Football Data MCP Server
football-data.org MCP - soccer competitions, matches, standings, teams. Part of Pipeworx - an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.
Teams that want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in TypeScript.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-08-04 · ★ 2 · #781 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25
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/mcpClaude 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
Windsurf · mcpServers
Zed · context_servers
Cline · mcpServers
Roo Code · mcpServers
Continue · mcpServers
LibreChat · mcpServers
Gemini CLI · mcpServers
Codex CLI · mcp_servers
Full setup guides: every client.
02 · Evidence
https://gateway.pipeworx.io/football-data/mcp
transport: streamable-http
endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25
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 1312 MCP servers from pipeworx-io - 1287 actively maintained, 45 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026. Full record: all servers from pipeworx-io.
04 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-football-data
- category
- other - ranked #781 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
- registry
- io.github.pipeworx-io/football-data (active, first published 2026-05-12)
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 1394+ live data sources. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.
Is Football Data still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-04. 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 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.
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