Rostermania is in full swing for Apex Legends pros. The famed chaos of the ALGS transfer window necessitates an Apex Roster Tracker to watch who is moving where.
Ordered by date, this article constantly updates with major roster news. Follow along and see which teams remain together and the new teams that will form in summer 2025!
LFT, LFO, LF1… decoding Apex pro’s rostermania lingo
For those new to the game, understanding the language used during roster season can be challenging. Abbreviations are often used to describe what players are looking for and their respective status.
One of the core motivations for roster changes is CP, also known as Championship Points. Players hold individual CP, so by changing teams, they can increase the number of CP they have collectively. CPs are crucial to qualifying for the Year 5 ALGS Championship in Sapporo, Japan.
“FA” stands for “Free Agent.” This is when players are released from their contract or roster and typically seek a new team to join. They are free to explore their options and participate in trial periods with new teams. FA can also be used to refer to players who are competing in a team, but the team is not signed to an organisation.
“LFT” is one of the most frequently used abbreviations. This phrase stands for “Looking For Team.” It is most commonly used by FA players and coaches seeking a new roster to sign with.
“LFO” means that a full roster (usually three players and a coach) is looking for an organisation to represent. Organisations are official companies that a team can sign to, such as TSM, Team Liquid, Alliance, or VK Gaming. Unsigned players will typically seek an organisation to represent, as it helps with self-promotion and can provide consistent salaries.
“LF1” is a term used when two players are seeking a third player to complete their team. In Apex Legends, three players must compete on each team. Players posting that they are LF1 are usually looking to have FA players try out on their team before joining the roster.
Apex Roster Tracker: Following major LFT, LFO, and LF1 announcements
This timeline will be updated at least once per day to reflect new roster announcements. For retweets of LFT/LF1/LFO posts and quick updates on major changes, follow Author @hannahmariezt and Apex Roster Tracker @ApexRostermania on X (formerly Twitter).
29/07/2025
- Gaimin Gladiators part ways with their entire Apex Legends roster. Jamie ‘Blasts’ Levine, Pawel ‘lighT’ Haratyk, Nicholas ‘Fuhhnq’ Wall, and coach Luca ‘Liuq’ Andenna are assumed to be either LFT or LFO.
Gaimin Gladiators signed the roster in May 2024. The trio performed well at the ALGS Split 2 Playoffs in August and September 2024, finishing the tournament in 2nd place. However, they struggled to achieve the same results in 2025, with no top-five finishes in ALGS tournaments.
- Burke announces that they are LFT as a coach, preferably for a Split 2 Pro League team. He still has the option to stay with his current team, Fusion (FS).
28/07/2025
- Casper ‘Gnaske’ Præstensgaard and Francisco ‘k4shera’ Alves confirm that they have picked up Adam ‘AdaM_zZ’ Fekkari as their third player. The trio also announce that they are LFO.
Gnaske, K4shera, and AdaM_zZ will be playing under the name “o7” for the time being—a team name that Gnaske has used in the past as a FA team.
In his post on X (formerly Twitter) announcing the addition of AdaM_zZ to their team, Gnaske explained that they are “keeping the o7 sag alive with this triple MNK god roster.” All three players on the team play on Mouse and Keyboard rather than a controller.
The MNK/controller supremacy debate continues to rage in competitive Apex. Still, recent high-profile wins from triple MNK teams show that, while the controller briefly reigned supreme, traditional input is regaining its previous status. VK Gaming’s ALGS Midseason Playoffs win is the most recent demonstration of this shift.
He also explained the thought behind the new team’s dynamic:
“For the people who don’t know Adam, he’s a MNK prodigy and might just have the most insane MNK mechanics of all time […] K4shera and I are obviously veteran players and due to our experience, we think we’re the perfect match to help Adam reach his full potential!”
Gnaske and K4shera need a demon-like fragger to complete their team. AdaM_zZ’s raw talent as an 18-year-old upcoming player may be the perfect addition to push his two experienced teammates back to the top.
This trio will certainly be one to watch.
- Manuel ‘Nail’ Dhaene confirms that he is LFT for pro league as a fragger/anchor
- Federico ‘Shex’ Trevisan and Alessandro ‘Eccio’ D’Avino conform they are LF1, prefarably looking for an IGL
25/07/2025
- Brendan ‘Onmuu’ Pode confirms that he has retired from Competitive Apex Legends
Onmuu has competed in the ALGS since its launch year, 2019. He explained in his farewell post that although he holds good memories of his time competing, he is “more happy not competing in Apex anymore.” He also mentioned the state of the game in his post, which, in his opinion, “is real bad,” which has affected his enjoyment.
He also revealed that he has recently completed an EMT certification and is planning to become a paramedic. Other professional players, retired players, streamers, and fans alike congratulated him on his new career path, and the community wishes him the best moving forward.
