League standings
Standings, also known as rankings, show the positions of the teams competing in a season.
Standings show the total number of games played, won, lost, the number of goals for and against and the number of points they have accumulated.
So, how do you request all of this data yourself? We’re going to show you how! In this tutorial, we will first show you how to request standings for the English Premier League season 20/21 (season id: 17420 ).
Afterward, we’ll go more in-depth with an example about the Champions League’s standings. We’ll then show you how to request standings for groups and stages. And finally, how to request live standings!
Let’s get started.
The English Premier League is an example of a domestic league, similar to the Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, etc.
In order to request the standings of the English Premier League, we need the following things:
- A valid API token
- Access to the English Premier League (league id: 8) in your paid plan
- The season id of the English Premier League season 20/21 (season id: 17420 ).
This will result in the following request and response.
Request
Response
Field Description
https://soccer.sportmonks.com/api/v2.0/standings/season/17420?api_token={API_TOKEN}
{
"data": [
{
"id": 77448322,
"name": "Regular Season",
"league_id": 8,
"season_id": 17420,
"round_id": 201972,
"round_name": 10,
"type": "Group Stage",
"stage_id": 77448322,
"stage_name": "Regular Season",
"resource": "stage",
"standings": {
"data": [
{
"position": 1,
"team_id": 6,
"team_name": "Tottenham Hotspur",
"round_id": 201972,
"round_name": 10,
"group_id": null,
"group_name": null,
"overall": {
"games_played": 10,
"won": 6,
"draw": 3,
"lost": 1,
"goals_scored": 21,
"goals_against": 9
},
"home": {
"games_played": 5,
"won": 2,
"draw": 2,
"lost": 1,
"goals_scored": 8,
"goals_against": 6
},
"away": {
"games_played": 5,
"won": 4,
"draw": 1,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 13,
"goals_against": 3
},
"total": {
"goal_difference": "12",
"points": 21
},
"result": "UEFA Champions League",
"points": 21,
"recent_form": "WWWWD",
"status": null
},
{
"position": 2,
"team_id": 8,
"team_name": "Liverpool",
"round_id": 201972,
"round_name": 10,
"group_id": null,
"group_name": null,
"overall": {
"games_played": 10,
"won": 6,
"draw": 3,
"lost": 1,
"goals_scored": 22,
"goals_against": 17
},
"home": {
"games_played": 5,
"won": 5,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 14,
"goals_against": 6
},
"away": {
"games_played": 5,
"won": 1,
"draw": 3,
"lost": 1,
"goals_scored": 8,
"goals_against": 11
},
"total": {
"goal_difference": "5",
"points": 21
},
"result": "UEFA Champions League",
"points": 21,
"recent_form": "WWDWD",
"status": null
},
{
"position": 3,
"team_id": 18,
"team_name": "Chelsea",
"round_id": 201972,
"round_name": 10,
"group_id": null,
"group_name": null,
"overall": {
"games_played": 10,
"won": 5,
"draw": 4,
"lost": 1,
"goals_scored": 22,
"goals_against": 10
},
"home": {
"games_played": 5,
"won": 2,
"draw": 2,
"lost": 1,
"goals_scored": 11,
"goals_against": 6
},
"away": {
"games_played": 5,
"won": 3,
"draw": 2,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 11,
"goals_against": 4
},
"total": {
"goal_difference": "12",
"points": 19
},
"result": "UEFA Champions League",
"points": 19,
"recent_form": "DWWWD",
"status": null
},
{
"position": 4,
"team_id": 42,
"team_name": "Leicester City",
"round_id": 201972,
"round_name": 10,
"group_id": null,
"group_name": null,
"overall": {
"games_played": 10,
"won": 6,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 4,
"goals_scored": 19,
"goals_against": 14
},
"home": {
"games_played": 5,
"won": 2,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 3,
"goals_scored": 6,
"goals_against": 8
},
"away": {
"games_played": 5,
"won": 4,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 1,
"goals_scored": 13,
"goals_against": 6
},
"total": {
"goal_difference": "5",
"points": 18
},
"result": "UEFA Champions League",
"points": 18,
"recent_form": "WWWLL",
"status": null
},
Season Field Description
Field | Description |
id | The unique id of the current stage |
name | The name of the stage |
league_id | The unique league id the stage belongs to |
season_id | The unique id of the current season |
round_id | The unique id of the current round |
round_name | The name of the round |
type | Indicates what kind of type this stage is |
stage_id | The unique id of the current stage |
stage_name | The name of the stage |
Standings Field Description
Field | Description |
position | The actual position in the rankings in the stage |
team_id | The unique team id of the team in that position in the stage |
team_name | The team name in that position in the stage |
round_id |
The unique id of the current round |
round_name | The name of the round |
group_id | The unique id of the group, in which the team participates in |
group_name | The name of the group, in which the team participates in |
overall | The overall results of the team, i.e., the number of games, points and goals |
home | The home results of the team, i.e., the number of games, points and goals |
away | The away results of the team, i.e., the number of games, points and goals |
total | The total points of the team and their goal difference |
results | The standing rules of the place the team is in |
points | The accumulated number of points the team has |
recent_form | The recent form of the team |
status | Will be available in API 3.0: Indicates if the team moves up on down based on the last standings. |
Most of the data speaks for itself. Just like in our other tutorials, we've added a field description overview in the third tab.
