18 team round robin
schedule.
18 teams play 153 games over 17 rounds. Set your fields and dates below, or print the chart.
Home team listed second.
About an 18 team round robin
18 teams is 153 games over 17 rounds. In 3 divisions of 6 it's 45 games, done in 5 rounds.
18 team round robin chart
Every pairing for 18 teams, round by round, with the home team listed second. Print it and write your team names next to the numbers, or add your teams above to get dates and fields.
Round 1
- 18 at 1
- 2 at 17
- 16 at 3
- 4 at 15
- 14 at 5
- 6 at 13
- 12 at 7
- 8 at 11
- 10 at 9
Round 2
- 1 at 17
- 18 at 16
- 15 at 2
- 3 at 14
- 13 at 4
- 5 at 12
- 11 at 6
- 7 at 10
- 9 at 8
Round 3
- 16 at 1
- 17 at 15
- 14 at 18
- 2 at 13
- 12 at 3
- 4 at 11
- 10 at 5
- 6 at 9
- 8 at 7
Round 4
- 1 at 15
- 16 at 14
- 13 at 17
- 18 at 12
- 11 at 2
- 3 at 10
- 9 at 4
- 5 at 8
- 7 at 6
Round 5
- 14 at 1
- 15 at 13
- 12 at 16
- 17 at 11
- 10 at 18
- 2 at 9
- 8 at 3
- 4 at 7
- 6 at 5
Round 6
- 1 at 13
- 14 at 12
- 11 at 15
- 16 at 10
- 9 at 17
- 18 at 8
- 7 at 2
- 3 at 6
- 5 at 4
Round 7
- 12 at 1
- 13 at 11
- 10 at 14
- 15 at 9
- 8 at 16
- 17 at 7
- 6 at 18
- 2 at 5
- 4 at 3
Round 8
- 1 at 11
- 12 at 10
- 9 at 13
- 14 at 8
- 7 at 15
- 16 at 6
- 5 at 17
- 18 at 4
- 3 at 2
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
- 2 at 18
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
- 18 at 17
Round 11
- 8 at 1
- 9 at 7
- 6 at 10
- 11 at 5
- 4 at 12
- 13 at 3
- 2 at 14
- 15 at 18
- 17 at 16
Round 12
- 1 at 7
- 8 at 6
- 5 at 9
- 10 at 4
- 3 at 11
- 12 at 2
- 18 at 13
- 14 at 17
- 16 at 15
Round 13
- 6 at 1
- 7 at 5
- 4 at 8
- 9 at 3
- 2 at 10
- 11 at 18
- 17 at 12
- 13 at 16
- 15 at 14
Round 14
- 1 at 5
- 6 at 4
- 3 at 7
- 8 at 2
- 18 at 9
- 10 at 17
- 16 at 11
- 12 at 15
- 14 at 13
Round 15
- 4 at 1
- 5 at 3
- 2 at 6
- 7 at 18
- 17 at 8
- 9 at 16
- 15 at 10
- 11 at 14
- 13 at 12
Round 16
- 1 at 3
- 4 at 2
- 18 at 5
- 6 at 17
- 16 at 7
- 8 at 15
- 14 at 9
- 10 at 13
- 12 at 11
Round 17
- 2 at 1
- 3 at 18
- 17 at 4
- 5 at 16
- 15 at 6
- 7 at 14
- 13 at 8
- 9 at 12
- 11 at 10
How many fields 18 teams need
Each round has 9 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 | 9 | 153 |
| 2 | 5 | 85 |
| 3 | 3 | 51 |
| 4 | 3 | 51 |
| 9 | 1 | 17 |
18 teams over a season
At one game a week, 18 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 9.
If a team drops out, 17 teams play 136 games over 17 rounds, with one team off each round.
Home and away games with 18 teams
Each team plays 17 games, an odd number, so it can't be even. 9 teams get 9 games at home and the other 9 get 8. Play everyone twice and it evens out.
18 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 | 5:55 PM | 3:25 PM | 1:55 PM |
Make a tournament schedule with your own courts and game length.
Other team counts
18 team round robin FAQ
How many games are in an 18 team round robin?
153 games. Each team plays 17. In a double round robin it's 306 games, 34 per team.
How many fields do I need for 18 teams?
9 to play every game in a round at the same time. With 4, each round takes 3 time slots, so game days run longer but the season is the same number of weeks.
Are home and away games even with 18 teams?
Each team plays 17 games, an odd number, so it can't be even. 9 teams get 9 games at home and the other 9 get 8. Play everyone twice and it evens out.
Can 18 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 3:25 PM, playoffs included.