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SportAPI Football Data

R1· needs a key

Football fixtures, live scores, standings, lineups, teams and players for 117 leagues and cups

v1.1.0 · active · website · descriptor JSON · versions

An agent can connect on its own if it already holds X_API_KEY, X_API_KEY.Remote endpoint behind a static API key or header. The registry never sees the value; the agent fills the placeholder.
Quality79good
Trust83of 100
Uptime, 30 days99%
Latency p50378 ms

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8 clients · secrets stay placeholders
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "football": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://sportapi.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-Api-Key": "${X_API_KEY}",
        "Authorization": "${X_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
claude mcp add --transport http football https://sportapi.ai/mcp --header "X-Api-Key: ${X_API_KEY}" --header "Authorization: ${X_API_KEY}"
[mcp_servers.football]
url = "https://sportapi.ai/mcp"
env_http_headers = { "X-Api-Key" = "X_API_KEY", "Authorization" = "X_API_KEY" }
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "football": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://sportapi.ai/mcp",
      "enabled": true,
      "headers": {
        "X-Api-Key": "{env:X_API_KEY}",
        "Authorization": "{env:X_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "football": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://sportapi.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-Api-Key": "${X_API_KEY}",
        "Authorization": "${X_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=football&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vc3BvcnRhcGkuYWkvbWNwIiwiaGVhZGVycyI6eyJYLUFwaS1LZXkiOiIke1hfQVBJX0tFWX0iLCJBdXRob3JpemF0aW9uIjoiJHtYX0FQSV9LRVl9In19"
}
{
  "servers": {
    "football": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://sportapi.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-Api-Key": "${X_API_KEY}",
        "Authorization": "${X_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "football": {
      "httpUrl": "https://sportapi.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-Api-Key": "${X_API_KEY}",
        "Authorization": "${X_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
extensions:
  "football":
    enabled: true
    name: "football"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://sportapi.ai/mcp"
    headers:
      "X-Api-Key": "${X_API_KEY}"
      "Authorization": "${X_API_KEY}"
    timeout: 300

Placeholders to fill from your own secret store: ${X_API_KEY}, ${X_API_KEY}. The registry never accepts secret values.

Quality 79 / 100good

protocol75 · weight 25
  • warn
    protocol.modernnewest supported version is 2025-06-18; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
  • n/a
    protocol.statelessonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers
  • pass
    protocol.transportstreamable HTTP
  • n/a
    protocol.list_ttlonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers
authorizationn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuth
  • n/a
    auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL
tool hygiene88 · weight 30
  • pass
    tools.descriptionsevery tool has a description
  • pass
    tools.description_lengthdescriptions are concise
  • pass
    tools.schemasevery tool has an object input schema
  • pass
    tools.annotations13 of 13 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  • fail
    tools.directory_hintsno tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: get_league (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); get_live_matches (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); find_players (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); …
  • pass
    tools.token_costabout 1,189 tokens to load every tool
  • pass
    tools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dump
  • pass
    tools.hidden_textno hidden text in tool names, descriptions, schemas or annotations
stability67 · weight 15
  • pass
    stability.changes1 tool changes in 30 days
  • fail
    stability.rug_pull1 tools kept their name but changed most of their description in 30 days; review before trusting them
  • pass
    stability.new_linksno tool change named a new site
dependenciesn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI package

13 tools, about 1,189 tokens to load them all · tool set 2d000e61e9ff · tools last changed 2026-11-02 · checked 2026-11-14 07:03 UTC

Tool changes

  • get_standingschangeddescriptionmeaning changed
    before

    Current league table with points, goals and form (last 6 matches, oldest first). Cups without a table return nothing.

    after · 44% of words in common

    Current table with season, points, goals and form (last 6 matches, oldest first). Leagues split into conferences or zones mark each row with its group; cups return their group tables. Knockout-only cups return nothing.

Full history: list_changes · trend: quality JSON.

Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.

Trust 83 / 100

no-repository
provenance55
liveness100
freshness100
hygiene80

+dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-99% +updated-23d-ago -no-repository

Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.

Endpoints

remoteauthreachableuptime 30dp50protocollast ok
https://sportapi.ai/mcp streamable-httpapi_key ${X_API_KEY}yes99%378 ms2025-06-182026-11-14

Tools (13)

find_leaguesread-onlyList 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_playersread-onlySearch players by name (e.g. "saka", "haaland"). Returns player ids, position, team id and the slug used by get_player.
find_teamsread-onlySearch teams by name (e.g. "arsenal", "real madrid"). Returns team ids, country and main league id for the other tools.
get_head_to_headread-onlyPast matches between two teams.
get_leagueread-onlyA league with its teams (ids), upcoming fixtures and recent results.
get_live_matchesread-onlyMatches being played right now with the current score and minute. Scores refresh every minute.
get_matchread-onlyOne 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_matchesread-onlyFixtures 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_playerread-onlyPlayer profile by slug (e.g. "bukayo-saka"): position, nationality, season stats, recent matches and next match.
get_player_match_statsread-onlyPer-match statistics and totals for a player, found by name and team id.
get_standingsread-onlyCurrent table with season, points, goals and form (last 6 matches, oldest first). Leagues split into conferences or zones mark each row with its group; cups return their group tables. Knockout-only cups return nothing.
get_teamread-onlyA 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_top_playersread-onlyTop scorers, assist leaders or most-carded players of a league this season.

Schemas: list_tools.

Similar MCP servers

Official server.json
{
  "name": "ai.sportapi/football",
  "title": "SportAPI Football Data",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://sportapi.ai/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "X-Api-Key",
          "isSecret": true,
          "isRequired": true,
          "description": "SportAPI key from https://sportapi.ai/dashboard (free plan: 2,000 requests a day)"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.1.0",
  "websiteUrl": "https://sportapi.ai/mcp-server",
  "description": "Football fixtures, live scores, standings, lineups, teams and players for 117 leagues and cups"
}