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This package is designed to allow users to extract various world football results and player statistics from the following popular football (soccer) data sites:
- FBref
- Transfermarkt
- Understat
As at 2024-06-29, we are no longer including instructions to install from CRAN. The version pushed to CRAN is very much out of date, and with very regular updates to this library, we advise installing from GitHub only.
You can install the released version of
worldfootballR from
GitHub with:
# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("JaseZiv/worldfootballR")library(worldfootballR)Package vignettes have been built to help you get started with the package.
- For functions to extract data from FBref, see here
- For functions to extract data from Transfermarkt, see here
- For functions to extract data from Understat, see here
- For functions to extract data for international matches from FBref, see here
- For functions to load pre-scraped data, see here
Since the release of v0.5.3, the library now supports very rapid
loading of pre-collected data through the use of load_ functions.
The data available for loading is stored in the worldfootballR_data
repository. The repo can be found
here.
Head to the vignette here to see examples of which data is available for rapid loading.
To stay up-to-date with the latest changes, see the package change log
Note that fotmob data is no longer provided since the release of
v0.6.4 due to a change in their terms of
service.
For FBref.com data (match and season data), a list of leagues and
seasons included in the package can be found in the
worldfootballR_data repository and can be found
here
For transfermarkt.com data (valuations and transfers), a list of leagues
and seasons included in the package can be found in the
worldfootballR_data repository and can be found
here
The following leagues are currently supported by Understat (these values
can be passed in to the league arguments of most understat_
functions):
- “EPL”
- “La liga”
- “Bundesliga”
- “Serie A”
- “Ligue 1”
- “RFPL”
When using the functions in the package, please ensure you attribute the source of the data based on the function you use.
Data providers are listed below:
- FBref partnered with StatsPerform Opta
- Transfermarkt
- Understat
Special mention goes out to Ewan
Henderson’s awesome
understatr library for the
inspiration and internal code for the understat_ functions contained
in this package.
Before creating an issue, please ensure you have the latest version installed from GitHub. Check the changelog for more details on changes that have been made to the library.
When creating an issue, please include:
- Reproducible examples
- A brief description of what the expected results are
- If applicable, the fbref.com, transfermarkt.com or understat.com page the observed behaviour is occurring on
- For improvement suggestions, what features are being requested and their purpose
Feel free to get in touch via email or Bluesky if you aren’t able to create an issue.
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