8 team round robin schedule

8 teams play 28 games over 7 rounds. Each team plays 7 games, and up to 4 games can run at the same time. Here is a complete, balanced schedule you can use as is. Swap in your own names with the generator to add courts and start times.

Schedule by round

Round 1 Day 1

Home		Away
Team 1	v	Team 8
Team 7	v	Team 2
Team 3	v	Team 6
Team 5	v	Team 4

Round 2 Day 1

Home		Away
Team 4	v	Team 3
Team 8	v	Team 6
Team 2	v	Team 5
Team 7	v	Team 1

Round 3 Day 1

Home		Away
Team 5	v	Team 7
Team 3	v	Team 2
Team 8	v	Team 4
Team 6	v	Team 1

Round 4 Day 1

Home		Away
Team 1	v	Team 5
Team 4	v	Team 6
Team 7	v	Team 3
Team 2	v	Team 8

Round 5 Day 1

Home		Away
Team 1	v	Team 4
Team 6	v	Team 2
Team 3	v	Team 5
Team 8	v	Team 7

Round 6 Day 1

Home		Away
Team 6	v	Team 7
Team 4	v	Team 2
Team 5	v	Team 8
Team 3	v	Team 1

Round 7 Day 1

Home		Away
Team 8	v	Team 3
Team 6	v	Team 5
Team 7	v	Team 4
Team 2	v	Team 1

Home teams are listed first. Each team has 3 or 4 home games.

Grid view

Each cell shows the round in which the row team meets the column team. Bold means the row team is listed as home.

How long it takes

Eight teams play 28 games. Over seven weeks of one round per week this is a typical short rec-league season; a double round robin fills fourteen weeks. With two courts each round needs two slots, so a one-day event takes fourteen slots.

Using this schedule

• Draw lots for the numbers 1 to 8 so nobody can complain about who they meet first.
• If one more team signs up late, generate a new schedule with 9 teams; one team will rest each round.
• For courts, times and a team-by-team view, enter the names in the round robin generator.