Soccer APIs - Alternative Competition Names
October 22nd, 2025
We've added alternative competition names to our Soccer APIs.
Use the alternative_name attribute to display the full or localized competition name — for example, to distinguish the English Premier League from other Premier League competitions.
☑️ Sample Request:
- Competitions (Soccer v4) -
https://api.sportradar.com/soccer/trial/v4/en/competitions.json
🔢 Versions
🔁 Endpoints Affected
- Competition Info, Competitions, Competitor Schedules, Competitor Summaries, Competitor vs. Competitor, Daily Schedules, Daily Summaries, League Timeline, Live Schedules, Live Summaries, Player Schedules, Player Summaries, Season Info, Season Lineups, Season Probabilities, Season Schedules, Season Summaries, Sport Event Extended Summary, Sport Event Extended Timeline, Sport Event Lineups, Sport Event Summary, Sport Event Timeline, Live Probabilities, Sport Event Probabilities, Timeline Probabilities
⚙️ Return Sample
{
"id": "sr:competition:17",
"name": "Premier League",
"gender": "men",
"category": {
"id": "sr:category:1",
"name": "England",
"country_code": "ENG"
},
"alternative_name": "English Premier League"
},<competition id="sr:competition:17" name="Premier League" gender="men" alternative_name="English Premier League">
<category id="sr:category:1" name="England" country_code="ENG"/>
</competition>