# Best football APIs (2026)

> The football (soccer) data APIs developers actually use: who covers it, what it costs to start and what the community says.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/best/football-apis/  
Last checked: 2026-11-04  
How the list is built: Providers that list football (soccer) explicitly, then the strongest multi-sport feeds, ordered by the SportDex Score.

| # | Provider | SportDex Score | Starting price | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [football-data.org](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/football-data.md) | 64/100 | €12/mo | Yes |
| 2 | [football-data.co.uk](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/football-data-co-uk.md) | 60/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 3 | [ScoreBat Video API](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/football-videos.md) | 54/100 | $69/mo | Yes |
| 4 | [FootyStats](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/footystats.md) | 53/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 5 | [openfootball](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/openfootball.md) | 53/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 6 | [TheStatsAPI](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/the-stats-api.md) | 50/100 | $50/mo | No |
| 7 | [5DollarFootballAPI](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/5dollarfootball.md) | 50/100 | $5/mo | Yes |
| 8 | [Football Charts](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/football-charts.md) | 49/100 | €9/mo | Yes |
| 9 | [OpenFoot API](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/openfoot-api.md) | 49/100 | $14/mo | Yes |
| 10 | [StrikerAPI](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/strikerapi.md) | 45/100 | $19/mo | Yes |
| 11 | [ClubElo](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/clubelo-api.md) | 45/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 12 | [transfermarkt-api](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/transfermarkt-api.md) | 45/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 13 | [BALLDONTLIE](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/ball-dont-lie.md) | 79/100 | $9.99/mo | Yes |
| 14 | [Sportmonks](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/sportmonks.md) | 69/100 | €29/mo | Yes |
| 15 | [PitchAPI](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/pitchapi.md) | 42/100 | Not public | Yes |