TheSportsDB

How to Use This API

1. Search for a Team — Arsenal FC

https://www.thesportsdb.com/api/v1/json/3/searchteams.php?t=Arsenal

Returns Arsenal's full data: full name, formed year, stadium (Emirates Stadium), stadium capacity, description, jersey colors, badge URL, banner image, and league membership.

2. List All Teams in a League

https://www.thesportsdb.com/api/v1/json/3/search_all_teams.php?l=English%20Premier%20League

3. Get Player Information

https://www.thesportsdb.com/api/v1/json/3/searchplayers.php?t=Arsenal&p=Bukayo

Search by team and player name. Returns biography, birth date, nationality, position, height, weight, and photo.

4. JavaScript — Team Info Display

async function searchTeam(teamName) {
  const resp = await fetch(
    `https://www.thesportsdb.com/api/v1/json/3/searchteams.php?t=${encodeURIComponent(teamName)}`
  );
  const data = await resp.json();
  if (!data.teams) return null;
  const team = data.teams[0];
  return {
    name: team.strTeam,
    alternate: team.strAlternate,
    league: team.strLeague,
    stadium: team.strStadium,
    capacity: team.intStadiumCapacity,
    badge: team.strBadge,
    banner: team.strBanner,
    formed: team.intFormedYear,
    country: team.strCountry
  };
}

searchTeam('liverpool').then(team => {
  console.log(`${team.name} — ${team.stadium} (${team.capacity})`);
});

5. Python — League Teams

import requests

def get_league_teams(league_name):
    resp = requests.get(
        'https://www.thesportsdb.com/api/v1/json/3/search_all_teams.php',
        params={'l': league_name}
    )
    data = resp.json()
    if not data.get('teams'): return []
    return [{
        'name': t['strTeam'],
        'badge': t['strBadge'],
        'stadium': t['strStadium'],
        'formed': t['intFormedYear']
    } for t in data['teams']]

teams = get_league_teams('Spanish La Liga')
for t in teams[:5]:
    print(f"{t['name']} — {t['stadium']} (est. {t['formed']})")