Football-Data
Football data with matches info, players, teams, and competitions
- Authentication
- X-Mashape-Key
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- Sports & Fitness
- Data source
- public-apis + marcelscruz
- Documentation / URL
- https://www.football-data.org
Overview
Football-Data provides football matches, players, teams, and competitions — key-based (competitions list readable without a key, verified live).
Quick Start
Competitions (verified live — 189 competitions):
curl "https://api.football-data.org/v4/competitions"{ "count": 189, "competitions": [ { "id": 2193, "area": { "id": 2001, "name": "Africa" }, "name": "..." } ] }Authentication
- Register at football-data.org → free API key.
- Send it as
X-Auth-Tokenheader (older docs mention X-Mashape-Key).
Rate Limits & Notes
- Free tier with limits (check the docs); paid plans scale.
- Matches, players, teams, competitions.
FAQ
Is Football-Data free? Free tier with limits; more is paid.
Does the competitions list need a key? It responded keyless (verified) — data endpoints need a valid key.
What’s the auth style?
X-Auth-Token header.
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