diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/team.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/team.rb
index c39bc13e3f2..543b6b854b4 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/team.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/team.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ def initialize(cops, config = nil, options = nil)
         validate_config
       end
 
+      # @return [Team]
+      def self.new(cop_or_classes, config, options = nil)
+        # Support v0 api:
+        return mobilize(cop_or_classes, config, options) if cop_or_classes.first.is_a?(Class)
+
+        super
+      end
+
       # @return [Team] with cops assembled from the given `cop_classes`
       def self.mobilize(cop_classes, config, options = nil)
         options ||= DEFAULT_OPTIONS
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/team_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/team_spec.rb
index 963a8836b97..d02db9e6c69 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/team_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/team_spec.rb
@@ -370,4 +370,17 @@ def external_dependency_checksum
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe '.new' do
+    it 'calls mobilize when passed classes' do
+      expect(described_class).to receive(:mobilize).with(cop_classes, config, options)
+      described_class.new(cop_classes, config, options)
+    end
+
+    it 'accepts cops directly classes' do
+      cop = RuboCop::Cop::Metrics::AbcSize.new
+      team = described_class.new([cop], config, options)
+      expect(team.cops.first).to equal(cop)
+    end
+  end
 end