ɐn ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd vˈɜːʒən hɐz sˈɛvən plˈeɪɚz tʊ ɐ sˈaɪd, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɪnðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɛvən fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ ˌeɪ sˈɛvən ˌɛfˈɛl; haʊˈɛvɚ, sˈʌtʃ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən ɪz ɹˈɛɹ, plˈeɪɚz pɜː sˈaɪd kæn ɹˈeɪndʒ fɹʌm æz fjˈuː æz wˌʌn"wˈʌn ˈɔn wˌʌn" fˈʊtbɔːl plˈeɪɪŋ bˈoʊθ sˈaɪdz ʌvðə bˈɔːl tə dˈʌzənz.
An organized version has seven players to a side, such as in the American 7's Football league (A7FL); however, such organization is rare, players per side can range from as few as one ("one on one" football) playing both sides of the ball to dozens.