13 team round robin
schedule.
13 teams play 78 games over 13 rounds, with one team on a bye each round. Set your fields and dates below, or print the chart.
Home team listed second.
About a 13 team round robin
13 teams takes 13 rounds of 6 games with a bye each round. Each team plays 12 games, which runs past a typical 10 week season at one game a week.
13 team round robin chart
Every pairing for 13 teams, round by round, with the home team listed second. One team has a bye each round. Print it and write your team names next to the numbers, or add your teams above to get dates and fields.
Round 1
- 2 at 13
- 3 at 12
- 11 at 4
- 10 at 5
- 6 at 9
- 7 at 8
- Bye: 1
Round 2
- 1 at 13
- 11 at 2
- 3 at 10
- 9 at 4
- 5 at 8
- 7 at 6
- Bye: 12
Round 3
- 12 at 1
- 13 at 11
- 2 at 9
- 8 at 3
- 4 at 7
- 6 at 5
- Bye: 10
Round 4
- 1 at 11
- 12 at 10
- 9 at 13
- 7 at 2
- 3 at 6
- 5 at 4
- Bye: 8
Round 5
- 10 at 1
- 11 at 9
- 8 at 12
- 13 at 7
- 2 at 5
- 4 at 3
- Bye: 6
Round 6
- 1 at 9
- 10 at 8
- 7 at 11
- 12 at 6
- 5 at 13
- 3 at 2
- Bye: 4
Round 7
- 8 at 1
- 9 at 7
- 6 at 10
- 11 at 5
- 4 at 12
- 13 at 3
- Bye: 2
Round 8
- 1 at 7
- 8 at 6
- 5 at 9
- 10 at 4
- 3 at 11
- 12 at 2
- Bye: 13
Round 9
- 6 at 1
- 7 at 5
- 4 at 8
- 9 at 3
- 2 at 10
- 13 at 12
- Bye: 11
Round 10
- 1 at 5
- 6 at 4
- 3 at 7
- 8 at 2
- 10 at 13
- 12 at 11
- Bye: 9
Round 11
- 4 at 1
- 5 at 3
- 2 at 6
- 13 at 8
- 9 at 12
- 11 at 10
- Bye: 7
Round 12
- 1 at 3
- 4 at 2
- 6 at 13
- 12 at 7
- 8 at 11
- 10 at 9
- Bye: 5
Round 13
- 2 at 1
- 13 at 4
- 5 at 12
- 11 at 6
- 7 at 10
- 9 at 8
- Bye: 3
How many fields 13 teams need
Each round has 6 games. With fewer fields than that, a round needs more than one time slot.
| Fields or courts | Time slots per round | Time slots for the whole round robin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 78 |
| 2 | 3 | 39 |
| 3 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | 2 | 26 |
| 6 | 1 | 13 |
13 teams over a season
At one game a week, 13 teams need 13 weeks to play everyone once, longer than most 10 week seasons. Two games a week gets it done in 7 weeks. Or split into two divisions of 6 and 7.
Adding one more team removes the byes: 14 teams play 91 games over 13 rounds.
Home and away games with 13 teams
Every team gets exactly 6 games at home and 6 games away, because each team plays an even number of games (12).
13 team round robin tournament
Finish times for a one-day event with 25 minute games and 5 minute breaks, starting at 9 AM. Pool formats include semifinals and a final.
| Format | Games per team | 2 courts | 3 courts | 4 courts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone plays everyone | 12 each | After 9 PM | After 9 PM | 6:55 PM |
| 4 pools of 3 or 4 | 2 or 3, plus semis for pool winners | 1:55 PM | 12:25 PM | 11:55 AM |
Make a tournament schedule with your own courts and game length.
Other team counts
13 team round robin FAQ
How many games are in a 13 team round robin?
78 games. Each team plays 12. In a double round robin it's 156 games, 24 per team.
How many fields do I need for 13 teams?
6 to play every game in a round at the same time. With 4, each round takes 2 time slots, so game days run longer but the season is the same number of weeks.
How do byes work with 13 teams?
One team sits out each round. Every team gets exactly one bye over the 13 rounds, and no team sits out twice in a row.
Are home and away games even with 13 teams?
Every team gets exactly 6 games at home and 6 games away, because each team plays an even number of games (12).
Can 13 teams play a tournament in pools?
Yes. 4 pools of 3 or 4 works for a one-day event. With 3 courts and 25 minute games starting at 9 AM, 4 pools of 3 or 4 finishes around 12:25 PM, playoffs included.