Call of Duty League 2025 schedule unveiled

The Call of Duty League (CDL) has unveiled its schedule for the 2025 season.

The season will feature four LAN Major events, online qualifiers, new Minor tournaments and will conclude with the Call of Duty League Championship.

The 2025 Call of Duty League season begins on December 6th with online qualifiers for the first Major.

For the first time since 2020, the CDL heads to Europe with Toronto Ultra hosting the first Major of the season in Madrid from January 30th to February 2nd, 2025. March 20th-23rd will see defending champions OpTic Texas host an event in Dallas, Texas.

In the middle of Qualifiers for Majors One and Two, Call of Duty has also introduced Minor tournaments. These 12-team single-elimination events feature a $20,000 (~£15,686) prize for the winner and provide opportunities for teams to earn CDL Points. CDL Points determine seeding for the Majors and which teams make it to the post-season phase.

It has also been announced that Miami Heretics will operate the third Major taking place from April 24th-27th. Details on the fourth Major were not disclosed.

Alongside omitting details on the fourth Major of the 2025 Call of Duty League season, the announcement did not contain information on where CDL Champs will take place. However, the league’s website notes the event will be taking place in Toronto, Canada with dates yet to be revealed.

In addition to sharing the season schedule, the CDL unveiled the 2025 collection of in-game skins that will be available for players to purchase. It was also announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will form part of the 2025 Esports World Cup, a multi-title event organised by the Esports World Cup Foundation.

Call of Duty esports has maintained stability over the last year. The 2024 CDL Champs event saw peak viewing figures of 283,184 while the 2023 event attracted a peak of 294,178.