| 2020 Call of Duty League Season | |
| League: | Call of Duty League |
| Sport: | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare |
| Duration: | January 24 – July 25, 2020 |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Mvp: | Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Top Seed: | Atlanta Faze |
| Finals: | Grand Finals |
| Finals Champ: | Dallas Empire [1] |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Atlanta Faze |
| Finals Mvp: | Ian "Crimsix" Porter |
| Nextseason Link: | 2021 Call of Duty League season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2021 |
The 2020 Call of Duty League season was the inaugural season for the Call of Duty League, an esports league based on the video game franchise Call of Duty.
| Atlanta FaZe | Atlanta, GA | Gateway Center Arena | 2020 | Atlanta Esports Ventures, FaZe Clan |
| Chicago Huntsmen | Chicago, IL | Wintrust Arena | NRG Esports | |
| Dallas Empire | Dallas, TX | Toyota Music Factory | Envy Gaming | |
| Florida Mutineers | Orlando, FL | Addition Financial Arena | Misfits Gaming | |
| London Royal Ravens | London, UK | Copper Box Arena | ReKTGlobal, Inc. | |
| Los Angeles Guerrillas | Los Angeles, CA | Shrine Exposition Hall | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment | |
| OpTic Gaming Los Angeles | Immortals Gaming Club | |||
| Minnesota ROKKR | Minneapolis, MN | Mystic Lake Casino Hotel | WISE Ventures | |
| New York Subliners | New York City, NY | Kings Theatre | Andbox | |
| Paris Legion | Paris, France | La Seine Musicale | c0ntact Gaming | |
| Seattle Surge | Seattle, WA | WaMu Theater | The Aquilini Group | |
| Toronto Ultra | Toronto, Ontario | Mattamy Athletic Centre | OverActive Media |
The Call of Duty League began a partnership with YouTube to become the exclusive streaming service for the league.[2] At least 331,000 viewers watched the grand final of the CDL championship.[3]
On July 4, Philip “Momo” Whitfield was fired from the league after several allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced on the internet.[4] Ten days later, Ben “Benson” Bowe revealed he's no longer working with the league. Although his legal counsel "advised him not to say why", some reported it was due to similar reasons to Momo.[5] Thomas "Chance" Ashworth worked with Miles Ross for the rest of the season. On July 10, the league added Landon “LandO” Sanders and Jeremy “StuDyy” Astacio to become the third casting pair in the wake of Momo and Benson departing.[6]
| Chicago Huntsmen | 3 | 1 | Dallas Empire | |
| Seattle Surge | 2 | 3 | Florida Mutineers | |
| Los Angeles Guerrillas | 1 | 3 | Minnesota ROKKR |
| New York Subliners | 0 | 3 | London Royal Ravens | |
| Toronto Ultra | 3 | 2 | Seattle Surge | |
| Los Angeles Guerrillas | 3 | 2 | Florida Mutineers | |
| OpTic Gaming Los Angeles | 2 | 3 | Paris Legion | |
| Atlanta Faze | 3 | 0 | Dallas Empire |
| Paris Legion | 3 | 0 | London Royal Ravens | |
| Chicago Huntsmen | 3 | 0 | OpTic Gaming Los Angeles | |
| New York Subliners | 1 | 3 | Atlanta Faze | |
| Toronto Ultra | 1 | 3 | Minnesota ROKKR |
Teams not in attendance: Atlanta FaZe, Florida Mutineers, OpTic Gaming Los Angeles, Minnesota ROKKR.
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Teams not in attendance: Dallas Empire, Los Angeles Guerrillas, New York Subliners, Seattle Surge.
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Teams not in attendance: Chicago Huntsmen, London Royal Ravens, Paris Legion, Toronto Ultra.
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Teams not in attendance: Atlanta FaZe, London Royal Ravens, New York Subliners, OpTic Gaming Los Angeles.
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Teams not in attendance: Florida Mutineers, Minnesota ROKKR, Paris Legion, Toronto Ultra.
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Teams not in attendance: Chicago Huntsmen, Dallas Empire, Los Angeles Guerrillas, Seattle Surge.
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Teams not in attendance: Atlanta FaZe, Dallas Empire, Florida Mutineers, Toronto Ultra
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Teams not in attendance: London Royal Ravens, New York Subliners, OpTic Gaming Los Angeles, Paris Legion.
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Teams not in attendance: Chicago Huntsmen, Los Angeles Guerrillas, Minnesota ROKKR, Seattle Surge.
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Teams not in attendance: Dallas Empire, Florida Mutineers, OpTic Gaming Los Angeles, Seattle Surge.
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Teams not in attendance: Atlanta Faze, Chicago Huntsmen, Minnesota ROKKR, Toronto Ultra.
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Teams not in attendance: New York Subliners, London Royal Ravens, Paris Legion, Los Angeles Guerrillas.
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The playoffs and 2020 Call of Duty League Championship began on August 19 and concluded on August 30, 2020. All twelve teams competed in the playoffs, and all matches were played online.
Best-of-9 with the team from the Winner's Bracket (WB) starting the match up 1–0.
Teams in the 2020 season competed for a prize pool of million in the playoffs, with the payout detailed below.[19]
| Team | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Empire | $1,500,000 |
| 2 | Atlanta Faze | $900,000 |
| 3 | Chicago Huntsmen | $600,000 |
| 4 | London Royal Ravens | $450,000 |
| 5/6 | OpTic Gaming Los Angeles | $300,000 |
| Toronto Ultra | ||
| 7/8 | Florida Mutineers | $175,000 |
| New York Subliners | ||
| 9/10 | Minnesota RØKKR | $100,000 |
| Paris Legion | ||
| 11/12 | Los Angeles Guerrillas | $0 |
| Seattle Surge |