Goalkeepers

If your group has dedicated goalkeepers who play the whole match in goal, Capo has a special mode to handle them properly. This keeps their stats separate and improves balancing accuracy.

Rotating vs Fixed goalkeepers

When you lock and balance, you choose a goalkeeper mode:

•Rotating (default) — Anyone might end up in goal. Teams balanced as normal.
•Fixed GK — You designate 1-2 players as dedicated keepers. They're locked to their teams and excluded from outfield balancing.

Using Fixed GK mode

Lock & Balance

Add your players to the pool and tap Lock & Balance.

Select Fixed GK mode

In the modal, choose Fixed GK instead of Rotating.

Pick your keepers

Select 1 or 2 players to be the fixed goalkeepers. If you pick 2, they'll be placed on opposite teams.

Choose balance method

Pick Performance, Ability, or Random for the outfield players. The GKs are already assigned.

Review teams

You'll see your keepers locked in position with a GK badge. The rest of the team is balanced around them.

Tip

You can still drag keepers to swap them between teams manually if needed. They'll stay marked as goalkeepers.

Why Fixed GK mode helps

Without Fixed GK mode, keepers can skew the balancing in weird ways:

•Wrong metrics — A keeper's "goal threat" shouldn't matter for balance
•Mixed stats — Games in goal pollute their outfield performance data
•Unfair teams — Balancing might put all your best outfielders against the keeper

Fixed GK mode solves this by treating keepers separately.

GK stats isolation

When someone plays as a fixed goalkeeper, their stats for that game are tracked separately:

•GK games don't affect outfield performance ratings — Your power rating stays based on outfield play
•Clean sheets tracked properly — Only counts when you were actually in goal
•Goals still count — If a keeper scores, it's recorded (rare but glorious)

Tip

Fixed GK mode is only for players who spend the entire match in goal. Capo doesn't track mid-match position changes — if your group rotates keepers during games, you don't need to use this feature.

Fixed GK restrictions

There are a few limitations with Fixed GK mode:

•Ability balancing needs 0 or 2 GKs — With just 1 GK, use Performance or Random
•2 GKs must be on different teams — You can't put both keepers on the same side
•Re-balancing preserves GKs — When you re-balance, the keepers stay where they are

When to use Fixed GK mode

Use Fixed GK mode if:

•You have players who play in goal for the whole match
•You want their GK games tracked separately from outfield
•You want more accurate team balancing

If everyone rotates through goal during games, just stick with the default Rotating mode — there's no need to track goalkeepers separately.

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