With Champions Shanghai and the previous partnership agreement of VCT coming to an end, EMEA organizations that applied for the next cycle of partnership have begun announcing their partnered status.

While the previous format had 10 partnered teams per region plus two Ascension teams, the next cycle will see eight partnered teams per region, with regions also split up further to allow for more designation. VCT EMEA will be split into three regions: Europe, Türkiye, and MENA.

The partnered teams in VCT EMEA are as follows, with announcements linked:

After competing in VCT before and during the partnership era, Team Heretics and BBL Esports announced their selection as partner teams for 2027.

Once announced, organizations that were not selected as VCT partners will be added to the section below.

This article will be updated as additional announcements are made.