The RoboCup Major Leagues
RoboCup Major is organized into 4 major categories and 13 main leagues, which are themselves subdivided into a number of “sub-leagues”:
RoboCupSoccer
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Humanoid
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KidSize
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TeenSize
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AdultSize
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Standard Platform
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Middle Size
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Small Size
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Simulation
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Simulation 2D
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Simulation 3D
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RoboCupRescue
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Robot
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Simulation
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Agent Simulation
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Virtual Robot
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RoboCup@Home
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Open Platform
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Domestic Standard Platform
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Social Standard Platform
RoboCupIndustrial
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RoboCup@Work
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Logistics
The description and rules for these different challenges can be found in detail on the RoboCup Federation website
In July 2025, the Trustees (board members of the RoboCup International Federation) decided to refocus all “Soccer” leagues around the “2050 goal” (*) and, consequently, to discontinue all non-humanoid leagues (Middle Size, Small Size, and Simulation) and encourage them to collaborate more closely with the humanoid and standard platform teams.
Non-humanoid competitions may continue to be organized:
— at the international level until 2027
— at local, national, and super-regional levels for as long as organizers wish and as long as teams remain active in these leagues