# SciSports

> Football data provider with event and optical-tracking based metrics, scouting for 225K+ players, and an API for in-house integration. Third-party listings cite pricing from about 1,000 EUR per year.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/providers/scisports/  
Last checked: 2026-11-03  
SportDex Score: 19/100 (rank 175; popularity 9, community n/a, transparency 55, developer experience 2)

## Facts
- Type: Sports data API
- Website: https://www.scisports.com
- Documentation: unknown
- Pricing page: https://www.scisports.com
- Sports: Football (soccer)
- Data types: Player stats, Team stats, Tracking data
- Protocols: REST
- Delivery: Polling only (REST)
- Live / in-play: not disclosed
- Free tier: not disclosed
- Cheapest public paid plan: €1,000/yr
- Key competitions: Eredivisie, Keuken Kampioen Divisie

## Plans
| Plan | Price | Requests | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry (third-party figure) | €1,000/yr | — | Listed as starting price on Slashdot; not confirmed by SciSports |

## Who it is for

Best for: Football clubs, leagues and federations that want event and optical-tracking based player metrics and scouting data integrated into their own systems.

Not ideal for: Developers wanting public docs or self-serve pricing; SciSports sells to professional organisations by contact.

Use cases: Player scouting; Match analysis; League data integration

Limitations:
- No public API docs found
- Pricing is not published; the only figure is a third-party listing
- Football only

## Quick answers

**What is SciSports best for?** Football clubs, leagues and federations that want event and optical-tracking based player metrics and scouting data integrated into their own systems. Not ideal for: Developers wanting public docs or self-serve pricing; SciSports sells to professional organisations by contact.

**How much does SciSports cost?** The cheapest public paid plan of SciSports is €1,000/yr.

**Does SciSports have a free tier?** SciSports does not say whether a free tier exists. Check https://www.scisports.com.

**What does SciSports cover?** SciSports is a sports data api. Its sports: Football (soccer); data: Player stats, Team stats, Tracking data.

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

**What do developers say about SciSports?** Football event and tracking data vendor, mostly enterprise. Only a few GitHub items touch it: a 2018 pass-prediction challenge built on its data and a squad-management tool. No forum discussion about pricing, API access or data quality.

**What are the alternatives to SciSports?** Close alternatives in the SportDex catalog: Hudl Wyscout Data API, Hudl StatsBomb, Driblab, API-Sports / API-Football, Sportmonks.

## What developers say

Football event and tracking data vendor, mostly enterprise. Only a few GitHub items touch it: a 2018 pass-prediction challenge built on its data and a squad-management tool. No forum discussion about pricing, API access or data quality.

## 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/