Creating a Match

Creating a match in Capo takes about 10 seconds. Set the date and team size, and you're ready to start adding players.

Creating a new match

Same slot every week

Set Repeat to Every week (or every 2, 3 or 4 weeks) and Time becomes required. Capo then keeps the next game created. See Regular games.

Prefer to go week by week? After you save a result, Capo offers next week's match. See Match Control Centre.

Booking modes

There are three ways to manage who's playing:

• •Manual — You add players to the pool yourself. This is the default and gives you full control.
• •RSVP — Players book their own spot through the app. Great for reducing WhatsApp chasing.
• •Auto-Pilot — RSVP mode with automatic team balancing and release. Hands-off management.

If booking is on, the create screen shows one line — Booking: Regulars first (or Everyone at once / Squad and subs) — from Setup → Matches. For a one-off open game, tap Open this match to everyone. That choice locks after you create the match.

For RSVP and Auto-Pilot, Booking opens sets when players can book: Now, or At a set time… to keep booking closed until then. Once you pick a day and time it shows your choice, for example Thu 15 Oct at 9am. Notify players when booking opens is on by default. Switch it off and booking still opens, without a push.

On Regulars first and Squad and subs, a line under Booking opens shows when the later groups get their turn, for example Semi-regulars Fri 9am · Everyone else Sat 9am. The hours come from Setup → Matches. If the game is too soon for those hours, the line starts Short notice and shows the time they really open.

See RSVP & Booking for details on the booking modes.

Payment options

If you've connected Stripe, you can set whether this match requires payment:

• •Free — No payment needed
• •Pay per match — Players pay to book their spot
• •Pass required — Only season pass holders can book
• •Pass or pay — Pass holders book free, others pay

Your default payment settings are used automatically — change them in Setup → Matches. See Match Payments for details.

Uneven teams

Got 15 players? No problem. Capo supports uneven teams like 7v8 or 8v9.

When creating or editing a match, toggle Uneven Teams and set the size for each side separately. The balancing algorithm will account for the difference.

Editing match details

Need to change the date, time, or team size? Open the match and tap the edit icon (or use the menu). You can update:

• •Date, time and venue — If the game moves. Time is optional. Changing the date or time tells booked players and the waitlist, and you can save without telling them
• •Team size — If more or fewer people are coming
• •Booking opens — Until booking has opened, move it to now or another time, or switch the notification off. For a regular game, change it on the regular game
• •Team names — Change "Orange" and "Green" to your actual bib colours

Editing past matches

Made a mistake after the match? Open the History tab in Matches to find completed games. You can edit the result — for example, if you entered an incorrect goal scorer — and stats will automatically recalculate.

Deleting a match

If a game gets cancelled, you can delete the match from the menu. Deleting removes the match and all player assignments — there's no undo, so make sure it's definitely what you want. Deleting a game that came from a regular game skips that date, so Capo doesn't put it back.

If you delete a completed match, stats and leaderboards will be recalculated to remove that game's results.