Paste your list
One name per line, from a spreadsheet or typed by hand. Repeated names are flagged.
Random team generator
Random team generator.
Paste your names, pick the number of teams or the team size, and the draw is done. Fair teams, no account, on your phone or your computer.
Draw your teams
One name per line. You can paste a column from a spreadsheet.
Your list stays in this browser. It is never sent anywhere.
How it works
Choose the split
Set the number of teams, or the size of each one. Any leftover is spread as evenly as possible.
Draw, copy, print
Draw again as often as you like, then copy or print the result.
What a team draw is for
Sports and games
Fair teams for a pickup game, a party tournament or open play, with nobody picking sides.
Classrooms and camps
New work groups or game teams every session, drawn in front of everyone.
Work and team activities
Sub-groups for a workshop, a challenge or a brainstorm, in seconds.
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A fair draw
Your list is shuffled with the Fisher-Yates algorithm, driven by your browser’s secure random number generator. Every possible order has the same chance of coming up.
Teams are then filled in turn, so they differ by one name at most. Nobody picks, and nobody can predict the result.
Team generator questions
How does the random team generator work?
It shuffles your list with the Fisher-Yates algorithm, driven by your browser’s secure random number generator, then deals the names into teams. Every name has the same chance of landing in any team.
What if the teams can’t all be the same size?
Teams differ by one name at most: 10 names in 3 teams gives 4, 3 and 3. When you pick a team size, the leftover is spread across the teams instead of left alone in a small one: 10 names with a team size of 3 gives 3, 3, 2 and 2.
Can I paste names from a spreadsheet?
Yes. Copy a column from Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers and paste it: one name per line. Repeated names are flagged, and one click removes them.
Are my names saved or shared?
They stay in your browser, on this device, so your list is there when you come back. They are never put in the page address and never sent to a server. “Clear list” erases them.
Can I draw again?
Yes. “Draw again” reshuffles the same list as many times as you like. Each draw is independent of the previous one.
How many names can I use?
Up to 500 names, enough for a class, a work team or a big club tournament.
Do I need an account to draw teams?
No. Only the “Create a tournament with these teams” link asks you to log in, because a tournament needs an organizer.
What if your teams played a tournament?
Generate the bracket, enter scores and crown a champion. Free, and no account to try it.
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