Team of the Week (TOTW) - beta

Our Team of the Week (TOTW) engine automatically picks the top 11 performers of every round using Sportmonks’ proprietary Player Rating model. No editorial bias—just data‑driven, repeatable selection.

Quick Start

Action	API request
Get all available TOTWS	https://api.sportmonks.com/v3/football/team-of-the-week?api_token=YOURTOKEN
Get the TOTW for a specific round	https://api.sportmonks.com/v3/football/team-of-the-week/rounds/ROUND_ID?api_token=YOURTOKEN
Get the latest TOTW for a specific league	https://api.sportmonks.com/v3/football/team-of-the-week/leagues/LEAGUE_ID/latest?api_token=YOURTOKEN

All endpoints require your standard api_token query parameter.

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Includes

Enrich your response by adding includes to your response with ?include=.

Include	Add
player	Player objects (id, name, nationality, height, etc.)
team	Team objects (id, name, logo, etc.)
round	Round metadata (name, start/end dates, fixtures, etc.)

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Coverage & Limitations

• Round‑based competitions only. Knock‑out stages and playoff matches are not supported.

• Player ratings are updated once all fixtures in a round are finished; a TOTW becomes available immediately thereafter.

• Check the league coverage here

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How do we calculate the TOTW?

Our TOTW logic has been carefully designed to reflect each player’s impact and position on the pitch:

1. Lineup roles We begin by collecting player ratings from every lineup and determine each player's specific role based on their actual formation—for example, distinguishing between a centre-back and a left-back.

2. Formation matching For several commonly used formations, we then select the highest-rated player for each role, while ensuring no more than 3 players from the same team are chosen. This keeps the lineup competitive and diverse.

3. Best formation We calculate the average rating of each possible TOTW lineup, and the formation with the highest score becomes our Team of the Week for that round.

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Feedback & Bug Reporting

We 💚 feedback! Email [email protected] with:

1. Full request URL including query string

2. The round or league ID affected

3. What you observed vs. what you expected

4. Any additional screenshots or logs

The more context you provide, the faster we can assist.

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Changelog

Date (UTC)	Version	Notes
2025‑05‑02	0.9.0‑beta	Initial public beta release.