Activision has revealed all the details of the Call of Duty League 2026 season, and here’s everything you need to know, including all the participating teams, format, schedule, and more.
Call of Duty League 2026 brings back a 12‑team, city‑based franchised league competing on Black Ops 7 under a 4v4 format. Across the year, teams will battle through online qualifiers, international Majors and Minors, all awarding points that will decide which rosters make it to the final showdown—the CDL Championship Weekend.
A new competitive game mode joins, replacing Control, and with star‑studded line‑ups, defending champions OpTic Texas, and international challengers entering select events, CDL is set up as a key esports circuit for 2026.
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All CDL 2026 teams
A total of 12 partnered organizations will compete in the 2026 Call of Duty League season. Most of these teams represent North American cities, with one slot dedicated to Riyadh as the league’s Middle East representative.
Here are all the confirmed CDL 2026 teams:
- Boston Breach
- Carolina Royal Ravens
- Cloud9 New York
- FaZe Vegas
- G2 Minnesota
- Los Angeles Thieves
- Miami Heretics
- OpTic Texas
- Paris Gentle Mates
- Riyadh Falcons
- Toronto KOI
- Vancouver Surge
OpTic Texas enter the CDL 2026 as back‑to‑back world champions from 2024 and 2025. Once the season starts, I will start updating the standings and scores here.
CDL 2026 schedule
Call of Duty League 2026 starts on Dec. 5, 2025, and the regular season will go on until June 28, 2026. The regular season will include a four-Stage Season, online qualifiers, Minors, and Majors.
Here’s the full schedule of all the events:
- Opening Weekend: Dec. 5 to 7, 2025
- Major I (OpTic Texas, Dallas, TX): Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, 2026
- Major II (DreamHack, Birmingham or London, UK): March 27 to 29, 2026
- Minor I: April 24 to 26, 2026
- Major III (Atlanta, GA): May 2026
- Minor II: June 5 to 7, 2026
- Major IV (Paris, France): June 25 to 28, 2026
For each win, teams will earn CDL points, including additional points based on the performance in each Minor and Major, with standings deciding seeding and Championship qualification.
The top eight teams with the most CDL Points will qualify for the Call of Duty League Championship 2026 from July 16 to 19.
Prior to the regular season opening, the teams competed at the Monster Launch Invitational, with OpTic Texas dominating the first Black Ops 7 tournament.
CDL 2026 format and game modes
For CDL 2026, each match will be played across three core modes: Hardpoint, Search and Destroy, and Overload. Overload is the new Black Ops 7 competitive mode, replacing Control. Series are structured as best‑of‑five maps, with mode‑specific maps forming the rotation for each stage of the season.
Since 2021, the Call of Duty League has used a 4v4 competitive format, and that structure continues into the 2026 season on BO7. You can check out our guide for all the CDL 2026 competitive settings, including maps, modes, and restricted items, which will also apply to Mutliplayer Ranked mode.
How to watch Call of Duty League 2026
You can catch all the CDL 2026 action live on their official Twitch channel.
There are some cool Twitch drops to earn, too, during the opening weekend. So, make sure to claim them.
