Soccer MCP Server

A Python server implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) for football (soccer) statistics and live match data using the API-Football service.

Overview

This server provides a comprehensive set of tools for accessing football data through the API-Football API. It serves as a bridge between applications and football data services, offering both live match information and historical statistics for leagues, teams, and players worldwide.

Features

League data (standings, fixtures, schedules)
Team information and fixtures
Player statistics and profiles
Live match data (events, statistics, timelines)
Match analysis (statistics, events)

Configuration

This server requires an API key from RapidAPI for the API-Football service:

Create an account on RapidAPI
Subscribe to the API-Football API

Set the environment variable:

RAPID_API_KEY_FOOTBALL=your_api_key_here

Tools

League Data

get_league_id_by_name
- Retrieve the league ID for a given league name
- Example: get_league_id_by_name(league_name="Premier League")
get_all_leagues_id
- Retrieve a list of all football leagues with IDs
- Can be filtered by country
- Example: get_all_leagues_id(country=["England", "Spain"])
get_standings
- Retrieve league standings for multiple leagues and seasons
- Can be filtered by team
- Example: get_standings(league_id=[39, 140], season=[2022, 2023])
get_league_info
- Retrieve information about a specific football league
- Example: get_league_info(league_name="Champions League")
get_league_fixtures
- Retrieves all fixtures for a given league and season
- Example: get_league_fixtures(league_id=39, season=2023)
get_league_schedule_by_date
- Retrieves the schedule for a league on specified dates
- Example: get_league_schedule_by_date(league_name="Premier League", date=["2024-03-08", "2024-03-09"], season="2023")

Player Data

get_player_id
- Retrieve player IDs and information for players matching a name
- Example: get_player_id(player_name="Messi")
get_player_profile
- Retrieve a player's profile by their last name
- Example: get_player_profile(player_name="Messi")
get_player_statistics
- Retrieve detailed player statistics by seasons and league name
- Example: get_player_statistics(player_id=154, seasons=[2022, 2023], league_name="La Liga")
get_player_statistics_2
- Retrieve detailed player statistics by seasons and league ID
- Example: get_player_statistics_2(player_id=154, seasons=[2022, 2023], league_id=140)

Team Data

get_team_fixtures
- Returns past or upcoming fixtures for a team
- Example: get_team_fixtures(team_name="Manchester United", type="past", limit=3)
get_team_fixtures_by_date_range
- Retrieve fixtures for a team within a date range
- Example: get_team_fixtures_by_date_range(team_name="Liverpool", from_date="2023-09-01", to_date="2023-09-30", season="2023")
get_team_info
- Retrieve basic information about a specific team
- Example: get_team_info(team_name="Real Madrid")

Match/Fixture Data

get_fixture_statistics
- Retrieves detailed statistics for a specific fixture
- Example: get_fixture_statistics(fixture_id=867946)
get_fixture_events
- Retrieves all in-game events for a fixture (goals, cards, subs)
- Example: get_fixture_events(fixture_id=867946)
get_multiple_fixtures_stats
- Retrieves statistics for multiple fixtures at once
- Example: get_multiple_fixtures_stats(fixture_ids=[867946, 867947, 867948])

Live Match Data

get_live_match_for_team
- Checks if a team is currently playing live
- Example: get_live_match_for_team(team_name="Chelsea")
get_live_stats_for_team
- Retrieves live in-game stats for a team in a match
- Example: get_live_stats_for_team(team_name="Liverpool")
get_live_match_timeline
- Retrieves real-time timeline of events for a team's live match
- Example: get_live_match_timeline(team_name="Manchester City")

Usage

The server is implemented using the Fast MCP framework and can be run as a standalone service.

# Start the server
python soccer_server.py
# or
mcp run soccer-server.py

Configuration

The server runs with a 30-second timeout for more reliable operation
Signal handlers are implemented for graceful shutdown (Ctrl+C)

Usage with Claude Desktop

Option 1: Using Docker (Recommended)

Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/obinopaul/soccer-mcp-server.git
cd soccer-mcp-server

Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Build the Docker image

docker build -t soccer_server .

Run the Docker container (ensure your API key is passed as an environment variable)

docker run -d -p 5000:5000 -e RAPID_API_KEY_FOOTBALL=your_api_key_here --name soccer_server soccer_server

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "soccer_server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "exec",
        "-i",
        "soccer_server",
        "python",
        "soccer_server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RAPID_API_KEY_FOOTBALL": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 2: Direct Python Execution

Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/obinopaul/soccer-mcp-server.git
cd soccer-mcp-server

Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Set the API key environment variable

export RAPID_API_KEY_FOOTBALL=your_api_key_here

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json, adjusting the Python path as needed:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "soccer_server": {
      "command": "/path/to/your/python",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/soccer_server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RAPID_API_KEY_FOOTBALL": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

After adding your chosen configuration, restart Claude Desktop to load the soccer server. You'll then be able to use all the football data tools in your conversations with Claude.

Technical Details

The server is built on:

API-Football via RapidAPI
MCP for API interface
Pydantic for input validation
Requests for API communication

License

This MCP server is available under the MIT License.