Club

Samsung Galaxy

Samsung Galaxy was a South Korean esports club operated under Samsung branding, encompassing separate League of Legends teams before its 2017 world-champion roster was acquired by KSV.

Samsung Electronics official wordmark; media source documented through Samsung Newsroom

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Updated October 5, 2026

Commercial snapshot

Founded

Not verified in retained primary sources

The retained Riot and KSV materials verify Team eras and the 2017 transaction, not a single Club founding date.[1][2][4]

Based in

Not publicly disclosed

Current headquarters are not publicly disclosed; Riot identified Samsung Galaxy as an LCK team and Korea's third seed at Worlds 2017.[2]

Signature achievement

2017 League of Legends World Champion

KSV's acquisition release identifies Samsung Galaxy as the 2017 champion; Riot's pre-event record documents the roster that entered Worlds.[1][2]

Audience reach

Not publicly disclosed

Ownership

Samsung (historical operator)

This is historical operating context, not a current ownership claim.[1][3]

Current financials

Historical; not publicly disclosed

The KSV acquisition release did not disclose transaction value or Samsung Galaxy financials.[1]

Key people

Not applicable

Current Club leadership

Samsung Galaxy is retained as a historical Club identity and does not have a current standalone leadership roster in the retained sources.

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PTG Database Analysis

Samsung Galaxy requires a historical Club treatment, not a simulated current commercial profile. The Club groups the Samsung-branded operating identity above three distinct League of Legends Team eras, while dates and ended relation states prevent the 2014 sister teams or 2015–2017 roster from appearing current.[1][2][3][4]

Its strongest durable assets are championship history and brand association: Samsung White won Worlds 2014, and the consolidated Samsung Galaxy roster won Worlds 2017 before KSV acquired it. Those facts support editorial and archival analysis, but they do not create current Samsung Galaxy sponsorship inventory.[1][3]

The KSV release confirms a roster acquisition but does not enumerate every trademark, archive or historical right transferred, and no transaction value was disclosed. Any commercial use of Samsung branding, competition footage, player likenesses or historic team marks therefore requires separate current rights clearance.[1][5]

References5

[1]KSV — Samsung Galaxy acquisition — Acquisition date, 2017 championship and successor context
[2]Riot Games — Worlds 2017 teams — 2017 Samsung Galaxy Team identity, LCK seed and roster
[3]Riot Games — Samsung White wins Worlds 2014 — Official 2014 championship record
[4]Riot Games — Samsung White and Blue — Official account of the historical sister-team relationship
[5]Samsung Newsroom — Media Library — Official Samsung media-asset provenance for the retained wordmark

Commercial opportunities

Historical archive and documentary use

Any use of Samsung Galaxy names, marks, footage or player likenesses requires current rights-holder clearance.

Championship storytelling

The 2014 Samsung White and 2017 Samsung Galaxy titles are Team-level sporting records under the historical Club umbrella.[1][3]

Successor continuity

KSV acquired the 2017 roster, but the transaction does not by itself establish that every historical Club asset or right transferred.[1]

Disclosure status

Transaction value, historical sponsorship terms, revenue, valuation and audience methodology were not disclosed in the retained sources.

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South Korea Samsung Blue League of Legends Samsung Galaxy League of Legends Samsung White League of Legends Samsung Ozone