# api-football

> Use this tool when you need to access comprehensive football data, including live scores, fixtures, and team statistics, to solve problems such as building fantasy football platforms or analyzing team performance. The api-football tool provides inputs including API requests and outputs like JSON data, allowing for seamless integration into various applications. It is ideal for use cases where real-time football data is required, such as sports betting, journalism, or fan engagement platforms.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/dankniight-api-football-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dankniight-api-football-mcp-server

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.97
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/dankniight/api-football-mcp-server)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/dankniight/api-football-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "dankniight-api-football-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dankniight-api-football-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dankniight-api-football-mcp-server/pull`

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