What Do the Captain and Vice Captain Do in FPL? Essential Roles & Responsibilities

Over the years, Fantasy Premier League has grown in popularity not only in the UK but also globally. Currently, more than 11 million players play FPL and the number keeps growing. In fact, earlier only people who used to watch the English Premier League started playing FPL but now those who don’t even watch EPL have started watching football because of the growing interest in FPL.

For beginners, it’s very important to know about the rules of the game and your team, like what does the vice-captain do in FPL? Why choosing an FPL captain is important, etc. and this article will help you understand it clearly.

What does the captain do in FPL?

Selecting your captain in FPL every gameweek is possibly one of the most important factors to doing well in the game and outscoring other fellow managers. Every gameweek, you need to make one of your players in your playing XI the captain of your team for that particular gameweek.

The player that you will select as your FPL captain will score double the points, which means 2x points for that player in a gameweek. Deciding on which player to captain has a huge effect on the game because the FPL captain scores 2x points, which helps you gain your rank globally.

What does vice captain do in FPL?

In FPL, you also have to select a player from your starting XI as the vice-captain in every gameweek. But what does vice captain do in FPL? It doesn’t give you any extra points so why does it even matter? Well, there’s a catch, and new managers who play casually may miss it and totally ignore it. But selecting your vice-captain is as important as anything else because in case your captain doesn’t play then your vice-captain becomes the captain and scores double the points in that particular Gameweek.

For example, if you have Mo Salah in your team as the captain and Haaland as well as your vice-captain but somehow Salah does not play then Haaland will automatically become the captain of your team for that gameweek. Selecting the vice-captain wisely is important because if your captain does not play then a badly chosen vice captain captain will score less in comparison to the usual captaincy choice and other managers will get ahead if they have a more useful captain and that player successfully provides enough points.

Strategies for choosing the right captain

Choosing the right captain is very important for a good gameweek, in terms of FPL points. If your captain gives you enough points then even if your whole team doesn’t score well, your captain’s points will save your gameweek. Whereas, if your captain choice is wrong then even if your whole team scores well, your overall points will still be below average or average. There are some other things as well that you should consider while choosing a captain:

• Always look for in-form players from top teams with good fixtures when selecting a captain, it increases your chances of getting more points.
• There are certain gameweeks when a single team plays twice in a week. This is called a double gameweek and it’s always better to captain someone from a team that plays twice to give yourself an edge. However, it’s also important to keep an eye on the team and their current form and fixtures regardless of the double gameweek.
• As a beginner, and someone who is still not only learning about FPL but football in general, it’s wise to follow the trend and give the captaincy to someone who is selected as the captain by the majority of the managers. To know the trend, connecting with fellow managers and the FPL community is a good way to stay informed about all the news.

What is the Triple Captain Chip and how to use it?

The Triple Captain Chip is one of the chips that are available in FPL and can be played only once a season. This means that you can activate the chip in any one gameweek out of the 38 gameweeks that are played over the whole season. When you have your triple captain chip activated, then the player who is the captain scores triple the points in that gameweek instead of double the points that you get from your captain.

Basically it works like a boost for your team if it clicks well. You have to make a plan about when to play your triple captain chip according to the fixtures and form of the player as well as the team.