14 MAR 2026Small Division · Final
ZJUDancer4
Hamburg Bit-Bots1
Official
IllustrationCologne 2026 · Tier 1RoboPodium editorial illustration. Not event photography, and not a depiction of any actual competitor or fixture.
Football
The RoboCup Humanoid Soccer League's first tournament, held at the RoboCup German Open in Cologne. Three divisions, Small, Middle and Large, set by robot size. Fully autonomous throughout: a round robin in each division, then play-in games, semi-finals and finals.
43Results held
14Entrants
3Divisions
Coverage state
Rules & structure: CompleteEntrants: 14 heldResults: 43 held
RoboPodium holds 43 verified results for this sport, published only after verification against their sources. No complete entrant list, draw or results feed has been verified, so this is not the full record of the competition.
Events
Latest verified results
14 MAR 2026Middle Division · Final
B-Human6
HTWK Robots1
Official
14 MAR 2026Small Division
Berlin United2
R-ZWEI KICKERS0
Official
14 MAR 2026Middle Division
Ruhrbot Devils0
whIRLwind Amsterdam5
Official
14 MAR 2026Large Division · Final
B-Human4
HTWK Robots1
Official
14 MAR 2026Small Division · Semi final
Hamburg Bit-Bots1
R-ZWEI KICKERS0
Official
Showing 6 of 43 verified matches. See all results.
Control policy
autonomous · requiredteleoperated · forbidden
Divisions
| Division | Eligibility envelope | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Large Division | Height ≤ 190 cm · mass ≤ 80 kg · BMI 5–30 | Size limits inclusive, from the v0.1 prerelease rule book. Three players a side in Foundation or five in Advanced, chosen per match. Three teams played a double round robin, then a final between the top two, with no third-place match. |
| Middle Division | Height ≤ 125 cm · mass ≤ 25 kg · BMI 5–30 | Size limits inclusive, from the v0.1 prerelease rule book. Three players a side in Foundation or five in Advanced, chosen per match. Six teams played. |
| Small Division | Height ≤ 110 cm · mass ≤ 15 kg · BMI 5–30 | Size limits inclusive, from sections 3.6.2 and 3.6.3 of the v0.1 prerelease rule book, the release in force by date. Four players a side in Foundation or seven in Advanced, chosen per match. Five teams played. |
How a result is structured
Football result definition
OfficialOfficial result as published by the RoboCup Humanoid Soccer League. RoboPodium reproduces it unchanged.
- Two halves of 10 minutes, with a half-time break of at least 10 minutes.
- Four players a side in the Small Division's Foundation configuration and seven in Advanced; three and five in Middle and Large. If either team chooses Foundation, both play it.
- A game ends as soon as one team leads by 10 goals.
- Where a winner is needed: two periods of extra time of up to 5 minutes each, then penalty kicks.
- No offside.
Known unknowns
- Who organised the tournament. The league's page links the RoboCup German Open's own site, which RoboPodium has not assessed as a source, and names no organiser itself.
- Which rule book applied. The league's page names none. RoboPodium cites the v0.1 prerelease of 11 February 2026, the only release published before the tournament.
- Small Division match S11. The league numbers its Small Division matches S01 to S10 and S12 to S16, and says nothing about S11.
Sources
- Revision v0.1 prerelease (2026-02-11) · retrieved 2026-10-31 ·
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