Movistar KOI
KOI, known as Movistar KOI for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional esports organization owned by OverActive Media. The organization was founded by Internet celebrity and streamer Ibai Llanos and former FC Barcelona player Gerard Piqué on 15 December 2021.
On 6 October 2022, a partnership with Infinite Reality and its ReKTGlobal brand, owners of Rogue, was announced. This partnership ended on 3 November 2023 following the revelation of non-payments by Infinite Reality and unsuccessful sporting goals. Two months after this separation, on 4 January 2024, OverActive Media, owner of MAD Lions, acquired KOI and Movistar Riders and merged them with MAD Lions, forming Movistar KOI and MAD Lions KOI. The team competed under these names during 2024 until the final merger, announced at the Movistar KOI-Con event on 6 December 2024.
The organization competes with two teams in League of Legends ; one team in Free Fire and Teamfight Tactics; and two players for Pokémon Scarlet/Violet at VGC events. It also has a Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 team that competes as Toronto KOI in the CDL.
History
The organization was founded by Internet celebrity and streamer Ibai Llanos and former FC Barcelona player Gerard Piqué at an event held on 15 December 2021 at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona in front of more than 15,000 people and peak streaming viewership of 363,000 on Twitch.Alliance with Rogue
On 6 October 2022, Goatch Global, the parent company of KOI, announced a strategic alliance with Infinite Reality and its brand ReKTGlobal, owner of Rogue. This union meant that all Rogue teams began playing as KOI in the 2023 season.Due to poor sporting results that were difficult to improve in the short term, along with financial problems caused by non-payment by Infinite Reality, the partnership ended on 3 November 2023. Llanos reportedly spent more than €3 million of his own money to pay employees, players, and content creators.
Triple merger with MAD Lions and Movistar Riders
On 4 January 2024, Goatch Global was acquired along with Team RandomK Esports by OverActive Media, the owner of MAD Lions. OAM decided to merge the three Spanish organizations under the KOI brand, competing for the 2024 season as Movistar KOI and MAD Lions KOI. On 28 February, it was announced that Movistar had renewed its contract as the main sponsor for three more years, through the end of 2026, having sponsored Riders since 2017.At the Movistar KOI-Con event held on 6 December 2024 at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid, the final merger was announced, with the organization now competing solely as Movistar KOI.
Divisions
''Call of Duty: Black Ops 7''
On 23 October 2025, it was announced that Toronto Ultra —the other brand owned by OverActive Media— would become part of the KOI brand as Toronto KOI. The team competes in the Call of Duty League, where it has won three Stage and played in two Championship Grand Finals.''Free Fire''
KOI entered the World Series LATAM on 26 February 2025, announcing its roster on 12 March. Between April and June, the team competed in the Latin America qualifier for the 2025 Esports World Cup. However, they were unable to advance and finished in 7th place.The roster was dissolved on 26 November, and the new roster for 2026 was subsequently announced on 10 December.
''League of Legends''
LEC
;2023The team entered the LEC in 2023 following a collaboration agreement with Rogue. The entire roster was maintained except in the top lane, where Mathias "Szygenda" Jensen was signed.
In their debut winter split, the team managed to qualify for the playoffs, finishing in 3rd position. In spring the team managed to enter the group stage, finishing in 6th position.
For the summer split, the team signed Henk "Advienne" Reijenga as their new support. They managed to enter the group stage but failed to qualify for the playoffs, finishing in 8th position.
;2024
After ending their collaboration with Rogue, KOI remained in the LEC through a new merger with MAD Lions. The new team became known as MAD Lions KOI and announced its new roster for 2024, consisting of four rookies: Àlex "Myrwn" Villarejo as top, Bartłomiej "Fresskowy" Przewoźnik as mid, David "Supa" Martínez as bot, and Álvaro "Alvaro" Fernández as support. All of them led by Javier "Elyoya" Prades in the jungle.
In their first split, the team qualified for playoffs with a 5–4 record. After losing to Fnatic 0–2 in the upper bracket, the team went on a winning streak to the split final, beating GIANTX, Team Vitality, Fnatic, and Team BDS. In the final, they started by winning the first map but ultimately fell 1–3 to G2 Esports.
In the spring they once again made it into the playoffs with a 4–5 record. In the playoffs, they lost to G2 Esports 0–2, dropping to the lower bracket. After defeating GIANTX 2–1, they finally lost to Team Vitality 0–2, being eliminated from the split and failing to qualify for the 2024 Mid-Season Invitational.
In the summer split they miraculously qualified for the playoffs on the last day after beating Rogue in the last regular match and winning two tiebreakers against Rogue and Team Vitality. In playoffs, they lost 1–2 in first round of upper bracket against Team BDS after dominating the series. They were eventually eliminated by Karmine Corp after a disappointing series.
With 200 points accumulated during the season, the team qualified for the Season Finals in 4th place. After defeating G2 Esports 3–2 in the upper bracket semifinals, the team fell to Fnatic 2–3 in the following round. In the lower bracket final, they were ultimately eliminated by G2 Esports, thus qualifying for the 2024 World Championship as the third and final seed. At Worlds, the team advanced to the Swiss stage after winning their first two games in the play-in against Vikings Esports and PSG Talon. In the Swiss stage, the team was eliminated after losing all three of their matches against Bilibili Gaming, PSG Talon and GAM Esports.
