elevenelo

Python client for the 11elo Soccer ELO API — live and historical Elo ratings for German football (Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, 3. Liga).

Installation

pip install elevenelo

Requires Python 3.10+ and requests.

Quick start

from elevenelo import Client

client = Client(api_key="11e_fre_your_key_here")

# List all teams
teams = client.get_teams()
for team in teams:
    print(team["teamName"], team["currentElo"])

# Get detailed info for one team
team = client.get_team("Bayern München")
print(team["team"]["currentElo"])

# Upcoming matches
upcoming = client.get_upcoming_matches(league="BL1", limit=10)
for match in upcoming:
    print(match["homeTeam"], "vs", match["awayTeam"])

Getting an API key

Register for free at https://www.11elo.com/docs.
Keys follow the format 11e_<tier>_<hex> and are passed via the X-API-Key request header (handled automatically by this client).

Rate limits by tier:

Tier	Requests / day
Free	100
Basic	1,000
Pro	10,000

API reference

Client(api_key, *, base_url, timeout, session)

Parameter	Default	Description
api_key	—	Your 11elo API key (required)
base_url	https://api.11elo.com	Override for self-hosted / local dev
timeout	30	HTTP request timeout in seconds
session	None (auto-created)	Custom requests.Session

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Teams

client.get_teams() → list[dict]

Returns all teams with current ELO stats, league info and trend data.

teams = client.get_teams()
# [{"teamName": "Bayern München", "currentElo": 1847, "league": "BL1", ...}, ...]

client.get_team(team_name) → dict

Full detail for one team — ELO history, recent form, upcoming matches, career stats.

team = client.get_team("Borussia Dortmund")
# {
#   "team": {"name": "Borussia Dortmund", "currentElo": 1720, ...},
#   "eloHistory": [...],
#   "recentForm": [...],
#   "upcomingMatches": [...]
# }

client.get_head_to_head(team1, team2) → list[dict]

Historical head-to-head match results between two teams.

h2h = client.get_head_to_head("Bayern München", "Borussia Dortmund")
# [{"date": "2026-02-15", "result": "2:1", "winner": "Bayern München", ...}, ...]

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Matches

client.get_matches(*, season, from_date, to_date, limit, offset) → list[dict]

Paginated match history. All parameters are optional.

matches = client.get_matches(season="2024/2025", limit=50)
# [{"homeTeam": "Bayern München", "awayTeam": "BVB", "homeElo": 1835, ...}, ...]

client.get_upcoming_matches(*, league, sort, limit) → list[dict]

Upcoming fixtures with ELO-difference predictions.

upcoming = client.get_upcoming_matches(league="BL1", limit=20)
# [{"homeTeam": "...", "awayTeam": "...", "eloDiff": 40, ...}, ...]

client.get_match(match_id) → dict

Full detail for a single match: teams, ELO at time of match, head-to-head, recent form.

match = client.get_match(12345)
# {"match": {...}, "homeRecentForm": [...], "awayRecentForm": [...], ...}

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Seasons

client.get_seasons() → dict

List all available seasons and the latest one.

data = client.get_seasons()
# {"seasons": ["2025/2026", "2024/2025", ...], "latestSeason": "2025/2026"}

client.get_season(season, *, league) → list[dict]

Per-team ELO change statistics for a given season.

entries = client.get_season("2024/2025", league="BL1")
# [{"teamName": "Bayern München", "startElo": 1820, "endElo": 1847, "change": 27, ...}, ...]

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Comparison

client.get_comparison_history(teams) → dict

Time-series ELO data for multiple teams in one call.

history = client.get_comparison_history(["Bayern München", "Borussia Dortmund"])
# {
#   "Bayern München": [{"Date": 1709856000000, "ELO": 1847}, ...],
#   "Borussia Dortmund": [{"Date": 1709856000000, "ELO": 1720}, ...]
# }

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Error handling

All exceptions inherit from elevenelo.ElevenEloError.

Exception	When raised
AuthenticationError	API key is missing or invalid (HTTP 401)
RateLimitError	Daily quota exceeded (HTTP 429)
NotFoundError	Resource does not exist (HTTP 404)
ApiError	Any other non-2xx response

from elevenelo import Client, AuthenticationError, RateLimitError, NotFoundError

client = Client(api_key="11e_fre_your_key_here")

try:
    team = client.get_team("Unknown FC")
except NotFoundError:
    print("Team not found")
except RateLimitError as e:
    print(f"Rate limit hit, resets at {e.reset_at}")
except AuthenticationError:
    print("Bad API key")

License

MIT