17 team round robin
schedule.
17 teams play 136 games over 17 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 17 team round robin
17 teams takes 17 rounds of 8 games with one bye each round. Each team plays 16 games.
17 team round robin chart
Every pairing for 17 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 17
- 3 at 16
- 15 at 4
- 14 at 5
- 6 at 13
- 7 at 12
- 11 at 8
- 10 at 9
- Bye: 1
Round 2
- 1 at 17
- 15 at 2
- 3 at 14
- 13 at 4
- 5 at 12
- 11 at 6
- 7 at 10
- 9 at 8
- Bye: 16
Round 3
- 16 at 1
- 17 at 15
- 2 at 13
- 12 at 3
- 4 at 11
- 10 at 5
- 6 at 9
- 8 at 7
- Bye: 14
Round 4
- 1 at 15
- 16 at 14
- 13 at 17
- 11 at 2
- 3 at 10
- 9 at 4
- 5 at 8
- 7 at 6
- Bye: 12
Round 5
- 14 at 1
- 15 at 13
- 12 at 16
- 17 at 11
- 2 at 9
- 8 at 3
- 4 at 7
- 6 at 5
- Bye: 10
Round 6
- 1 at 13
- 14 at 12
- 11 at 15
- 16 at 10
- 9 at 17
- 7 at 2
- 3 at 6
- 5 at 4
- Bye: 8
Round 7
- 12 at 1
- 13 at 11
- 10 at 14
- 15 at 9
- 8 at 16
- 17 at 7
- 2 at 5
- 4 at 3
- Bye: 6
Round 8
- 1 at 11
- 12 at 10
- 9 at 13
- 14 at 8
- 7 at 15
- 16 at 6
- 5 at 17
- 3 at 2
- Bye: 4
Round 9
- 10 at 1
- 11 at 9
- 8 at 12
- 13 at 7
- 6 at 14
- 15 at 5
- 4 at 16
- 17 at 3
- Bye: 2
Round 10
- 1 at 9
- 10 at 8
- 7 at 11
- 12 at 6
- 5 at 13
- 14 at 4
- 3 at 15
- 16 at 2
- Bye: 17
Round 11
- 8 at 1
- 9 at 7
- 6 at 10
- 11 at 5
- 4 at 12
- 13 at 3
- 2 at 14
- 17 at 16
- Bye: 15
Round 12
- 1 at 7
- 8 at 6
- 5 at 9
- 10 at 4
- 3 at 11
- 12 at 2
- 14 at 17
- 16 at 15
- Bye: 13
Round 13
- 6 at 1
- 7 at 5
- 4 at 8
- 9 at 3
- 2 at 10
- 17 at 12
- 13 at 16
- 15 at 14
- Bye: 11
Round 14
- 1 at 5
- 6 at 4
- 3 at 7
- 8 at 2
- 10 at 17
- 16 at 11
- 12 at 15
- 14 at 13
- Bye: 9
Round 15
- 4 at 1
- 5 at 3
- 2 at 6
- 17 at 8
- 9 at 16
- 15 at 10
- 11 at 14
- 13 at 12
- Bye: 7
Round 16
- 1 at 3
- 4 at 2
- 6 at 17
- 16 at 7
- 8 at 15
- 14 at 9
- 10 at 13
- 12 at 11
- Bye: 5
Round 17
- 2 at 1
- 17 at 4
- 5 at 16
- 15 at 6
- 7 at 14
- 13 at 8
- 9 at 12
- 11 at 10
- Bye: 3
How many fields 17 teams need
Each round has 8 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 | 8 | 136 |
| 2 | 4 | 68 |
| 3 | 3 | 51 |
| 4 | 2 | 34 |
| 8 | 1 | 17 |
17 teams over a season
At one game a week, 17 teams need 17 weeks to play everyone once, longer than most 10 week seasons. Two games a week gets it done in 9 weeks. Or split into two divisions of 8 and 9.
Adding one more team removes the byes: 18 teams play 153 games over 17 rounds.
Home and away games with 17 teams
Every team gets exactly 8 games at home and 8 games away, because each team plays an even number of games (16).
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 pools of 4 or 5 | 3 or 4, plus semis for pool winners | 4:55 PM | 2:55 PM | 1:55 PM |
Make a tournament schedule with your own courts and game length.
Other team counts
17 team round robin FAQ
How many games are in a 17 team round robin?
136 games. Each team plays 16. In a double round robin it's 272 games, 32 per team.
How many fields do I need for 17 teams?
8 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 17 teams?
One team sits out each round. Every team gets exactly one bye over the 17 rounds, and no team sits out twice in a row.
Are home and away games even with 17 teams?
Every team gets exactly 8 games at home and 8 games away, because each team plays an even number of games (16).
Can 17 teams play a tournament in pools?
Yes. 4 pools of 4 or 5 works for a one-day event. With 3 courts and 25 minute games starting at 9 AM, 4 pools of 4 or 5 finishes around 2:55 PM, playoffs included.