Free Round-Robin Schedule Generator
Paste in your team names below and get a fair round-robin schedule -- no signup, no spreadsheet, no math. Free forever, and it runs entirely in your browser.
How it works
This tool uses the circle method, the standard algorithm for building a round-robin tournament schedule: one team stays fixed while the others rotate around it each round, guaranteeing every team plays every other team exactly once (or twice, for a double round-robin) with no repeats and no team missing a game. An odd number of teams gets a rotating bye so every team still ends up with the same number of games.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a round-robin schedule?
- A round-robin schedule is a tournament format in which every team plays every other team the same number of times. A single round-robin has each pair play once; a double round-robin has each pair play twice.
- How does the generator handle an odd number of teams?
- When you enter an odd number of teams, one team sits out each round on a rotating basis -- a "bye" -- so every team ends up with exactly one bye by the end of the schedule and the same number of games as everyone else.
- What's the difference between single and double round-robin?
- In a single round-robin, every pair of teams plays exactly once. In a double round-robin, every pair plays twice, with home and away swapped for the second meeting -- the format most league seasons actually use.
- How many rounds will my schedule have?
- A single round-robin needs one round fewer than the number of teams for an even team count (n - 1 rounds), or exactly n rounds for an odd team count, since a bye round still counts as a round. A double round-robin simply repeats that with home and away swapped.
- Can this tool schedule venues, kickoff times, or rest days?
- No -- this free tool only produces the pairings, with no notion of venues, dates, or fairness balancing. For a schedule with venue conflicts resolved, minimum rest days enforced, and home/away games balanced, use the LeagueSolver API.
- Is my data sent anywhere?
- No. The schedule is generated entirely in your browser; the team names you enter are never sent to a server.
Need venues, rest days, and fairness balancing?
This free tool only produces pairings. LeagueSolver resolves venue conflicts, enforces minimum rest days, and balances home/away games automatically -- and tells you exactly why a schedule is impossible when it is, instead of a bare "no solution".