2025 Esports University League to Open in earnest on the 13th
Sep 09, 2025
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The Korea e-Sports Association announced the list of participating universities along with the newly reorganized competition structure ahead of the national finals of the '2025 E-Sports University League', which will open on the 13th.
The 2025 Esports University League will be held in two events: 'League of Legends' (Riot Games) and 'FC Online' (Nexon). The national finals, in which seeded universities participate, will be held from the 13th to November 2, and the final round, in which teams that have failed the national finals and non-seeded universities participate, will be held from September to early November. The final stage, the national finals, will be held at the Gwangju Esports Stadium located within Chosun University in Gwangju Metropolitan City from Nov. 22-23.
The national finals of the Esports College League will feature 29 university teams that have won seed status. Unlike last year's O2O method, this year's finals will be operated entirely online to increase the convenience of participation. 'League of Legends' will be divided into two groups of participating universities and will be held in a full-league manner, while 'FC Online' will be converted from last year's team match to this year's individual match, with full-league in Weeks 1 to 2 and double-elimination in Weeks 3 to 4. The top four universities in each event will go straight to the national finals, while the remaining seeded university teams will compete again with non-seeded universities in the finals.
There are a total of 22 university teams participating in the national finals, including Gyeongsang National University, Kyung Hee University, Kwangwoon University, International University, Dongguk University, Dong-A University, Myongji University, Busan University, Sunmoon University, Sungsil University, Shingu University, Yeoju University, Osan University, Chonnam National University of Science, Chonnam National University, Chosun University of Technology, Korea Tourism University, Hallym University, Hanseong University, Hanshin University, etc., and the 'FC Online' events include Gangneung Wonju University, Kangwon National University, Kyungdong Un.
University teams outside of the seed zone and teams that have been eliminated from the national finals can challenge the national finals through the final round organized by the regional promotion agency. The capital and Gangwon areas will be held online from November 8-9, and the Yeongnam area will be held offline at the Busan Esports Stadium on the 24th. Honam area will be held online and offline at Gwangju E-Sports Stadium from the 19th to the 20th, while Chungcheong area will be held offline at Daejeon E-Sports Stadium on November 8. The top one university in each category in each region will advance to the national finals.
Meanwhile, on August 23, the launch ceremony of eUnions and Ambassador was held to create the 2025 Esports University League together. Two ambassadors were selected, and eUnions consisted of a total of 12 people, including four casters and commentators, four production and directing, and four promotional and marketing. Starting with the orientation held with the opening ceremony, they will participate in actual university league broadcasting games and related content production through training by professional staff in each field, and through this, they will develop the expertise and capabilities required in the esports industry.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
