SportAPI Football Data
Football fixtures, live scores, standings, lineups, teams and players for 117 leagues and cups
What it does
SportAPI Football Data is an MCP server, a connector that lets an AI assistant use it as a tool. It is hosted: an assistant connects to it over the internet, nothing to install.
No capability identified yet from its description.
Facts come from the Official MCP Registry, as declared by the publisher. Capabilities are matched automatically (low confidence) and are not a test of the tool.
At a glance
How to connect
As declared in the Official MCP Registry · hosted endpoint tested by Electra Index 2h ago (live check)Hosted endpoint
https://sportapi.ai/mcpstreamable-http
Required: X-Api-Key (get it from the publisher)
MCP settings (Claude Desktop, Cursor and other MCP clients)
{
"mcpServers": {
"sportapi-football-data": {
"url": "https://sportapi.ai/mcp",
"headers": {
"X-Api-Key": "<your X-Api-Key>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in <angle brackets>.
Live check
Electra Index connected to the hosted endpoint 2h agoONLINE SportAPI Football Data answered an MCP connection on 22 Oct 2026 and introduced itself as sportapi 1.1.0 (MCP protocol 2025-06-18).
13 tools offered to AI assistants
find_leagues· List covered leagues and cups with their ids. Optionally filter by a name or country fragment (e.g. "premier", "spain", "champions"). Use the id with the other tools.find_teams· Search teams by name (e.g. "arsenal", "real madrid"). Returns team ids, country and main league id for the other tools.find_players· Search players by name (e.g. "saka", "haaland"). Returns player ids, position, team id and the slug used by get_player.get_matches· Fixtures and results for one day, optionally for one league or only live/finished/upcoming matches. Status is one of Scheduled, LIVE, HT, FT, AET, PENS, Postponed, Cancelled, Suspended.get_live_matches· Matches being played right now with the current score and minute. Scores refresh every minute.get_match· One match: teams, score, venue, coaches and events (goals, cards, substitutions). Optionally team statistics and lineups (each adds one request). Lineups and stats exist only for competitions covered in detail.get_head_to_head· Past matches between two teams.get_standings· Current league table with points, goals and form (last 6 matches, oldest first). Cups without a table return nothing.get_league· A league with its teams (ids), upcoming fixtures and recent results.get_top_players· Top scorers, assist leaders or most-carded players of a league this season.get_team· A team by id or slug (e.g. "arsenal") with recent and upcoming matches. Optionally the squad (player slugs) and trophies (each adds one request; the slug form already includes the squad).get_player· Player profile by slug (e.g. "bukayo-saka"): position, nationality, season stats, recent matches and next match.
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get_player_match_stats· Per-match statistics and totals for a player, found by name and team id.
What "online" means: the server answered an MCP connection at the time of the check. It is not a guarantee of security, quality or continuous uptime. How we test: we open an MCP session and ask for the tool list, as an AI assistant would. We never run a tool and never send a key. Checked every few days. Method
Facts & evidence
Each fact shows where it was seen and when.| Fact | Value | Evidence | Source | Last confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosted endpoint | https://sportapi.ai/mcp | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 2h ago |
| Local install (package) | no | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 2h ago |
| Remote access (hosted) | yes | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 2h ago |
| Website | https://sportapi.ai/mcp-server | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 2h ago |
| Registry status | active | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 2h ago |
| Version | 1.1.0 | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 2h ago |
| MCP server | yes | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 2h ago |
Change history
- NEW22 Oct 2026first seen in the index
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How do I connect SportAPI Football Data?
Use the hosted endpoint https://sportapi.ai/mcp in your assistant's MCP settings. The exact settings are in "How to connect" above, as declared in the Official MCP Registry.
Does SportAPI Football Data need an API key or token?
Yes. The registry entry lists a required value: X-Api-Key. Get it from the publisher.
What tools does SportAPI Football Data offer?
When Electra Index connected on 22 Oct 2026, it listed 13 tools: find_leagues, find_teams, find_players, get_matches, get_live_matches, get_match, get_head_to_head, get_standings and more. The full list is in "Live check" above.
Is SportAPI Football Data online?
Yes. Its hosted endpoint answered an MCP connection from Electra Index 2h ago.