API-Football
Dedicated football API with 1,000+ leagues and live data
Overview
API-Football is a specialized football data API providing coverage of 1,000+ leagues worldwide. It offers live scores, fixtures, predictions, odds, lineups, standings, events, statistics, and trophy data. Part of the API-Sports ecosystem, API-Football has its own dedicated infrastructure and is one of the most popular football APIs available.
Pros
- 1,000+ football leagues
- Live scores and events
- Odds and predictions
- Generous free tier
- Fast API responses
Cons
- Football only
- No WebSocket streaming
- No GraphQL
- Rate limits on free tier
Best For
Not Ideal For
Specifications
SDKs
Leagues
Pricing Plans
Free
100/day
- Current season
- Basic data
Starter
50,000/month
- All leagues
- Odds
- Predictions
Pro
200,000/month
- Everything
- Lineups
- Events
Mega
1,000,000/month
- Everything
- Priority support
Comparisons
API-Football vs SportMonks
Both excel at football data. SportMonks offers GraphQL and 1,000+ leagues. API-Football provides odds and predictions at lower price points.
API-Football vs Football-Data.org
Football-Data.org is ideal for free/hobby projects. API-Football provides more features including odds, predictions, and deeper stats.
API-Football vs API-Sports
API-Sports covers 8+ sports with a unified API. API-Football focuses on football with deeper league coverage and odds at competitive prices.
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