Spirit Academy Reveal New 2026 Lineup

Spirit Academy have announced their lineup for the new season. VILBy will lead the revamped squad as the in-game leader. The team also sees the return of mazay, who previously competed for the academy.

In 2025, the academy project continued to promote players to a higher level, as kyousuke, Alkaren, and syph0 moved on to more prominent teams. Meanwhile, S0tF1k remains in charge of developing the young roster as head coach.

mazay previously played for the academy’s main lineup last summer, featuring in 29 maps, but was unable to fully commit to practice due to his studies. Now he returns aiming to establish himself as the team’s key rifler.

Alongside VILBy and mazay, AWPer Kiryasoo stays in the lineup after joining the team last season. The roster is completed by two lesser-known players: kidofpain, who previously represented Spirit Academy Black, and s1nside, for whom this will be the first major experience on a bigger stage.