There are plenty of good teams in Counter-Strike esports, and the scene has never been so healthy, at least in terms of having strong teams in each region. We at Jaxon.gg analyzed everything that happened in 2025 to define the best CS2 teams in the world.
We’ll try to keep our top 10 as updated as possible, to accurately reflect the latest developments in the world of Counter-Strike. That said, here are the best CS2 teams in the world at the moment.
NAVI will likely explore the transfer market for the 2026 season. Credit: © StarLadder
2025 hasn’t been the best year for NAVI. They’ve gone from challenging for trophies to a team that only makes the playoffs most of the time, which isn’t bad per se, but NAVI is one of the most popular organizations in CS2 esports.
The results of the StarLadder Budapest Major will likely determine how NAVI will approach the transfer market for 2026. Should their current team put up a fight, the organization might give them more time. But, if they have mixed results, it’s almost certain that NAVI will change at least one player for the next year.
Notable trophies won in 2025:
bLitz will have to find a solution now that The MongolZ no longer have Senzu. Credit: Luc Bouchon | © BLAST
The MongolZ had everything to finish 2025 on a high note. After all, they’ve won their first tier-one trophy this season, at the Esports World Cup, and would certainly enter the StarLadder Budapest Major as one of the favorites.
However, The MongolZ benched their best player, Azbayar “Senzu” Munkhbold, out of nowhere in October. As a result of that, they’ve lost a ton of firepower, and even though Unudelger “controlez” Baasanjargal is playing OK, he’s just not as good as Senzu.
Notable trophies won in 2025:
G2 have built a solid foundation despite losing NiKo and m0nESY. Credit: Stephanie Lindgren | © BLAST
G2 are doing fairly well, all things considered. They’ve lost Nikola “NiKo” Kovač to Falcons ahead of 2025, and later on, saw the Saudi-backed organization poach Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov too.
Since it would be impossible to replace m0NESY anyway, G2 kind of took a Moneyball approach: they’ve made Nemanja “huNter-” Kovač the IGL, signed an experienced AWPer in Alvaro “SunPayus” Garcia, and a cracked young aimer in Matúš “MATYS” Šimko.
These moves, alongside the tactical depth provided by new head coach Eetu “sAw” Saha, were enough to make G2 stay competitive, and they’ve lifted the BLAST Open London trophy in September.
Notable Trophies won in 2025:
Legacy are one of the teams helping to put Brazilian CS back on the map. Credit: © Perfect World
Everyone saw Legacy’s potential earlier this year at the BLAST.tv Austin Major, when the all-Brazilian team almost reached the playoffs after starting the competition in Stage 1.
That potential, however, stayed dormant until the end of the year, when Legacy finally blossomed. All their five players are playing well at the moment, and they’ve reached back-to-back finals at the CS Asia Championships (CAC) and PGL Masters Bucharest, securing the CAC trophy and nearly beating Aurora to win the PGL event as well.
Notable trophies won in 2025:
Aurora won their first big LAN tournament ever ahead of the StarLadder Budapest Major. Credit: © PGL
Aurora were a pretty solid team throughout 2025, aside from missing the BLAST.tv Austin Major playoffs and a couple of mixed results this season.
They were actually on the verge of collapsing, which led their IGL Engin “MAJ3R” Küpeli to urge Aurora fans to show their support amidst a crisis at PGL Masters Bucharest. But they’ve turned things around and even won the trophy.
Aurora are still volatile and have some issues to fix, but at least they’ll enter the StarLadder Budapest Major with confidence, having secured their first big LAN trophy ever.
Notable trophies won in 2025:
This MOUZ team nearly won more tournaments in 2025. Credit: © PGL
It’s hard to tell whether MOUZ have hit their ceiling with this current lineup, or if they were just unlucky that Vitality were so dominant throughout most of 2025.
MOUZ constantly made playoffs and deep runs, but all they’ve accomplished is winning the PGL Cluj-Napoca in February. This prompts a question for 2025, unless they win the Major, of course: Should management make changes to a team that regularly reaches semifinals and fight for trophies?
Notable trophies won in 2025:
Falcons are closer to winning trophies than ever. Credit: Jonathon Yau | © BLAST
Falcons have finally built a team that are not a running joke. Of course, they’ve spent a lot of money on the way, but almost everyone agrees that the Saudi-backed organization is close to winning tournaments with the supertrio of NiKo, m0nESY, and Maksim “kyousuke” Lukin.
Falcons haven’t done so yet, but came close a lot of times in the second half of the year. They have a decent shot at the Major, so there’s still room for Falcons to finish top 1 in 2025.
Notable trophies won in 2025:
At least for now, Spirit were better when they had magixx and zont1x. Credit: Stephanie Lindgren | © BLAST
Once practically an unbeatable team in 2024, Team Spirit find themselves in a weird spot heading to 2026. They’ve won four tournaments this year, including IEM Cologne, but their current lineup is simply not clicking.
Many fans hoped that Spirit would dominate after replacing Boris “magixx” Vorobyev and Myroslav “zont1x” Plakhotia with Ivan “zweih” Gogin and Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich. But their game plan still revolves too much around Danil “donk” Kryshkovets killing 2+ players at the start of the round.
Of course, there are days that donk is good for it, but Spirit should have more tactical depth anyway. The Major will tell if this lineup will stay untouched for 2026, or if management will trade some players.
Notable trophies won in 2025:
Vitality were the No. 1 team in the world for most of 2025. Credit: © ESL
After all that Vitality accomplished in 2025, won eight titles in a row, including the IEM Katowice and the BLAST.tv Austin Major trophies, it feels almost wrong not to list them as No. 1.
However, Vitality are no longer invincible this season. Of course, they’re still a very dangerous team, with at least two of the best CS2 players in the world in Robin “ropz” Kool and Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut, but we’ve seen other teams win trophies after the Austin Major.
Should Vitality win the StarLadder Budapest Major, they’ll absolutely finish 2025 as the best CS2 in the world.
Notable trophies won in 2025:
FURIA went from an absolute disaster to a winning team in 2025. Credit: Luc Bouchon | © BLAST
Out of all the teams in the world, none of us expected FURIA to dethrone Vitality this year. But the Brazilian team are the best CS2 team in the world at the moment, having won FISSURE Playground 2, the Thunderpick World Championship, IEM Chengdu vs. Vitality, and the BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 2, leading to the StarLadder Budapest Major.
Though a lot of this success is because of Danil “molodoy” Golubenko, a Kazakh AWPer who is already one of the best players in the world in his rookie year, all the other pieces of the FURIA roster are working too.
Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato is putting numbers and winning clutches, Yuri “yuurih” Santos became a reliable anchor, Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis is one of the best entry-fraggers in the world again, and Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo reinvented himself as a rifling IGL. They’re the favorite to win the StarLadder Budapest Major, which would be enormous for both the organization and the Brazilian scene.
Notable trophies won in 2025:
Feature image credit: © ESL
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