However, a field that needs some further explanation is
result.This field will contain the standing rules of a season. Each season has its own standing rules. The number one at the end of the season will be crowned champions and “earns” something.
For example, the winner of the English Premier League will earn the right to compete in a different competition, such as the Champions League or Europa League.
Or, in case of finishing last, the team will relegate to a lower division. You can find the possible outcomes in our API references.
You can enrich your request with includes. But beware, the includes on our standings by season id endpoint requires additional action. Namely, you will need to prefix the include.
What is prefixing exactly? With nested includes, you add the additional information at the end of the include. i.e.,
lineup.playerWith prefixing, it’s the other way around. You will need to prefix every available include with standings.
So, for example, if you want to have additional team information, you will need to prefix teams with standings like this:
standings.teamRequest
Response
https://soccer.sportmonks.com/api/v2.0/standings/season/17420?api_token={API_TOKEN}&include=standings.team
{
"data": [
{
"id": 77448322,
"name": "Regular Season",
"league_id": 8,
"season_id": 17420,
"round_id": 201972,
"round_name": 10,
"type": "Group Stage",
"stage_id": 77448322,
"stage_name": "Regular Season",
"resource": "stage",
"standings": {
"data": [
{
"position": 1,
"team_id": 6,
"team_name": "Tottenham Hotspur",
"round_id": 201972,
"round_name": 10,
"group_id": null,
"group_name": null,
"overall": {
"games_played": 10,
"won": 6,
"draw": 3,
"lost": 1,
"goals_scored": 21,
"goals_against": 9
},
"home": {
"games_played": 5,
"won": 2,
"draw": 2,
"lost": 1,
"goals_scored": 8,
"goals_against": 6
},
"away": {
"games_played": 5,
"won": 4,
"draw": 1,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 13,
"goals_against": 3
},
"total": {
"goal_difference": "12",
"points": 21
},
"result": "UEFA Champions League",
"points": 21,
"recent_form": "WWWWD",
"status": null,
"team": {
"data": {
"id": 6,
"legacy_id": 148,
"name": "Tottenham Hotspur",
"short_code": "TOT",
"twitter": "@SpursOfficial",
"country_id": 462,
"national_team": false,
"founded": 1882,
"logo_path": "https://cdn.sportmonks.com/images//soccer/teams/6/6.png",
"venue_id": 281313,
"current_season_id": 17420
}
}
}
For ‘normal’ domestic Leagues, the response format is different compared to Cups.
If you have Cups and ‘normal’ leagues in your plan, make sure to check out the response correctly. Let’s look at one of the most requested leagues: the Champions League 2020/2021 season (league id: 2 and season id: 17299).
You can use the same endpoint as with a standard league. However, the response will be very different.
