Football Data MCP Server

football-data.org MCP - soccer competitions, matches, standings, teams. Part of Pipeworx - an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1684+ live data sources. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that work with football data and pipeworx and want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-27 · ★ 2 · #858 OF 998 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Football Data

Claude Code

claude mcp add pipeworx-io-mcp-football-data --transport http https://gateway.pipeworx.io/football-data/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-mcp-football-data": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/football-data/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

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Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/football-data/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-30

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as remote - your agent's requests go to gateway.pipeworx.io

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.pipeworx-io is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · Who maintains Football Data

Football Data is maintained by pipeworx-io. We track 1712 MCP servers from pipeworx-io - 1687 actively maintained, 77 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026. Full record: all servers from pipeworx-io.

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04 · Facts

repository
github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-football-data
website
https://pipeworx.io/packs/football-data
category
other - ranked #858 of 998 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-30.
registry
io.github.pipeworx-io/football-data (active, first published 2026-05-12 · 5 versions)

05 · Football Data FAQ

What is Football Data?

football-data.org MCP - soccer competitions, matches, standings, teams. Part of Pipeworx - an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1684+ live data sources. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Is Football Data still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-27. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Football Data?

Run `claude mcp add pipeworx-io-mcp-football-data --transport http https://gateway.pipeworx.io/football-data/mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Football Data require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-30; you can connect without credentials.

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