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This English version is a courtesy translation. The German version (Lizenz der Daten) is the authoritative one.
This page governs which rights you have in the data you retrieve. Access to the API, on the other hand, is governed by the Terms of Use – the two are independent of each other.
The sports data provided through OpenLigaDB is licensed under the Open Database License v1.0 . You may use, copy, modify and redistribute the data free of charge – including commercially – provided you comply with the following three conditions.
Credit OpenLigaDB as the source when you use the data publicly. A notice like this is sufficient:
Data from OpenLigaDB (www.openligadb.de), licensed under ODbL 1.0
On websites, please place the notice where users will actually find it – for example in the footer or on an imprint or sources page.
If you publicly distribute a modified version of the database, it must again be licensed under the ODbL. The license applies to the database itself.
By contrast, you merely create a derivative work if you only display the data – a table on your site, a chart, an app view. Such content does not have to be licensed under the ODbL; attribution is sufficient there.
If you redistribute the database, you may not protect it in a way that prevents recipients from exercising the rights granted by the ODbL. Offering a freely accessible version in parallel is permitted.
Through fields such as TeamIconUrl, the API only provides references to
externally hosted images. These images are not part of the database, are not licensed
under the ODbL, and no rights are granted in them. Please assess the legal situation yourself in
each case, and do not permanently embed third-party image URLs without permission, as this
burdens third-party servers.
Club names, crests and logos are likewise not covered by this license. Third-party trademark and other identification rights remain unaffected.
An ODbL license once granted in the data will not be revoked. Even if the conditions for API access change in the future – for example through registration or quotas – the rights in data you have already retrieved remain in place.
The data is entered and maintained by registered users. There is no editorial review; no warranty is given for accuracy, completeness or timeliness. Details can be found in the Terms of Use.
Yes. The ODbL 1.0 permits commercial use, including in paid products. Attribution is mandatory, for example “Data: OpenLigaDB (ODbL)” with a link to openligadb.de (see Attribution).
Only if you redistribute or publish a modified database (see Share-alike). Purely internal storage triggers nothing. Models, parameters and forecasts that you calculate yourself are your own work. This is not legal advice; interpreting the license is up to you.
All data was entered by users; nothing was imported from third-party databases. The project has existed since 2005. Older seasons were added retrospectively by the community (see also Data origin).
Coverage is selective and depends on the community – this also applies to which leagues are available at all. Quality and completeness vary by league and season. See the league overview (German) for what is available.
No. There is no public change history and there are no immutable historical states (snapshots).
The system of result types has evolved over the years; in some older seasons only the final result exists. There is no separate endpoint for missing half-time results.
No, see What the license does not cover.
There are no individual approvals and no license addenda beyond the ODbL. The ODbL will not be revoked (see Permanence).
For questions, problems or to announce larger projects: info@openligadb.de
Last updated: 07.11.2026
See also: API Terms of Use · Support OpenLigaDB (German) · Privacy (German) · Imprint (German)