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Available in 59 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-59" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">59 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82_(%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85)" title="قائد الفريق (كرة القدم) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="قائد الفريق (كرة القدم)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capit%C3%A1n_(f%C3%BAtbol)" title="Capitán (fútbol) – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Capitán (fútbol)" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapitan_(futbol)" title="Kapitan (futbol) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Kapitan (futbol)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84)" title="کاپیتان (فوتبال) – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="کاپیتان (فوتبال)" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapt%C3%A9n_(s%C3%A9pakbola)" title="Kaptén (sépakbola) – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Kaptén (sépakbola)" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%95_(%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2)" title="অধিনায়ক (ফুটবল) – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="অধিনায়ক (ফুটবল)" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB)" title="Капітан (футбол) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Капітан (футбол)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB)" title="Капітан (футбол) – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Капітан (футбол)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapiten_(nogomet)" title="Kapiten (nogomet) – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Kapiten (nogomet)" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capit%C3%A0_(futbol)" title="Capità (futbol) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Capità (futbol)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapit%C3%A1n_(fotbal)" title="Kapitán (fotbal) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kapitán (fotbal)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capten_(p%C3%AAl-droed)" title="Capten (pêl-droed) – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Capten (pêl-droed)" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anf%C3%B8rer_(fodbold)" title="Anfører (fodbold) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Anfører (fodbold)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%BE%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9)" title="كاپيتان (كورة) – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="كاپيتان (كورة)" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannschaftskapit%C3%A4n#Fußball" title="Mannschaftskapitän – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Mannschaftskapitän" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapten_(jalgpall)" title="Kapten (jalgpall) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kapten (jalgpall)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%81%CF%87%CE%B7%CE%B3%CF%8C%CF%82_%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE%CF%82_%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Αρχηγός ποδοσφαιρικής ομάδας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αρχηγός ποδοσφαιρικής ομάδας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capit%C3%A1n_(f%C3%BAtbol)" title="Capitán (fútbol) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Capitán (fútbol)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84)" title="کاپیتان (فوتبال) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کاپیتان (فوتبال)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitaine_(football)" title="Capitaine (football) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Capitaine (football)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captaen_(sacair)" title="Captaen (sacair) – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Captaen (sacair)" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capit%C3%A1n_(f%C3%BAtbol)" title="Capitán (fútbol) – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Capitán (fútbol)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A3%BC%EC%9E%A5_(%EC%B6%95%EA%B5%AC)" title="주장 (축구) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="주장 (축구)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%A3_(%D6%86%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BF%D5%A2%D5%B8%D5%AC)" title="Ավագ (ֆուտբոլ) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ավագ (ֆուտբոլ)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapten_(sepak_bola)" title="Kapten (sepak bola) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kapten (sepak bola)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitano_(calcio)" title="Capitano (calcio) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Capitano (calcio)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%A4%D7%98%D7%9F_(%D7%9B%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%9C)" title="קפטן (כדורגל) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קפטן (כדורגל)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98_(%E1%83%A4%E1%83%94%E1%83%AE%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%97%E1%83%98)" title="კაპიტანი (ფეხბურთი) – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="კაპიტანი (ფეხბურთი)" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB)" title="Капитан (футбол) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Капитан (футбол)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapteinis_(futbols)" title="Kapteinis (futbols) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Kapteinis (futbols)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Csapatkapit%C3%A1ny_(labdar%C3%BAg%C3%A1s)" title="Csapatkapitány (labdarúgás) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Csapatkapitány (labdarúgás)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaptan_(futbol)" title="Kaptan (futbol) – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="Kaptan (futbol)" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_(%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B2)" title="कर्णधार (फुटबॉल) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="कर्णधार (फुटबॉल)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98_(%E1%83%99%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A9%E1%83%AE%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%97%E1%83%98)" title="კაპიტანი (კუჩხბურთი) – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="კაპიტანი (კუჩხბურთი)" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%86_(%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87_%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85)" title="كابتن (كوره قدم) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كابتن (كوره قدم)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapten_(bola_sepak)" title="Kapten (bola sepak) – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kapten (bola sepak)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%85%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%87_(%D1%85%D3%A9%D0%BB%D0%B1%D3%A9%D0%BC%D0%B1%D3%A9%D0%B3)" title="Ахлагч (хөлбөмбөг) – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Ахлагч (хөлбөмбөг)" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_(%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B2)" title="कप्तान (फुटबल) – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="कप्तान (फुटबल)" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3_(%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC)" title="キャプテン (サッカー) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="キャプテン (サッカー)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a 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searchaux" style="display:none">Team captain of a football team</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Women%27s_Vs_USA_(18500761141).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/England_Women%27s_Vs_USA_%2818500761141%29.jpg/220px-England_Women%27s_Vs_USA_%2818500761141%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/England_Women%27s_Vs_USA_%2818500761141%29.jpg/330px-England_Women%27s_Vs_USA_%2818500761141%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/England_Women%27s_Vs_USA_%2818500761141%29.jpg/440px-England_Women%27s_Vs_USA_%2818500761141%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4376" data-file-height="3223" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States women's national soccer team">United States</a> captain <a href="/wiki/Abby_Wambach" title="Abby Wambach">Abby Wambach</a> (left, in red) and <a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_national_football_team" title="England women's national football team">England</a> captain <a href="/wiki/Steph_Houghton" title="Steph Houghton">Steph Houghton</a> (right, in white) shake hands before kickoff, 2015</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Captainarmbandfifa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Captainarmbandfifa.jpg/170px-Captainarmbandfifa.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Captainarmbandfifa.jpg/255px-Captainarmbandfifa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Captainarmbandfifa.jpg/340px-Captainarmbandfifa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="851" /></a><figcaption>A captain's armband with <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a>'s "My Game is Fair Play" slogan printed on it</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>captain</b> of a <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football/soccer</a> team, sometimes known as the <b>skipper</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an <a href="/wiki/Armband" title="Armband">armband</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 2024/25 edition of the <a href="/wiki/Laws_of_the_Game_(association_football)" title="Laws of the Game (association football)">Laws of the Game</a>, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Responsibilities">Responsibilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Captain_(association_football)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the <a href="/wiki/Laws_of_the_Game_(association_football)" title="Laws of the Game (association football)">Laws of the Game</a> is to participate in the <a href="/wiki/Coin_flipping" title="Coin flipping">coin toss</a> prior to <a href="/wiki/Kick-off_(association_football)" title="Kick-off (association football)">kick-off</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a <a href="/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)" title="Penalty shoot-out (association football)">penalty shoot-out</a>. Contrary to what is sometimes said, captains have no special authority under the Laws to challenge a decision by the <a href="/wiki/Referee_(association_football)" title="Referee (association football)">referee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, referees may talk to the captain of a side about the side's general behaviour when necessary.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At an award-giving ceremony after a fixture like a cup competition final, the captain usually leads the team up to collect their medals. Any trophy won by a team will be received by the captain, who will also be the first one to hoist it. The captain also generally leads the teams out of the dressing room at the start of the match. A captain is also tasked with running the dressing room. </p><p>The captain generally provides a rallying point for the team: if morale is low, it is the captain who will be looked upon to boost their team's spirits.