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All the site's tables in CSV, with their sources and licences.

  • 2000-01 → 2025-26
  • 9,880 matches
  • Updated on 3 October 2026
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CSV files encoded in UTF-8, comma-separated. Column names and some values are in French.

matchs.csv · 4.1 MBOne match per row: date, season, period, matchday, teams, score, referee, cards, penalties, fouls, corners, shots, odds, with the source of each group of variables.football-data.co.uk (credit)CC BY-NC 4.0CC BY-SA 4.0arbitres.csv · 26 KBReferees: identifier, full name, variants found (with source), colegio, region, seasons, number of matches.CC BY-NC 4.0CC BY-SA 4.0arbitre_club.csv · 659 KBEach referee × club pair: record, points and expected points, balances, p-values, q-values and verdicts.football-data.co.uk (credit)CC BY-NC 4.0CC BY-SA 4.0designations.csv · 157 KBAppointment frequency: observed and expected matches per referee × club pair, p, q and reading.CC BY-NC 4.0CC BY-SA 4.0periodes.csv · 32 KBBy club and period: points, expected points, raw and strength-adjusted measures with confidence intervals.football-data.co.uk (credit)CC BY-NC 4.0CC BY-SA 4.0diff_in_diff.csv · 2 KBThe study's differences-in-differences, bootstrap intervals, p and q.football-data.co.uk (credit)CC BY-NC 4.0CC BY-SA 4.0var_tests.csv · 1 KBEffect of VAR: Liga averages before and after, permutation p.football-data.co.uk (credit)CC BY-NC 4.0var_saisons.csv · 1 KBLiga averages per season (penalties, reds, yellows, fouls).football-data.co.uk (credit)CC BY-NC 4.0calibration_cotes_saison.csv · 1 KBOdds calibration: actual and expected points across the whole Liga per season.football-data.co.uk (credit)titres.csv · 2 KBLiga champion per season, with the source.CC BY-SA 4.0couverture.csv · 2 KBShare of matches with data, by season and variable.football-data.co.uk (credit)CC BY-NC 4.0CC BY-SA 4.0coherence.csv · 1 KBDifferences between recomputed and official standings.football-data.co.uk (credit)CC BY-SA 4.0conflits.csv · 6 KBDisagreements between sources (score, referee) and the decision taken.football-data.co.uk (credit)CC BY-NC 4.0CC BY-SA 4.0donnees_manquantes.csv · 19 KBLog of missing data, by season, variable and reason.football-data.co.uk (credit)CC BY-NC 4.0CC BY-SA 4.0historique_matchs.csv · 1.1 MBArchives: matches of the seasons before the main database (score and, when known, date, referee, penalties, cards), with their source.CC BY-SA 4.0historique_classements.csv · 42 KBArchives: official final standings of the seasons before the main database.CC BY-SA 4.0

Coverage season × variable

Share of the season's matches for which the data exists (%)

Data coverage, as % of matches, by variable and season
Row00-0101-0202-0303-0404-0505-0606-0707-0808-0909-1010-1111-1212-1313-1414-1515-1616-1717-1818-1919-2020-2121-2222-2323-2424-2525-26
date100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
matchday10010010010010010010010010010010010010010010010010010010010010010010010010097
score100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
referee10010010010010010097999799969797961001001001001001001001001001009779
yellow cards100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
red cards100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
penalties1001001001001001001001001001001001001001001001001001001001001001001001009779
fouls100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
corners100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
shots100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
shots on target100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
offsides
1X2 odds100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
0 %100 %

Fouls, corners and shots: football-data from 2005-06. Referee: vote across three sources (Zenodo/BeSoccer up to 2021-22, Zenodo 7831873 from 2014-15 to 2022-23, Wikipedia for all seasons). Offsides: no verified source.

Variable dictionary

Match file used by the Explorer and the comparison tool (matchs.json, column-oriented). A missing value is empty (never 0).

