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3-team round robin generator

3 teams, every team plays every other team once: 3 games over 3 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
3
Games (single)
3
Games (home & away)
6
Rounds (single / double)
3 / 6
Games per round
1
Byes per round
1
Fields for the fastest day
1 (3 slots)
Time slots on 1 / 2 / 4 fields
3 / 3 / 3

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The rounds

Every round of a 3-team round robin

RoundFixtures (home v away)Rests
1Team 2 v Team 1Team 3
2Team 1 v Team 3Team 2
3Team 3 v Team 2Team 1

Team by team

Each team's 3-team season: home, away and rest days

TeamHome / awayRestsOpponents by round (H home, A away)
Team 11 / 1Round 3R1 T2 (A) · R2 T3 (H)
Team 21 / 1Round 2R1 T1 (H) · R3 T3 (A)
Team 31 / 1Round 1R2 T1 (A) · R3 T2 (H)

Fields and time

How many fields a 3-team round robin needs, and how long it takes

Played on one day, 3 games, at most 1 game on at once because each game uses two of the 3 teams and one always rests. So the 3 games need at least 3 time slots, and 1 field reaches it. As a weekly league it is 3 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
1 (fastest)31 h 50 min2 h 35 min3 h 20 min4 h 50 min
231 h 50 min2 h 35 min3 h 20 min4 h 50 min
331 h 50 min2 h 35 min3 h 20 min4 h 50 min
431 h 50 min2 h 35 min3 h 20 min4 h 50 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 3 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.

3 teams is the size where a single round robin is over in 3 rounds, which is why small leagues play it twice or three times. A double round robin gives 6 games and a fair home-and-away record; three rounds gives every team 6 games in a season.

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

3-team round robin generator: asked and answered

How many games are in a 3-team round robin?
3 in a single round robin: 3 teams times 2 opponents, divided by two because each game counts for both teams. Home and away doubles it to 6.
How many rounds does a 3-team round robin have?
3 for a single round robin (one more than the 2 games each team plays, because the odd number means one team rests every round); 6 for a double.
Is the home-and-away split fair in a 3-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 1 home game. A double round robin makes it exactly equal.
Why does a 3-team schedule have a bye every round?
3 is odd, so the teams cannot all be paired at once: 1 game uses 2 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 3-team round robin on one day?
At most 1 game can be on at once, because each uses two of the 3 teams and one always rests. So 1 field gives the shortest day: 3 time slots, the fewest possible when only 1 game fits in a slot. One field plays all 3 games back to back; two fields 3 slots.
How long does a 3-team round robin take?
As a one-day event with 30-minute games and 10 minutes between them: 1 h 50 min on one field and 1 h 50 min on two. As a weekly league it is 3 weeks, one round a week, or 6 weeks home and away.
Can I turn this 3-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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