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Captains may join the manager in deciding the starting eleven for a certain game. In youth or recreational football, the captain often takes on duties that would, at a higher level, be delegated to the <a href="/wiki/Manager_(association_football)" title="Manager (association football)">manager</a>. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Club">Club</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Captain_(association_football)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Club"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coppa_Italia_2008_premiazione.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Coppa_Italia_2008_premiazione.jpg/220px-Coppa_Italia_2008_premiazione.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Coppa_Italia_2008_premiazione.jpg/330px-Coppa_Italia_2008_premiazione.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Coppa_Italia_2008_premiazione.jpg/440px-Coppa_Italia_2008_premiazione.jpg 2x" data-file-width="441" data-file-height="294" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Francesco_Totti" title="Francesco Totti">Francesco Totti</a>, <a href="/wiki/A.S._Roma" class="mw-redirect" title="A.S. Roma">Roma</a> captain, lifting the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Coppa_Italia" title="2007–08 Coppa Italia">2007–08 Coppa Italia</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A <i>club captain</i> is usually appointed for a <a href="/wiki/Season_(sports)" title="Season (sports)">season</a>. If they are unavailable or not selected for a particular game, or must leave the pitch, then the club vice-captain will assume similar duties. </p><p>The match captain is the first player to lift a <a href="/wiki/Trophy" title="Trophy">trophy</a> should the team win one, even if they are not the club captain. A good example of this was in the <a href="/wiki/1999_UEFA_Champions_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 UEFA Champions League Final">1999 UEFA Champions League Final</a> when match captain <a href="/wiki/Peter_Schmeichel" title="Peter Schmeichel">Peter Schmeichel</a> lifted the trophy for <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a> as club captain <a href="/wiki/Roy_Keane" title="Roy Keane">Roy Keane</a> was suspended.<sup id="cite_ref-terry_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-terry-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/2012_UEFA_Champions_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 UEFA Champions League Final">2012 UEFA Champions League Final</a>, match captain <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lampard" title="Frank Lampard">Frank Lampard</a> (who was the vice-captain) jointly lifted the trophy for <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a> with club captain <a href="/wiki/John_Terry" title="John Terry">John Terry</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who was suspended, but given permission by UEFA.<sup id="cite_ref-terry_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-terry-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A club may appoint two distinct roles: a club captain to represent the players in a public relations role, and correspondent on the pitch. <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a> has had both of these types of captains: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Keane" title="Roy Keane">Roy Keane</a> was the club captain on <i>and</i> off the pitch from 1997 to 2005 as he was a regular in the starting eleven, but his successor <a href="/wiki/Gary_Neville" title="Gary Neville">Gary Neville</a> while nominally club captain from 2005 to 2010 had made few first team appearances due to injuries. In his absence other players (<a href="/wiki/Rio_Ferdinand" title="Rio Ferdinand">Rio Ferdinand</a> or vice-captain <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Giggs" title="Ryan Giggs">Ryan Giggs</a>) were chosen to captain the team on the field, such as in the <a href="/wiki/2008_UEFA_Champions_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 UEFA Champions League Final">2008</a> (Ferdinand was captain as he was in the starting eleven, while Giggs was a substitute) and <a href="/wiki/2009_UEFA_Champions_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 UEFA Champions League Final">2009 UEFA Champions League Finals</a>, respectively. After Neville retired in 2011, regular starter <a href="/wiki/Nemanja_Vidi%C4%87" title="Nemanja Vidić">Nemanja Vidić</a> was named as club captain. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vice-captain">Vice-captain</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Captain_(association_football)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Vice-captain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Liverpool_FC_gegen_1._FSV_Mainz_05_(Testspiel_23._Juli_2021)_24.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Liverpool_FC_gegen_1._FSV_Mainz_05_%28Testspiel_23._Juli_2021%29_24.jpg/150px-Liverpool_FC_gegen_1._FSV_Mainz_05_%28Testspiel_23._Juli_2021%29_24.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="232" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Liverpool_FC_gegen_1._FSV_Mainz_05_%28Testspiel_23._Juli_2021%29_24.jpg/225px-Liverpool_FC_gegen_1._FSV_Mainz_05_%28Testspiel_23._Juli_2021%29_24.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Liverpool_FC_gegen_1._FSV_Mainz_05_%28Testspiel_23._Juli_2021%29_24.jpg/300px-Liverpool_FC_gegen_1._FSV_Mainz_05_%28Testspiel_23._Juli_2021%29_24.