What if the number of people doesn't divide evenly?

Extra participants are distributed one per team from the top, so teams differ by at most one person.

Can I have more teams than people?

The tool caps the team count at the number of participants — you can't have empty teams.

Random Team Generator

Paste a list of names and split them into balanced random teams. Perfect for sports, classrooms, and hackathons. Free, instant.

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How to use this tool

Paste participant names, one per line.
Set the number of teams.
Click Calculate to generate randomised teams.
Click again to get a fresh random draw.

Quickly split any group of people into balanced random teams. Paste your list of names, set the number of teams, and click — the generator shuffles participants fairly and divides them as evenly as possible.

Frequently asked questions

What if the number of people doesn't divide evenly?: Extra participants are distributed one per team from the top, so teams differ by at most one person.
Can I have more teams than people?: The tool caps the team count at the number of participants — you can't have empty teams.