# APIfootball

> APIfootball.com provides a football (soccer) data REST API — live scores, fixtures, results,
> standings, lineups, statistics, head-to-head history, predictions, odds, top scorers and video
> highlights, covering competitions worldwide. It also provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol)
> server so AI agents such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can query this data directly as tools,
> using the same API key and plan as the REST API.

## MCP server (for AI agents / LLMs)

- [MCP overview](https://apifootball.com/mcp/): what the MCP server is, the 10 available tools, example prompts, and a 3-step quick start to connect an AI client.
- [MCP documentation](https://apifootball.com/mcp-documentation/): full reference — authentication, connection config for Claude/Cursor/other MCP clients, and parameters/example responses for every tool (search_football_leagues, get_football_matches, get_live_football_matches, get_football_standings, get_match_details, get_head_to_head, get_football_predictions, get_football_odds, get_football_topscorers, get_live_football_odds_comments).

## REST API (for application developers)

- [REST API documentation](https://apifootball.com/documentation/): full endpoint reference (get_events, get_standings, get_odds, get_predictions, etc.) for integrating APIfootball data directly into your own backend.
- [Coverage](https://apifootball.com/coverage/): countries and leagues included per plan.

## Company

- [About](https://apifootball.com/about-us/)
- [Contact](https://apifootball.com/contact-us/)