ColumnDescription
idmatch identifier (season_home_away)
sseason
ddate (YYYY-MM-DD)
jmatchday
hhome club (identifier)
aaway club
hghome club goals
agaway club goals
rreferee (identifier) or empty
ramb1 if one of the Teixeira Vitienes brothers, not told apart
phprobability of a home win (odds, margin removed)
pdprobability of a draw
paprobability of an away win
penhpenalties won by the home club
penapenalties won by the away club
yhyellow cards received at home
yayellow cards received away
rhred cards received at home
rared cards received away
fhfouls committed by the home club
fafouls committed by the away club
chhome corners
caaway corners
shhome shots
saaway shots
apenhstrength-adjusted penalties, home point of view (positive = favourable)
apenaadjusted penalties, away point of view
arhadjusted reds, home point of view
araadjusted reds, away point of view
ayhadjusted yellows, home point of view
ayaadjusted yellows, away point of view
afhadjusted fouls, home point of view
afaadjusted fouls, away point of view

Missing data

Matches without the data, all seasons combined

VariableMatchesSeasons
offsides9,88026
fouls1,9005
corners1,9005
shots1,9005
referee14015
referee (match by match)14015
penalties933
matchday101
odds22

Full log (CSV)

Conflicts between sources

41 disagreements, documented decision

SeasonMatchVariableValues
2003-04FC Barcelona – Sevilla FCscorefd:1-1 / wiki:0.0-4.0
2011-12Granada CF – RCD Mallorcascorefd:2-2 / wiki:2.0-1.0
2012-13Getafe CF – Real Valladolidscorefd:2-1 / wiki:2.0-0.0
2013-14Elche CF – Valencia CFscorefd:2-1 / wiki:3.0-1.0
2014-15Real Madrid CF – Elche CFscorefd:5-1 / wiki:0.0-2.0
2025-26Levante UD – Deportivo Alavésscorefd:2-0 / wiki:3.0-2.0
2003-04FC Barcelona – Sevilla FCscorezen:1.0-1.0 / wiki:0.0-4.0
2011-12Granada CF – RCD Mallorcascorezen:2.0-2.0 / wiki:2.0-1.0
2012-13Getafe CF – Real Valladolidscorezen:2.0-1.0 / wiki:2.0-0.0
2013-14Elche CF – Valencia CFscorezen:2.0-1.0 / wiki:3.0-1.0
2014-15Real Madrid CF – Elche CFscorezen:5.0-1.0 / wiki:0.0-2.0
2001-02CA Osasuna – Valencia CFrefereezenodo:Arturo Daudén Ibáñez; en.wikipedia:Luis Medina Cantalejo /
2003-04Valencia CF – Deportivo de A Coruñarefereezenodo:Víctor Esquinas Torres; en.wikipedia:José Pedro Mendoza Castellano /
2004-05Racing de Santander – Villarreal CFrefereezenodo:Javier Turienzo Álvarez; en.wikipedia:Alfonso Pino Zamorano /
2006-07Deportivo de A Coruña – Real Madrid CFrefereezenodo:Julián Rodríguez Santiago; en.wikipedia:Ramírez Domínguez /
2006-07Sevilla FC – Athletic Bilbaorefereezenodo:Arturo Daudén Ibáñez; en.wikipedia:Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez /
2007-08Sevilla FC – Real Madrid CFrefereezenodo:Javier Turienzo Álvarez; en.wikipedia:Alvarez Izquierdo /
2007-08Valencia CF – UD Almeríarefereezenodo:Javier Turienzo Álvarez; en.wikipedia:Fernando Teixeira Vitienes /
2007-08Real Madrid CF – Athletic Bilbaorefereezenodo:Bernardino González Vázquez; en.wikipedia:Fernández Borbalán /
2008-09Deportivo de A Coruña – FC Barcelonarefereezenodo:Luis Medina Cantalejo; en.wikipedia:Fernando Teixeira Vitienes /
2010-11Athletic Bilbao – Atlético Madridrefereezenodo:Undiano Mallenco; en.wikipedia:Alfonso Pérez Burrull /
2010-11Real Madrid CF – Racing de Santanderrefereezenodo:David Fernández Borbalán; en.wikipedia:César Muñiz Fernández /
2010-11Valencia CF – Real Zaragozarefereezenodo:Estrada Fernández; en.wikipedia:Carlos Delgado Ferreiro /
