Random team generator

Paste your names, choose how many teams, then spin to draft players one at a time or make every team at once.

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Fair teams, no arguments

A random team generator splits a group into teams so nobody has to pick favorites. Each spin drafts the next person into the smallest team, which keeps every team within one player of the others. In a hurry? Make all the teams at once. Turn on captains and one person in each team is picked at random to lead it.

How to make random teams

  1. Type or paste the names, one per line.
  2. Choose how many teams you need and whether each team gets a captain.
  3. Spin to draft players one at a time, or make all the teams at once.
  4. When everyone has a team, spin again to pick the team that starts.

Ways to use the team generator

  • Split a PE class or a pickup game into even sides.
  • Form groups for classroom projects and presentations.
  • Set up quiz night or trivia teams in seconds.
  • Divide a workshop or meeting into breakout groups.
  • Pick teams and a starting team for board game night.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I split a group into random teams?

Enter everyone’s name in a random team generator, choose the number of teams and let it draft the players. Each person goes to the smallest team, so every team ends up the same size or one player apart.

How many people end up on each team?

A random team generator divides the names as evenly as possible: 10 names in 3 teams gives teams of 4, 3 and 3. The largest and smallest teams never differ by more than one person.

Can I pick team captains at random?

Turn on captains in the SpinnerWheel team generator and, once every name has a team, one member of each team is picked at random to lead it. Pick captains again whenever you want a new set.

Is the team generator really random?

Each spin gives every name still waiting the same chance, and making all the teams at once shuffles the whole list before dealing it out. Nobody chooses who goes where.

How do I decide which team starts?

In the SpinnerWheel team generator, the wheel switches to the teams once every name has a team. One spin picks the team that starts.