Call of Duty League
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Call of Duty League
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WorldCumulative Prize Pool:
$29,910,000 USD
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Call of Duty League (CDL) is the premier franchise esports league for Call of Duty, organized by Activision.
The league began with 12 teams for the Inaugural Season, which started on January 24th, 2020. [1]
Teams
[edit]The current teams in Call of Duty League are:
| Location | Team Name | Owner | Team Announced | First Season | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston
|
  Boston Breach
|
Oxygen Esports & Kraft Sports Group | 2021-12-16 [2] | 2022 | 0 |
| Carolina
|
 Carolina Royal Ravens
|
ReKTGlobal | 2023-09-05 [3] | 2024 | 0 |
| Los Angeles
|
 Los Angeles Thieves
|
100 Thieves | 2020-11-07 [4] | 2021 | 1 |
| Miami
|
 Miami Heretics
|
Team Heretics & Misfits Gaming | 2023-08-24 [5] | 2024 | 0 |
| Minnesota
|
 G2 Minnesota
|
G2 Esports | 2025-10-20 [6] | 2026 | 0 |
| New York
|
  Cloud9 New York
|
Cloud9 | 2024-08-10 [7] | 2025 | 0 |
 Paris
|
 Paris Gentle Mates
|
Gentle Mates | 2025-12-04 [8] | 2026 | 0 |
 Riyadh
|
 Riyadh Falcons
|
Team Falcons | 2025-09-09 [9] | 2026 | 0 |
| Texas
|
  OpTic Texas
|
OpTic Gaming | 2021-11-08 [10] | 2022 | 2 |
 Toronto
|
 Toronto KOI
|
OverActive Media | 2025-10-24 [11] | 2026 | 0 |
| Vancouver
|
 Vancouver Surge
|
Canucks Sports & Entertainment & Enthusiast Gaming | 2024-08-11 [12] | 2025 | 0 |
| Vegas
|
  FaZe Vegas
|
Atlanta Esports Ventures & FaZe Clan | 2025-09-19 [13] | 2026 | 0 |
Defunct Brands
[edit]These following brands no longer exist in Call of Duty League:
| Location | Team Name | Owner | Team Announced | First Season | Championships | Dissolved | New Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles
|
  Los Angeles Guerrillas M8
|
Gentle Mates | 2024-12-04 [14] | 2025 | 0 | 2025-11-26 | Paris Gentle Mates
|
| Toronto
|
 Toronto Ultra
|
OverActive Media | 2019-05-02 [15] | 2020 | 0 | 2025-10-24 | Toronto KOI
|
| Minnesota
|
Minnesota RØKKR
|
G2 Esports | 2019-07-01 [6] | 2020 | 0 | 2025-10-20 | G2 Minnesota
|
| Atlanta
|
  Atlanta FaZe
|
Atlanta Esports Ventures & FaZe Clan | 2019-05-02 [15] | 2020 | 1 | 2025-09-19 | FaZe Vegas
|
| Vegas
|
 Vegas Falcons
|
Team Falcons | 2024-08-21 [16] | 2025 | 0 | 2025-09-09 | Riyadh Falcons
|
| Los Angeles
|
 Los Angeles Guerrillas
|
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment | 2019-08-20 [17] | 2020 | 0 | 2024-12-04 | Los Angeles Guerrillas M8
|
| Las Vegas
|
 Las Vegas Legion
|
c0ntact Gaming, LLC | 2022-09-12 [18] | 2023 | 0 | 2024-08-21 | Vegas Falcons
|
| Seattle
|
Seattle Surge
|
Canucks Sports & Entertainment & Enthusiast Gaming | 2019-09-13 [19] | 2020 | 0 | 2024-08-11 | Vancouver Surge
|
| New York
|
  New York Subliners
|
NYXL & Sterling Equities | 2019-05-02 [15] | 2020 | 1 | 2024-08-10 | Cloud9 New York
|
 London
|
  London Royal Ravens
|
Infinite Reality | 2019-09-13 [19] | 2020 | 0 | 2023-09-05 | Carolina Royal Ravens
|
| Florida
|
 Florida Mutineers
|
Misfits Gaming | 2019-08-20 [17] | 2020 | 0 | 2023-08-24 | Miami Heretics
|
| Paris
|
Paris Legion
|
c0ntact Gaming, LLC | 2019-05-02 [15] | 2020 | 0 | 2022-09-12 | Las Vegas Legion
|
| Chicago
|
