Sports Data Campus, a leading educational institution specialising in sports data, analytics and technology, and 5DollarFootballAPI, a self-service football data REST API provider, are pleased to announce a collaboration agreement designed to bring real-world football data closer to students, analysts and future professionals in sports analytics.
The partnership reflects a shared commitment to bridging the gap between academic learning and practical application, providing students with access to reliable football data that can be used in analytical projects, research, experimentation and independent product development.
Purpose of the Agreement
The purpose of this collaboration is to facilitate access to football data for Sports Data Campus students and to encourage the development of practical, reproducible and data-driven projects within the field of football analytics.
Through this agreement, students will have the opportunity to work with real football datasets and apply the concepts, methodologies and technical skills acquired during their studies to real-world analytical challenges.
The collaboration will particularly support projects involving areas such as:
- Football performance analysis
- Match and team analysis
- Statistical modelling
- Data visualisation
- Predictive analytics
- Football research
- Development of data-driven applications and tools
Access to Football Data
As part of the collaboration, 5DollarFootballAPI will provide eligible Sports Data Campus students with access to its football data API through its Education Access programme, subject to the applicable programme terms and course eligibility.
5DollarFootballAPI provides football data through documented JSON REST API endpoints, including:
- Live scores
- Fixtures
- League standings
- Match events
- In-play statistics
- Corners and cards
- Betting odds
- Multi-bookmaker odds
- Historical price movements
The platform covers more than 1,600 leagues and cups worldwide, giving students access to a broad range of data for educational and research purposes.
Developing Real-World Analytical Skills
The collaboration will enable Sports Data Campus to strengthen its practical learning environment by incorporating real-world football data into student projects and academic activities.
Students will be encouraged to use the data responsibly and to transform their ideas into reproducible analytical projects, allowing them to demonstrate not only their theoretical knowledge but also their ability to work with real datasets, build analytical workflows and communicate meaningful insights.
This approach is intended to help future sports analysts develop practical skills that can be directly applied to professional environments within football and the wider sports industry.
“This collaboration gives students greater access to real-world football data and helps connect academic learning with practical analysis. We are pleased to support Sports Data Campus in helping future sports analysts develop hands-on skills and turn their ideas into reproducible projects.”
— The 5DollarFootballAPI Team
“At Sports Data Campus, we believe that training only becomes truly valuable when students can apply what they have learnt to real-world contexts and tools. This partnership with 5DollarFootballAPI allows us to take another step in that direction: it is not just about accessing data, but about experimenting with it, asking questions and transforming it into analyses, metrics, automations, visualisations or their own applications. We want our students to test, build and share their projects, because it is precisely through this process that they develop many of the skills later required by the sports industry.”
— Lucas Bracamonte, Director of Academic and Professional Development at Sports Data Campus
About 5DollarFootballAPI
5DollarFootballAPI is a self-service football data REST API designed to make detailed football data more affordable and accessible to developers, analysts, students and small teams.
The platform provides live scores, fixtures, standings, match events, in-play statistics, corners, cards and betting odds across more than 1,600 leagues and cups worldwide. Expanded access includes multi-bookmaker odds and detailed historical price movements.
Data is delivered in JSON through clearly documented endpoints. A free account requires no credit card, paid plans start at US$5 per month, and full coverage is available for US$25 per month.
Through its Education Access programme, partner institutions and their students can use the API at no cost for the duration of an approved course. The programme is designed to lower the cost barrier to practical learning, research and independent product development.
Shared Commitment
Sports Data Campus and 5DollarFootballAPI share the objective of creating greater opportunities for students to engage with real football data and develop the skills required to succeed in an increasingly data-driven sports industry.
Both parties recognise the value of combining specialised education, accessible technology and real-world datasets to create meaningful learning experiences and encourage innovation in football analytics.
