diff --git a/admin/templates/league-table.php b/admin/templates/league-table.php
index 4e246004..bf75c105 100644
--- a/admin/templates/league-table.php
+++ b/admin/templates/league-table.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ if ( !function_exists( 'sportspress_league_table' ) ) {
 		$options = get_option( 'sportspress' );
 
 		$defaults = array(
+			'number' => -1,
 			'columns' => null,
 			'show_full_table_link' => false,
 			'show_team_logo' => sportspress_array_value( $options, 'league_table_show_team_logo', false ),
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ if ( !function_exists( 'sportspress_league_table' ) ) {
 
 		$i = 0;
 
+		if ( is_int( $r['number'] ) && $r['number'] > 0 )
+			$data = array_slice( $data, 0, $r['number'] );
+
 		foreach( $data as $team_id => $row ):
 
 			$output .= '<tr class="' . ( $i % 2 == 0 ? 'odd' : 'even' ) . '">';
diff --git a/admin/widgets/league-table.php b/admin/widgets/league-table.php
index 48e170c3..3bac886f 100644
--- a/admin/widgets/league-table.php
+++ b/admin/widgets/league-table.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class SportsPress_Widget_League_Table extends WP_Widget {
 		extract($args);
 		$title = apply_filters('widget_title', empty($instance['title']) ? '' : $instance['title'], $instance, $this->id_base);
 		$id = empty($instance['id']) ? null : $instance['id'];
+		$number = empty($instance['number']) ? null : $instance['number'];
 		$columns = empty($instance['columns']) ? null : $instance['columns'];
 		$show_team_logo = empty($instance['show_team_logo']) ? false : $instance['show_team_logo'];
 		$show_full_table_link = empty($instance['show_full_table_link']) ? false : $instance['show_full_table_link'];
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ class SportsPress_Widget_League_Table extends WP_Widget {
 		if ( $title )
 			echo $before_title . $title . $after_title;
 		echo '<div id="sp_league_table_wrap">';
-		echo sportspress_league_table( $id, array( 'columns' => $columns, 'show_full_table_link' => $show_full_table_link, 'show_team_logo' => $show_team_logo ) );
+		echo sportspress_league_table( $id, array( 'number' => $number, 'columns' => $columns, 'show_full_table_link' => $show_full_table_link, 'show_team_logo' => $show_team_logo ) );
 		echo '</div>';
 		echo $after_widget;
 	}
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ class SportsPress_Widget_League_Table extends WP_Widget {
 		$instance = $old_instance;
 		$instance['title'] = strip_tags($new_instance['title']);
 		$instance['id'] = intval($new_instance['id']);
+		$instance['number'] = intval($new_instance['number']);
 		$instance['columns'] = (array)$new_instance['columns'];
 		$instance['show_team_logo'] = $new_instance['show_team_logo'];
 		$instance['show_full_table_link'] = $new_instance['show_full_table_link'];
@@ -34,9 +36,10 @@ class SportsPress_Widget_League_Table extends WP_Widget {
 	}
 
 	function form( $instance ) {
-		$instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $instance, array( 'title' => '', 'id' => '', 'columns' => null, 'show_team_logo' => false, 'show_full_table_link' => true ) );
+		$instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $instance, array( 'title' => '', 'id' => '', 'number' => 5, 'columns' => null, 'show_team_logo' => false, 'show_full_table_link' => true ) );
 		$title = strip_tags($instance['title']);
 		$id = intval($instance['id']);
+		$number = intval($instance['number']);
 		$columns = $instance['columns'];
 		$show_team_logo = $instance['show_team_logo'];
 		$show_full_table_link = $instance['show_full_table_link'];
@@ -60,6 +63,9 @@ class SportsPress_Widget_League_Table extends WP_Widget {
 		?>
 		</p>
 
+		<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('number'); ?>"><?php _e( 'Number of teams to show:', 'sportspress' ); ?></label>
+		<input id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('number'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('number'); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr($number); ?>" size="3"></p>
+
 		<p class="sp-prefs">
 			<?php _e( 'Columns:', 'sportspress' ); ?><br>
 			<?php