KNVB Club Data Service

A Laravel wrapper for the KNVB / Sportlink Club.Data API.

Overview

This package provides a small set of Laravel-friendly services for working with Club.Data endpoints, including:

• team data
• match data
• ranking and poule data

It is designed to keep API access simple and consistent inside Laravel applications.

Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
• Laravel 11 or 12

Installation

Install the package with Composer:

Laravel should automatically discover the service provider.

Configuration

Set your Club.Data client ID in your environment file:

Laravel should automatically discover the service provider.

Configuration

Set your Club.Data client ID in your environment file:

Default configuration values:

• Base URI: https://data.sportlink.com/
• Client ID: loaded from SPORTLINK_CLUB_DATA_CLIENT_ID

If you want to customize configuration, copy the package config into your application and adjust it as needed.

Getting Started

After installation and configuration, resolve one of the services from the container and call the desired method.

Example

Available Services

SportLinkService

Base service used for making authenticated API requests.

SportLinkTeamService

Methods:

• getTeams(array $args = [])
• getTeam(int $teamCode, int $localTeamCode, array $args = [])
• getTeamData(int $teamCode, int $localTeamCode)
• getTeamSponsors(int $teamCode, int $localTeamCode)

SportLinkMatchService

Methods:

• getMatches(array $args = [])
• getMatchResults(array $args = [])
• getPostponements(array $args = [])
• getMatchDetails(int $matchCode)
• getMatchParticipants(int $matchCode)
• getMatchHomeTeam(int $matchCode, bool $showPlayerPhoto = false)
• getMatchAwayTeam(int $matchCode, bool $showPlayerPhoto = false)
• getMatchOfficials(int $matchCode)
• getMatchVenue(int $matchCode)
• getMatchLockerRooms(int $matchCode)
• getMatchStatistics(int $matchCode)
• getMatchHistoricalResults(int $matchCode)

SportLinkRankingService

Methods:

• getGroupStandings(string|int $groupCode, array $args = [])
• getPeriodStandings(string|int $groupCode, int $periodNumber = -1)
• getGroupLineup(string|int $groupCode)
• getGroupSchedule(string|int $groupCode, array $args = [])
• getGroupResults(string|int $groupCode, array $args = [])
• getGroupList()
• getTeamGroupList(int $teamCode, int $localTeamCode)

Notes

• All requests are performed through Laravel's HTTP client.
• The client ID is automatically added to every API request.
• Methods accept optional argument arrays where supported, allowing you to override default query parameters.

License

MIT