Thedisclist vs Api Football
A side-by-side look at the Thedisclist and Api Football MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Thedisclist for sports work over a hosted endpoint; choose Api Football 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 Thedisclist when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
search_discs, get_disc, compare_discs.
Choose Api Football when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You want tools like
fixtures, standings, team_search.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sports | Sports |
| Quality signal | 77/100 · Great | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Verified | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 0 |
| Directory activity | 5 views 1 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 9 | 9 |
| Full listing | View Thedisclist | View Api Football |
Tools & capabilities
Thedisclist tools 9
search_discsSearch and filter disc golf discs by text query, brand, category, speed/glide range, stability score range, flight tag, and canonical flight class. Returns up to 50 bounded results with stable IDs and canonical URLs.get_discRetrieve comprehensive details for a specific disc by numeric ID or string slug, including flight ratings, stability score, flight class, flight tag, available plastics, and current market rank.compare_discsCompare 2 to 4 discs side-by-side, computing exact flight rating deltas and stability spread relative to the primary baseline disc.find_similar_discsFind alternative replacement discs matching a target disc's category, speed, and flight profile based on weighted Euclidean flight distance.list_brandsList and filter disc golf manufacturers/brands in the database, including active mold counts, speed ranges, category breakdowns, and top popular molds.get_flight_matrixGenerate a 2D Speed vs Stability Flight Grid for any brand, category, or specific speed rating, grouping discs into understable, straight, stable, overstable, and very overstable columns.get_weekly_rankingsRetrieve the latest weekly disc golf retail sales rankings (Top 10) and weekly top risers/fallers by region (global, europe, americas, oceania, asia) based on aggregated sales from 40+ worldwide retailers.get_market_moversRetrieve rolling 4-week disc golf market movers including biggest disc risers, fallers, breakout discs entering the top 100, and brand momentum shifts.get_disc_rankingRetrieve a specific disc golf disc's current weekly retail sales rank across regions (Global, Europe, Americas, Oceania, Asia) and its 4-week market momentum status.
Api Football tools 9
fixturesGet match fixtures (upcoming + recent) by league, team, or date. Use league=1 for FIFA World Cup, league=39 for EPL, league=140 for La Liga. Returns kickoff, teams, score (if played), venue, status.standingsCurrent standings table for a league. Returns rank, team, points, goal difference, form. Use league=1 for World Cup.team_searchLook up a team by name + country to get its team_id for use in other tools.league_searchLook up a league/tournament/competition by name to get its league_id.predictionsAPI-Football's own match-outcome predictions. Returns home/draw/away win probabilities, advice, h2h context, form. Use for "who will win" research on specific fixtures.football_injuriesCurrently injured and unavailable football players for a club or a league — who is out, the injury or reason, and whether they are ruled out or merely doubtful. Covers Serie A, the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and other competitions worldwide. Use for questions about which playe…football_squadThe current player squad for a football club — every player with shirt number, position, age and nationality. Use for questions about who plays for a club, squad lists, and a team roster.h2hHead-to-head record between two teams. Returns last N matches with scores.api_football_statusAPI-Football account status for the key in use: subscription plan name, whether it is active and when it ends, requests used today against the daily limit, and the per-minute limit the vendor reports in its rate-limit headers. The vendor does not count this call against the quota. Use it to tell a…
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.
Thedisclist
{
"mcpServers": {
"thedisclist": {
"url": "https://api.thedisclist.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Api Football
{
"mcpServers": {
"api-football": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-api-football"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Thedisclist is categorized under Sports and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Api Football belongs to Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Thedisclist for sports work and Api Football 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.
Thedisclist is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Api Football is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. 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 thedisclist and api-football as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Thedisclist has a quality signal of 77/100 (Great) with 5 views, 1 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Api Football has 56/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.