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Free Round Robin Schedule Generator

Enter your teams and get every round: who plays whom, who has the bye, and who is at home. Add courts and each round is spread across them.

Cost
Free, no sign-up
Teams
2 to 32
Extras
Byes, home and away, courts
Exports
Text, CSV, print, PDF

How it works

  1. Add your teams

    One per line, or enter a number and start with Team 1, Team 2 and so on.

  2. Once or twice

    Choose whether teams meet once, or twice with home and away swapped.

  3. Add courts if you want them

    Tell it how many courts or fields you can use at once and each round is spread across them.

  4. Make the rounds

    Read them by round, grid or team, then copy, download, print or email them.

Good to know

  • This makes the pairings and rounds, not dates. To put the rounds on a calendar with times and venues, use the free schedule maker.
  • Waves on a court are an order of play, not start times.
  • Your teams are saved in this browser. Nothing is sent to LeagueArc unless you email it to yourself.

Questions

How many games does a round robin have?

n × (n − 1) ÷ 2 for n teams playing each other once: 6 teams play 15 games, 8 play 28 and 10 play 45. Playing twice doubles it.

How many rounds will there be?

With an even number of teams, one fewer round than teams: 8 teams need 7 rounds. With an odd number, as many rounds as teams, because one team sits out each round: 7 teams need 7 rounds.

What is the circle method?

The usual way to make round robin pairings. One team stays put while the others rotate one place around it each round, like the hands of a clock, so every pair meets exactly once.

How does it handle an odd number of teams?

It adds an empty spot, and whoever is paired with it has a bye that round. Each team gets exactly one bye per time through.

Can it put the games on dates?

Not this tool: it makes rounds and pairings. The free schedule maker uses the same pairings and gives every game a date, a start time and a venue.

What is the difference between round robin and single elimination?

In a round robin everyone plays everyone and the table decides the winner. In single elimination one loss knocks a team out. Round robin needs far more games: 8 teams play 28 round robin games but 7 in a single-elimination bracket.

Is it free?

Yes, with no account. Making, copying, downloading and printing round robin pairings for 2 to 32 teams costs nothing.

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