# ClubElo

> Club football Elo ratings and fixture probabilities, with history reaching back to 1939 and a free CSV interface.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/providers/clubelo-api/  
Last checked: 2026-11-03  
SportDex Score: 45/100 (rank 92; popularity 25, community n/a, transparency 75, developer experience 51)

## Facts
- Type: Free / open data
- Website: http://clubelo.com
- Documentation: http://clubelo.com/API
- Pricing page: unknown
- Sports: Football (soccer)
- Data types: Historical data, Predictions, Team stats
- Protocols: CSV download
- Delivery: CSV download
- Live / in-play: no
- Free tier: yes
- Cheapest public paid plan: not public
- Key competitions: UEFA Champions League, Allsvenskan, Serie A (Brazil)
- Authentication: none

## Plans
| Plan | Price | Requests | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | — | Free CSV API per catalog notes |

## Who it is for

Best for: Researchers and modellers wanting free club football Elo ratings and fixture probabilities as CSV.

Not ideal for: Projects needing live scores, player data or detailed match stats; it offers ratings and probabilities only.

Use cases: Club strength ratings; Match probability models; Historical rating research

Limitations:
- CSV interface only
- Details partly from catalog notes, saved pages showed only the home page
- No terms page saved

## Quick answers

**What is ClubElo best for?** Researchers and modellers wanting free club football Elo ratings and fixture probabilities as CSV. Not ideal for: Projects needing live scores, player data or detailed match stats; it offers ratings and probabilities only.

**How much does ClubElo cost?** ClubElo does not publish prices on the pages we checked.

**Does ClubElo have a free tier?** Yes. ClubElo lists a free plan called "Free".

**What does ClubElo cover?** ClubElo is a free / open data. Its sports: Football (soccer); data: Historical data, Predictions, Team stats.

**Does ClubElo have a WebSocket or streaming API?** No streaming is listed. ClubElo delivers data by CSV download, so you poll for updates.

**What do developers say about ClubElo?** Free CSV interface for club football Elo ratings and fixture probabilities, used in prediction models, FPL tools and tutorials. Recent GitHub issues show serious reliability trouble: 502 errors on the API since September 2026, a claim it moved behind authentication, then Cloudflare 403 challenges. Projects are adding fallbacks or HTML scraping.

**What are the alternatives to ClubElo?** Close alternatives in the SportDex catalog: Football Charts, SportsDataverse, Sportmonks, Stats Perform / Opta, Timeform.

## What developers say

Free CSV interface for club football Elo ratings and fixture probabilities, used in prediction models, FPL tools and tutorials. Recent GitHub issues show serious reliability trouble: 502 errors on the API since September 2026, a claim it moved behind authentication, then Cloudflare 403 challenges. Projects are adding fallbacks or HTML scraping.

Praised for: Long Elo history and free CSV access; Popular input for prediction models

Complaints: API returning 502 since Sept 2026; Cloudflare 403 challenges block scrapers; Reported move behind authentication; Pipelines need fallbacks

## 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/