Generate a soccer tournament bracket for any format — 5-a-side, 7-a-side, or 11-a-side. Works for 2 to 64 teams. Free, no signup.
Edit player names, then generate
These are example names. Replace them in the Quick Start box on the left, then click Generate Bracket.
Soccer tournaments follow the same knockout format used in the FA Cup, the Champions League, and the FIFA World Cup — and for good reason. Single elimination produces the most dramatic football: every match is final, upsets matter, and the bracket creates a natural story from round of 16 all the way to the championship game. Running your own tournament with that same structure is easier than it sounds.
Soccer tournaments — from 5-a-side office leagues to full 11-a-side community cups — need a bracket that is easy to manage and easy to share. Paste in your team names, generate the bracket, and share the live link so every team always knows their next fixture. An 8-team bracket runs 7 matches across 3 rounds. For 5-a-side games running 20 minutes each way, the full event fits in a single day.
Setting up takes under a minute: enter the team names, generate the bracket, and share the link with managers, players, and spectators. Everyone can follow results and see upcoming fixtures on any device without signing up for anything. For outdoor tournaments, the QR code makes it easy to display the bracket on a phone near the pitch.
A few things to lock in before kick-off: agree on game length, extra time and penalty shootout rules for drawn matches, substitution limits, and whether the same player can play for two different teams. For 5-a-side specifically, clarify pitch boundaries, GK rules, and offside. Posting a one-page rules sheet in your team group chat before the day saves a lot of arguments on the pitch.
After the final whistle, share the champion card on social media or your club group chat. The bracket link stays live so managers and players can review the full draw long after the tournament ends. Running an annual cup or a summer league? Keeping bracket records over multiple seasons is a great way to build club history and competition lore.
Enter your player or team names (one per line) in the Quick Start box, then click Generate Bracket. Brackly builds a single elimination bracket instantly — no signup needed. Share the live link with all participants.
A 8-player single elimination bracket has 7 matches across 3 rounds. If you have an uneven number of players, BYEs are added automatically so the bracket always stays balanced.
Yes — Brackly is completely free. No signup, no payment, no ads. Create as many brackets as you need.
Yes. Share the tournament link and anyone with it can watch scores update in real time — no account required.