SofaScore: scrapers and the official API, compared

Live scores, fixtures, standings, teams, players and tournament data across many sports from SofaScore.

Short answer

For most SofaScore jobs, start with SofaScore Live Scores, Standings & Team Search Data: it covers 3 of 7 core fields (status, tournament, sport) at $0.99 per 1,000 results on Apify's Free plan. It also has the top published score for SofaScore (77 of 100).

From published Store listings, output schemas and the official documentation. Checked 2026-10-28. How the ranking works.

SofaScore Live Scores, Standings & Team Search Data: inputs, code and cost Open in Apify Store

1 catalogue Actor 8 other Store tools Official API: No open API Lowest rate $0.99 per 1K

Route map

Each line is one way to get SofaScore data; each stop is a field you probably need. Green lines are catalogue Actors, ranked by the published formula.

1 SofaScore Live Scores, Standings & Team Search Data 16 output fields, pay per event 3 of 7 core fields
$0.99 / 1K
+ 7 other Store tools, combined Reference only 4 of 7 core fields
from $1.50 / 1K
API No public SofaScore data API (free widgets only) No open API fields not compared

Stops are fields. A ring means the field is in that route's published output schema; no ring means the line passes without it. Bold labels are the core fields for this website, the rest are fields that differ between routes. A white capsule means every data line stops there. The red line is the official API; its field coverage is not compared. A crossed red line means there is no open official API.

Catalogue Actors for SofaScore

SofaScore Live Scores, Standings & Team Search Data

Get SofaScore live scores, scheduled fixtures, league standings and team/player/tournament search results across 17 sports including football,…

3/7 core fields 16 output fields $0.99 per 1K Open in Apify Store

Field matrix: who returns what

Every tool with a published output schema, against the 7 fields most SofaScore jobs need. A dot means the field name appears in the schema; rows can still leave it empty.

Which tools return each core SofaScore field, from published output schemas
Tool	event	home	away	status	start	tournament	sport	Fields
SofaScore Live Scores, Standings & Team Search Data	–	–	–	●	–	●	●	3/7
SofaScore ScraperReference only, by scrapesage	–	–	–	–	–	●	●	2/7
Sofascore ScraperReference only, by bovi	–	–	–	●	–	–	●	2/7
SofaScore Scraper Live Scores, Stats, Players & OddsReference only, by abotapi	–	–	–	–	–	●	●	2/7
SofaScore ScraperReference only, by zen-studio	–	–	–	–	–	●	●	2/7
SofaScore ScraperReference only, by rl1987	●	–	–	–	–	●	●	3/7
Sofascore Rankings ScraperReference only, by incognito_mode	–	–	–	–	–	–	●	1/7
SofaScore Football ScraperReference only, by crawlstone	–	–	–	●	–	●	–	2/7
Tools returning it	1	0	0	3	0	6	7

Field dictionary: the exact keys

The same core field has a different key in each Actor's output. Map these before you merge datasets; a dash means the published schema has no matching key. Need a field that is not listed here, such as email? Search every SofaScore Actor by field.

Output keys for each core SofaScore field in the top catalogue Actors
Core field	SofaScore Live Scores…
event	–
home	–
away	–
status	status
start	–
tournament	tournamentName
sport	sport

All 9 tools, scored

Catalogue Actors link to their detail pages; the score (0 to 100) is the published formula, identical for every tool. Other Store tools follow in their own table, for reference. Price is the published primary-result rate per 1,000 (the Free-plan rate where the price is tiered; higher Apify plans pay less); start events and platform usage are excluded.

Catalogue Actors for SofaScore, ranked by the published method
		Sample fields
77	SofaScore Live Scores, Standings & Team Search Data Catalogue Actor, pay per event	tournamentName, sport, name	16	$0.99	100% of 21 runs	Oct 2026

Other Store tools, for reference

Scored with the same published formula and listed for comparison only; this site does not link or recommend them.

Other Store tools for SofaScore, for reference
		Sample fields
72	SofaScore Scraper Reference only, by scrapesage	tournamentName, sport, startTime	14	$2.00	100% of 368 runs	Nov 2026
72	Sofascore Scraper Reference only, by bovi	sport, league, home_team	12	$1.90	89% of 27 runs	Oct 2026
72	SofaScore Scraper Live Scores, Stats, Players & Odds Reference only, by abotapi	tournament, sport, id	85	$1.80	75% of 1,940 runs	Oct 2026
71	SofaScore Scraper Reference only, by zen-studio	tournament, sport, id	120	$1.99	98% of 1,983 runs	Nov 2026
70	SofaScore Scraper Reference only, by rl1987	totalEvents, tournament, sport	85	$4.80	100% of 2,511 runs	Nov 2026
68	Sofascore Rankings Scraper Reference only, by incognito_mode	rankingSport, rankingKey, rankingType	43	$1.50	100% of 325 runs	Oct 2026
62	SofaScore scraper PRO Reference only, by azzouzana	No published schema	–	not listed	100% of 10,379 runs	Jun 2026
56	SofaScore Football Scraper Reference only, by crawlstone	tournamentName, id, startTime	45	$8.00	97% of 8,490 runs	Oct 2026

Official API route

No public SofaScore data API (free widgets only)

SofaScore publishes no developer data API. It offers free embeddable iframe widgets for standings and live data, plus B2B advertising and partnership programs.

