Five-a-side football
Pair this generator with the bracket maker for a Saturday morning league: split into groups of 5, then create an 8- or 16-team bracket from the resulting team list.
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Random groups of 5 generator
Five-a-side teams, project pods, study groups — paste your list and get evenly sized groups of 5 in one click.
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When to use this
Five is the standard for indoor football, basketball half-court, scrum-style project pods and small case-study groups in business school. It's also a good size for a panel discussion plus a moderator.
Step by step
- 1
Paste your list
- 2
Generate fives
- 3
Export or send to bracket
Project pods
For semester-long projects, generate once and lock the groups. Export to CSV and paste into your gradebook so attendance and rotations are easy to track.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What if I have 23 people?
You'll get four groups of 5 and one group of 3. Generate again if you'd rather have leftover seats than tiny groups.
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Ready to run your event?
Free forever for basic use. No signup required. The free version really does do the job.
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