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Summary
football-data.org API v4: football competitions, league tables, fixtures and results, head-to-head, teams, squads, players and top scorers. Free plan covers 12 major competitions with an API token.
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football-data.org + Gemini
football-data.org API v4: football competitions, league tables, fixtures and results, head-to-head, teams, squads, players and top scorers. Free plan covers 12 major competitions with an API token.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
FOOTBALL_DATA_API_TOKEN
Step 1 — Get credentials
- Register for free at https://www.football-data.org/client/register. The API token arrives by e-mail and is also shown on your account page after signing in.
- Put it in
FOOTBALL_DATA_API_TOKEN(32 lowercase letters and digits); it is sent as theX-Auth-Tokenheader. - Call
football_data_list_competitionsto see what the token covers, thenfootball_data_get_standingsorfootball_data_list_competition_matcheswith a competition code such asPL,BL1,SA,PDorCL.
The free plan covers 12 competitions (PL, ELC, BL1, SA, PD, FL1, DED, PPL, BSA, CL, EC, WC) with delayed scores and allows 10 requests per minute; live scores, lineups and match statistics need a paid plan. Anything outside the plan answers 403, which is the plan and not a broken token; an invalid token answers 400. season is the starting year (2025 means 2025/26) and all times are UTC. For a match preview, call football_data_get_head2head with the match id and football_data_list_team_matches for both teams.
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Gemini
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Gemini CLI reads MCP servers from ~/.gemini/settings.json (on Windows %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json). Add:
{
"mcpServers": {
"anythingmcp": {
"httpUrl": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID",
"headers": { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
- Create an MCP API key in AnythingMCP under MCP Servers → your server → API keys, and paste it in place of
YOUR_MCP_API_KEY. - Save the file and restart
gemini. - Run
/mcpinside Gemini CLI (orgemini mcp listin your shell) —anythingmcpshould show as connected. - Start prompting — Gemini CLI can now call the
football-data.orgtools.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
football_data_list_competitions | List the competitions the token can access (with a token) with id, code, name, type (LEAGUE, CUP, LEAGUE_CUP, PLAYOFFS), area and current… |
football_data_get_competition | Get one competition with its area, type, current season and the list of past seasons (id, start and end date, winner) |
football_data_get_standings | Get the league table of a competition: position, points, played, won, draw, lost, goals for and against, goal difference and recent form… |
football_data_list_competition_matches | List the matches of a competition (fixtures and results) with date in UTC, status, matchday, stage, group, teams and score |
football_data_list_competition_teams | List the teams taking part in a competition's season, with id, name, short name, three-letter code, crest, venue and, depending on the… |
football_data_get_top_scorers | Get the top scorers of a competition's season: player, team, goals, assists, penalties and matches played, sorted by goals |
football_data_list_matches | List matches across all competitions the plan covers: today's matches by default, or a single date, a date range (max 10 days), a list of… |
football_data_get_match | Get one match in full: competition, season, kickoff in UTC, status, venue, referees, teams, score (half time, full time, extra time… |
football_data_get_head2head | Get the previous meetings of the two teams of a match, with an aggregate of wins, draws, losses and goals for each side |
football_data_list_teams | List all teams in the database page by page, with id, name, short name, three-letter code and crest |
football_data_get_team | Get one team: name, area, address, website, founding year, club colours, venue, running competitions, coach and squad with positions and… |
football_data_list_team_matches | List the matches of one team across competitions, with a summary of wins, draws and losses |
football_data_get_person | Get one person (player, coach or referee): name, date of birth, nationality, position, shirt number and current team with contract dates |
football_data_list_person_matches | List the matches of one player with an aggregate (matches, minutes, goals, assists, cards, subbed in and out) |
football_data_list_areas | List the areas (countries and continents) with id, name, country code, flag and parent area |
football_data_get_area | Get one area with its parent area and its child areas, e.g. a continent with its countries |
FAQ
Where does Gemini CLI look for MCP servers? In ~/.gemini/settings.json for your user, or in .gemini/settings.json inside a project. gemini mcp list shows each server and whether it connects.
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