4-2-3-1 formation
Four defenders, two holding midfielders, three attacking midfielders and one striker. The most common shape in modern football: numbers in midfield, pace on the wings, space for a number 10. The lone striker can be isolated.
Teams that start in a 4-2-3-1
- Amed SF Starting XI
- ARCA Çorum FK Starting XI
- Fenerbahçe Starting XI
- Galatasaray Starting XI
- Kasımpaşa Starting XI
- Trabzonspor Starting XI
- Tümosan Konyaspor Starting XI
- Como 1907 Starting XI
- Frosinone Calcio Starting XI
- Napoli Starting XI
- Arsenal Starting XI
- Aston Villa Starting XI
- Bournemouth Starting XI
- Brentford Starting XI
- Brighton & Hove Albion Starting XI
- Everton Starting XI
- Fulham Starting XI
- Ipswich Town Starting XI
- Liverpool Starting XI
- Manchester City Starting XI
- Manchester United Starting XI
- Sunderland Starting XI
- Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI
- 1. FC Köln Starting XI
- Bayern München Starting XI
- Leverkusen Starting XI
- RB Leipzig Starting XI
- SC Freiburg Starting XI
- SV Elversberg Starting XI
- Union Berlin Starting XI
- Bursaspor Starting XI
- Esenler Erokspor Starting XI
- Fatih Karagümrük Starting XI
- Keçiörengücü Starting XI
- Sarıyer Starting XI
- Sivasspor Starting XI
- Van Spor FK Starting XI
- AS Monaco Starting XI
- LOSC Lille Starting XI
- Lyon Starting XI
- Paris FC Starting XI
- RC Strasbourg Alsace Starting XI
- Stade Brestois 29 Starting XI
- Benfica Starting XI
- Casa Pia AC Starting XI
- CD Santa Clara Starting XI
- Estoril Praia Starting XI
- Estrela da Amadora Starting XI
- FC Arouca Starting XI
- FC Famalicão Starting XI
- Gil Vicente FC Starting XI
- Moreirense FC Starting XI
- Rio Ave FC Starting XI
- Sporting CP Starting XI
- Vitória SC Starting XI
- Athletic Club Starting XI
- FC Barcelona Starting XI
- Osasuna Starting XI
- Racing Santander Starting XI
- RCD Espanyol Starting XI
- Real Madrid Starting XI
- Sevilla FC Starting XI
- Villarreal CF Starting XI
- New England Revolution Starting XI
- Vancouver Whitecaps Starting XI
Other formations
- 3-4-3 formation
- 3-5-2 formation
- 4-3-3 formation
- 4-4-2 formation
- 5-3-2 formation
- 5-4-1 formation
- 3-1-4-2 formation
- 3-4-1-2 formation
- 3-4-2-1 formation
- 4-1-4-1 formation
- 4-2-2-2 formation
- 4-3-1-2 formation
- 4-3-2-1 formation
How it works
The builder above opens in a 4-2-3-1. Once you pick a team, its squad drops into this shape in real kits; you can swap players, move the shirts around, then download or share the image.