Background
Teams: Lions, Falcons, Tigers, Bears, Sharks, Eagles, Panthers, Rhinos, Dragons (Total: 9)
Format: Double Round-Robin (each team plays all others twice)
Games per Team: 16 (8 Home, 8 Away)
Total Games: 72
Dates: 18 (4 games per date, 1 team on a bye)
Key Challenges
- One team must have a bye each round (odd number of teams)
- Maintain a balanced home and away split for all teams
- No repeat matchups within any 5-round window
- No team receives two byes within 5 rounds
- Implement travel partner rules between:
- Panthers vs Tigers must always be scheduled on Saturdays
- No team should play 5 out of 7 games away
- Rhinos vs Sharks must be scheduled in Round 8
→ Bears & Dragons
→ Eagles & Falcons
→ Eagles & Falcons
→ Bears vs Eagles
→ Dragons vs Lions
→ Dragons vs Lions
SchedulOpt® Solution
Set Home/Away Repeated Limit
→ Max 3 consecutive Home or Away games- Set Minimum Spacing Between Repeat Matchups
→ At least 5 rounds between playing the same opponent again - Set Minimum Spacing Between Byes
→ No team receives two byes within a 5-round window - Set Home/Away Balance
→ Target difference of 0 (8 Home, 8 Away over 16 games) - Apply Weekday-Specific Game Rule
→ Panthers vs Tigers must always play on Saturdays - Enforce Home/Away Sequence Rule
→ No team plays 5 out of 7 games away - Set Pre-scheduled Game Rule
→ Rhinos vs Sharks locked to Round 8 - Use Advanced Game Count Rule
→ Prevent Bears vs Eagles and Dragons vs Lions from being scheduled on the same day