Price. Widgets are free; no data API is offered.

Limits. Limits are not published. The terms page returned 403 to automated checks on 2026-11-11.

Official documentation

Terms and personal data

Follow SofaScore's terms and conditions; the full text could not be read automatically on 2026-11-11. This is general information, not legal advice.

Read SofaScore's terms. Keep to public data, do not bypass logins or access controls, and check whether personal data is involved before you collect it. The can-I-scrape checklist walks through it.

How to start

Open SofaScore Live Scores, Standings & Team Search Data and start from its default input; its Actor page has the full example input and code.
Set the SofaScore search, profile, listing or URL you need and a result limit; the required input is mode.
Run it and export the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call it from the Apify API.

Call SofaScore Live Scores, Standings & Team Search Data from code

The example input uses the Actor's published defaults; set your own SofaScore query before you run it. You need an Apify API token.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQueries": [
        "Real Madrid"
    ],
    "searchType": "all",
    "sports": [
        "football"
    ],
    "daysAhead": 0,
    "tableType": "total",
    "rankingType": "fifa",
    "includeStatistics": False,
    "includeLineups": False,
    "includeIncidents": False,
    "includeOdds": False,
    "includeVotes": False,
    "includeH2h": False,
    "includeAdvanced": False,
    "includeComments": False,
    "includeSquad": False,
    "includePlayerStats": False,
    "includeStandings": False,
    "includeEvents": False,
    "maxItems": 3
}

run = client.actor("vexaloom-labs/sofascore-live-scores-standings-and-team-search").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
    raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

pip install apify-client

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQueries": [
        "Real Madrid"
    ],
    "searchType": "all",
    "sports": [
        "football"
    ],
    "daysAhead": 0,
    "tableType": "total",
    "rankingType": "fifa",
    "includeStatistics": false,
    "includeLineups": false,
    "includeIncidents": false,
    "includeOdds": false,
    "includeVotes": false,
    "includeH2h": false,
    "includeAdvanced": false,
    "includeComments": false,
    "includeSquad": false,
    "includePlayerStats": false,
    "includeStandings": false,
    "includeEvents": false,
    "maxItems": 3
};

const run = await client.actor("vexaloom-labs/sofascore-live-scores-standings-and-team-search").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

npm install apify-client

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/vexaloom-labs~sofascore-live-scores-standings-and-team-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"mode":"search","searchQueries":["Real Madrid"],"searchType":"all","sports":["football"],"daysAhead":0,"tableType":"total","rankingType":"fifa","includeStatistics":false,"includeLineups":false,"includeIncidents":false,"includeOdds":false,"includeVotes":false,"includeH2h":false,"includeAdvanced":false,"includeComments":false,"includeSquad":false,"includePlayerStats":false,"includeStandings":false,"includeEvents":false,"maxItems":3}'

Waits for the run and returns the dataset items (runs over 300 seconds return HTTP 408; start an async run instead).

MCP (AI agents)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=vexaloom-labs/sofascore-live-scores-standings-and-team-search",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Adds this Actor as a tool in an MCP client that takes a remote server URL (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code) through Apify's hosted MCP server. OAuth sign-in also works without the header. Clients that only start local servers can wrap the URL with npx mcp-remote.

Questions people ask

What is the cheapest catalogue Actor for SofaScore data?

SofaScore Live Scores, Standings & Team Search Data lists $0.99 per 1,000 results (pay per event), with 16 fields in its published output schema. Start events and platform usage are billed separately. Checked 2026-10-28.

Which SofaScore scraper returns the most core fields?

SofaScore Live Scores, Standings & Team Search Data covers 3 of the 7 core SofaScore fields this page tracks (event, home, away, status, start, tournament, sport), based on its published output schema.

Does SofaScore have an official API?

No open API: SofaScore publishes no developer data API. It offers free embeddable iframe widgets for standings and live data, plus B2B advertising and partnership programs. Widgets are free; no data API is offered.

Is it legal to scrape SofaScore?

It depends on what you collect and how. Follow SofaScore's terms and conditions; the full text could not be read automatically on 2026-11-11. Read SofaScore's terms (https://www.sofascore.com/terms-and-conditions) before you collect, and check whether personal data is involved. This is general information, not legal advice.

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Sources

Data checked 2026-10-28

Cite this page

Scraper Finder. "How to get SofaScore data." https://scraperfinder.com/sites/sofascore/ (data checked 2026-10-28).

Highest-scoring catalogue Actor

SofaScore Live Scores, Standings & Team Search Data: 3 of 7 core fields, $0.99 per 1,000 results, score 77.

Open in Apify Store