Ban
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY €4,500 Fine
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €450 Fine and/or Loss of ban for next game
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €9,000 Fine
LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €18,000 Fine and/or expulsion from league LIMITATION PERIOD 12 Calendar Months
OFFENSE
REFUSING TO FOLLOW REASONABLE INSTRUCTIONS OF REFEREE (E.G. TO GET INTO GAME LOBBY TO START AN LCS MATCH) TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €900 fine and/or Loss of Ban TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €900 Fine and/or Loss of Ban LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
OFFENSE
OFFENSE
AMENDING AN ELIGIBLE STARTING ROSTER AFTER THE DECLARATION DEADLINE (ACCEPTABLE ONLY AT LEAGUE DISCRETION) TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Loss of Ban (In a series, for 1st game) TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] Loss of 2 Bans (In a series, for 1st game) TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] Loss of All Bans (In a series, for 1st game) LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
UNAUTHORIZED PAUSE TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €900 fine and/or Loss of Ban
OFFENSE
SIGNING A STARTER AFTER THE RELEVANT ROSTER DECLARATION DEADLINE (ACCEPTABLE ONLY AT LEAGUE DISCRETION)
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY €4,500 Fine and/or 10 Game Suspension
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €1,800 Fine and/or Loss of Ban
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Loss of 2 Bans and/or €900 Fine
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] Indefinite Suspension and/or Expulsion from League
LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] Loss of all Bans and/or €900 Fine
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] Indefinite Suspension and/or Expulsion from League
OFFENSE
LIMITATION PERIOD 36 Calendar Months
EXPLOITATION OF A BUG DESPITE HAVING RECEIVED SPECIFIC NOTICE FROM LEAGUE OFFICIALS BEFOREHAND NOT TO DO SO
TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] Loss of all Bans and/or €4,500 Fine LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
OFFENSE
TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] Forfeit and 1 Game Suspension TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] Forfeit and 4 Game Suspension LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
TEAM FORFEITING A GAME WITHOUT PRIOR CONSENT FROM THE LEAGUE TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY €9,000 Fine TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] Indefinite Suspension and/or Expulsion From League TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] Indefinite Suspension and/or Expulsion From League LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
OFFENSE
ANNOUNCING A PLAYER HAS JOINED AN LCS ROSTER BEFORE THEY HAVE PASSED ENTRY SCREENING TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €900 Fine TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €1,800 Fine LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
OFFENSE
NOTES IN EXTENUATING OR AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES, LEAGUE OFFICIALS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MODIFY MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SUSPENSION TERMS. THAT SAID, THIS INDEX REFLECTS THE TYPICAL BASELINE FOR PENALTIES. This is not a comprehensive list of penalties, just a list of the most commons ones. There is conduct covered in the LCS ruleset which is not in this index but which could warrant disciplinary action. As a reminder, the “limitation period” is how long an offense is still punishable; e.g. if an offense occurs in June 2015 and has a limitation period of 1 calendar year, if the misconduct is uncovered in June 2016 it will not be penalized. If it is discovered before then, it will be.
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES Repeat offenses will result in increasingly large penalties. If an offense is committed more than two times, the maximum penalty for the third or future times will be larger than the maximum penalty for the 2nd offense.
FAILING TO ADHERE TO LCS UNIFORM POLICY TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €450 Fine per player/Game TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €900 Fine per player/Game LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
OFFENSE
ON-BROADCAST COMMERCIAL LOGO VIOLATION (E.G. PUTTING ON A HAT WITH AN IMPERMISSIBLE SPONSOR’S LOGO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A GAME) TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY Warning TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €9,000 Fine TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] Fine - League Discretion
If an offense occurs after the party in question was previously warned about similar or identical conduct, that will be considered aggravating.
LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
Lying to or misleading LCS officials is considered aggravating.
OFFENSE
A leadership role in an offense (e.g. recruiting others to engage in rule-breaking) will be considered aggravating. Intent (e.g. acting with full knowledge that misconduct was prohibited, attempting to conceal misconduct) can be taken into account as an aggravating factor. Actions that have already been penalized and occurred more than 1 calendar year in the past will not be considered aggravating.
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES Honesty and reasonable cooperation with LCS officials will in all cases result in more lenient penalties than not cooperating or being dishonest (e.g. if a team admits to misconduct, the penalty will be more lenient than if the league has to investigate and determines misconduct occured). Intent (e.g. an honest accident would be treated differently from willful misconduct) can be taken into account as a mitigating factor. In cases where a team member has shown a consistent pattern of improvement from past misconduct, that will be seen as an extenuating circumstance.
FAILING TO HAVE THE MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF SUBSTITUTES ON THE ACTIVE ROSTER TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY €450 Fine/Week TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €900 Fine/Week TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €900 Fine/Week LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
OFFENSE
FAILURE TO HAVE A COACH ON-SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE LEAGUE TYPICAL MINIMUM PENALTY €900 Fine/Game TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [1ST OFFENSE] €1,800 Fine/Game TYPICAL MAXIMUM PENALTY [2ND OFFENSE] €2,250 Fine/Game LIMITATION PERIOD End of the competitive split
