CS2 IEM Cologne 2025: Schedule, results, teams, and more

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We're heading to the Cathedral of Counter-Strike.

Photo via ESL

The Cathedral of Counter-Strike is gearing up for another round of legendary showdowns as IEM Cologne 2025 brings together the world’s best CS2 teams from July 23 to Aug. 3.

Once again, the iconic Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, will host the action with a $1 million prize pot on the line. Many of the top contenders are coming off their runs at the Austin Major 2025, including the eventual winners and reigning IEM Cologne champions Team Vitality.

Here’s everything you need to know about one of the most prestigious events in the CS2 calendar.

IEM Cologone 2025 teams and format

Vitality are the reigning Major and IEM Cologne champions. Photo by ESL

These are the 24 teams competing in the tournament:

Directly Qualified Teams	Play-in Teams
Team Vitality MOUZ Team Spirit Team Falcons The MongolZ Aurora Gaming G2 Esports Natus Vincere	GamerLegion FaZe Clan Astralis 3DMAX HEROIC Team Liquid Virtus.pro FURIA TYLOO MIBR B8 Ninjas in Pyjamas BIG paiN Gaming FlyQuest

The tournament unfolds across three phases: the play-in, group stage, and playoffs.

It all kicks off with 16 teams battling through a double-elimination bracket in the play-in stage, where all matches are best-of-three. The top eight teams from this stage move on to the group stage, joining the eight directly qualified squads based on Valve Regional Standings (VRS) in June.

In the group stage, the 16 teams are split into two GSL-style double-elimination groups. Here’s how the teams are grouped:

Group A	Group B
Team Vitality G2 Esports Team Falcons The MongolZ GamerLegion FURIA Astralis 3DMAX	Team Spirit MOUZ NAVI Aurora Gaming Ninjas in Pyjamas FaZe Clan Team Liquid HEROIC

Every match in the group stage is a best-of-three. The top three teams from each group move forward to the playoffs. Group winners punch their ticket straight to the semifinals, while second- and third-place teams head to the quarterfinals, seeded accordingly.

The playoffs follow a single-elimination format. Quarterfinals and semifinals are best-of-three, culminating in a best-of-five grand final

IEM Cologne 2025 schedule and results

No other place like the Cathedral of Counter-Strike. Photo by ESL

Playoffs

Quarterfinals (August 1)

8:45am CT | 3:45pm CEST: MOUZ vs. FURIA
12pm CT | 7pm CEST: The MongolZ vs. NAVI

Semifinals (August 2)

8:45am CT | 3:45pm CEST: Team Vitality vs. TBD
12pm CT | 7pm CEST: Team Spirit vs. TBD

Grand final (August 3)

10am CT | 5pm CEST: TBD vs. TBD

Group stage (Stage 2)

July 26

Group A upper bracket quarterfinals

6:30am CT | 1:30pm CEST (Stream A): Team Falcons 2-0 GamerLegion
- 13-11 Nuke
- 13-6 Mirage
6:30am CT | 1:30pm CEST (Stream B): G2 Esports 2-0 FURIA
- 13-11 Dust 2
- 13-8 Inferno
9am CT | 4pm CEST (Stream A): Team Vitality 2-0 Astralis
- 13-11 Nuke
- 13-8 Overpass
9am CT | 4pm CEST (Stream B): The MongolZ 2-0 3DMAX
- 13-2 Nuke
- 13-10 Ancient

Group B upper bracket quarterfinals

11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST (Stream A): NAVI 2-1 FaZe Clan
- 11-13 Ancient
- 13-9 Mirage
- 13-5 Nuke
11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST (Stream B): Aurora 2-0 NIP
- 13-11 Dust 2
- 19-15 Train

July 27

Group B upper bracket quarterfinals

6:30am CT | 1:30pm CEST (Stream A): MOUZ 2-0 Team Liquid
- 13-7 Inferno
- 13-9 Train
6:30am CT | 1:30pm CEST (Stream B): Team Spirit 2-0 HEROIC
- 16-14 Ancient
- 13-8 Nuke

Group A upper bracket semifinals

9am CT | 4pm CEST (Stream A): Team Falcons 0-2 The MongolZ
- 9-13 Dust 2
- 9-13 Mirage
11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST (Stream A): Team Vitality 2-0 G2 Esports
- 13-5 Inferno
- 13-10 Train

The MongolZ and Team Vitality advance to the playoffs.

Group A lower bracket quarterfinals

9am CT | 4pm CEST (Stream B): GamerLegion 1-2 3DMAX
- 13-6 Overpass
- 11-13 Inferno
- 20-22 Dust 2
11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST (Stream B): Astralis 0-2 FURIA
- 3-13 Inferno
- 4-13 Dust 2

GamerLegion and Astralis are eliminated

July 28

Group B upper bracket semifinals

6:30am CT | 1:30pm CEST (Stream A): MOUZ 2-0 NAVI
- 13-10 Mirage
- 13-10 Nuke
9am CT | 4pm CEST (Stream B): Team Spirit 2-0 Aurora
- 13-8 Dust 2
- 13-10 Nuke

MOUZ and Team Spirit advance to the playoffs

Group B lower bracket quarterfinals

6:30am CT | 1:30pm CEST (Stream B): NIP 2-0 HEROIC
- 13-4 Train
- 13-6 Nuke
9am CT | 4pm CEST (Stream A): FaZe Clan 2-0 Team Liquid
- 13-6 Mirage
- 13-2 Ancient

HEROIC and Team Liquid are eliminated.

