LoL League of Legends – - Season s explained

When will – Season 11 end? (Source: Riot Games)

League of Legends goes through – Season s every year. – Season s mark new developments in the game and they are always preceded by a pre– Season , during which new changes are implemented and worked on by the developers, while players can test everything without worrying about their rank.

So, what exactly are – Season s and how many are there in League of Legends? Over the years, a very clear cycle has emerged, so fans know when the end of a LoL – Season is approaching.

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How many – Season s are there in League of Legends?

There are currently 11 – Season s in League of Legends. So we are currently in the 11th – Season . This is relatively easy to keep track of, all patch notes start with an 11th – Season .

– Season s usually last a whole year. So that means the start of a – Season is usually in January and it goes until the beginning of November to give the developers a bit of a breather.

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How do – Season s work in League of Legends?

As already mentioned, a – Season lasts about a year. Each – Season is divided into three splits. In these splits, players can play Rankeds to climb up the Elo ladder. Then, at the end of each split, they get small rewards depending on the number of games they have won.

At the end of a – Season , players get additional rewards if they have moved up in the ranked system. So when the LoL – Season is over, there are special skins, icons, and emotes depending on how well the player ranked.

When do LoL – Season s start and end?

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In recent years, Riot has been very consistent with the end and start dates of their – Season s. The only outlier was the first League of Legends – Season in 2011. Here are the dates for all the start and end dates for all League of Legends – Season s to date:

– Season	Start date	End date
1	13. Juli 2010	23. Aug. 2011
2	29. Nov. 2011	12. Nov. 2012
3	1. Feb. 2013	11. Nov. 2013
4	10. Jan. 2014	11. Nov. 2014
5	21. Jan. 2015	11. Nov. 2015
6	20. Jan. 2016	8. Nov. 2016
7	8.Dec. 2016	7. Nov. 2017
8	16. Jan. 2018	12. Nov. 2018
9	23. Jan. 2019	19. Nov. 2019
10	10. Jan. 2020	10. Nov. 2020
11	8. Jan. 2021	November 2021

Each of these – Season s usually ends around the beginning of November and the next one starts in January. This also coincides with the League of Legends Pro Circuit, which usually ends in late October, early November. This year’s LoL Worlds 2021 will end on November 6 at the Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China.

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Patch Schedule – League of Legends

League of Legends releases bug fixes, improvements and new content at regular intervals. Below you can find the patch schedule for 2022. Note: Patch dates are subject to change at any time and for a variety of reasons. We recommend that you visit this page one to two days before a scheduled patch to see if it has been rescheduled. If a patch is postponed up to 48 hours before its release, we will post a warning at the top of this page.