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Random Team Generator

Paste names. Pick the split. Get fair teams.

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Type or paste your roster, choose how many teams you want — or how many players belong on each — and the generator deals everyone out into balanced groups. Team sizes never differ by more than one player, and you can pin two names together or force them onto opposite teams before you shuffle.

  1. Paste your namesOne name per line, or separated by commas — paste straight from a class list, a group chat or a spreadsheet. Duplicates are dropped automatically, and the roster is saved on this device so it is still waiting for you next time.
  2. Choose how to splitSwitch between number of teams and players per team. Ten players in groups of four gives three teams of 4, 3 and 3 — never two teams and a stranded pair. The odd player out lands on a random team, not always the first one.
  3. Add keep-together and keep-apart rulesPin two people to the same team, or guarantee they end up on different ones. Chains work: link A to B and B to C and all three stay together. If a set of rules cannot be satisfied, the generator says which rule it had to break instead of quietly ignoring it.
  4. Shuffle, rename and shareThe names scramble, then each team is dealt out in turn. Rename any team by tapping its title, copy the whole result as text, or push it to the group chat with the share button.

Common splits, worked out

The most-searched roster sizes and what each one divides into. Every split below is what this generator produces — balanced to within a single player.

  • 8 players

    • 2 teams 4 · 4
    • 3 teams 3 · 3 · 2
    • 4 teams 2 · 2 · 2 · 2
    • 5 teams 2 · 2 · 2 · 1 · 1

  • 10 players

    • 2 teams 5 · 5
    • 3 teams 4 · 3 · 3
    • 4 teams 3 · 3 · 2 · 2
    • 5 teams 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2

  • 12 players

    • 2 teams 6 · 6
    • 3 teams 4 · 4 · 4
    • 4 teams 3 · 3 · 3 · 3
    • 5 teams 3 · 3 · 2 · 2 · 2

  • 14 players

    • 2 teams 7 · 7
    • 3 teams 5 · 5 · 4
    • 4 teams 4 · 4 · 3 · 3
    • 5 teams 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 2

  • 15 players

    • 2 teams 8 · 7
    • 3 teams 5 · 5 · 5
    • 4 teams 4 · 4 · 4 · 3
    • 5 teams 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3

  • 16 players

    • 2 teams 8 · 8
    • 3 teams 6 · 5 · 5
    • 4 teams 4 · 4 · 4 · 4
    • 5 teams 4 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3

  • 18 players

    • 2 teams 9 · 9
    • 3 teams 6 · 6 · 6
    • 4 teams 5 · 5 · 4 · 4
    • 5 teams 4 · 4 · 4 · 3 · 3

  • 20 players

    • 2 teams 10 · 10
    • 3 teams 7 · 7 · 6
    • 4 teams 5 · 5 · 5 · 5
    • 5 teams 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4

  • 24 players

    • 2 teams 12 · 12
    • 3 teams 8 · 8 · 8
    • 4 teams 6 · 6 · 6 · 6
    • 5 teams 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 4

  • 25 players

    • 2 teams 13 · 12
    • 3 teams 9 · 8 · 8
    • 4 teams 7 · 6 · 6 · 6
    • 5 teams 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5

  • 28 players

    • 2 teams 14 · 14
    • 3 teams 10 · 9 · 9
    • 4 teams 7 · 7 · 7 · 7
    • 5 teams 6 · 6 · 6 · 5 · 5

  • 30 players

    • 2 teams 15 · 15
    • 3 teams 10 · 10 · 10
    • 4 teams 8 · 8 · 7 · 7
    • 5 teams 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6

Who it is for

  • Classrooms and PE lessonsSplit a class of thirty into six working groups in two taps, and keep the two students who cannot sit together on opposite teams without anyone noticing you did it on purpose.
  • Training nights and Sunday leaguePaste whoever turned up, choose players per team, and get even sides for a small-sided game. Late arrivals just go on the end of the list and you shuffle again.
  • Workshops and away daysBreak a room of colleagues into discussion groups without the awkward self-selection, and mix departments by keeping the people who always pair up apart.
  • Game nightDeal your friends into teams for quizzes, charades or board games — then start an imposter round with the same line-up and see who can keep a straight face.

Frequently asked questions

Every team is filled to within one player of every other, so a roster of 11 split three ways gives 4, 4 and 3 — never 5, 3 and 3. When the split does not divide evenly, the extra player is placed on a random team each time you shuffle, so the same team is not always the biggest.

Yes. Switch the toggle to players per team and enter the size you want. The number of teams is worked out for you and rounded up, so nobody is left in a group that is too small to play.

Add a keep-together rule and they will always be dealt to the same team. Keep-apart does the opposite. Rules chain, so linking three or four people together works exactly as you would expect.

Your names, split settings and rules are saved in your own browser on this device. Nothing is uploaded, and clearing your browser data clears the roster.

Up to 200 names across as many as 20 teams. That covers a full lecture hall, a tournament bracket or a whole year group.

Completely. There is no sign-up, no account and no limit on how many times you can shuffle.

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