Football Lineup Builder for 11v11

Format guide

Build and share a 11v11 football lineup with 10 outfield players and a goalkeeper. Start with a formation, add your players, then export or share the finished lineup.

Supported 11v11 formations

• 4-4-2 — Classic balanced formation with two strikers and a solid midfield line.
• 4-4-2 Diamond — Narrow midfield diamond with attacking midfielder and defensive anchor.
• 4-4-1-1 — Classic 4-4-2 with one striker dropping into the hole.
• 4-3-3 — Attacking formation with three forwards and a midfield triangle.
• 4-3-3 Holding — Defensive 4-3-3 with single pivot and two box-to-box midfielders.
• 4-3-3 Attack — Attacking 4-3-3 with CAM behind striker and two deeper CMs.
• 4-2-3-1 — Modern formation with double pivot and attacking midfielders.
• 4-2-3-1 Wide — Wide 4-2-3-1 with wingers hugging the touchline.
• 4-1-4-1 — Balanced formation with single holding midfielder and lone striker.
• 4-5-1 — Defensive midfield-heavy formation with a lone striker.
• 4-1-2-1-2 — Narrow diamond with CDM anchor and two strikers.
• 4-1-2-1-2 Wide — Wide variant with LM/RM instead of narrow CMs.
• 4-3-2-1 — Christmas tree formation with lone striker and two supporting forwards.
• 4-2-4 — Ultra-attacking Brazilian style with four forwards.
• 4-3-1-2 — Three midfielders with a CAM behind two strikers.
• 4-2-2-2 — Box midfield with two CAMs and two strikers.
• 4-1-3-2 — Single CDM with three attacking midfielders behind two strikers.
• 3-5-2 — Three at the back with wingbacks providing width and two strikers.
• 3-4-3 — Ultra-attacking with three at back and three forwards.
• 3-4-1-2 — Three CBs with wingbacks, CAM, and two strikers.
• 3-4-2-1 — Wingbacks with two attacking mids supporting lone striker.
• 3-5-1-1 — Five midfielders with second striker supporting lone forward.
• 3-1-4-2 — Single CDM anchor with four midfielders and two strikers.
• 3-2-3-2 — Double pivot with three attacking mids behind two strikers.
• 5-3-2 — Defensive formation with five at the back and wing-backs.
• 5-4-1 — Ultra-defensive with five defenders, four midfielders, and lone striker.
• 5-2-3 — Five at back with double pivot and three forwards.
• 5-2-1-2 — Five defenders, double pivot, CAM, and two strikers.
• 5-1-2-2 — Five at back with single CDM and attacking quartet.
• 2-3-5 (Pyramid) — The original football formation from the 1880s with five forwards.
• 3-2-2-3 (WM) — Herbert Chapman's revolutionary WM formation from the 1920s.
• 4-3-3 False Nine — A back four with a holding midfielder behind two tucked-in central midfielders, a dropping false nine, and two wide forwards.
• 4-2-1-3 — A double pivot supporting a central creator and a wide front three.
• 4-1-3-1-1 — A single pivot behind a three-man midfield, advanced creator, and lone striker.
• 3-1-3-3 — Three center-backs with a single pivot, balanced midfield three, and front three.
• 3-2-4-1 — Three defenders and a double pivot behind four advanced midfielders and one striker.
• 3-3-1-3 — Three defenders, a midfield three, a central creator, and an aggressive front three.
• 3-3-3-1 — Three defenders and three staggered attacking lines supporting one striker.
• 3-4-3 Diamond — Three defenders with a narrow midfield diamond and a front three.
• 3-1-5-1 — A single pivot behind five midfielders and a lone striker.
• 5-3-1-1 — A compact back five with three midfielders, a second striker, and a target striker.
• 5-1-3-1 — A back five protected by one pivot and supported by three advanced midfielders.
• 2-3-5 Pyramid — The historic pyramid: two backs, three half-backs, and five forwards.
• 2-3-2-3 Metodo — Pozzo’s Metodo: two backs, three half-backs, two inside forwards, and three attackers.

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Learn a 11v11 shape

These practical guides explain where players start, how the shape works, and what to watch when your team defends.

• 4-4-2
• 4-3-3
• 4-2-3-1
• 3-5-2
• 4-3-3 Holding
• 4-4-2 Diamond
• 5-3-2
• 3-4-3
• 4-5-1
• 4-1-4-1
• 5-4-1
• 4-1-2-1-2

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