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| Soccerbase | |
|---|---|
| Name | Soccerbase |
| Type | Football statistics database |
| Language | English |
| Owner | Sports Media Group |
| Author | Neil Brown |
| Launch date | 1997 |
| Current status | Active |
Soccerbase is an online football statistics database and results service originally created to track professional association football matches, players, clubs, competitions and managers across England, Scotland and international fixtures. The site aggregates match results, player appearances, goal records and managerial records and is widely cited by media outlets, clubs and researchers for historical data on competitions such as the Premier League, FA Cup and Football League Cup. It serves as a reference for journalists, historians, statisticians and fans who follow teams like Manchester United, Arsenal F.C., Liverpool F.C. and Chelsea F.C. as well as international sides such as England national football team and Scotland national football team.
Soccerbase was founded in the late 1990s during a period of rapid expansion in online sports data, contemporary with the growth of sites covering the Premier League, Football League, and tournaments like the UEFA Champions League. Early development intersected with trends set by organizations such as Opta Sports and RSSSF in the curation of match-by-match records. Over successive decades the platform expanded its coverage from English professional tiers to include Scottish leagues, cup competitions such as the FA Cup and Scottish Cup, and international fixtures involving teams like Brazil national football team and Germany national football team. Ownership and operational changes aligned Soccerbase with media companies in the sports sector, paralleling commercial relationships seen between broadcasters such as Sky Sports and statistical services provided to newspapers including The Guardian and Daily Telegraph.
The database catalogs records for players, managers, clubs and matches, linking individual career pages to team seasons and competition histories for organizations like Manchester City F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Juventus F.C. and Real Madrid CF. Entries include player statistics (appearances, goals), match details (lineups, substitutions, scorers), and managerial records for figures such as Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger, Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho. Coverage spans domestic competitions—The Championship, League One, League Two—and cup events like the EFL Trophy and Community Shield. Historical datasets extend to fixtures involving national teams at tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship and to continental club competitions like the UEFA Europa League.
The site provides searchable player and club profiles, fixture lists, seasonal tables and head-to-head records, enabling cross-referencing among entities such as Manchester United F.C. vs Liverpool F.C., managers’ tenure comparisons for administrators like David Moyes and Rafa Benítez, and competition timelines for events like the FA Cup Final. Tools support chronological filters, competition selectors and result summaries used by journalists at outlets such as BBC Sport and The Independent for match previews and retrospectives. The interface historically offered printable match reports and statistical exports for researchers from institutions like National Football Museum and archives including British Newspaper Archive.
Access to the basic data has been openly available through the website interface, while commercial licensing arrangements have been used for bulk data, syndication and integration with broadcasters and newspapers such as Sky Sports, Daily Mail and The Times. Licensing models mirror arrangements common in sports data markets involving providers like Perform Group and Stats Perform, balancing free public lookup with paid feeds for organizations such as clubs, media publishers and data resellers. The site design emphasizes browser compatibility across engines like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge and aims to serve users on desktop and mobile devices used by fans of clubs including Aston Villa F.C. and Newcastle United F.C..
Soccerbase has been recognized in the sports journalism and research communities for reliability and breadth of historical records, with citations in print and online coverage by outlets such as The Guardian, BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Telegraph. Academics and statisticians studying trends in competitions like the Premier League and UEFA Champions League have used its datasets alongside sources like Opta Sports and Statbunker. Clubs and historians cite the site for reconstructing player career arcs for figures such as Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard and for compiling records of managers including Brian Clough and Bill Shankly.
The platform’s content has been incorporated into editorial products and feeds for newspapers and broadcasters including Daily Mirror, Metro and BBC Sport, and used by clubs and fan organizations for program notes, matchday publications and historical projects for teams such as Leeds United F.C., Everton F.C. and Nottingham Forest F.C.. Partnerships and data licensing have paralleled collaborations between data vendors and media groups like Trinity Mirror and statistical firms servicing events such as the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship, supporting match reporting, archival research and fan engagement.
Category:Association football websites