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What Sportmonks provides
Each team ranking record includes:
– A unique ranking record ID
– The team ID, linking to the full team object
– The date of the ranking entry
– The team’s position on that date (current_rank)
– A normalised strength score between 0 and 100 (scaled_score), where 100 represents the strongest team in the dataset on that day
Rankings are recalculated and updated daily at 00:00:00 UTC. Historical data is available from 2005 to the current day. There are no future or projected rankings.
Endpoints
Team Rankings has three endpoints.
GET All Team Rankings — returns the full paginated dataset of ranking records across all teams and all dates:
GET https://api.sportmonks.com/v3/football/team-rankings
GET Team Rankings by Team ID — returns the full ranking history for a specific club, useful for plotting a team’s strength over time:
GET https://api.sportmonks.com/v3/football/team-rankings/teams/{team_id}
GET Team Rankings by Date — returns a snapshot of all team rankings on a specific date, useful for building point-in-time comparisons:
GET https://api.sportmonks.com/v3/football/team-rankings/date/{date}
All three endpoints support the team include (include depth: 1) to enrich ranking records with the full team object.
What you can build with team rankings data
Pre-match strength comparisons displaying each team’s current Elo-based score alongside fixture previews for matches in the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Champions League, and beyond
Team strength timeline charts using the full ranking history for a club to visualise how their relative strength has risen or fallen over years or decades
Point-in-time ranking snapshots using the by-date endpoint to show how the global club hierarchy looked at any moment from 2005 onwards
Betting and modelling inputs feeding the scaled score into pre-match prediction models as a stable, cross-league measure of team quality
Rival strength comparisons combining team ranking histories for two clubs to show how their Elo trajectories have diverged or converged over time
Availability
Team Rankings is a beta feature available on Growth, Pro, and Enterprise plans. Contact the Sportmonks support team to request access.
All paid plans include a 14-day free trial, and the forever-free plan gives you immediate access to the Danish Superliga and Scottish Premiership with no credit card required.
FAQs about team rankings
