Tier Classification System

AltSportsData classifies sports leagues into tiers based on comprehensive quality and readiness metrics.

Tier Levels

Elite Tier

Top-tier professional leagues with exceptional data quality and global recognition.

Characteristics:

• Readiness score: 850-1000
• Consistent, high-quality data feeds
• Global audience and media coverage
• Established betting markets

Examples: Premier League, NBA, NFL, La Liga

Professional Tier

Established professional leagues with reliable data and regional significance.

Characteristics:

• Readiness score: 650-849
• Reliable data availability
• Regional or national audience
• Active betting markets

Examples: Championship (EFL), Ligue 2, MLS

Amateur Tier

Semi-professional and amateur leagues with developing data infrastructure.

Characteristics:

• Readiness score: 0-649
• Developing data quality
• Local or niche audience
• Limited betting markets

Readiness Scoring

Each league is scored across 6 dimensions (0-1000 scale):

Checking Readiness

Use the SDK to check a league's readiness score:

import { AltSportsData } from 'altsportsdata';

const client = new AltSportsData({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });

const readiness = await client.leagues.readiness('league_001');

console.log(`Overall Score: ${readiness.data.overall_score}/1000`);
console.log(`Tier: ${readiness.data.tier}`);

// Check individual dimensions
readiness.data.dimensions.forEach(dim => {
  console.log(`${dim.name}: ${dim.score}/1000`);
});

from altsportsdata import AltSportsData

client = AltSportsData(api_key='your-api-key')

readiness = client.leagues.readiness('league_001')

print(f"Overall Score: {readiness.data.overall_score}/1000")
print(f"Tier: {readiness.data.tier}")

# Check individual dimensions
for dim in readiness.data.dimensions:
    print(f"{dim.name}: {dim.score}/1000")

Integration Recommendations

Elite Tier Leagues

• ✅ Integrate immediately
• ✅ Full feature support
• ✅ Premium market offerings

Professional Tier Leagues

• ⚠️ Verify readiness score first
• ✅ Standard market offerings
• ⚠️ Monitor data quality

Amateur Tier Leagues

• ⚠️ Evaluate case-by-case
• ⚠️ Limited market offerings
• ⚠️ Additional QA recommended

Dynamic Tier Updates

League tiers are re-evaluated regularly based on performance metrics. Use the /leagues/{id}/evaluate endpoint to trigger manual re-evaluation.

Learn more in the API reference →