24/07/2025
- Jason ‘Vudo’ Melton announces that he is LFT for Pro League Qualifiers or Pro League
22/07/2025
- Phillip ‘ImperialHal’ Dosen confirms that Team Falcons plan to remain a roster, with no changes planned.
The announcement that Team Falcons will remain together comes as a surprise to many ALGS viewers who speculated that the team may change after their failure to win the ALGS Midseason Playoffs at the Esports World Cup.
During practice games ahead of the tournament, IGL Rhys ‘Zer0’ Perry could be heard shouting at his teammate Ben ‘Wxltzy’ Walton and seemingly breaking objects in the background of ImperialHal’s livestream, suggesting that team relations may have turned sour.
21/07/2025
- Daniel ‘Luxford’ Castellano announces that he is LFT
Luxford played for Team Orchid at the ALGS Midseason Playoffs (held at the Esports World Cup). His potential departure from Team Orchid, combined with Hambino’s confirmed departure announced on July 20th, suggests that the roster may disband entirely.
- Maksym ‘Max-Strafe’ Stadniuk announces that he is LFT
- Nijolaj ‘N1ks’ Baarts shares that he is LFT
20/07/2025
- Hambino confirms that he has left Team Orchid and is now LFT
Recently, Hambino hit the headlines for not attending the Esports World Cup due to his identity as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, re-sparking EWC controversy in the ALGS. This prevented them from acquiring crucial CP, which would negatively impact the other Team Orchid players if they were to remain on the roster. Therefore, they are seeking a new team.
They also confirmed that they are open to coaching opportunities.
- Tyler ‘Dezignful’ Gardner announces that after taking a break from competitive Apex Legends, he is LFT
19/07/2025
- Vladimir ‘7ozzzus’ Vorotilov is confirmed as scrimming (playing practice games) with Taylor ‘arctic’ McNeil and Emil ‘sherb’ Andren.
Regarding their practice games with 7ozzzus, arctic stated that “When I was a noob and I just started playing this game I looked on Twitch to see who was number one ranked and it was 7ozzzus all the time. I was a big fan.” They confirmed that the first scrim games “went good”.
Both arctic and sherb confirmed they were LFT/LF1 on July 13th.
- Rodrigo ‘Chik1s’ Alquicira, Luis ‘Gyozey’ Mejia, Julian David ‘Buxtz’ Carreño Rojas, and coach ‘InZaneyy’ are LFO
- Retired pro Timothy ‘iiTzTimmy’ An makes a brief reappearance as a pro player for 100 Thieves in the “SoaR – For Those Who Dare” Apex Legends tournament. He is assumed to be still retired overall.
18/07/2025
- LFT coach Payton ‘Talmadge’ Koski announces that he is offering paid coaching services to teams wanting to compete in the upcoming PLQs (Pro League Qualifiers)
- LF1 player Elwin ‘KSWINNIE’ Echeveria announces that he is also LFT for coaching opportunities.
- Retired pro player Mikkel ‘Mande’ Hestbek states on-stream that he is considering coming out of retirement
In a clip on Twitch, Mande mentioned that they are considering scrimming (playing in practice games) and potentially joining Casper ‘Gnaske’ Præstensgaard and Francisco ‘k4shera’ Alves, who are currently LF1. Mande famously played for Alliance as a substitute in the 2023 ALGS Split 1 Playoffs in London.
- The All Gamers Global Esports roster disbands (Mark ‘Dropped’ Thees, Nelson ‘zap’ Bangs, and William ‘SkittleCakes’ August)
Dropped announced in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that he is now FA and exploring his options moving forward. SkittleCakes and zap are potentially LF1 to create a new trio, but are also LFT and open to splitting up and moving to new teams.
- Alexis ‘zona’ announces that they are LFT as a coach
- James ‘AfrO4E’ Ofori announces that they are LFT as a coach
- Movistar KOI confirm that they have dropped their entire Apex Legends roster. (Miguel ‘Blinkzr’ Quiles, Firdaws ‘yJely’ Abadi, Brandon ‘FunFPS’ Groombridge)
- Miguel ‘Blinkzr’ Quiles confirms that they are LFT. Alternatively, they are LF1 with Brandon ‘FunFPS’ Groombridge
- Firdaws ‘yJely’ Abadi announces that he is LFT following the split with his fellow Movistar KOI players.
- Ben ‘vasate’ Hagen announces that he is LFT
17/07/2025
- Andrea ‘Colo’ Colombo announces that he is LFT as a coach
- Colwyn ‘Darkside’ King announces that he is LFT as a coach
16/07/2025
- Coach Payton ‘Talmadge’ Koski announces that he is LFT
Most recently, Talmadge coached for All Gamers Global at the Esports World Cup. However, he has also coached for TSM and ENVY so far in 2025.
