Football API: Live Scores, Tournament Stats & Fantasy Data
A football API gives your app access to live scores, tournament data, and fantasy information through a structured API. Instead of collecting football data yourself, you can connect your application to an API and use the data you need.
Roanuz's Football API brings Match, Tournament, and Fantasy data together, with REST, Webhook, WebSocket, and Firebase delivery.
New to football APIs? Read our guide to What Is a Football API?.
Quick Facts
- Coverage: 50+ tournaments, including the Champions League, Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, MLS, and EFL Cup
- Delivery: REST, Webhook, WebSocket, and Firebase
- Setup: Get started in around 15 minutes
- Response time: Under 100ms average response
- Plans: Starting at $172/month when billed annually
What You Get
Roanuz's Football API is built around three core data groups: Match, Tournament, and Fantasy.
Match API
Get live football match data including:
- Live scores
- Match status
- Goals
- Cards
- Substitutions
- Lineups
- Match events
This data can be used to build live-score pages, match centres, live dashboards, sports apps, and other football experiences.
Tournament API
Access competition-level data including:
- Standings
- Fixtures
- Schedules
- Results
- Tournament statistics
- Competition information
This lets your application show the bigger picture across a league or tournament instead of focusing on individual matches.
Fantasy API
Use real football match data to power fantasy experiences with:
- Fantasy points
- Player credits
- Player performance data
- Match-based fantasy information
Fantasy platforms can combine Match and Fantasy data to track what happens on the pitch and turn those events into fantasy information.
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More Football Data, Now Available
Alongside Match, Tournament, and Fantasy data, Roanuz's Football API now includes additional APIs for deeper football data and match insights:
- Match lineups and formations
- Live match events
- Squad data
- Knockout brackets
- Head-to-head data
- Match storylines
- Match commentary and timelines
- AI match predictions
- Match statistics
These APIs are already available as part of the Football API plans, giving you access to more detailed football data without needing a separate integration.
With Roanuz, you can start with the data your product needs today and use additional APIs as your requirements grow.
What to Look for in a Football API
Choosing a football API is not only about the number of leagues a provider lists. Before choosing a provider, consider four areas.
1. Tournament Coverage
Check whether the provider covers the specific leagues and competitions your product needs.
A provider may list a large number of tournaments, but your priority should be consistent coverage of the competitions that matter to your users.
Roanuz's Football API currently covers 50+ leagues and tournaments, including major competitions such as the Premier League, Champions League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, MLS, and EFL Cup.
2. Data Delivery
Consider how your application needs to receive updates.
REST allows your application to request data when needed. Webhooks and WebSockets can provide push-based updates, depending on your implementation. Firebase is also available through Roanuz.
The right delivery method depends on the type of product you are building and how frequently it needs updated football data.
3. Transparent Pricing
Pricing can vary significantly between football API providers.
Look at more than the monthly price. Check API call limits, historical data, tournament coverage, delivery methods, and what is included in each plan.
Roanuz publishes its pricing so businesses can review the available plans before getting started.
4. Getting Started
Your development team should be able to understand the documentation, get an API key, make requests, and start integrating without unnecessary delays.
Roanuz's Football API is designed to let teams get started quickly, with setup possible in around 15 minutes.
Football API Pricing
Roanuz does not offer a free-forever plan. Paid plans start at $172/month when billed annually, or $229/month when billed monthly.
| Plan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | API Calls/Month | Best For | |
| Basic | $172/month annually or $229/month monthly | 720,000 | Getting a live-score app running |
| Pro | $247/month annually or $329/month monthly | 1,200,000 | Products needing broader usage and tournament coverage |
| Premium | $284/month annually or $379/month monthly | 1,500,000 | Fantasy, gaming, and media applications |
Every plan includes access to the Match, Tournament, and Fantasy API groups, along with REST, Webhook, WebSocket, and Firebase delivery.
The main differences between plans include API usage limits and available historical data.
For the latest plan details, see the Football API pricing.
Start Building Today
You can use Roanuz's Football API to bring live football data into your application without building your own football data collection system.
Get access to Match, Tournament, and Fantasy data, choose the delivery method that fits your application, and start integrating.
Get started with Roanuz's Football API
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a football API?
A football API is a service that gives applications structured access to football data such as live scores, match events, standings, player information, tournament data, and fantasy information.
What does Roanuz's Football API provide?
Roanuz's Football API provides Match, Tournament, and Fantasy data. Depending on your use case, you can access live scores, match events, standings, fixtures, tournament statistics, player information, and fantasy data.
What's the difference between the Match API and Tournament API?
The Match API focuses on individual games, including live scores, match status, goals, cards, substitutions, and other match events.
The Tournament API focuses on competition-level information such as fixtures, standings, schedules, results, and tournament statistics.
Does Roanuz offer a free football API?
Roanuz does not offer a free plan. Paid plans start at $172/month when billed annually. A trial is available for businesses that want to evaluate the API before choosing a plan.
How do I know if a football API provider is reliable?
Look at the provider's tournament coverage, data delivery options, documentation, pricing, and ability to support your expected API usage. It is also useful to test the API with the competitions and data types your application actually needs.
Do I have to keep polling for football data?
Not necessarily. REST APIs require your application to request data, while Webhooks and WebSockets can provide push-based updates. Roanuz also supports Firebase as a delivery option.
The right approach depends on your application's architecture and how it needs to receive football data.
