The Call of Duty League confirmed the 2205 schedule and format, which features five events spread across seven months.
Each season, the schedule looks slightly different, with more or fewer Majors than the previous season, format changes, and never-ending debates over whether league matches should start before or after the Holiday period.
This year is no different, as the CDL introduces Minor Tournaments, three new organizations, and an exciting CoD Champs location.
Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming campaign.
CDL 2025 regular season schedule
Here is the official schedule.
- 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: N/A
CDL Championship
This season, Champs will be hosted by Toronto Ultra. The event is expected to run from June 26-29 in Toronto, but we will provide an update when official dates are revealed.
Black Ops 6 and possibly Warzone will once again be featured at the Esports World Cup as a post-season tournament. If they follow the same or similar schedule as in 2024, this event will likely be in August.
CDL 2025 teams & rosters
Here is what the teams currently look like ahead of the upcoming season. The LA Guerillas have yet to confirm its roster.
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| 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, JoeDecieves, Beans | — |
| Vegas Falcons | Exnid, Roxas, Khhx, KingAbody | — |
CDL 2025 format
Like last season, Online Qualifiers will determine seeding for LAN Major tournaments, and CDL points will be earned to qualify for Champs. This year, there will be four weeks and seven matches of Online Qualifiers for Majors I and II and three weeks and five games of Online Qualifiers for Majors III and IV.
The 2025 season features two Minor Tournaments, which are single elimination tournaments held over three days and seeded by standings halfway through each qualifying stage. Each Minor Tournament will have a $20K winner-takes-all prize pool and valuable CDL points at stake. First place will receive 30 CDL Points, second place will receive 20 CDL Points and third and fourth place will receive 10 CDL Points.
CDL Points explained
It’s important to note that every Qualifier match is worth 10 CDL Points. Here is the CDL Major point format.
| MAJOR TOURNAMENT CDL POINTS BREAKDOWN | NEW MAJOR PLACEMENT POINTS |
|---|---|
| 1st | 100 Points |
| 2nd | 75 Points |
| 3rd | 60 Points |
| 4th | 45 Points |
| 5th/6th | 30 Points |
| 7th/8th | 15 Points |
| 8th/12th | 0 Points |
CDL Game Modes
Here are the three competitive game modes coming to Modern Warfare 3
- Hardpoint
- Search and Destroy
- Control
That’s everything we know about the 2025 season so far.
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