Football Data API — Live Scores, Fixtures & Odds
Live scores, fixtures, results, standings, team and player statistics and odds for football leagues and competitions worldwide — all from a single REST API. Last verified: August 2026.
See it in action: live match odds & play-by-play
A sample visualization of how live win-probability odds move alongside match action — build-up play, goals, saves and chances — powered by the Odds API and Live Scores API.
Live Match Odds
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Match Stats
Match feed
Demo visualization only — illustrates how a live football win-probability / odds ticker moves alongside match action (build-up passes, goals, saves, chances). Not a real betting product. Figures and team labels are generic/stylized, not tied to real players or a specific match. Minutes between highlighted moments are fast-forwarded (clock/stats jump ahead) to keep the full match watchable in ~25s.
What's included in the Football API
Everything you need to power live scores, results pages, fantasy scoring or trading models — see the full API reference for endpoint details.
Football coverage in detail
Data spans the major domestic leagues, continental club competitions and international tournaments, updated live throughout each match.
Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1
Full fixtures, live scores, standings and player stats for Europe's top domestic leagues.
Champions League, Europa League, Conference League
Group stage through final, including squads, lineups and match events.
World Cup, European Championship, Copa América
National team fixtures, qualifiers and major tournament coverage.
200+ competitions worldwide
Additional domestic leagues and cups across every confederation — see the Coverage page for the full list.
Orbistats vs. other football data providers
Most established sports-data vendors (Sportradar, Stats Perform/Opta, Genius Sports, IMG Arena, Deltatre) sell football data as part of large, official-rights enterprise contracts — strong on official league rights and deep tracking data, but typically gated behind a sales call with unpublished pricing. Orbistats targets a different buyer: developers, fantasy platforms and smaller sportsbooks who want to start building today.
Self-serve signup
Get a free API key instantly — no sales call or contract needed to start testing.
Published, per-event pricing
Transparent pricing tiers on the Pricing page, instead of custom quotes.
Focused football coverage
Top leagues plus 200+ competitions worldwide, without paying for 80+ sports you won't use.
If you need official league-rights data, broadcast-grade player tracking, or a global multi-sport enterprise contract, providers like Sportradar or Stats Perform remain the right fit for that scale of need.
Who uses the Football API
Fantasy platforms
Player-level scoring data for fantasy football engines.
Sportsbooks & trading
Live scores and odds feeds for pricing decisions.
Media & publishers
Embeddable live scores and widgets for match pages.
Analytics & data science
Structured historical data for models and backtesting.
GET /v1/football/fixtures
Upcoming and past fixtures for any league or team. Need real-time push instead of polling? Use Webhooks or the WebSocket API.
{
"home": "Arsenal",
"away": "Chelsea",
"kickoff": "2026-09-14T15:00:00Z"
}
Frequently asked questions
Does the Football API cover live, minute-by-minute scores?
Yes. The live scores endpoint returns minute-by-minute updates, match events (goals, cards, substitutions) and current score for matches in progress.
Which football leagues and competitions are covered?
Coverage spans major domestic leagues (Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1), continental club competitions (Champions League, Europa League) and international tournaments (World Cup, Euros). See the Coverage page for the full list.
Is football odds data included?
Pre-match and live football odds are available through the Odds API, normalized across multiple bookmakers and returned alongside match, fixture and standings data.
Is there a free tier for the Football API?
Yes. You can generate a free API key and start making requests immediately, with paid plans available for higher volume and enterprise SLAs.
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