Skip the spreadsheets and the hassle — our bracket generator builds a full 28 team round robin schedule in seconds. Enter your team names, and the tool instantly creates all games and rounds for your event. It’s ideal for sports leagues, esports tournaments, school competitions, community events, and more.
How does 28 team round robin work?
In a round robin format, all 28 teams compete against every other team one time. That means each team plays 27 games, resulting in a total of 378 matchups across the entire tournament. It’s a fair and consistent structure that lets every team showcase its abilities on equal footing.
Because 28 is an even number, no team needs a bye week. The 28 team round robin scheduler automatically builds a clean, balanced lineup of games, spacing out matchups to avoid.
How many games are in a 28 team round robin tournament?
A 28 team round robin features 378 total games spread across 27 rounds. Each round contains 14 matchups, allowing all 28 teams to compete at the same time. Since every team plays 27 games, this format works perfectly for extended seasons that emphasize consistency, stamina, and balanced competition.
Learn more about the games on our round robin page.
| Round 1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 | R27 |
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| 1–28 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 1–7 | 1–8 | 1–9 | 1–10 | 1–11 | 1–12 | 1–13 | 1–14 | 1–15 | 1–16 | 1–17 | 1–18 | 1–19 | 1–20 | 1–21 | 1–22 | 1–23 | 1–24 | 1–25 | 1–26 | 1–27 |
| 2–27 | 3–28 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 6–8 | 7–9 | 8–10 | 9–11 | 10–12 | 11–13 | 12–14 | 13–15 | 14–16 | 15–17 | 16–18 | 17–19 | 18–20 | 19–21 | 20–22 | 21–23 | 22–24 | 23–25 | 24–26 | 25–27 | 26–28 |
| 3–26 | 4–27 | 5–28 | 2–6 | 3–7 | 4–8 | 5–9 | 6–10 | 7–11 | 8–12 | 9–13 | 10–14 | 11–15 | 12–16 | 13–17 | 14–18 | 15–19 | 16–20 | 17–21 | 18–22 | 19–23 | 20–24 | 21–25 | 22–26 | 23–27 | 24–28 | 2–25 |
| 4–25 | 5–26 | 6–27 | 7–28 | 2–8 | 3–9 | 4–10 | 5–11 | 6–12 | 7–13 | 8–14 | 9–15 | 10–16 | 11–17 | 12–18 | 13–19 | 14–20 | 15–21 | 16–22 | 17–23 | 18–24 | 19–25 | 20–26 | 21–27 | 22–28 | 2–23 | 3–24 |
| 5–24 | 6–25 | 7–26 | 8–27 | 9–28 | 2–10 | 3–11 | 4–12 | 5–13 | 6–14 | 7–15 | 8–16 | 9–17 | 10–18 | 11–19 | 12–20 | 13–21 | 14–22 | 15–23 | 16–24 | 17–25 | 18–26 | 19–27 | 20–28 | 2–21 | 3–22 | 4–23 |
| 6–23 | 7–24 | 8–25 | 9–26 | 10–27 | 11–28 | 2–12 | 3–13 | 4–14 | 5–15 | 6–16 | 7–17 | 8–18 | 9–19 | 10–20 | 11–21 | 12–22 | 13–23 | 14–24 | 15–25 | 16–26 | 17–27 | 18–28 | 2–19 | 3–20 | 4–21 | 5–22 |
| 7–22 | 8–23 | 9–24 | 10–25 | 11–26 | 12–27 | 13–28 | 2–14 | 3–15 | 4–16 | 5–17 | 6–18 | 7–19 | 8–20 | 9–21 | 10–22 | 11–23 | 12–24 | 13–25 | 14–26 | 15–27 | 16–28 | 2–17 | 3–18 | 4–19 | 5–20 | 6–21 |
| 8–21 | 9–22 | 10–23 | 11–24 | 12–25 | 13–26 | 14–27 | 15–28 | 2–16 | 3–17 | 4–18 | 5–19 | 6–20 | 7–21 | 8–22 | 9–23 | 10–24 | 11–25 | 12–26 | 13–27 | 14–28 | 2–15 | 3–16 | 4–17 | 5–18 | 6–19 | 7–20 |
