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The Call of Duty League (CDL) has unveiled its schedule and format for the 2025 season, which will span across seven months with five major events. As with previous years, each season brings slight variations, with changes in the number of Major tournaments, adjustments to the format, and ongoing discussions about whether league matches should begin before or after the holiday season.
This year's campaign includes the introduction of Minor Tournaments, three new teams, and a highly anticipated location for the Call of Duty Champs.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 CDL season:
CDL 2025 Regular Season Schedule
Here’s the official schedule for the season:
Major 1 (Toronto Ultra)
- Online qualifiers: December 6 – January 26
- Minor Online Tournament: January 10-12
- Major 1 LAN (Madrid): January 30 – February 2
Major 2 (OpTic Texas)
- Online qualifiers: February 14 – March 16
- Minor Online Tournament: February 27 – March 2
- Major 2 LAN (Dallas): March 20-23
Major 3 (Miami Heretics)
- Online qualifiers: April 4 – April 20
- Major 3 LAN (Ft. Lauderdale): April 24-27
Major 4
- Online qualifiers: May 2 – May 18
- Major 4 LAN: TBD
CDL Championship
- Location: Toronto Ultra (Toronto, Canada)
- Dates: Expected June 26-29 (subject to confirmation)
In addition to the regular season, the Esports World Cup will feature Black Ops 6 and potentially Warzone as post-season events. If the event follows a similar schedule to 2024, it may take place in August.
CDL 2025 Teams & Rosters
Here’s the team list ahead of the 2025 season. Note that the LA Guerrillas have yet to announce their full roster.
| Team | Players | Substitute(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FaZe | aBeZy, Simp, Cellium, Drazah | — |
| Boston Breach | Snoopy, Owakening, Purj, Cammy | — |
| Miami Heretics | Reaal, Lucky, Metallz, Vikul, RenKoR | — |
| Carolina Royal Ravens | Gwinn, SlasheR, Vivid, Gwinn | — |
| LA Guerrillas | Flames, —, —, — | — |
| LA Thieves | Ghosty, Scrappy, HyDra, Envoy | — |
| Minnesota Røkkr | PaulEhx, Nero, Gio, EstreaI | — |
| Cloud 9 | Mack, Kremp, Attach, Sib | — |
| OpTic Texas | Shotzzy, Dashy, Pred, Kenny | — |
| Vancouver Surge | Abuzah, 04, Nastiee, Hicksy | — |
| Toronto Ultra | Insight, CleanX, JoeDeceives, Beans | — |
| Vegas Falcons | Exnid, Roxas, Khhx, KingAbody | — |
CDL 2025 Format
Similar to last season, Online Qualifiers will determine seedings for LAN Major tournaments, and teams will earn CDL points to qualify for the Championship. The schedule for Online Qualifiers will consist of four weeks and seven matches for Majors I and II, and three weeks and five matches for Majors III and IV.
The season will also feature two Minor Tournaments – single-elimination events held over three days. These will be seeded by standings halfway through the qualifying stages. Each Minor Tournament will offer a $20K winner-takes-all prize pool, along with valuable CDL points. Here’s the point breakdown:
- 1st place: 30 CDL Points
- 2nd place: 20 CDL Points
- 3rd & 4th place: 10 CDL Points
CDL Points Breakdown
Each Major tournament will follow the new CDL points structure:
| Placement | CDL Points |
|---|---|
| 1st | 100 |
| 2nd | 75 |
| 3rd | 60 |
| 4th | 45 |
| 5th/6th | 30 |
| 7th/8th | 15 |
| 9th-12th | 0 |
CDL Game Modes
The competitive modes for Modern Warfare 3 will include:
- Hardpoint
- Search and Destroy
- Control
That covers everything we know so far about the 2025 CDL season. A number of Call of Duty pros have shared their excitement for Black Ops 6, although concerns about one key issue could impact Treyarch's latest title.