Soccer Lineup Generator

Type your squad and print who plays where each quarter, with bench turns shared fairly.

Sample team of 14 made-up players. Type or paste your own: the chart takes 11 to 18.

More options: who may play Goalkeeper, a title for the printout OpenClose

Who may play Goalkeeper

PlayerMay play goal
Leo
Amara
Finn
Sofia
Kofi
Hana
Luca
Maya
Omar
Ines
Theo
Zara
Ravi
Chloe

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.

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

PlayerQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4On pitch
LeoBenchGoalkeeperGoalkeeperRight center midfielder3
AmaraLeft center midfielderLeft center backLeft backLeft striker4
FinnRight center midfielderBenchRight backRight midfielder3
SofiaLeft center backLeft center midfielderBenchGoalkeeper3
KofiRight midfielderBenchRight center backRight striker3
HanaLeft backLeft midfielderRight strikerBench3
LucaRight backLeft strikerRight center midfielderLeft back4
MayaLeft midfielderRight strikerBenchRight back3
OmarGoalkeeperRight midfielderBenchLeft center back3
InesLeft strikerRight center backLeft midfielderBench3
TheoRight strikerRight center midfielderLeft center backBench3
ZaraBenchRight backLeft strikerLeft center midfielder3
RaviBenchLeft backLeft center midfielderRight center back3
ChloeRight center backBenchRight midfielderLeft midfielder3
PositionQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
GoalkeeperOmarLeoLeoSofia
Left backHanaRaviAmaraLuca
Left center backSofiaAmaraTheoOmar
Right center backChloeInesKofiRavi
Right backLucaZaraFinnMaya
Left midfielderMayaHanaInesChloe
Left center midfielderAmaraSofiaRaviZara
Right center midfielderFinnTheoLucaLeo
Right midfielderKofiOmarChloeFinn
Left strikerInesLucaZaraAmara
Right strikerTheoMayaHanaKofi
BenchLeo, Zara, RaviFinn, Kofi, ChloeSofia, Maya, OmarHana, Ines, Theo

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 soccer lineup generator, a football team lineup generator for 11-a-side, puts your squad into a 4-4-2 for every quarter and shares the bench fairly.

Read the full guide

Make the lineup

Replace the sample names with your squad, one per line, up to 18. Under More options, tick May play goal beside your keepers; nobody else goes in goal. Set the quarters, then print the chart for the touchline. Choose Random for a scrimmage: positions are drawn fresh each quarter.

How the bench is shared

Eleven play, the rest sit. With 14 players over four quarters there are 12 bench turns, so twelve players sit once and two play the whole game. Press Next game and those two sit first next week. Between quarters the fair rotation also tries to move players between defense, midfield and attack.

Questions and answers

Can benched players come back on?

The chart assumes they can. The Laws of the Game allow return substitutions only in youth, veterans, disability and grassroots football, and only where the national association agrees. Check your league's rule before you print.

Can I pick a different formation?

No. The chart is a fixed 4-4-2: goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielders and two strikers. For 7-a-side or 9-a-side shapes, spin single positions on the random soccer position generator instead.

Does it draw the players on a pitch?

No. The lineup is a table: one row per player, one column per quarter, with a short code such as LB or RCM in each cell. Switch to By position to read it as a team sheet for each quarter.

All 12 lineup spots

Goal 1

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

Defense 4

  • Left back Full back on the left of the back four.
  • Left center back One of the two central defenders in front of the goalkeeper.
  • Right back Full back on the right of the back four.
  • Right center back The other central defender.

Midfield 4

  • Left center midfielder One of the two central midfielders who link defense and attack.
  • Left midfielder Wide on the left: attacks up the flank and covers the left back.
  • Right center midfielder The other central midfielder.
  • Right midfielder Wide on the right: attacks up the flank and covers the right back.

Attack 2

  • Left striker One of the two forwards.
  • Right striker The other forward.

Off the pitch 1

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

Eleven players a side, one of them the goalkeeper: IFAB Laws of the Game, Law 3.1, https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-players/ (read 2026-09-23). The 4-4-2 as four defenders, four midfielders and two forwards, with two wide midfielders who protect the full-backs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_(association_football), section 4-4-2 (read 2026-09-23). Goalkeeper handling the ball only in their own penalty area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football_positions (read 2026-09-23). The short codes are this site's own. American spellings (center back, defense), as on the site's other soccer pages. Licence: own work

All 14 sample players

A 1

  • Amara

C 1

  • Chloe

F 1

  • Finn

H 1

  • Hana

I 1

  • Ines

K 1

  • Kofi

L 2

  • Leo
  • Luca

M 1

  • Maya

O 1

  • Omar

R 1

  • Ravi

S 1

  • Sofia

T 1

  • Theo

Z 1

  • Zara
How this list was compiled

Fourteen made-up first names written for this site on 2026-09-23 so the page shows a finished lineup before you type your own squad. They describe nobody real. Three are ticked as able to play goal. Licence: own work