| 9–20 | 10–21 | 11–22 | 12–23 | 13–24 | 14–25 | 15–26 | 16–27 | 17–28 | 2–18 | 3–19 | 4–20 | 5–21 | 6–22 | 7–23 | 8–24 | 9–25 | 10–26 | 11–27 | 12–28 | 2–13 | 3–14 | 4–15 | 5–16 | 6–17 | 7–18 | 8–19 |
| 10–19 | 11–20 | 12–21 | 13–22 | 14–23 | 15–24 | 16–25 | 17–26 | 18–27 | 19–28 | 2–20 | 3–21 | 4–22 | 5–23 | 6–24 | 7–25 | 8–26 | 9–27 | 10–28 | 2–11 | 3–12 | 4–13 | 5–14 | 6–15 | 7–16 | 8–17 | 9–18 |
| 11–18 | 12–19 | 13–20 | 14–21 | 15–22 | 16–23 | 17–24 | 18–25 | 19–26 | 20–27 | 21–28 | 2–22 | 3–23 | 4–24 | 5–25 | 6–26 | 7–27 | 8–28 | 2–9 | 3–10 | 4–11 | 5–12 | 6–13 | 7–14 | 8–15 | 9–16 | 10–17 |
| 12–17 | 13–18 | 14–19 | 15–20 | 16–21 | 17–22 | 18–23 | 19–24 | 20–25 | 21–26 | 22–27 | 23–28 | 2–24 | 3–25 | 4–26 | 5–27 | 6–28 | 2–7 | 3–8 | 4–9 | 5–10 | 6–11 | 7–12 | 8–13 | 9–14 | 10–15 | 11–16 |
| 13–16 | 14–17 | 15–18 | 16–19 | 17–20 | 18–21 | 19–22 | 20–23 | 21–24 | 22–25 | 23–26 | 24–27 | 25–28 | 2–26 | 3–27 | 4–28 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 4–7 | 5–8 | 6–9 | 7–10 | 8–11 | 9–12 | 10–13 | 11–14 | 12–15 |
| 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 | 25–26 | 26–27 | 27–28 | 2–28 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 5–6 | 6–7 | 7–8 | 8–9 | 9–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
How long does it take?
The total runtime of the tournament depends on how long each match lasts and how many courts or tables you have available. For instance, if every game takes about 20 minutes and you run three fields simultaneously, a 28-team round robin can typically be finished within three to four days of competition.
With the automatically generated schedule, you can stop and restart the event whenever you need, and all results and rankings remain safely organized.
28 team round robin tournament compared to other formats
This comparison shows why the 28 team round robin format is ideal for leagues that prioritize balanced competition and precision over quick results.
| Format | Total games | Games per team | Rounds | Fairness | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Robin | 378 | 27 | 27 | Everyone plays everyone | Best for leagues |
| Single Elimination | 27 | 1–5 | 5 | Harsh cutoff | Best for quick events |
| Double Elimination | 55 | 2–10 | ~10 | More forgiving | Popular in esports |
| Double Elimination with Consolation | ~40 | min 2 | ~9 (5+4) | Fairer, every team plays twice | Youth sports |
| Swiss System | 70 | 5 | 5 | Balanced, flexible | Chess, card games |
How to create a 28 team round robin tournament schedule?
Use our 28 team round robin creator to generate your tournament schedule in seconds. Just enter your team names, customize options such as home/away preferences, and the system will automatically produce a complete 28-team fixture list.
You can download or print the schedule as a PDF or CSV for easy sharing. Whether you’re organizing a 28 participant event, a multi-team competition, or a full league season, the generator takes care of all the scheduling work for you.
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