;2025
The team retained its entire roster except for the mid position. On 6 December 2024, Joseph "Jojopyun" Joon-pyun was announced as new midlaner, becoming the first player imported from North America to Europe. On the same day, it was announced that the team would be renamed Movistar KOI.
In the winter split, the team qualified for the playoffs with a 6–3 record. In the upper bracket, they beat Team BDS 2–0 and lost 0–2 to Karmine Corp. In the lower bracket, they beat GIANTX 2–0 before finally losing 1–3 to Fnatic, thus finishing in 4th place and failing to qualify 2025 First Stand.
In the spring they qualified for the playoffs again with another 6–3 record. During the regular season, the team hosted the LEC Roadtrip Madrid, which took place at the Madrid Arena on 26–27 April. In the playoffs they beat the reigning champion Karmine Corp twice, the last time being to advance to the split final against G2 Esports and qualifying for the 2025 Mid-Season Invitational and the 2025 Esports World Cup. In the final, the team proved superior throughout and won 3–1, achieving their 4th LEC title.
At MSI they were quickly eliminated after falling to Bilibili Gaming and CTBC Flying Oyster, finishing in 7th–8th place. In the EWC, the team qualified for the playoffs after beating GAM Esports and their recent MSI executioner, CTBC Flying Oyster. In playoffs the team was eliminated by reigning world champion T1 1–2, finishing in 5th–8th position.
On summer split the team qualify for playoffs in first position in Group 1. In playoffs, after their victory against Fnatic, the team qualified for the 2025 World Championship and the Summer Finals held at the Caja Mágica in Madrid. At the event, they beat Fnatic again to secure a spot in the split final against G2 Esports. In the final, held on 28 September, the team was outplayed and lost 0–3.
At Worlds, they started with losses against KT Rolster and G2 Esports. The team recovered after beating Fnatic and Team Secret Whales. They then faced the reigning world champions, T1, for a spot in the quarterfinals, but lost 0–2, finishing in 9th–11th place.
;2026
The team retained its full roster and it was announced that it would host three LEC Roadtrips this year.
LES
;2022KOI entered the Superliga after acquiring the place of Astralis SB. On 15 December 2021, at the showmatch against Karmine Corp, they presented their roster composed of: Enzo "SLT" González, Luis "Koldo" Pérez, Jørgen "Hatrixx" Elgåen, Rafa "Rafitta" Ayllón and Daniel "seaz" Binderhofer. The team won the showmatch 2–1.
The team debuted in the spring split of 2022, finishing in 4th place. For the summer split, the team signed Matti "WhiteKnight" Sormunen and Francisco José "Xico" Cruz in top and mid, respectively. The team finished in 4th position again.
Between October and November they participated in the Iberian Cup, finishing in 3rd–4th place.
;2023
With KOI's entry into the LEC, the team was renamed Finetwork KOI in 2023. For the spring split, the team was renewed with Jakub "Sinmivak" Rucki, João Miguel "Baca" Novais and Damian "Lucker" Konefał in top, mid and bot. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs.
For summer the bot lane was completely renewed with the entry of Josip "Jopa" Čančar and Paul "Stend" Lardin as bot and support, respectively. The team finished in 3rd place.
They reached the final of the Iberian Cup against Los Heretics, played on 10 November. They were defeated 0–3.
;2024
In 2024 the team became known as Movistar KOI after the merger with MAD Lions and Movistar Riders. The team was completely revamped for spring: Pedro José "Marky" Serrano as top; Will Antony "NoName" Jones as jungle; Adam "Random" Grepl as mid; Đorđe "Shy Carry" Stišović as bot; and Igor "marlon" Tomczyk as support. The team qualified for the playoffs and finished in 6th place.
In the summer, Magnus "MAXI" Kristensen and Rubén "Rhuckz" Barbosa joined in jungle and support. The team qualified for the playoffs and finished in 5th place.
They finished the season with the Iberian Cup, achieving 5th–8th place.
;2025
For 2025, the team changed its name to Movistar KOI Fénix and renewed the entire roster with Muhanad "Spooder" Sharad, Edgaras "Eckas" Strazdauskas, Bartłomiej "Fresskowy" Przewoźnik, William "UNF0RGIVEN" Nieminen and Kamil "kamilius" Košťál. The competition included the new winter split, where the team finished in 6th place.
For spring, veteran support Erik "Treatz" Wessén was acquired but finished in 8th place. The team was almost entirely renewed in the summer except in mid with the signings of Ivan "NightSlayer" Bilous in top, Tiago "Time" Almeida in jungle, Zayan "13" Taeau in bot and Tomislav "Thomas" Nanjara as support. They made it back into the playoffs and finished in 4rd place.
During the Iberian Cup in November, they finished 5th–8th place.
;2026
The roster remained intact except for the support position, with the addition of Mohamed "Myrtus" Rahli.
On 13 January it was announced that the league would be renamed Liga Española de League of Legends following the change in production of the Liga de Videojuegos Profesional to Lastlap and CABAL esports.