Avoid spreadsheets and time-consuming setup – our bracket maker produces a 27-team round-robin schedule in moments. Just add your team names, and the tool automatically builds every matchup and round for your competition. It’s perfect for sports leagues, gaming events, school contests, and community tournaments.
How does 27 team round robin work?
In a round-robin setup, all 27 teams face every other team once. Each team plays 26 games, creating a total of 351 matchups throughout the event. This format is highly balanced, giving every team a fair and consistent competitive experience.
Because 27 is an odd number, byes are required each round. The 27 team round robin scheduler automatically builds an even-handed rotation, spreading byes fairly and preventing teams from having back-to-back home or away games – unless you choose to customize it that way.
How many games are in a 27 team round robin tournament?
A 27-team round robin includes 351 total games, arranged across 27 rounds. Each round contains 13 matchups, with one team on a bye due to the odd team count. Since every team plays 26 games, this structure works well for longer seasons that highlight endurance, reliability, and steady performance.
Learn more about the structure on our round robin overview 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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| BYE: 1 | BYE: 3 | BYE: 5 | BYE: 7 | BYE: 9 | BYE: 11 | BYE: 13 | BYE: 15 | BYE: 17 | BYE: 19 | BYE: 21 | BYE: 23 | BYE: 25 | BYE: 27 | BYE: 2 | BYE: 4 | BYE: 6 | BYE: 8 | BYE: 10 | BYE: 12 | BYE: 14 | BYE: 16 | BYE: 18 | BYE: 20 | BYE: 22 | BYE: 24 | BYE: 26 |
| 2–27 | 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 |
| 3–26 | 4–27 | 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 | 2–25 |
| 4–25 | 5–26 | 6–27 | 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 | 2–23 | 3–24 |
| 5–24 | 6–25 | 7–26 | 8–27 | 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 | 2–21 | 3–22 | 4–23 |
| 6–23 | 7–24 | 8–25 | 9–26 | 10–27 | 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 | 2–19 | 3–20 | 4–21 | 5–22 |
| 7–22 | 8–23 | 9–24 | 10–25 | 11–26 | 12–27 | 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 | 2–17 | 3–18 | 4–19 | 5–20 | 6–21 |
| 8–21 | 9–22 | 10–23 | 11–24 | 12–25 | 13–26 | 14–27 | 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 | 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 | 2–16 | 3–17 | 4–18 | 5–19 | 6–20 | 7–21 | 8–22 | 9–23 | 10–24 | 11–25 | 12–26 | 13–27 | 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 | 2–18 | 3–19 | 4–20 | 5–21 | 6–22 | 7–23 | 8–24 | 9–25 | 10–26 | 11–27 | 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 | 2–20 | 3–21 | 4–22 | 5–23 | 6–24 | 7–25 | 8–26 | 9–27 | 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 | 2–22 | 3–23 | 4–24 | 5–25 | 6–26 | 7–27 | 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 | 2–24 | 3–25 | 4–26 | 5–27 | 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 | 2–26 | 3–27 | 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 overall length of the event depends on match duration and how many courts or tables you have available. For example, if each matchup lasts around 20 minutes and you’re using three playing areas at once, a 27 team round robin can be wrapped up in just a few days.
With the schedule generated automatically, you can stop and restart whenever needed without losing any recorded results or rankings.
27 team round robin tournament compared to other formats
This comparison highlights why the 27 team round robin format is a great choice for leagues that value balanced competition and precise results over fast completion times.
| Format | Total games | Games per team | Rounds | Fairness | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Robin | 351 | 26 | 27 | Everyone plays everyone | Best for leagues |
| Single Elimination | 26 | 1–5 | 5 | Harsh cutoff | Best for quick events |
| Double Elimination | 53 | 2–10 | ~10 | More forgiving | Popular in esports |
| Double Elimination with Consolation | ~39 | min 2 | ~9 (5+4) | Fairer, every team plays twice | Youth sports |
| Swiss System | 65 | 5 | 5 | Balanced, flexible | Chess, card games |
How to create a 27 team round robin tournament schedule?
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You can quickly print or export it as a PDF or CSV file to share with all participants. Whether you’re managing 27 teams, players, or a full league, the generator handles all the details for you.
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