- Coach Colwyn ‘Darkside’ King announces that he is LFT
- Analyst Jonathan ‘Wait I am Trash’ Naftzger announces that his is LFT
- Former pro player Aidan ‘aidanthedestroye’ Macmilan announces that he is LFT as a coach
15/07/2025
- Furia player Ryan ‘ImMadness’ Schlieve officially confirms that he is LFT
In his post announcing LFT status on X (formerly Twitter), ImMadness explained that the organisation is allowing him to explore other roster options.
He also explained regarding the team fracturing, “We just feel a fresh start would make everyone happier, this isn’t my call but I just want the boys to be happy.”
- Coach B4mbino is LFT
B4mbino is looking to coach an LCQ (Last Chance Qualifier) team for the Championship as he does not currently have Championship points to contribute.
- Player Aayan ‘Yanzz’ Shah is LFT
Yanzz came 18th in the ALGS 2025 Split 1 EMEA Pro League and 39th in the ALGS Open LAN. He also competed in the BLGS in December 2024.
The young British player came under scrutiny in 2024 for competing in multiple collegiate Apex Legends matches under a different name, thereby violating the rules.
14/07/2025
- Casper ‘Gnaske’ Præstensgaard and Francisco ‘k4shera’ Alves are LF1
Gnaske hit the headlines during the Split One EMEA Regional Circuit after getting dropped from his team mid-season. Since then, he has teamed up with k4shera to compete.
Originally, the duo were playing with Rafael PostKiLL Jesus under the name 10k Club. Now, they have moved PostKiLL to a substitute position and are looking for a new player to complete their main roster.
- Cybercats are LF1
- Keon ‘Keon’ Berghout announces in Discord that he is unsure if he will remain with Furia, hinting at the team potentially disbanding.
13/07/2025
- Emil ‘sherb’ Andren announces that he is LFT
- Alex ‘scuwry’ Scala announces that he is LFT, coming out of retirement
- Bowen ‘Monsoon’ Fuller announces that he is LFT, coming out of temporary retirement
Monsoon last played for Complexity before the organisation exited competitive Apex Legends after Split One. His reappearance in the scene is an exciting addition to the Apex Roster Tracker due to his beloved status in the community.
- Taylor ‘arctic’ McNeil announces that he is either LFT or LF1, depending on circumstance
10/07/2025
- Brandon ‘Dutch’ Bridy signs to Team Orchid as a coach
09/07/2025
- Timothy ‘iiTzTimmy’ An announces his pending retirement from competitive Apex Legends
Popular streamer and professional player iiTzTimmy announced ahead of competing under NRG for the Esports World Cup that, regardless of the tournament’s result, he will retire once he has finished competing.
He explained in a video that he is refocusing on streaming as his priority.
04/07/2025
- Keenan ‘Tax’ Mackey and ‘Calamitous’ announce that they are LF1
Tax is also LFT, meaning that if the opportunity arose, he would separate from Calamitous to compete elsewhere.
- The organisation RiddleOrder parts ways with coach Mihiro ‘1tappy’ Iseki and player Shotaro ‘saku’ Sakata. Both individuals are FA
- The organisation REJECT parts ways with Ryo ‘MiaK’ Inagaki and ‘Raygh’, who are now FA and LFT
03/07/2025
- Adam ‘AdaM_zZ’ Fekkari announces he is parting ways with Keenan ‘Tax’ Mackey and ‘Calamitous’ and will be LFT moving forward
30/06/2025
- Contracts expire for the entire REIGNITE roster. Yuta ‘Curihara’ Sato, Miki ‘Pinotr’ Tsurumaki, Yuta ‘mo-mon’ Oshima, and coach Kota ‘Kontyan’ Nakamura are all LFT
28/06/2025
- EVOS Esports sign ‘MGClutch’, Lewis ‘Hoody’ O’Rourke, and Manuel ‘Naid’ Dhaene to their organisation
24/06/2025
- Former Exo Clan players Elwin ‘KSWINNIE’ Echeveria and Nathan ‘ChaoricMuch’ Gajkiewicz are LF1.
The two players are currently signed to Dragons Esports. They were forced to drop their third player, Tyler ‘Tyler’ Wood, due to his Twitch ban.
Hannah is a writer specialising in the esports, gaming, and technology sectors. Working for outlets such as Dot Esports, Esports Insider, and of course ENUK, she has developed a love for wider esports and Apex Legends, although it may never surpass her drive to passionately beat her friends in every game of Mariokart. You may have seen her at various esports and gaming events, including ESI London, EGX, Discover: Esports and many League of Legends watch parties.
