# Free Youth Soccer Playing Time Spreadsheet (Excel & Google Sheets)

Canonical URL: https://pitchtime.app/playing-time-spreadsheet

Make a playing time tracker template for your team. Add your roster, choose the number of matches and download an Excel workbook with totals, attendance and each player’s share of available minutes.

## Download your playing time tracker template

Enter a team name, up to 30 unique player names (one per line), 1–200 matches (default 12), and a match length of 10–120 minutes. Download .xlsx or .csv in your browser. Names stay on your device and in the downloaded file.

## How do I track playing time?

Enter minutes in each match column; use 0 for an attended match with no playing time.

Enter A for absent. Leave future matches blank; neither counts as available time.

Match length is in B2. Use this workbook for matches of that length.

Total adds minutes. Available counts attended matches × match length. Share % is Total ÷ Available.

Owed vs average is the positive gap below the team’s average total. Check absences before planning extra minutes.

In Google Sheets, choose File → Import → Upload and select the .xlsx file.

The workbook has players down the rows and matches across the columns, with Total (SUM), Available, Share %, Team average and Owed vs average formulas. Instructions are on a second sheet. The CSV has the same table without formulas; update its totals manually.

## Open in Google Sheets

Choose File → Import → Upload and select the downloaded .xlsx. Use your own Google account; Pitch Time does not create or connect one.

## Prefer not to maintain a spreadsheet?

The [season minutes tracker](/minutes-tracker) does the maths. Record matches in your browser and see who needs more minutes next game.

## Bring fair minutes onto the field

Pitch Time generates fair playing time lineups and tracks minutes through the season. Free for teams of up to 12 players.

Get the Pitch Time app: https://pitchtime.app/get-the-app

## Playing time spreadsheet FAQ

### Is this playing time spreadsheet free?

Yes. Create and download as many copies as you need, with up to 30 players and 200 matches. No account or sign-up is needed.

### How do I mark a player absent?

Enter A in their match cell. Enter 0 if they attended but played no minutes. Leave future matches blank. Only numeric match entries count towards available minutes.

### Can I open the spreadsheet in Google Sheets?

Yes. In Google Sheets, choose File → Import → Upload and select the .xlsx file. Use your own Google account; Pitch Time does not create or connect one.

### What does Owed vs average mean?

It shows how many minutes a player is below the team’s average total, with zero for players at or above it. Check attendance and Share % before deciding who needs extra minutes.