Request
Response
Field Description
https://soccer.sportmonks.com/api/v2.0/standings/season/17299?api_token={API_TOKEN}
{
"data": [
{
"id": 244365,
"name": "Group A",
"league_id": 2,
"season_id": 17299,
"round_id": 211702,
"round_name": 1,
"stage_id": 77448760,
"stage_name": "Group Stage",
"resource": "group",
"standings": {
"data": [
{
"position": 1,
"team_id": 503,
"team_name": "Bayern München",
"round_id": 211702,
"round_name": 1,
"group_id": 244365,
"group_name": "Group A",
"overall": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 1,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 4,
"goals_against": 0
},
"home": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 1,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 4,
"goals_against": 0
},
"away": {
"games_played": 0,
"won": 0,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 0,
"goals_against": 0
},
"total": {
"goal_difference": "4",
"points": 3
},
"result": "8th Finals",
"points": 3,
"recent_form": "W",
"status": null
},
{
"position": 2,
"team_id": 490,
"team_name": "Lokomotiv Moskva",
"round_id": 211702,
"round_name": 1,
"group_id": 244365,
"group_name": "Group A",
"overall": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 0,
"draw": 1,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 2,
"goals_against": 2
},
"home": {
"games_played": 0,
"won": 0,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 0,
"goals_against": 0
},
"away": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 0,
"draw": 1,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 2,
"goals_against": 2
},
"total": {
"goal_difference": "0",
"points": 1
},
"result": "8th Finals",
"points": 1,
"recent_form": "D",
"status": null
},
{
"position": 3,
"team_id": 49,
"team_name": "Salzburg",
"round_id": 211702,
"round_name": 1,
"group_id": 244365,
"group_name": "Group A",
"overall": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 0,
"draw": 1,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 2,
"goals_against": 2
},
"home": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 0,
"draw": 1,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 2,
"goals_against": 2
},
"away": {
"games_played": 0,
"won": 0,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 0,
"goals_against": 0
},
"total": {
"goal_difference": "0",
"points": 1
},
"result": "UEFA Europa League",
"points": 1,
"recent_form": "D",
"status": null
},
{
"position": 4,
"team_id": 7980,
"team_name": "Atlético Madrid",
"round_id": 211702,
"round_name": 1,
"group_id": 244365,
"group_name": "Group A",
"overall": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 0,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 1,
"goals_scored": 0,
"goals_against": 4
},
"home": {
"games_played": 0,
"won": 0,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 0,
"goals_against": 0
},
"away": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 0,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 1,
"goals_scored": 0,
"goals_against": 4
},
"total": {
"goal_difference": "-4",
"points": 0
},
"result": null,
"points": 0,
"recent_form": "L",
"status": null
}
]
}
},
{
"id": 244366,
"name": "Group B",
"league_id": 2,
"season_id": 17299,
"round_id": 211702,
"round_name": 1,
"stage_id": 77448760,
"stage_name": "Group Stage",
"resource": "group",
"standings": {
"data": [
{
"position": 1,
"team_id": 621,
"team_name": "Shakhtar Donetsk",
"round_id": 211702,
"round_name": 1,
"group_id": 244366,
"group_name": "Group B",
"overall": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 1,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 3,
"goals_against": 2
},
"home": {
"games_played": 0,
"won": 0,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 0,
"goals_against": 0
},
"away": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 1,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 3,
"goals_against": 2
},
"total": {
"goal_difference": "1",
"points": 3
},
"result": "8th Finals",
"points": 3,
"recent_form": "W",
"status": null
},
{
"position": 2,
"team_id": 683,
"team_name": "Borussia M'gladbach",
"round_id": 211702,
"round_name": 1,
"group_id": 244366,
"group_name": "Group B",
"overall": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 0,
"draw": 1,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 2,
"goals_against": 2
},
"home": {
"games_played": 0,
"won": 0,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 0,
"goals_against": 0
},
"away": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 0,
"draw": 1,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 2,
"goals_against": 2
},
"total": {
"goal_difference": "0",
"points": 1
},
"result": "8th Finals",
"points": 1,
"recent_form": "D",
"status": null
},
{
"position": 3,
"team_id": 2930,
"team_name": "Inter",
"round_id": 211702,
"round_name": 1,
"group_id": 244366,
"group_name": "Group B",
"overall": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 0,
"draw": 1,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 2,
"goals_against": 2
},
"home": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 0,
"draw": 1,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 2,
"goals_against": 2
},
"away": {
"games_played": 0,
"won": 0,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 0,
"goals_against": 0
},
"total": {
"goal_difference": "0",
"points": 1
},
"result": "UEFA Europa League",
"points": 1,
"recent_form": "D",
"status": null
},
{
"position": 4,
"team_id": 3468,
"team_name": "Real Madrid",
"round_id": 211702,
"round_name": 1,
"group_id": 244366,
"group_name": "Group B",
"overall": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 0,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 1,
"goals_scored": 2,
"goals_against": 3
},
"home": {
"games_played": 1,
"won": 0,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 1,
"goals_scored": 2,
"goals_against": 3
},
"away": {
"games_played": 0,
"won": 0,
"draw": 0,
"lost": 0,
"goals_scored": 0,
"goals_against": 0
},
"total": {
"goal_difference": "-1",
"points": 0
},
"result": null,
"points": 0,
"recent_form": "L",
"status": null
}
]
}
},
Season Field Description
Field | Description |
id | The unique id of the current group |
name | The name of the group |
league_id | The unique league id the stage belongs to |
season_id | The unique id of the current season |
round_id | The unique id of the current round |
round_name | The name of the round |
stage_id | The unique id of the current stage |
stage_name | The name of the stage |
Standings Field Description
Field | Description |
position | The actual position in the rankings in the group |
team_id | The unique team id of the team in that position in the group |