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13-team round robin generator

13 teams, every team plays every other team once: 78 games over 13 rounds, with one team resting each round. Below is the full round list with balanced home and away, the same draw the generator makes, ready to print or rename.

Teams
13
Games (single)
78
Games (home & away)
156
Rounds (single / double)
13 / 26
Games per round
6
Byes per round
1
Fields for the fastest day
6 (13 slots)
Time slots on 1 / 2 / 4 fields
78 / 39 / 20

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The rounds

Every round of a 13-team round robin

RoundFixtures (home v away)Rests
1Team 12 v Team 1 · Team 2 v Team 11 · Team 10 v Team 3 · Team 4 v Team 9 · Team 8 v Team 5 · Team 6 v Team 7Team 13
2Team 11 v Team 13 · Team 1 v Team 10 · Team 9 v Team 2 · Team 3 v Team 8 · Team 7 v Team 4 · Team 5 v Team 6Team 12
3Team 10 v Team 12 · Team 13 v Team 9 · Team 8 v Team 1 · Team 2 v Team 7 · Team 6 v Team 3 · Team 4 v Team 5Team 11
4Team 9 v Team 11 · Team 12 v Team 8 · Team 7 v Team 13 · Team 1 v Team 6 · Team 5 v Team 2 · Team 3 v Team 4Team 10
5Team 8 v Team 10 · Team 11 v Team 7 · Team 6 v Team 12 · Team 13 v Team 5 · Team 4 v Team 1 · Team 2 v Team 3Team 9
6Team 7 v Team 9 · Team 10 v Team 6 · Team 5 v Team 11 · Team 12 v Team 4 · Team 3 v Team 13 · Team 1 v Team 2Team 8
7Team 6 v Team 8 · Team 9 v Team 5 · Team 4 v Team 10 · Team 11 v Team 3 · Team 2 v Team 12 · Team 13 v Team 1Team 7
8Team 5 v Team 7 · Team 8 v Team 4 · Team 3 v Team 9 · Team 10 v Team 2 · Team 1 v Team 11 · Team 12 v Team 13Team 6
9Team 4 v Team 6 · Team 7 v Team 3 · Team 2 v Team 8 · Team 9 v Team 1 · Team 13 v Team 10 · Team 11 v Team 12Team 5
10Team 3 v Team 5 · Team 6 v Team 2 · Team 1 v Team 7 · Team 8 v Team 13 · Team 12 v Team 9 · Team 10 v Team 11Team 4
11Team 2 v Team 4 · Team 5 v Team 1 · Team 13 v Team 6 · Team 7 v Team 12 · Team 11 v Team 8 · Team 9 v Team 10Team 3
12Team 1 v Team 3 · Team 4 v Team 13 · Team 12 v Team 5 · Team 6 v Team 11 · Team 10 v Team 7 · Team 8 v Team 9Team 2
13Team 13 v Team 2 · Team 3 v Team 12 · Team 11 v Team 4 · Team 5 v Team 10 · Team 9 v Team 6 · Team 7 v Team 8Team 1

Team by team

Each team's 13-team season: home, away and rest days

TeamHome / awayRestsOpponents by round (H home, A away)
Team 16 / 6Round 13R1 T12 (A) · R2 T10 (H) · R3 T8 (A) · R4 T6 (H) · R5 T4 (A) · R6 T2 (H) · R7 T13 (A) · R8 T11 (H) · R9 T9 (A) · R10 T7 (H) · R11 T5 (A) · R12 T3 (H)
Team 26 / 6Round 12R1 T11 (H) · R2 T9 (A) · R3 T7 (H) · R4 T5 (A) · R5 T3 (H) · R6 T1 (A) · R7 T12 (H) · R8 T10 (A) · R9 T8 (H) · R10 T6 (A) · R11 T4 (H) · R13 T13 (A)
Team 36 / 6Round 11R1 T10 (A) · R2 T8 (H) · R3 T6 (A) · R4 T4 (H) · R5 T2 (A) · R6 T13 (H) · R7 T11 (A) · R8 T9 (H) · R9 T7 (A) · R10 T5 (H) · R12 T1 (A) · R13 T12 (H)
Team 46 / 6Round 10R1 T9 (H) · R2 T7 (A) · R3 T5 (H) · R4 T3 (A) · R5 T1 (H) · R6 T12 (A) · R7 T10 (H) · R8 T8 (A) · R9 T6 (H) · R11 T2 (A) · R12 T13 (H) · R13 T11 (A)
Team 56 / 6Round 9R1 T8 (A) · R2 T6 (H) · R3 T4 (A) · R4 T2 (H) · R5 T13 (A) · R6 T11 (H) · R7 T9 (A) · R8 T7 (H) · R10 T3 (A) · R11 T1 (H) · R12 T12 (A) · R13 T10 (H)
Team 66 / 6Round 8R1 T7 (H) · R2 T5 (A) · R3 T3 (H) · R4 T1 (A) · R5 T12 (H) · R6 T10 (A) · R7 T8 (H) · R9 T4 (A) · R10 T2 (H) · R11 T13 (A) · R12 T11 (H) · R13 T9 (A)
Team 76 / 6Round 7R1 T6 (A) · R2 T4 (H) · R3 T2 (A) · R4 T13 (H) · R5 T11 (A) · R6 T9 (H) · R8 T5 (A) · R9 T3 (H) · R10 T1 (A) · R11 T12 (H) · R12 T10 (A) · R13 T8 (H)
Team 86 / 6Round 6R1 T5 (H) · R2 T3 (A) · R3 T1 (H) · R4 T12 (A) · R5 T10 (H) · R7 T6 (A) · R8 T4 (H) · R9 T2 (A) · R10 T13 (H) · R11 T11 (A) · R12 T9 (H) · R13 T7 (A)
Team 96 / 6Round 5R1 T4 (A) · R2 T2 (H) · R3 T13 (A) · R4 T11 (H) · R6 T7 (A) · R7 T5 (H) · R8 T3 (A) · R9 T1 (H) · R10 T12 (A) · R11 T10 (H) · R12 T8 (A) · R13 T6 (H)
Team 106 / 6Round 4R1 T3 (H) · R2 T1 (A) · R3 T12 (H) · R5 T8 (A) · R6 T6 (H) · R7 T4 (A) · R8 T2 (H) · R9 T13 (A) · R10 T11 (H) · R11 T9 (A) · R12 T7 (H) · R13 T5 (A)
Team 116 / 6Round 3R1 T2 (A) · R2 T13 (H) · R4 T9 (A) · R5 T7 (H) · R6 T5 (A) · R7 T3 (H) · R8 T1 (A) · R9 T12 (H) · R10 T10 (A) · R11 T8 (H) · R12 T6 (A) · R13 T4 (H)
Team 126 / 6Round 2R1 T1 (H) · R3 T10 (A) · R4 T8 (H) · R5 T6 (A) · R6 T4 (H) · R7 T2 (A) · R8 T13 (H) · R9 T11 (A) · R10 T9 (H) · R11 T7 (A) · R12 T5 (H) · R13 T3 (A)
Team 136 / 6Round 1R2 T11 (A) · R3 T9 (H) · R4 T7 (A) · R5 T5 (H) · R6 T3 (A) · R7 T1 (H) · R8 T12 (A) · R9 T10 (H) · R10 T8 (A) · R11 T6 (H) · R12 T4 (A) · R13 T2 (H)

