TheSportsDB
- Good for
- Starting free
- Not great for
- Choosing by league (per-league coverage not confirmed); live scores: paid (2-min)
- Cost to start
- Free (30 requests/min); paid from $9/mo
Summary worked out from the facts on this page.
- Free plan
- Yes
- From
- $9/mo
- Leagues
- Not confirmed
- API style
- REST (JSON)
Used in guides: Football manager game
Build with AI
Paste this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Lovable to get a first version built. You'll need an API key from TheSportsDB first — what's an API key?
Fixtures and media browser
Build me a match browser for a league it covers that shows upcoming fixtures with the provider's media (artwork + YouTube highlight links), with data from TheSportsDB API. We couldn't confirm specific leagues on TheSportsDB's public pages — check their coverage page first (start from https://www.thesportsdb.com). Start on their "Free" plan — $0: 30 requests/min; most queries limited. Docs: https://www.thesportsdb.com/documentation. Please: - Keep my API key secret: store it in an environment variable / server-side function, never in front-end code. - Cache responses so we stay within the 30 requests/min limit. - Show attribution if the provider's terms require it. - Only show data the API actually returns; if something isn't on my plan, tell me instead of making it up.
Generated from the data on this page. Check the provider's current terms and limits before you rely on them.
Pricing
Checked · Sources: thesportsdb.com
Matches the official pricing page.
Free plan: Checked · Sources: thesportsdb.com
Free plan confirmed on the pricing page.
| Plan | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 30 requests/min; most queries limited |
| Single Developer | $9/mo | 100 requests/min; 2-min livescore; highlights links |
| Small Business | $20/mo | 120 requests/min; no data limit; private key |
Leagues
Not re-verified — figures from initial research · Sources: none recorded
No coverage source recorded; league count unknown.
League count: Not confirmed
- Premier League Not confirmed
- Championship Not confirmed
- LaLiga Not confirmed
- Serie A Not confirmed
- Bundesliga Not confirmed
- Ligue 1 Not confirmed
- Primeira Liga Not confirmed
- MLS Not confirmed
- Champions League Not confirmed
Multi-sport, community-edited database.
Data types
Partly verified · Sources: thesportsdb.com
From initial research of public pages on 2026-10-19; not re-checked field by field.
Show all data types
- Fixtures
- Yes
- Live scores
- paid (2-min)
- Lineups
- Not confirmed
- Match events
- Not confirmed
- Player stats
- Not confirmed
- xG
- Not confirmed
- Odds
- Not confirmed
- Injuries
- Not confirmed
- Transfers
- site lists latest transfers
- Historical depth
- Not confirmed
- Media
- artwork + YouTube highlight links
Sources
Show sources and affiliate programme
Grouped by what each source backs up.
- Pricing Checked
- Free plan Checked
- League coverage Not re-verified — figures from initial research
No source recorded.
- Data types Partly verified
Researched from public pages on . Last re-checked: .
Affiliate programme
No public affiliate programme found.
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