# Champion Data AFL API

> Champion Data's official AFL/AFLW statistics API with detailed match data, production and sandbox environments, Swagger testing and an R package; access requires authorisation.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/providers/champion-data/  
Last checked: 2026-11-03  
SportDex Score: 24/100 (rank 164; popularity 10, community n/a, transparency 40, developer experience 32)

## Facts
- Type: Sports data API
- Website: https://www.championdata.com
- Documentation: https://docs.api.afl.championdata.com/
- Pricing page: unknown
- Country: Australia
- Sports: Australian football
- Data types: Fixtures, Play-by-play, Player stats, Results, Live scores, Team stats
- Protocols: REST
- Delivery: Polling only (REST)
- Live / in-play: not disclosed
- Free tier: not disclosed
- Cheapest public paid plan: not public
- Key competitions: AFL, AFLW

## Plans
No public price list.

## Who it is for

Best for: Australian football apps and media that need official AFL and AFLW match and player statistics, with a sandbox for testing.

Not ideal for: Casual developers; access requires authorisation, and the saved pages show no pricing or license terms.

Use cases: AFL and AFLW stats apps; Match replay testing in the sandbox; Fantasy or media stat products

Limitations:
- Access requires authorisation
- Pricing and license terms not stated
- AFL and AFLW only

## Quick answers

**What is Champion Data AFL API best for?** Australian football apps and media that need official AFL and AFLW match and player statistics, with a sandbox for testing. Not ideal for: Casual developers; access requires authorisation, and the saved pages show no pricing or license terms.

**How much does Champion Data AFL API cost?** Champion Data AFL API does not publish prices on the pages we checked.

**Does Champion Data AFL API have a free tier?** Champion Data AFL API has no public free tier, but it offers demo access.

**What does Champion Data AFL API cover?** Champion Data AFL API is a sports data api. Its sports: Australian football; data: Fixtures, Play-by-play, Player stats, Results, Live scores, Team stats.

**Does Champion Data AFL API have a WebSocket or streaming API?** No streaming is listed. Champion Data AFL API delivers data by REST, so you poll for updates.

**What do developers say about Champion Data AFL API?** Official AFL/AFLW stats API with authorised access only. Only a handful of repos reference it, including an MCP aggregator and AFL analytics projects; no user opinions on access, cost or quality.

**What are the alternatives to Champion Data AFL API?** Close alternatives in the SportDex catalog: Entity Sport, Sportradar, CricketData.org (CricAPI), iSports API, TheStatsAPI.

## What developers say

Official AFL/AFLW stats API with authorised access only. Only a handful of repos reference it, including an MCP aggregator and AFL analytics projects; no user opinions on access, cost or quality.

Complaints: Access requires authorisation

## Method
Facts were read from the provider's own pages on 2026-11-03. Empty fields mean the provider does not say, not that a feature is missing. Method: https://sportdex.net/methodology/