Fantasy Premier League (FPL) vs Fantasy Football Manager
A side-by-side look at the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) and Fantasy Football Manager MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Fantasy Premier League (FPL) for sports work as a local process; choose Fantasy Football Manager for sports as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Fantasy Premier League (FPL) when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
DATABASE_URL.
Choose Fantasy Football Manager when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
FFM_ESPN_CREDENTIAL_FILE.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sports | Sports |
| Quality signal | 36/100 · Fair | 45/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | DATABASE_URL | FFM_ESPN_CREDENTIAL_FILE |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 91 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Fantasy Premier League (FPL) | View Fantasy Football Manager |
Tools & capabilities
Fantasy Premier League (FPL) tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Fantasy Football Manager tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Fantasy Premier League (FPL)
{
"mcpServers": {
"fantasy-premier-league-fpl": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"fpl-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DATABASE_URL": "YOUR_DATABASE_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Fantasy Football Manager
{
"mcpServers": {
"fantasy-football-manager": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"fantasy-football-manager==0.4.0",
"fantasy-football-manager"
],
"env": {
"FFM_ESPN_CREDENTIAL_FILE": "YOUR_FFM_ESPN_CREDENTIAL_FILE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is categorized under Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. Fantasy Football Manager belongs to Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Fantasy Premier League (FPL) for sports work and Fantasy Football Manager for sports.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is listed as free. Fantasy Football Manager has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add fantasy-premier-league-fpl and fantasy-football-manager as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) has a quality signal of 36/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Fantasy Football Manager has 45/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 91 GitHub stars.