Schema.org Sports Vocabulary
Introduction
This document outlines the schema, including vocabulary properties and acceptable enumerator
values, for representing a SportsAssociation using HTML5 Microdata. Included are extensions
to existing specifications and brand new proposals.
Table of Contents Schema.org Sports Vocabulary .................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 Thing > Organization (added properties) .................................................................................. 2 Thing > Organization > SportsAssociation................................................................................ 2 Example .................................................................................................................................... 3 Thing > Organization > SportsTeam ......................................................................................... 7 Thing > Person > SportsAthlete ................................................................................................ 9 Thing > Person > SportsAthlete/Baseball ................................................................................. 9 Thing > Person > SportsAthlete/Football ................................................................................ 10 Example .................................................................................................................................. 10 Thing > Event > SportsEvent > SportsMatch .......................................................................... 14 Thing > Event > SportsEvent > SportsMatch/Baseball ........................................................... 15 Example .................................................................................................................................. 15 Thing > Event > SportsEvent (Added properties) ................................................................... 20 Example .................................................................................................................................. 20 Thing > Event > SportsEvent > SportsPeriod ......................................................................... 20 Example .................................................................................................................................. 21 Thing > Event > SportsEvent > SportsPeriod/Baseball .......................................................... 22 Thing > Event > SportsEvent > SportsPeriod/Football ........................................................... 22 Example .................................................................................................................................. 23 Thing > Event > SportsEvent > SportsSeries ......................................................................... 24 Example .................................................................................................................................. 24 Thing > Intangible > Sports > SportsStat ................................................................................ 24 Example: ............................................................................................................................. 25 Thing > Intangible > Sports > SportsStandings ...................................................................... 26 Example .................................................................................................................................. 26 Thing > Intangible > Sports > SportsMatchCompetitor ........................................................... 27 Example using several itemtypes in a table layout ................................................................. 28 1
Thing > Organization (added properties)
Property
Expected Type Description
abbreviation Text
A commonly used abbreviation for the association, or acronym.
Thing > Organization > SportsAssociation
Property
Expected Type
Description
gender
SportsGender
Gender of people participating in the sport.
currentSeries SportsSeries
The series which is currently running.
deepLinks
SiteNavigationElement Relevant links about this association.
standings
SportsStandings
The standings of every SportsTeam/SportsAthlete in
that association.
Associated enumerations:
● SportsGender - MaleOnlySport, FemaleOnlySport, MixedGenderSport.
Extensions:
● SportsAssociation/Baseball
● SportsAssociation/Soccer
● SportsAssociation/Football
● SportsAssociation/Basketball
● SportsAssociation/Hockey
● SportsAssociation/Tennis
● SportsAssociation/Golf
● SportsAssociation/Cricket
● SportsAssociation/AutoRacing
● SportsAssociation/Boxing
● SportsAssociation/MixedMartialArts
● SportsAssociation/HorseRacing
● SportsAssociation/Lacrosse
● SportsAssociation/Rugby
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Example
<n:content>
<div itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAssociation/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/" />
<img itemprop="image" src="http://espn.com/nfl.gif" alt="NFL League
Image" />
<span itemprop="name">National Football League</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">NFL</span>
<link itemprop="gender" href="http://schema.org/MaleOnlySport" />
<div itemprop="currentSeries" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsSeries/RegularSeason">
<img itemprop="image" src="http://espn.com/nfl.gif" alt="NFL League Image" />
<span itemprop="name">2011 National Football League Regular Season</span>
<div itemprop="association" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAssociation/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/" />
</div>
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/standings" />
</div>
<div itemprop="deepLinks" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/scoreboard" />
<span itemprop="name">Scores</span>
</div>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ten/tennessee-titans" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/nyg/new-york-giants" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/oak/oakland-raiders" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/dal/dallas-cowboys" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/den/denver-broncos" /></span>
