8v8 Soccer Lineup Maker

Type your squad and print a 3-3-1 for every quarter, with the bench shared out evenly.

Sample team of 11 made-up players. Type or paste your own: the chart takes 8 to 15.

More options

Who may play Goalkeeper

PlayerMay play goal
Ada
Ben
Cleo
Dev
Esme
Felix
Gia
Hugo
Isla
Jude
Kira

Only ticked players are put there. With nobody ticked the position is filled from everyone, and the page says so.

Optional: the team and the date, as they should read at the top of the sheet.

11 players, 4 quarters, 3 on the bench each quarter

PlayerQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4On field
AdaRight defenderRight midfielderBenchCenter midfielder3
BenBenchGoalkeeperLeft defenderGoalkeeper3
CleoLeft midfielderLeft defenderStrikerBench3
DevLeft defenderBenchCenter midfielderBench2
EsmeRight midfielderCenter defenderBenchRight defender3
FelixCenter midfielderStrikerBenchCenter defender3
GiaBenchCenter midfielderRight defenderStriker3
HugoBenchRight defenderRight midfielderLeft midfielder3
IslaGoalkeeperLeft midfielderGoalkeeperBench3
JudeCenter defenderBenchLeft midfielderLeft defender3
KiraStrikerBenchCenter defenderRight midfielder3
PositionQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
GoalkeeperIslaBenIslaBen
Left defenderDevCleoBenJude
Center defenderJudeEsmeKiraFelix
Right defenderAdaHugoGiaEsme
Left midfielderCleoIslaJudeHugo
Center midfielderFelixGiaDevAda
Right midfielderEsmeAdaHugoKira
StrikerKiraFelixCleoGia
BenchBen, Gia, HugoDev, Jude, KiraAda, Esme, FelixCleo, Dev, Isla

Next game keeps count of who sat: whoever was on the bench most in this chart sits least in the next one.

Names stay in this browser. They are never sent to us or to anyone else.

How it works

This 8v8 soccer lineup maker plans an eight-a-side game, seven field players plus a keeper, in a 3-3-1: three at the back, three across the middle and one up top, quarter by quarter.

Read the full guide

Fill in your squad

Delete the eleven sample names and type or paste your own, one per line. Open More options and tick May play goal for each player who can keep; the chart never puts anyone else between the posts. Playing halves? Set the quarters menu to 2. Then print one copy for the bench and one for the assistant.

Eleven players, twelve bench turns

With eight on the field for four quarters, a squad of eleven owes twelve turns on the bench. Ten players rest once and one rests twice. The fair rotation also moves each player between defense, midfield and attack, and Next game sits the ones who sat least this week.

Questions and answers

Why 3-3-1 for 8v8?

Three defenders give cover across the width, three midfielders link the lines and one striker stays high. The shape is fixed, with no formation menu. Coaching a 2-4-1? Treat the center defender slot as a fourth midfielder when you read the chart.

Is there an 8v8 soccer lineup sheet to print?

Yes. Print gives a clean sheet with every quarter in its own column and each player's spot written in, ready to tape to a clipboard. A second view lists the chart player by player.

Can subs come back on in 8v8?

Usually, since most small-sided youth play allows rolling changes at stoppages, but it is set by your league or tournament, not by this page. The chart just plans who is on for each quarter.

All 9 lineup spots

Goal 1

  • Goalkeeper The only player who may handle the ball, inside their own penalty area.

Defense 3

  • Center defender Defends the middle, closest to goal.
  • Left defender Defends on the left in front of the goalkeeper.
  • Right defender Defends on the right in front of the goalkeeper.

Midfield 3

  • Center midfielder The middle of the field, linking defense and attack.
  • Left midfielder Wide on the left, between defense and attack.
  • Right midfielder Wide on the right, between defense and attack.

Attack 1

  • Striker The one forward, highest up the field.

Off the field 1

  • Bench Sits out this quarter.
How this list was compiled

8 a side, 7 field players and a goalkeeper, as the name of the game says. The 3-3-1 shape, the position names and the short codes are this site's choice; rules on substitutions, halves and goalkeepers vary by league and are not taken from any one body. American spellings, as on the site's other soccer pages. Written 2026-09-24. Licence: own work

All 11 sample players

A 1

  • Ada

B 1

  • Ben

C 1

  • Cleo

D 1

  • Dev

E 1

  • Esme

F 1

  • Felix

G 1

  • Gia

H 1

  • Hugo

I 1

  • Isla

J 1

  • Jude

K 1

  • Kira
How this list was compiled

11 made-up first names written for this site on 2026-09-24 so the page shows a finished lineup before you type your own team. They describe nobody real. Two are ticked as able to play goal. Licence: own work