Football Data vs Api Football

In-depth architectural comparison of the Football Data and Api Football MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Football Data when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Football Data Details

Choose Api Football when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Api Football Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Football Data Developer Tools	Api Football Developer Tools
Summary	Football-Data.org MCP — soccer competitions, matches, standings	API-Football MCP — comprehensive soccer/football data
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "football-data": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "football-data"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "api-football": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "api-football"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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