Group A lower bracket semifinals

11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST (Stream A): Team Falcons 1-2 FURIA
- 13-7 Train
- 11-13 Mirage
- 7-13 Dust 2
11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST (Stream B): G2 2-0 3DMAX
- 13-8 Ancient
- 13-7 Inferno

Team Falcons and 3DMAX are eliminated.

July 29

Group B lower bracket semifinals

6:30am CT | 1:30pm CEST (Stream A): NAVI 2-1 NIP
- 9-13 Nuke
- 13-3 Inferno
- 13-11 Train
6:30am CT | 1:30pm CEST (Stream B): Aurora 0-2 FaZe Clan
- 10-13 Nuke
- 1-13 Mirage

Ninjas in Pyjamas and Aurora are eliminated.

Group A upper bracket final

9am CT | 4pm CEST (Stream A): Team Vitality 2-0 The MongolZ
- 13-5 Mirage
- 13-8 Inferno

Team Vitality advance to the semifinals whileThe MongolZ enter the quarterfinals.

Group B upper bracket final

9am CT | 4pm CEST (Stream B): Team Spirit 2-1 MOUZ
- 16-13 Ancient
- 19-22 Mirage
- 13-6 Overpass

Team Spirit advance to the semifinals while MOUZ enter the quarterfinals.

Group A lower bracket final

11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST (Stream B): FURIA 2-0 G2
- 13-6 Dust 2
- 16-14 Inferno

Group B lower bracket final

11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST (Stream A): NAVI 2-0 FaZe Clan
- 13-4 Ancient
- 13-10 Inferno

FURIA and Natus Vincere advance to the playoffs.

G2 Esports and FaZe Clan are eliminated.

Play-in (Stage 1)

July 23 – Upper bracket round 1

3:30am CT | 10:30am CEST (Stream A): TYLOO 0-2 VP
3:30am CT | 10:30am CEST (Stream B): GamerLegion 2-0 Complexity
6am CT | 1pm CEST (Stream A): FURIA 2-1 FlyQuest
6am CT | 1pm CEST (Stream B): Astralis 2-0 B8
8:30am CT | 3:30pm CEST (Stream A): FaZe 2-0 BIG
8:30am CT | 3:30pm CEST (Stream B): 3DMAX 2-0 MIBR
11am CT | 6pm CEST (Stream A): Liquid 2-0 paiN
11am CT | 6pm CEST (Stream B): NIP 2-1 HEROIC

July 24

Upper bracket round 2

6:30am CT | 1:30pm CEST (Stream B): GamerLegion 2-0 VP
9am CT | 4pm CEST (Stream A): 3DMAX 0-2 NIP
11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST (Stream A): FaZe 2-1 Lquid
- GamerLegion, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and FaZe Clan advance to the group stage.

Lower bracket round 1

6:30am CT | 1:30pm CEST (Stream A): Complexity 1-2 TYLOO
9am CT | 4pm CEST (Stream B): B8 1-2 FlyQuest
11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST (Stream B): MIBR 0-2 HEROIC
- Complexity, B8, and MIBR are eliminated.

July 25

Upper bracket round 2

6:30am CT | 1:30pm CEST (Stream A): Astralis 0-2 FURIA
- FURIA advance to the group stage.

Lower bracket round 1

6:30am CT | 1:30pm CEST (Stream B): BIG 1-2 paiN
- BIG are eliminated.

Lower bracket round 2

9am CT | 4pm CEST (Stream A): Liquid 2-1 FlyQuest
9am CT | 4pm CEST (Stream B): VP 0-2 HEROIC
11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST (Stream A): Astralis 2-1 paiN
11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST (Stream B): 3DMAX 2-0 TYLOO
- Team Liquid, HEROIC, Astralis, and 3DMAX advance to the group stage.
- FlyQuest, Virtus.pro, paiN Gaming, and TYLOO are eliminated.

IEM Cologne 2025 final rankings and prize distribution

Team	Placement	Prize Money
TBD	Champion	$400,000
TBD	2nd	$180,000
TBD TBD	3rd-4th	$80,000
TBD TBD	5th-6th	$40,000
G2 Esports FaZe Clan	7th-8th	$24,000
Team Falcons 3DMAX Aurora Gaming Ninjas in Pyjamas	9th-12th	$16,000
Astralis GamerLegion Team Liquid HEROIC	13th-16th	$10,000
paiN Gaming Virtus.pro TYLOO FlyQuest	17th-20th	$4,500
Complexity B8 MIBR BIG	21st-24th	$2,500