Projected lineups: How will top teams stack up in 2025?

With the silly season in full swing, we break down how the top Counter-Strike teams are shaping up for the 2025 season.

The Counter-Strike rostermania, ignited by the conclusion of last month’s Shanghai Major, has been nothing short of electrifying. Transfers and insider reports have dominated the scene, leaving fans buzzing with anticipation and speculation.

As the 2025 season rapidly approaches, the top teams’ rosters are beginning to take shape — some already confirmed, while others remain as rumours waiting for official announcements.

In this article, we aim to give you a comprehensive overview of how the top teams are expected to line up for the upcoming season. Note that not every roster is finalized, so some lineups below are based on reports.

 

Projected Lineups for 2025 | Top 10 Teams

1. G2

  • Roster: PL Flag Snax BA Flag huNter GT Flag malbsMd RU Flag m0NESY IL Flag HeavyGod

  • Departures: BA Flag NiKo (Falcons)

2. Spirit

  • Roster: RU Flag chopper RU Flag sh1ro RU Flag magixx RU Flag donk UA Flag zont1x

  • Departures: None

3. NAVI

  • Roster: FI Flag Aleksib RO Flag iM UA Flag b1t UA Flag w0nderful LT Flag jL

  • Departures: None

4. FaZe Clan

  • Roster: DK Flag karrigan NO Flag rain SK Flag frozen LV Flag broky US Flag EliGE

  • Departures: EE Flag ropz (Vitality)

5. Vitality

  • Roster: apEX – ZywOo – flameZ – mezii – ropz

  • Departures: Spinx (destination unknown)

6. MOUZ

  • Roster: Brollan – siuhy – torzsi – Jimpphat – xertioN

  • Departures: None

7. The MongolZ

  • Roster: bLitz – Techno – Senzu – mzinho – 910

  • Departures: None

8. Heroic

  • Roster: LNZ – xfl0ud – yxngstxr – SunPayus – nilo

  • Departures: degster, kyxsan, TeSeS (Falcons), sjuush (NIP), NertZ (Liquid)

9. Liquid

  • Roster: NAF – Twistzz – jks – ultimate – NertZ

  • Departures: YEKINDAR (destination unknown)

10. FURIA

  • Roster: FalleN – KSCERATO – chelo – yuurih – skullz

  • Departures: None

 

Other Notable Teams:

 

Astralis

  • Roster: dev1ce, cadiaN, stavn, jabbi, Staehr

  • Departures: None

Virtus.pro

  • Roster: electroNic, FL1T, fame, FL4MUS, ICY

  • Departures: Jame, n0rb3r7 (destinations unknown)

Falcons

  • Roster: Magisk – NiKo – kyxsan – degster – TeSeS

  • Departures: Snappi, dupreeh, maden (destinations unknown), SunPayus (Heroic)

NIP

  • Roster: r1nkle, Snappi, sjuush, arrozdoce, ewjerkz

  • Departures: REZ, isak, MisteM (destinations unknown)

Fnatic

  • Roster: KRIMZ, nawwk, blameF, MATYS, fear

  • Departures: bodyy (destination unknown)

Complexity

  • Roster: JT, hallzerk, Grim, cxzi, nicx

  • Departures: EliGE (FaZe), floppy (destination unknown)

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