Playrs5-a-side team picker for your weekly game
Ten players, one pitch, and the same argument every week about whose team is stacked. Playrs picks two fair teams of five in seconds, based on how good each player really is.
Fair 5-a-side teams in three taps
- Add your regulars once, with a 1–10 score each for attacking, defending and fitness.
- Each week, tick the ten who are playing. Choose 2 teams of 5.
- Tap Generate. Copy the teams into the group chat, or swap a player if someone has to switch.
Made for organisers
- Keeps your squad list, so you’re not retyping names every week. Pause anyone injured or away.
- Avoids the same pairs always being on the same side, when it can do that without making the teams less even.
- History shows every matchday’s teams, so you can see who played and when.
- Works offline at the pitch once it’s on your Home Screen.
- Sharing the squad with a co-organiser, or using it on more than one device, is part of Playrs Online (14-day free trial).
Not just 5-a-side
The same picker handles 6-a-side, 7-a-side, 11-a-side and several teams at once for small-sided tournaments. Read our guide to picking fair teams for tips on scoring players.
Questions
What if an odd number of players turn up?
Playrs makes uneven teams when the numbers don’t fit exactly: with 2 teams of 5 set up and eleven players ticked, you get 6 v 5. It balances the teams on total rating, so the team with the extra player gets slightly lower-rated players.
How should I score players?
Use 1–10 for attacking, defending and fitness, with 5 as an average player in your group. Scores only need to be right relative to each other, and you can adjust them after a few games.
Can other players see their ratings?
Only if you share the squad with them through Playrs Online. Squad leaders decide who can view or edit.