# Random Team Generator

> Split a list of names into random, even teams in one tap. Paste your players, pick how many teams, shuffle until everyone agrees.

Canonical: https://livedraftit.com/tools/random-team-generator

Split a list of names into random, even teams in one tap. Paste your players, pick how many teams, shuffle until everyone agrees.

Free · No sign-up · Same maths as the live draft

The tool itself is interactive and runs in the browser on [Random Team Generator](https://livedraftit.com/tools/random-team-generator).

## About the random team generator

A random split is the fairest way to settle teams when nobody wants to be picked last. The shuffle is Fisher–Yates, the same one the live draft lobby uses, so every arrangement is equally likely; players are then dealt out one at a time, so no team is ever more than one player bigger than another.

Random is fair, not balanced. If your group has two clear best players, a shuffle can put them together. The fix leagues use is a captains’ draft: name a captain per team and let them pick in turn. That is exactly what a LiveDraft-It room does: everyone joins from a link, captains pick on their own phones, and the whole group watches the teams fill up.

## Random Team Generator questions

### How does the random team generator split players?

It shuffles the list with a Fisher–Yates shuffle, then deals names out like cards: first to team 1, then team 2, and around again. With 11 players and 2 teams you get 6 and 5. Nothing is weighted, so every split is equally likely.

### Can I make balanced teams instead of random ones?

Not with a shuffle alone. For balanced sides, run a captains’ draft: pick a captain per team and let them choose in turn, snake order so the first pick doesn’t win twice. A LiveDraft-It room runs that live, with everyone picking from their own phone.

### Is it free?

Yes. No account, no email, no limit on players or teams (up to 20 teams). Copy the result and paste it into your group chat.

More questions about pricing, formats and invites are answered on [the homepage](https://livedraftit.com) and the [pricing page](https://livedraftit.com/pricing).

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- [Draft Order Randomizer](https://livedraftit.com/tools/draft-order-randomizer)
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