Round-Robin Schedule Template for 4 to 12 Teams
Need a round-robin schedule? Here are complete round-by-round pairings for the most common team counts, from 4 to 12. Each template shows every match in every round, ready to use.
How round-robin scheduling works
Round-robin schedules use the circle method: fix one team in place and rotate the rest through each position. This guarantees every team plays every other team exactly once, with balanced rounds.
For even numbers, every team plays in every round. For odd numbers, one team has a bye (sits out) each round — and the byes rotate so every team gets the same number of rest rounds.
Quick reference:
| Teams | Rounds | Matches per round | Total matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 |
| 10 | 9 | 5 | 45 |
| 12 | 11 | 6 | 66 |
4 teams (3 rounds, 6 matches)
| Round | Match 1 | Match 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A vs D | B vs C |
| 2 | A vs C | D vs B |
| 3 | A vs B | C vs D |
5 teams (5 rounds, 10 matches)
One team has a bye each round.
| Round | Match 1 | Match 2 | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A vs E | B vs D | C |
| 2 | A vs D | E vs C | B |
| 3 | A vs C | D vs B | E |
| 4 | A vs B | C vs E | D |
| 5 | B vs E | C vs D | A |
6 teams (5 rounds, 15 matches)
| Round | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A vs F | B vs E | C vs D |
| 2 | A vs E | F vs D | B vs C |
| 3 | A vs D | E vs C | F vs B |
| 4 | A vs C | D vs B | E vs F |
| 5 | A vs B | C vs F | D vs E |
7 teams (7 rounds, 21 matches)
One team has a bye each round.
| Round | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A vs G | B vs F | C vs E | D |
| 2 | A vs F | G vs E | B vs D | C |
| 3 | A vs E | F vs D | G vs C | B |
| 4 | A vs D | E vs C | F vs B | G |
| 5 | A vs C | D vs B | E vs G | F |
| 6 | A vs B | C vs G | D vs F | E |
| 7 | B vs G | C vs F | D vs E | A |
8 teams (7 rounds, 28 matches)
| Round | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A vs H | B vs G | C vs F | D vs E |
| 2 | A vs G | H vs F | B vs E | C vs D |
| 3 | A vs F | G vs E | H vs D | B vs C |
| 4 | A vs E | F vs D | G vs C | H vs B |
| 5 | A vs D | E vs C | F vs B | G vs H |
| 6 | A vs C | D vs B | E vs H | F vs G |
| 7 | A vs B | C vs H | D vs G | E vs F |
10 teams (9 rounds, 45 matches)
| Round | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 | Match 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A vs J | B vs I | C vs H | D vs G | E vs F |
| 2 | A vs I | J vs H | B vs G | C vs F | D vs E |
| 3 | A vs H | I vs G | J vs F | B vs E | C vs D |
| 4 | A vs G | H vs F | I vs E | J vs D | B vs C |
| 5 | A vs F | G vs E | H vs D | I vs C | J vs B |
| 6 | A vs E | F vs D | G vs C | H vs B | I vs J |
| 7 | A vs D | E vs C | F vs B | G vs J | H vs I |
| 8 | A vs C | D vs B | E vs J | F vs I | G vs H |
| 9 | A vs B | C vs J | D vs I | E vs H | F vs G |
12 teams (11 rounds, 66 matches)
| Round | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 | Match 5 | Match 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A vs L | B vs K | C vs J | D vs I | E vs H | F vs G |
| 2 | A vs K | L vs J | B vs I | C vs H | D vs G | E vs F |
| 3 | A vs J | K vs I | L vs H | B vs G | C vs F | D vs E |
| 4 | A vs I | J vs H | K vs G | L vs F | B vs E | C vs D |
| 5 | A vs H | I vs G | J vs F | K vs E | L vs D | B vs C |
| 6 | A vs G | H vs F | I vs E | J vs D | K vs C | L vs B |
| 7 | A vs F | G vs E | H vs D | I vs C | J vs B | K vs L |
| 8 | A vs E | F vs D | G vs C | H vs B | I vs L | J vs K |
| 9 | A vs D | E vs C | F vs B | G vs L | H vs K | I vs J |
| 10 | A vs C | D vs B | E vs L | F vs K | G vs J | H vs I |
| 11 | A vs B | C vs L | D vs K | E vs J | F vs I | G vs H |
Skip the spreadsheet
These templates give you a starting point, but managing a round-robin tournament in a spreadsheet gets messy fast — especially once you start tracking scores, calculating standings, and applying tiebreaker rules.
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For a complete breakdown of how round-robin tournaments work, see our round-robin guide.