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Five is a team in plenty of sports: basketball and five-a-side football both put five players per side. It is also a common size for school and university projects, big enough to share the work, small enough to agree. This page opens on Make teams of 5. Paste the names, press the button, and the generator makes as many groups of five as the list allows, using fours or sixes when the count is uneven.
For a five-a-side evening with 23 players, the generator makes three teams of five and two of four. If you want subs, consider teams of six instead: draw 4 teams and let each side rotate one player. In basketball, a group of five is exactly one team on court, so you will need a second group to play against: draw with an even number of groups in mind.
Literature circles give each of five readers a job: a discussion leader, a summarizer, a word finder, a connector who links the book to real life, and an illustrator. Each meeting, the roles rotate. For long projects, five people allow a clear split: research, writing, design, data and presentation.
The table below shows group counts for 16 to 32 people. With 18 people you get two groups of five and two of four; with 27, three of five and two of six. If a group of six feels too big, switch to groups of 4 instead.
An escape room for five, a jury of five for a school contest, a committee that needs a majority: an odd group size avoids ties when votes count.
For a fixed number of groups rather than a fixed size, use 5 teams.
If the count doesn’t divide evenly, some teams get one person more or one less. Nobody is ever left alone.
| People | Teams | Team sizes |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 3 | 1 × 6 + 2 × 5 |
| 17 | 3 | 2 × 6 + 1 × 5 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 × 5 + 2 × 4 |
| 19 | 4 | 3 × 5 + 1 × 4 |
| 20 | 4 | 4 × 5 |
| 21 | 4 | 1 × 6 + 3 × 5 |
| 22 | 4 | 2 × 6 + 2 × 5 |
| 23 | 5 | 3 × 5 + 2 × 4 |
| 24 | 5 | 4 × 5 + 1 × 4 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 × 5 |
| 26 | 5 | 1 × 6 + 4 × 5 |
| 27 | 5 | 2 × 6 + 3 × 5 |
| 28 | 6 | 4 × 5 + 2 × 4 |
| 29 | 6 | 5 × 5 + 1 × 4 |
| 30 | 6 | 6 × 5 |
| 31 | 6 | 1 × 6 + 5 × 5 |
| 32 | 6 | 2 × 6 + 4 × 5 |
Type or paste everyone’s name in the box, one per line.
Tap “Make 2 teams” to set the number of teams, or the number of people per team.
Press Make teams or the Space bar. Names are shuffled and dealt into balanced teams.
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Six groups: four of five and two of six. With 30 people, six groups of exactly five.
It depends on the task. Five works for long projects with clear roles; for a single lesson, groups of three or four keep everyone busier.
Yes, tap the sentence above the button and choose 5 teams. The list stays the same and the next shuffle uses the new setting.
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