 OpTic Chicago
|
Envy Gaming Inc. | 2020-11-11 [20] | 2021 | 0 | 2021-12-15 | Boston Breach
|
| Dallas
|
 Dallas Empire
|
Envy Gaming, Inc. | 2019-05-02 [15] | 2020 | 1 | 2021-11-08 | OpTic Texas
|
| Chicago
|
 Chicago Huntsmen
|
NRG Esports | 2019-09-13 [19] | 2020 | 0 | 2020-11-11 | OpTic Chicago
|
| Los Angeles
|
  OpTic Gaming Los Angeles
|
Immortals Gaming Club | 2019-07-01 [6] | 2020 | 0 | 2020-11-07 | Los Angeles Thieves
|
World Champions
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[edit]Active
[edit]| ID | Name | Join Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Tsay | (Daniel Tsay) Daniel Tsay | Role: (General Manager) | Join Date: | |
| Spencer Peterson | (Spencer Peterson) Spencer Peterson | Role: (Player Relations) | Join Date: |
Past
[edit]| ID | Name | Join Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johanna Faries | (Johanna Faries) Johanna Faries | Role: (League Commissioner) | Join Date: | |
| Xav | (Xav de Matos) Xav de Matos | Role: (Head of Public Relations) | Join Date: |
References
[edit]- ↑ "CALL OF DUTY LEAGUE SEASON LAUNCHES JANUARY 24, 2020". Call of Duty League. 2019-10-29.
- ↑ Oxygen Esports. "We are joining forces with the @BostonUprising and welcoming Kraft Sports & Entertainment to the OXG family to establish New England as a global leader in esports.".
- ↑ Carolina Royal Ravens (2023-09-05). "COD is coming to the Carolinas".
- ↑ Los Angeles Thieves (2020-11-07). "Announcing a new Los Angeles team for the competitive Call of Duty League in 2021.".
- ↑ Miami Heretics. "THIS IS US. THIS IS MIAMI HERETICS. #TakeMyVamos".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 G2 Minnesota] (2025-10-20). "We're not fkin leaving".
- ↑ Cloud9 (2024-08-11). "In the Empire State of Mind 🗽".
- ↑ Gentle Mates (2025-11-26). "On vous présente Paris Gentle Mates, voici notre roster Call of Duty 2026 présenté par @Visa_Fr " [Let us introduce Paris Gentle Mates, here is our Call of Duty 2026 roster presented by @Visa_Fr] (in French).
- ↑ Riyadh Falcons (2025-09-09). "Riyadh is where legends take flight".
- ↑ Dexerto (2021-11-08). "H3CZ & Hastr0 on OpTic Texas merger: “A match made in heaven”".
- ↑ Toronto KOI (2025-10-24). "A new era in Toronto has started. We are Toronto KOI".
- ↑ Vancouver Surge (2024-08-11). "As the tides rise and fall, the waves bring us onto new shores 🌊”".
- ↑ FaZe Vegas (2025-09-19). "Viva Las Vegas! FaZe is coming to The Strip in 2026 🎲".
- ↑ Gentle Mates (2024-12-04). "Dream Comes True, Gentle Mates Arrives in COD League".
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Keshav Bhat (2019-05-02). "Five cities have purchased a spot in the upcoming franchised Call of Duty league". Charlie INTEL.
- ↑ Team Falcons (2024-08-21). "THE FALCONS ARE UNLEASHED!".
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Hawken Miller (2019-08-20). "Call of Duty league adds franchises in Los Angeles, Florida". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Las Vegas Legion (2022-09-12). "This is only the beginning.".
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Ross Deason (2019-09-13). "London, Seattle, and Chicago unveiled as latest Call of Duty franchises". Dexerto.
- ↑ OpTic Gaming (2020-11-11). "Together we stand, Together we fall, Together we are...".