LiveScoreJSON — Football Data API

Features

The whole match, not just the score

Live events, stats, lineups, standings, transfers, odds, and an archive going back to 1901.

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Live Scores

Real-time match updates every 30 seconds. Goals, cards, substitutions, and minute-by-minute events.

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Match Statistics

Possession, shots, corners, fouls, and 20+ statistical categories per match.

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Lineups & Formations

Starting XI, substitutes, formations, shirt numbers, and captain info for every match.

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Standings & Tables

Live league tables with real-time updates. Home/away splits, form guides, and point calculations.

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Transfers & Squads

Player transfers, squad changes, career histories, injuries, and suspensions.

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Betting Odds

İddaa betting odds with 50+ markets per match. Match result, over/under, both teams to score, and more.

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WebSocket

Real-time push updates via WebSocket. No polling required — instant delivery of score changes.

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Historical Archive

Match data going back to 1901. Over 4.4 million matches with full event details.

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Delta Updates

Efficient polling with delta endpoint — only receive matches that changed since your last request.

Quick Start

A couple of lines to your first response

It's REST and JSON. Put your key in a header and the data comes back.

# Get today's live matches
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer ljson_live_..." \
  https://livescorejson.com/api/get_matches_live.php

# Response
{
  "version": "3.0",
  "data": {
    "competition": [{
      "name": "Premier League",
      "season": [{ "round": [{ "match": [{
        "team_A_name": "Arsenal",
        "team_B_name": "Chelsea",
        "fs_A": 2, "fs_B": 1,
        "status": "Playing",
        "live_minute": 67
      }]}]}]
    }]
  }
}
        

Football Data API for Developers

The whole match, not just the score

A couple of lines to your first response

What it costs