8v8 soccer lineup sheet

About 8v8 soccer

Eight-a-side is used by some leagues as a step between seven and nine. The extra outfield player lets a team keep two strikers or a third defender without leaving a hole elsewhere, so coaches have real choices about how attacking or cautious to be.

Who plays it: commonly around under-10 and under-11, depending on the league. The field: A medium field, between the seven-a-side and nine-a-side sizes. Age groups and field sizes vary from league to league, so check your own league's rules.

8v8 formations

There are 4 8v8 formations in the sheet maker. Each has its own printable lineup sheet and a short guide to its strengths and weaknesses:

• 2-3-2: Most eight-a-side teams; a good default shape.
• 3-3-1: Teams that need to tighten up defensively, or with one forward who can hold the ball.
• 3-2-2: Teams with two forwards who score goals and defenders who are comfortable carrying the ball.
• 2-4-1: Possession-minded teams with stamina in midfield.

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Want it filled in for you?

The free SOXY app does the parts a web page cannot. It keeps your roster, knows which players have said they are coming, and fills all four quarters so playing time comes out even. It rotates the goalkeeper, lets you drag players between positions, saves a lineup for every game, and prints this same sheet with the field, both coaches and the referees already on it.