Call of Duty League 2025 Season Details – Minor Changes
As Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 flies off the digital shelves in the best CoD opening week ever, the Call of Duty League 2025 season details have already been released. Accordingly, let’s dive into the thrilling season details for the next iteration of the CDL.
New Esports Organizations?
No, while they’re framed to be “new team franchises”, the Call of Duty League is not expanding from 12 teams. Instead, the following rebranding has occurred during the offseason:
- New York Subliners –> Cloud9 New York
- Minnesota ROKKR –> G2 Esports
- Vegas Legion –> Team Falcons
In the midst of these changes, CoD rostermania has forged new and exciting rosters which will shake up the Call of Duty odds.
Call of Duty League 2025 Season Format
Moving on to the more exciting news, the format for this season follows a similar structure. Accordingly, four Majors are paired with Online Qualifiers ahead of the CDL Championship. Here’s a look at the schedule for the 2025 season:
| CDL 2025 Tournament | Schedule |
|---|---|
| CDL Major I Online Qualifiers & Minor Tournament | December 6th 2024 - January 26th 2025 |
| CDL Major I Madrid | January 30th - February 2nd 2025 |
| CDL Major II Online Qualifiers & Minor Tournament | February 14th - March 16th 2025 |
| CDL Major II Dallas | March 20-23rd 2025 |
| CDL Major III Online Qualifiers | April 4-20th 2025 |
| CDL Major III Ft. Lauderdale | April 24-27th 2025 |
| CDL Major IV Online Qualifiers | May 2-18th 2025 |
| CDL Major IV TBD | TBD |
| CDL Championship | TBD |
| EWC 2025 | TBD |
Of note, the Esports World Cup returns at the end of the season after its success in 2024.
Moreover, the most exciting change is the inclusion of ‘Minor Tournaments’ – as an addition to Online Qualifiers, Minor Tournaments offer bracket play ahead of Majors to give more excitement with prize and points on the line.
In addition, CDL Challengers is back with a parallel schedule to the main competition.
Overall, these positive changes could help grow the Call of Duty League for years to come.
