LICHESS 4545 LEAGUE
Average player count by calendar season
| Season | Avg | # | League Seasons | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 372 | 13 | S2, S6, S11, S15, S16 +8 more | |
| Spring | 401 | 11 | S3, S7, S12, S17, S21 +6 more | |
| Summer | 377 | 11 | S4, S8, S13, S18, S22 +6 more | |
| Fall | 328 | 14 | S1, S5, S9, S10, S14 +9 more |
| Season | Date | Players | Stayed | Returned | Departed | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | Nov 2015 | 55 | 26 (47.3%) | 4 (7.3%) | 25 (45.5%) | |
| S2 | Jan 2016 | 139 | 71 (51.1%) | 21 (15.1%) | 47 (33.8%) | |
| S3 | Apr 2016 | 190 | 97 (51.1%) | 23 (12.1%) | 70 (36.8%) | |
| S4 | Jul 2016 | 185 | 91 (49.2%) | 32 (17.3%) | 62 (33.5%) | |
| S5 | Sep 2016 | 179 | 91 (50.8%) | 30 (16.8%) | 58 (32.4%) | |
| S6 | Jan 2017 | 198 | 106 (53.5%) | 27 (13.6%) | 65 (32.8%) | |
| S7 | Apr 2017 | 237 | 114 (48.1%) | 34 (14.3%) | 89 (37.6%) | |
| S8 | Jun 2017 | 214 | 114 (53.3%) | 30 (14.0%) | 70 (32.7%) | |
| S9 | Sep 2017 | 227 | 107 (47.1%) | 52 (22.9%) | 68 (30.0%) | |
| S10 | Nov 2017 | 208 | 115 (55.3%) | 35 (16.8%) | 58 (27.9%) | |
| S11 | Feb 2018 | 244 | 150 (61.5%) | 30 (12.3%) | 64 (26.2%) | |
| S12 | Apr 2018 | 311 | 154 (49.5%) | 55 (17.7%) | 102 (32.8%) | |
| S13 | Jul 2018 | 228 | 122 (53.5%) | 37 (16.2%) | 69 (30.3%) | |
| S14 | Sep 2018 | 236 | 122 (51.7%) | 49 (20.8%) | 65 (27.5%) | |
| S15 | Dec 2018 | 247 | 137 (55.5%) | 46 (18.6%) | 64 (25.9%) | |
| S16 | Feb 2019 | 282 | 173 (61.3%) | 43 (15.2%) | 66 (23.4%) | |
| S17 | May 2019 | 283 | 164 (58.0%) | 53 (18.7%) | 66 (23.3%) | |
| S18 | Aug 2019 | 260 | 154 (59.2%) | 47 (18.1%) | 59 (22.7%) | |
| S19 | Nov 2019 | 287 | 168 (58.5%) | 50 (17.4%) | 69 (24.0%) | |
| S20 | Feb 2020 | 315 | 206 (65.4%) | 43 (13.7%) | 66 (21.0%) | |
| S21 | Apr 2020 | 464 | 303 (65.3%) | 47 (10.1%) | 114 (24.6%) | |
| S22 | Jun 2020 | 436 | 268 (61.5%) | 60 (13.8%) | 108 (24.8%) | |
| S23 | Sep 2020 | 433 | 266 (61.4%) | 70 (16.2%) | 97 (22.4%) | |
| S24 | Nov 2020 | 425 | 283 (66.6%) | 48 (11.3%) | 94 (22.1%) | |
| S25 🦠| Feb 2021 | 573 | 344 (60.0%) | 75 (13.1%) | 154 (26.9%) | |
| S26 | May 2021 | 611 | 359 (58.8%) | 90 (14.7%) | 162 (26.5%) | |
| S27 | Aug 2021 | 612 | 332 (54.2%) | 103 (16.8%) | 177 (28.9%) | |
| S28 👑 | Nov 2021 | 523 | 360 (68.8%) | 53 (10.1%) | 110 (21.0%) | |
| S29 | Jan 2022 | 637 | 363 (57.0%) | 88 (13.8%) | 186 (29.2%) | |
| S30 | Apr 2022 | 497 | 295 (59.4%) | 68 (13.7%) | 134 (27.0%) | |
| S31 | Jul 2022 | 433 | 252 (58.2%) | 86 (19.9%) | 95 (21.9%) | |
| S32 | Sep 2022 | 396 | 259 (65.4%) | 50 (12.6%) | 87 (22.0%) | |
| S33 | Dec 2022 | 431 | 266 (61.7%) | 82 (19.0%) | 83 (19.3%) | |
| S34 | Feb 2023 | 394 | 267 (67.8%) | 48 (12.2%) | 79 (20.1%) | |
| S35 | May 2023 | 470 | 290 (61.7%) | 71 (15.1%) | 109 (23.2%) | |
| S36 | Aug 2023 | 444 | 281 (63.3%) | 67 (15.1%) | 96 (21.6%) | |
| S37 | Oct 2023 | 432 | 289 (66.9%) | 43 (10.0%) | 100 (23.1%) | |
| S38 | Jan 2024 | 460 | 288 (62.6%) | 72 (15.7%) | 100 (21.7%) | |
| S39 | Apr 2024 | 446 | 263 (59.0%) | 73 (16.4%) | 110 (24.7%) | |
| S40 | Jun 2024 | 401 | 238 (59.4%) | 49 (12.2%) | 114 (28.4%) | |
| S41 | Sep 2024 | 388 | 260 (67.0%) | 51 (13.1%) | 77 (19.8%) | |
| S42 | Nov 2024 | 387 | 266 (68.7%) | 40 (10.3%) | 81 (20.9%) | |
| S43 | Feb 2025 | 424 | 270 (63.7%) | 51 (12.0%) | 103 (24.3%) | |
| S44 | May 2025 | 447 | 290 (64.9%) | 41 (9.2%) | 116 (26.0%) | |
| S45 | Aug 2025 | 488 | 297 (60.9%) | 52 (10.7%) | 139 (28.5%) | |
| S46 | Oct 2025 | 418 | 286 (68.4%) | 27 (6.5%) | 105 (25.1%) | |
| S47 | Jan 2026 | 489 | 307 (62.8%) | 22 (4.5%) | 160 (32.7%) | |
| S48 | Apr 2026 | 455 | 298 (65.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 157 (34.5%) | |
| S49 | Jul 2026 | 450 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 450 (100.0%) |
🦠COVID-19 lockdowns begin (S25) • 👑 Queen's Gambit released (S28)
Note: "Departed" includes players who may return in future seasons beyond S49