Random Team Generator

This random team generator splits a list of names into fair teams or groups. Paste the names, choose the number of teams or the team size, then copy the teams or reshuffle for a new split.

How to make random teams

• Type or paste the names, one per line. A column copied from a spreadsheet pastes in as one name per line.
• Choose Number of teams if you know how many teams you need, or Team size if you know how many people should be in each.
• Press Make teams to see your teams.
• Press Reshuffle if you want a new split.
• Press Copy all, then paste the teams into a chat, an email or a document. Each team gets one line.

Number of teams or team size?

Use number of teams when the game or the room sets it: two sides for a match, six tables in a classroom. Use team size when the task sets it: pairs for a lab, groups of four for a project.

When the names do not divide evenly

Many lists do not divide evenly, so the generator keeps the teams as close in size as it can. 10 people in teams of 3 gives teams of 3, 3, 2 and 2, not 3, 3, 3 and 1. No team is bigger than the size you chose, and no team is more than one person bigger than another.

How the split stays fair

The names are shuffled with your browser's secure random numbers, the same kind used to make passwords, then dealt to the teams one at a time, like cards. Every order of the names is equally likely, and the order you typed them in makes no difference.

Fair here means random and even in size. The generator knows nothing about who runs fastest or plays best, so it does not balance teams by skill.

Use it as a random group generator

• In class: study groups, lab partners or project groups, made again each week so students mix.
• At work: breakout rooms, workshop tables or pairs for a first meeting.
• In sports: even sides for a pickup game, a relay or gym class.
• At home: trivia night teams, board games or splitting up chores.

Questions

Is this also a random group generator?

Yes. A team and a group are the same thing here, so it works for anything that needs people split at random.

How many names can I add?

Up to 200, one per line. Empty lines are skipped, and a name typed twice counts as two people.

How do I split 11 people into 3 teams?

Paste the 11 names, choose Number of teams, set it to 3 and press Make teams. You get teams of 4, 4 and 3.

Can it balance teams by skill?

No. Every split is random, so it can put your strongest players together. If that happens, press Reshuffle, or copy the teams and swap a name or two by hand.

Can I get the same teams back after a reshuffle?

No. Each reshuffle is a new random split, so use Copy all first if you may want the teams you have now.

How do I pick a captain for each team?

Type that team's names into Spin the Wheel, one per line, and spin. The name it picks is your captain.

Is my list saved or sent anywhere?

It stays in this browser, so it is still here when you come back on this device. Nothing you type is sent to our server.

Is the team generator free?

Yes. It runs in the browser on phones and computers, with no sign-up and nothing to install.

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