Fields and time

How many fields a 13-team round robin needs, and how long it takes

Played on one day, 78 games, at most 6 games on at once because each game uses two of the 13 teams and one always rests. So the 78 games need at least 13 time slots, and 6 fields reach it. As a weekly league it is 13 weeks, one round a week.

Time for the whole event by number of fields and game length (with 10 minutes between games).
FieldsTime slots30-min games45-min games60-min games90-min games
17851 h 50 min71 h 20 min90 h 50 min129 h 50 min
23925 h 50 min35 h 35 min45 h 20 min64 h 50 min
32617 h 10 min23 h 40 min30 h 10 min43 h 10 min
42013 h 10 min18 h 10 min23 h 10 min33 h 10 min
6 (fastest)138 h 30 min11 h 45 min15 h21 h 30 min

One time slot is one game on one field. Durations are slots × game length plus 10 minutes between slots. Teams can be asked to play in consecutive slots, so add rest time if your sport needs it.

Make it yours

Rename the teams, then print, share or save it live

Odd number of teams? One sits out each round. The bye is printed on the round. Home and away are balanced so no team ends more than one game out.

How it works

Rounds, byes and match days for 13 teams

The generator uses the circle method: one team stays fixed while the others rotate one seat per round, so no pairing repeats and every team plays every round except the one that rests. Home and away are balanced round by round, and in a double round robin the return leg mirrors the first with venues swapped, shifted by one round so no team gets three home games in a row across the halfway line.

At 13 teams a double round robin is 156 games and 26 rounds, which is a full season. Leagues this size usually play a single round robin (78 games) or split into two divisions of 7 and 6 with promotion and relegation between them.

When the pairings are right, the same list becomes a live competition on EasyChamp: the table recomputes as results go in, every team gets a public fixture page, and a knockout can be chained on the end. The free plan goes live with up to 8 teams per competition; Club lifts that.

Questions

13-team round robin generator: asked and answered

How many games are in a 13-team round robin?
78 in a single round robin: 13 teams times 12 opponents, divided by two because each game counts for both teams. Home and away doubles it to 156.
How many rounds does a 13-team round robin have?
13 for a single round robin (one more than the 12 games each team plays, because the odd number means one team rests every round); 26 for a double.
Is the home-and-away split fair in a 13-team round robin?
Yes, within one game: the circle method alternates the fixed team's side each round and flips the rotating pairs by position, so every team ends a single round robin with exactly 6 home games. A double round robin makes it exactly equal.
Why does a 13-team schedule have a bye every round?
13 is odd, so the teams cannot all be paired at once: 6 games use 12 teams and one rests. The generator adds a phantom seat and rotates it with the rest, so every team sits out exactly once per round robin and the rest days are spread evenly.
How many fields do I need for a 13-team round robin on one day?
At most 6 games can be on at once, because each uses two of the 13 teams and one always rests. So 6 fields give the shortest day: 13 time slots, the fewest possible when only 6 games fit in a slot. One field plays all 78 games back to back; two fields 39 slots, four 20.
How long does a 13-team round robin take?
As a one-day event with 30-minute games and 10 minutes between them: 51 h 50 min on one field, 25 h 50 min on two and 13 h 10 min on four. As a weekly league it is 13 weeks, one round a week, or 26 weeks home and away.
Can I turn this 13-team schedule into a live league?
Yes. Save it to EasyChamp and the same fixtures become a competition with a public page, a table that recomputes from results and a printable match protocol per game. Free goes live with up to 8 teams per competition; Club ($29/mo) lifts that for the season.

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