Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino canvassed squad opinion before naming his leadership group.
Pochettino last month named Younes Kaboul as the club's new skipper, following the departure of Michael Dawson in the summer.
Jan Vertonghen had been tipped as contender for the captaincy, but the Belgian also missed out on becoming Kaboul's deputy.
Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and, most surprisingly, striker Emmanuel Adebayor were both made vice captains.
The Telegraph says Pochettino canvassed the opinion of his players on who would be best captain and vice captains.
Vertonghen did little to hide his displeasure under previous head coach Tim Sherwood, which may have helped convince his team-mates that he is not captain material.
