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Victorious Blitzcrank appears in League of Legends with a bronze finish. The huge iron golem is saving a small creature as it protects an area in Runeterra.
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Start and end dates for all LoL seasons

Mark your calendars.

The start of every ranked season in League of Legends comes with hope. It may finally be the season where you break into that next lofty rank⁠, get lucky with the next Your Shop, or learn that perfect combo with your newest champion.

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On top of those new beginnings, each new League year means 24 more gamechanging patches—slightly fewer than in 2023. These balance updates keep the Riot Games MOBA fresh for veteran players and Summoner’s Rift newcomers alike and have become a boiled-in part of the game’s ecosystem as the competitive grind rolls on.

The same can be said for season finales. Knowing seasonal League dates can be as crucial as actually ranking up, especially if you’re running out of time.

All LoL season start and end dates

For the most part, the last dozen years have seen Riot stay quite punctual about when the seasons officially wrap up⁠—and, more importantly for most League players, when we can get our hands on all those heard-earned ranked rewards.

We’ve put together a list of every League season’s start and end dates.

SeasonStart dateEnd date
OneJuly 13, 2010Aug. 23, 2011
TwoNov. 29, 2011Nov. 12, 2012
ThreeFeb. 1, 2013Nov. 11, 2013
FourJan. 10, 2014Nov. 11, 2014
FiveJan. 21, 2015Nov. 11, 2015
SixJan. 20, 2016Nov. 8, 2016
SevenDec. 8, 2016Nov. 7, 2017
EightJan. 16, 2018Nov. 12, 2018
NineJan. 23, 2019Nov. 19, 2019
10Jan. 10, 2020Nov. 10, 2020
11Jan. 8, 2021Nov. 15, 2021
12Jan. 7, 2022Nov. 14, 2022
13Jan. 11, 2023Jan. 9, 2024
14Jan. 10, 2024December 2024

What happens at the end of every LoL season?

Braum and Sett on a beach wearing summer clothes
For some, season’s end means taking a break from League and going on vacation, for others it’s the final call to grind. Image via Riot Games

Every League player who participated in ranked queues across the season will be rewarded for their efforts with various skins and other cosmetics at the end of each competitive season, which typically runs across a calendar year.

These rewards includes everything from loading screen borders that last the duration of the next season to other reminders of how highly (or lowly, in some cases) you placed, like icons. You also get Victorious skins by collecting tokens for placements (was previously for reaching Gold). Rewards are distributed based on the highest rank you achieved through the season, so don’t feel scared to fall a little to learn more lessons in your competitive League climb.

Finally, your League rank will obviously also reset at the end of every year.

Way more seasons coming to LoL in 2025

Sejuani from League of Legends sits on an icy throne in gold and purple armor. Her iconic boar, Bristle, sits resting to her left with its own gold armor on.
Seasons are undergoing a monumental change. Image via Riot Games

Riot has huge plans to introduce “themed” seasons to League in a bid to reshuffle both the overarching game narrative and the gameplay. The biggest thing season-wise is the long-running MOBA will now be shifting from one season each calendar year to three.

“Our goal is for each season to feel distinct with different experiences, themes, and moments highlighted,” League studio head Andrei van Roon explained to fans.

The League devs have yet to confirm any official dates for the 2025 seasons.


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