From ten names to a printed sheet
The sheet prints on one A4 page, portrait, black on white — so it works on any printer, including the dusty one at the clubhouse. The top carries your team or club name, the opponent, the date and the kick-off; the middle is the pitch with every player’s circle, number and name; the bottom is the roster list with each player’s role, which doubles as the team sheet you hand to the referee where your league requires one.
Both buttons do the same drawing: Download line-up sheet (PDF) saves the file, Print opens your print dialog straight onto the same A4 layout. Print at “actual size” if your printer offers the choice — not “fit to page” — and the pitch marks keep their proportions; on US Letter paper, “fit to page” is the right choice.
From one Saturday to the whole season
At the end of the season, this same roster can become the whole closing set — player cards, award certificates, a match-day poster page, a coach thank-you card and the parents’ party checklist — in the Soccer Season Pack.
The formations, and why there are so few
Each format offers only the formations a youth coach actually uses, and the arithmetic is on the page before you print: a 7 v 7 sheet in 2-3-1 says “7 players: 1 goalkeeper, 2 defenders, 3 midfielders, 1 forward”. Nothing exotic hides in the list, because a formation a parent volunteer has never heard of is not helpful ten minutes before a match.
For the smallest format, 5 v 5, the 1-2-1 diamond keeps a natural shape with one player per zone; 2-2 is the simpler box. For 7 v 7, 2-3-1 is the commonly recommended starting shape and 3-2-1 suits a team that needs more cover at the back. At 9 v 9, 3-3-2, 3-2-3 and 4-3-1 bridge toward the full game. From under 13 upwards it is 11 v 11 with the classic 4-4-2, 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1. Swap formations any time — the names stay in their rows and the pitch redraws.
Making the sheet readable from the touchline
A line-up sheet has one reader: you, mid-game, in the sun. The player circles are large, the names sit directly under their position, and the roster repeats everything in plain order with the roles written out. If you coach the same team every week, the tool remembers your last sheet in this browser — the names, numbers and formation are still there next Saturday, and changing one player takes seconds. When the sheet’s readers go past the touchline — the clubhouse notice board, the team chat, a season-ending dinner — the lineup poster guide walks the photo-led version of the same sheet, every player’s face in its circle and a photo team list under the pitch.
For the whole match-morning folder — this sheet, the score margin and the fixture poster — the youth soccer game-day guide walks it step by step, with the format ladder, ball sizes and match lengths by age group. And for the practice evenings between the matches, the practice plan generator times the session for your age group and player count.
Nothing you type leaves this page: the drawing, the print and the PDF are all made locally in your browser. When your league also needs photos attached to a team sheet, or several sheets in one file, the neighbouring tools on this site can help — combine images into a PDF or print the sheet double-sided with your club letterhead.
Questions
Which game format should I pick?
Match what your league plays, not what looks best. Under 7 and under 8 teams usually play 5 v 5, under 9 and under 10 play 7 v 7, under 11 and under 12 play 9 v 9, and from under 13 upwards the game is the full 11 v 11. The tool always gives you one goalkeeper plus the right number of outfield players for the format — the counts are checked, so you cannot accidentally print a 10-player sheet for an 11 v 11 game.
What do the formation numbers like 2-3-1 mean?
They count the outfield players line by line, from defence to attack, and the goalkeeper is separate — the same way 4-4-2 is written for the full game. So 2-3-1 in a 7 v 7 game is 1 goalkeeper, 2 defenders, 3 midfielders and 1 forward: seven players. The tool shows this arithmetic under the pitch before you print.
Is this a lineup maker or a lineup template?
Both — and people also call it a lineup builder or creator. You type your players once and the tool makes the lineup sheet for your format and formation; the maker part is the drawing, the template part is the reuse: your names, numbers and formation stay in this browser, so next week's sheet starts from this week's. If you would rather have a paper template, leave the name boxes empty and print the blank sheet to fill in by hand.
Can I print a blank sheet and write the names in by hand?
Yes — leave the name boxes empty. You still get every position marked with its role and a roster list to write on, which is handy on match morning when the team is only final at the field.
Do shirt numbers have to be filled in?
No, the number box on each player is optional. If you enter one it is drawn inside the player's circle on the pitch and printed in the roster list, which makes the sheet easier to read from the touchline.
Is anything uploaded from this page?
No. The sheet is drawn and turned into a PDF entirely inside your browser. No account, no watermark, and no request carries the names you typed.
Can I put the players' photos on the sheet?
Yes — tap Photo next to any player and pick a picture from your device. The photo fills that player's circle on the pitch and prints on the sheet and in the PDF; the shirt number moves next to the name so both stay readable. Photos are optional, never leave your browser, and are not kept after you close the tab — the names, numbers and formation are what the tool remembers. If you want the pictures to lead — bigger circles on the pitch and a photo team list under it, with all-at-once adding — use the lineup maker with pictures on this site.
Can I use it for other sports?
Not yet — the pitch, the formations and the roster are soccer. For other youth sports, a blank pitch drawn by hand or a simple table is still the honest tool.