EFL Championship API

Upcoming and live EFL Championship games

From the /events endpoint for this league, refreshed every few minutes. Times are US Eastern. Full EFL Championship schedule

Live example

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" \
  "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/soccer/leagues/eng.2/events?limit=1"

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "401880233",
      "uid": "s:600~l:3914~e:401880233",
      "name": "Queens Park Rangers at West Ham United",
      "shortName": "QPR @ WHU",
      "date": "2026-10-09T19:00Z",
      "status": {
        "state": "pre",
        "completed": false,
        "period": 0,
        "clock": "0'",
        "detail": "Fri, October 9th at 3:00 PM EDT",
        "halftime": false,
        "firstHalfEnded": false
      },
      "homeTeam": {
        "id": "371",
        "name": "West Ham United",
        "abbreviation": "WHU",
        "logo": "https://realtimesportsapi.com/api/images/proxy?id=GgcVSgNPTUMITUgaFFQVVVQXBVwOHV5LRQBZD1lbBllDXQAOWRMQEENcUx1GVw1HH0pXAQ",
        "color": "7c2c3b",
        "alternateColor": "F1E7E0",
        "winner": false,
        "score": 0
      },
      "awayTeam": {
        "id": "334",
        "name": "Queens Park Rangers",
        "abbreviation": "QPR",
        "logo": "https://realtimesportsapi.com/api/images/proxy?id=GgcVSgNPTUMITUgaFFQVVVQXBVwOHV5LRQBZD1lbBllDXQAOWRMQEENcUx1GVwlCH0pXAQ",
        "color": "0000d4",
        "alternateColor": "1a1a1a",
        "winner": false,
        "score": 0
      },
      "competition": {
        "attendance": 0,
        "neutralSite": false,
        "conferenceCompetition": false,
        "divisionCompetition": false,
        "playByPlayAvailable": true,
        "highlightsAvailable": false
      },
      "venue": {
        "id": "6660",
        "name": "London Stadium",
        "city": "London",
        "indoor": false,
        "grass": false
      },
      "notes": [],
      "season": {
        "year": 2026,
        "displayName": "2026-27 English League Championship",
        "type": {
          "id": "1",
          "name": "Regular Season",
          "abbreviation": "2026-27 English League Championship"
        },
        "week": {}
      },
      "broadcasts": [],
      "officials": []
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "rateLimit": {
      "limit": 125,
      "remaining": 124,
      "reset": 1793491200000
    }
  }
}

EFL Championship endpoints

Checked against live data on 2026-10-04. Paths are relative to /api/v1/sports/soccer/leagues/eng.2.

• Schedules are by date, not week: use /events for the current scoreboard and /seasons/{season}/schedule for a season. Week parameters return SCHEDULE_WEEKS_NOT_SUPPORTED.
• Soccer play-by-play is a stream of match events (passes, shots, fouls, cards); box scores carry team totals and period scores without player rows.

Event object fields

Every EFL Championship game in the events, live and schedule endpoints uses the same Event object as other leagues.

Code samples

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" \
  "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/soccer/leagues/eng.2/events?limit=5"

const res = await fetch("https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/soccer/leagues/eng.2/events?limit=5", {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.RSA_API_KEY}` }
});
const { success, data, meta } = await res.json();
console.log(data, meta.rateLimit);

import os, requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/soccer/leagues/eng.2/events?limit=5",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['RSA_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=10,
)
body = res.json()
print(body["data"])

Using the Realtime Sports MCP server (https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/mcp), call get_events with sport "soccer" and league "eng.2" and list the games it returns with start times, status and scores for EFL Championship.

Rate limits and pricing

Every successful REST call counts as one call. Over the limit you get HTTP 429 with a Retry-After header. No SLA. Full pricing.

29 leagues monitored live: NFL, college football, NBA, men's college basketball, MLB, NHL and 23 soccer competitions.

FAQ

Is there a free EFL Championship API?

Yes. The Free plan is $0 with 125 calls per month (1,000 in the first 30 days) at 1 request per second, no card required. The same key works for all 29 leagues.

How fresh is the EFL Championship data?

Data is aggregated from public sources and is typically 20-30 seconds behind live play (about 1 second after our source). There is no SLA. It is not intended for in-play betting that needs sub-second data.

Which EFL Championship endpoints are available?

Available: live scores, events (scoreboard), event detail, play-by-play, odds, teams, rosters, athletes, news, schedule / weeks. Not available or not verified: box score (limited), win probability (not available), injuries (not available), ncaa tournament (not available).

Does the EFL Championship API include betting odds?

Yes. Upcoming EFL Championship games returned a spread, moneyline and total when we checked, from a single source book, with line history. It is not a multi-book comparison feed and not suited to sub-second in-play betting.

Does it include EFL Championship injuries?

No. The injuries endpoint returned no records for EFL Championship when we checked, so treat injuries as not available for this league.

Can I get EFL Championship score updates pushed instead of polling?

Yes. Webhooks are included on every paid plan (Starter, Growth, Pro, Scale). WebSocket is included on paid plans, and the Free plan gets a 500-message monthly preview. Both can be filtered to eng.2.