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2438" data-file-height="3769" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/James_Milner" title="James Milner">James Milner</a>, vice-captain of <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a> from 2015–2023. As depicted in the image, vice-captains serve as their team's captain when the regular captain is not included in the starting eleven, or if, during a game, the captain is substituted or sent off.</figcaption></figure> <p>A <i>vice-captain</i> (or <i>assistant captain</i>) is a player that is expected to captain the side when the club's captain is not included in the starting eleven, or if, during a game, the captain is substituted or sent off. Examples include <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Ara%C3%BAjo" title="Ronald Araújo">Ronald Araújo</a> at <a href="/wiki/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">Barcelona</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_M%C3%BCller" title="Thomas Müller">Thomas Müller</a> at <a href="/wiki/Bayern_Munich" class="mw-redirect" title="Bayern Munich">Bayern Munich</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dani_Carvajal" title="Dani Carvajal">Dani Carvajal</a> at <a href="/wiki/Real_Madrid_CF" title="Real Madrid CF">Real Madrid</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><span class="anchor" id="3rd_captain"></span><span class="anchor" id="4th_captain"></span><span class="anchor" id="5th_captain"></span> Similarly, some clubs also name a <i>3rd captain</i>, a <i>4th captain</i>, or even a <i>5th captain</i> to take the role of captain when both the captain and vice-captain are unavailable.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Examples include <a href="/wiki/Frenkie_de_Jong" title="Frenkie de Jong">Frenkie de Jong</a> as a 3rd captain and <a href="/wiki/Raphinha" title="Raphinha">Raphinha</a> as a 4th captain for <a href="/wiki/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">Barcelona</a>. In their <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_FC_Barcelona_Femen%C3%AD_season" title="2015–16 FC Barcelona Femení season">2015–16 season</a>, <a href="/wiki/FC_Barcelona_Femen%C3%AD" title="FC Barcelona Femení">Barcelona Femení</a> had six named captains.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International">International</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Captain_(association_football)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: International"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Lionel-Messi-Argentina-2022-FIFA-World-Cup_%28cropped%29.jpg/243px-Lionel-Messi-Argentina-2022-FIFA-World-Cup_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Lionel-Messi-Argentina-2022-FIFA-World-Cup_%28cropped%29.jpg/324px-Lionel-Messi-Argentina-2022-FIFA-World-Cup_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="364" data-file-height="486" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo" title="Cristiano Ronaldo">Cristiano Ronaldo</a> (left) and <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Messi" title="Lionel Messi">Lionel Messi</a>, wearing the captain's armband while playing for <a href="/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team" title="Portugal national football team">Portugal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team" title="Argentina national football team">Argentina</a> respectively.</div></div></div></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1986 FIFA World Cup">1986 FIFA World Cup</a>, when <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Robson" title="Bryan Robson">Bryan Robson</a> was injured and vice-captain <a href="/wiki/Ray_Wilkins" title="Ray Wilkins">Ray Wilkins</a> received a two-game suspension for a red card, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Shilton" title="Peter Shilton">Peter Shilton</a> became England's captain for the rest of the tournament. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">2010 FIFA World Cup</a> in South Africa, Germany had three captains. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Ballack" title="Michael Ballack">Michael Ballack</a> had captained the national team since 2004, including the successful qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup, but he did not play in the latter tournament due to a last minute injury. <a href="/wiki/Philipp_Lahm" title="Philipp Lahm">Philipp Lahm</a> was appointed captain in South Africa, but due to an illness that ruled him out of Germany's final fixture, <a href="/wiki/Bastian_Schweinsteiger" title="Bastian Schweinsteiger">Bastian Schweinsteiger</a> captained the team for that game which was the third-place match. Lahm stated in an interview that he would not relinquish the captaincy when Ballack returned, causing some controversy, so team manager <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Bierhoff" title="Oliver Bierhoff">Oliver Bierhoff</a> clarified the situation, saying: "Philipp Lahm is the World Cup captain and Michael Ballack is still the captain".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lahm ended up becoming the permanent captain of Germany until his retirement, as Ballack was never called up in the national team again.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Rules" title="Sheffield Rules">Sheffield rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge_rules" title="Cambridge rules">Cambridge rules</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Board</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Football_Association_Board" title="International Football Association Board">IFAB</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Equipment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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