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Round robin schedule for 12 teams

12 teams play 66 matches in 11 rounds. Every team plays 11 matches, once against each opponent.

Updated

Matches
66
Rounds
11
Matches per team
11
Double round robin
132

Matches by round

Ordered by Berger tables. Draw the teams before the tournament and replace the numbers with their names.

Round robin schedule for 12 teams: matches by round
RoundMatches
Round 1
  1. Team 1 – Team 12
  2. Team 2 – Team 11
  3. Team 3 – Team 10
  4. Team 4 – Team 9
  5. Team 5 – Team 8
  6. Team 6 – Team 7
Round 2
  1. Team 11 – Team 1
  2. Team 12 – Team 10
  3. Team 2 – Team 9
  4. Team 3 – Team 8
  5. Team 4 – Team 7
  6. Team 5 – Team 6
Round 3
  1. Team 1 – Team 10
  2. Team 11 – Team 9
  3. Team 12 – Team 8
  4. Team 2 – Team 7
  5. Team 3 – Team 6
  6. Team 4 – Team 5
Round 4
  1. Team 9 – Team 1
  2. Team 10 – Team 8
  3. Team 11 – Team 7
  4. Team 12 – Team 6
  5. Team 2 – Team 5
  6. Team 3 – Team 4
Round 5
  1. Team 1 – Team 8
  2. Team 9 – Team 7
  3. Team 10 – Team 6
  4. Team 11 – Team 5
  5. Team 12 – Team 4
  6. Team 2 – Team 3
Round 6
  1. Team 7 – Team 1
  2. Team 8 – Team 6
  3. Team 9 – Team 5
  4. Team 10 – Team 4
  5. Team 11 – Team 3
  6. Team 12 – Team 2
Round 7
  1. Team 1 – Team 6
  2. Team 7 – Team 5
  3. Team 8 – Team 4
  4. Team 9 – Team 3
  5. Team 10 – Team 2
  6. Team 11 – Team 12
Round 8
  1. Team 5 – Team 1
  2. Team 6 – Team 4
  3. Team 7 – Team 3
  4. Team 8 – Team 2
  5. Team 9 – Team 12
  6. Team 10 – Team 11
Round 9
  1. Team 1 – Team 4
  2. Team 5 – Team 3
  3. Team 6 – Team 2
  4. Team 7 – Team 12
  5. Team 8 – Team 11
  6. Team 9 – Team 10
Round 10
  1. Team 3 – Team 1
  2. Team 4 – Team 2
  3. Team 5 – Team 12
  4. Team 6 – Team 11
  5. Team 7 – Team 10
  6. Team 8 – Team 9
Round 11
  1. Team 1 – Team 2
  2. Team 3 – Team 12
  3. Team 4 – Team 11
  4. Team 5 – Team 10
  5. Team 6 – Team 9
  6. Team 7 – Team 8

How long it takes

Time from the first match to the end of the last, with a 5-minute break between matches. On one pitch matches run one after another; on several pitches they run at the same time, but no team plays two matches at once.

With 12 teams, consider groups: two groups and a knockout for the best mean fewer matches, and every team still plays several times.

Work out the tournament length in the calculator

10-min match15-min match20-min match
1 pitch16 h 25 min21 h 55 min27 h 25 min
2 pitches8 h 10 min10 h 55 min13 h 40 min
3 pitches5 h 25 min7 h 15 min9 h 5 min
4 pitches4 h 10 min5 h 35 min7 h 0 min

A typical 12-team tournament by sport

Each sport page has a worked example with this number of teams, the default match length and tips on the rules.

Questions about the 12-team schedule

How many matches are there in a round robin for 12 teams?

66 matches: n × (n − 1) / 2, that is 12 × 11 / 2. Every team plays 11 matches. A double round robin (return matches) is 132 matches in 22 rounds.

How many rounds are there?

11 rounds. In every round all 12 teams play, that is 6 matches at the same time. With enough pitches a round is one time slot.

How long does it take on 2 pitches?

With 15-minute matches and 5-minute breaks it takes 33 slots on 2 pitches, 10 h 55 min from the first match to the end of the last. On a single pitch, match after match, it takes 21 h 55 min. No lunch break or awards included.

How do I replace the numbers with team names?

Draw numbers 1 to 12 for the teams and replace the numbers in the schedule with their names. Or enter the teams in kdovede: it builds the schedule, spreads it over pitches and times and turns results from your phone straight into standings.

Schedules for other team counts

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