TheSportsDB

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Not a mockup — this is what TheSportsDB actually returned when we verified it on 23 Oct 2026 (in 587 ms).

{
  "teams": [
    {
      "idTeam": "133604",
      "idESPN": "359",
      "idAPIfootball": "42",
      "intLoved": "9",
      "strTeam": "Arsenal",
      "strTeamAlternate": "Arsenal Football Club, AFC, Arsenal FC",
      "strTeamShort": "ARS",
      "intFormedYear": "1892",
      "strSport": "Soccer",
      "strLeague": "English Premier League",
      "idLeague": "4328",
      "strLeague2": "FA Cup",
      "idLeague2": "4482",
      "strLeague3": "EFL Cup",
      "idLeague3": "4570",
      "strLeague4": "UEFA Champions League",
      "idLeague4": "4480",
      "strLeague5": "Emirates Cup",
      "idLeague5": "5648",
      "strLeague6": "Club Friendlies",
      "idLeague6": "4569",
      "

💻 Copy-paste code

Three ways to call TheSportsDB — pick your weapon.

// TheSportsDB — no build step, no library. Just fetch.
const res = await fetch("https://www.thesportsdb.com/api/v1/json/123/searchteams.php?t=Arsenal");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

# TheSportsDB with Python requests
import requests

r = requests.get("https://www.thesportsdb.com/api/v1/json/123/searchteams.php?t=Arsenal")
print(r.status_code)
print(r.json())

# TheSportsDB from your terminal
curl "https://www.thesportsdb.com/api/v1/json/123/searchteams.php?t=Arsenal"

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