2010-11Real Sociedad – Racing de Santanderrefereezenodo:Álvarez Izquierdo; en.wikipedia:José Luis González /
2010-11Real Sociedad – Málaga CFrefereezenodo:Carlos Velasco Carballo; en.wikipedia:Alberto Undiano Mallenco /
2011-12Granada CF – Sevilla FCrefereezenodo:Carlos Velasco Carballo; en.wikipedia:Muñiz Fernández /
2011-12Real Zaragoza – FC Barcelonarefereezenodo:Javier Turienzo Álvarez; en.wikipedia:J. Alvare /
2011-12Rayo Vallecano – FC Barcelonarefereezenodo:Miguel Pérez Lasa; en.wikipedia:Carlos Delgado Ferreiro /
2012-13Real Zaragoza – Deportivo de A Coruñarefereezenodo:David Fernández Borbalán; en.wikipedia:Fernando Teixeira /
2012-13Rayo Vallecano – Levante UDrefereezenodo:Teixeira Vitienes; en.wikipedia:Antonio Mateu Lahoz /
2013-14RC Celta de Vigo – Sevilla FCrefereezenodo:Martínez Munuera; en.wikipedia:José González González /
2014-15Málaga CF – Levante UDrefereezenodo:Gil Manzano; zenodo-7831873:Jesús Gil Manzano / en.wikipedia:Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
2015-16Atlético Madrid – Real Betisrefereezenodo:González González; zenodo-7831873:José Luis González González / en.wikipedia:Alejandro Hernández Hernández
2016-17Athletic Bilbao – RC Celta de Vigorefereezenodo:Martínez Munuera; zenodo-7831873:Juan Martínez Munuera / en.wikipedia:David Fernández
2017-18RCD Espanyol – Levante UDrefereezenodo:Undiano Mallenco; zenodo-7831873:Alberto Undiano Mallenco / en.wikipedia:Alberto Mallenco
2020-21Athletic Bilbao – RC Celta de Vigorefereezenodo:Figueroa Vázquez; zenodo-7831873:Jorge Figueroa Vázquez / en.wikipedia:José Juan Vázquez
2020-21Atlético Madrid – Getafe CFrefereezenodo-7831873:Jesús Gil Manzano; en.wikipedia:Jesús Gil Manzano / zenodo:Mateu Lahoz
2020-21Real Valladolid – SD Huescarefereezenodo:De Burgos Bengoetxea; zenodo-7831873:Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea / en.wikipedia:Juan Martínez Munuera
2021-22Rayo Vallecano – RC Celta de Vigorefereezenodo-7831873:Guillermo Cuadra Fernández; en.wikipedia:Guillermo Cuadra Fernández / zenodo:Cordero Vega
2021-22Rayo Vallecano – Deportivo Alavésrefereezenodo-7831873:Juan Martínez Munuera; en.wikipedia:Juan Martínez Munuera / zenodo:Mateu Lahoz
2021-22Elche CF – FC Barcelonarefereezenodo-7831873:Mario Melero López; en.wikipedia:Mario Melero López / zenodo:Hernández Hernández

Standings: 8 differences between the recomputed and official standings (all in 2006-07: goals for, goals against of 4 clubs; points and W-D-L identical), plus 2 administrative point deductions correctly reflected. coherence.csv

Licences, credits and reuse

  • football-data.co.uk: scores, odds and match statistics. Credit: "Data from football-data.co.uk"; reuse subject to that site's terms.
  • Zenodo 7341037 (BeSoccer data): CC BY-NC 4.0 — attribution required, non-commercial use. Tables containing this data inherit these terms.
  • Zenodo 7831873 (Liga results and referees 2013-14 → 2022-23): CC BY-SA 4.0 — attribution, share-alike.
  • Wikipedia (en, es): CC BY-SA 4.0 — attribution, share-alike (references dated by revision in the source columns).
  • Files combining these sources: both notices (CC BY-NC 4.0 and CC BY-SA 4.0) apply, in addition to the football-data.co.uk credit.
  • Crests : Crests are the property of the clubs and are reproduced for identification purposes only. Source: Wikipedia (en).
  • Referee silhouettes: neutral pictogram, no photos.

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