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<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/nyj/new-york-jets" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/sea/seattle-seahawks" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ari/arizona-cardinals" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/chi/chicago-bears" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/sd/san-diego-chargers" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-eagles" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/buf/buffalo-bills" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/kc/kansas-city-chiefs" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/car/carolina-panthers" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/wsh/washington-redskins" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/mia/miami-dolphins" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/tb/tampa-bay-buccaneers" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/jac/jacksonville-jaguars" /></span>
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<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/min/minnesota-vikings" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ind/indianapolis-colts" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/stl/st-louis-rams" /></span>
</div>
<div itemprop="members" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAssociation/Football">
<span itemprop="name">NFC East</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">NFCE</span>
<a itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/standings">NFC East</a>
<div itemprop="members" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/dal/dallas-cowboys" /><span
itemprop="name">Dallas Cowboys</span><img itemprop="image" src=" trans/dal.gif" alt="team
image" />
</div>
<div itemprop="members" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football">
<span itemprop="name">NFC West</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">NFCW</span>
<a itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/standings">NFC West</a>
<div itemprop="members" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/stl/st-louis-rams" /><span
itemprop="name">St. Louis Rams</span><img itemprop="image" src=" /stl.gif" alt="team
image" />
</div>
<div itemprop="members" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ari/arizona-cardinals" /><span
itemprop="name">Arizona Cardinals</span><img itemprop="image" src=" trans/ari.gif"
alt="team image" />
</div>
<div itemprop="members" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/sf/san-francisco-49ers" /><span
itemprop="name">San Francisco 49ers</span><img itemprop="image" src=" trans/sfo.gif"
alt="team image" />
</div>
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<div itemprop="members" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/sea/seattle-seahawks" /><span
itemprop="name">Seattle Seahawks</span><img itemprop="image" src=" trans/sea.gif"
alt="team image" />
</div>
<div itemprop="standings" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsStandings">
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/sf/san-francisco-49ers" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/sea/seattle-seahawks" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ari/arizona-cardinals" /></span>
<span itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/stl/st-louis-rams" /></span>
</div>
</div>
</n:content>
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Thing > Organization > SportsTeam
Property
Expected Type
Description
association SportsAssociation
The SportsAssociation this team belongs to (the most
specific association. For example: NY Yankees belongs
to the East Division (in the American League, MLB)).
nickname
Text
Secondary name of the team (Yankees, Lakers, etc.)
stadium
StadiumOrArena
Home stadium for this team.
deepLinks
SiteNavigationElement Relevant links about this team.
statistics
SportStat
Represents the team’s statistics.
Extensions:
● SportsTeam/Baseball
● SportsTeam/Soccer
● SportsTeam/Football
● SportsTeam/Basketball
● SportsTeam/Hockey
● SportsTeam/Cricket
● SportsTeam/Lacrosse
● SportsTeam/Rugby
Example
<n:content>
<div itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/52/florida-stateseminoles" />
<span itemprop="name">Florida State Seminoles</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">FSU</span>
<span itemprop="nickname">Seminoles</span>
<span itemprop="location">Florida State</span>
<img itemprop="image" src="http://espn.com/teamlogos/ncaa/fsu.gif" alt="team image" />
<div itemprop="deepLinks" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/schedule/florida-stateseminoles" />
<span itemprop="name">Schedule and Results</span>
</div>
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<div itemprop="statistics" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportStat/GamesPlayed">
<span itemprop="name">Games Played</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">GP</span>
<span itemprop="value">10</span>
<div itemprop="context" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsSeries/PostSeason>">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls" />
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="statistics" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportStat/Wins">
<span itemprop="name">Wins</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">W</span>
<span itemprop="value">7</span>
<div itemprop="context" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsSeries/PostSeason>">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls" />
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="statistics" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportStat/Losses">
<span itemprop="name">Losses</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">L</span>
<span itemprop="value">3</span>
<div itemprop="context" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsSeries/PostSeason>">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls" />
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="statistics" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportStat/Ties">
<span itemprop="name">Ties</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">T</span>
<span itemprop="value">0</span>
<div itemprop="context" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsSeries/PostSeason>">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
</n:content>
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Thing > Person > SportsAthlete
Property
Expected Type
Description
currentTeam
SportsTeam
The team the athlete is currently playing for.
uniformNumber
Text
The athlete’s uniform number.
Person/nicknames
Text
Secondary name of the athlete.
Person/height
Integer
Height in cms/inches.
Person/weight
Integer
Weight in kgs/lbs.
Person/birthPlace
Place
Athlete’s birth place.
deepLinks
SiteNavigationElement
Relevant links about this athlete.
statistics
SportStat
All the statistics of the Athlete.
positionName
Text
The name of the athlete’s position.
positionAbbreviation
Text
The abbreviation of the athlete’s position.
countryCode
Text
ISO-3166-1 alpha-3 country code of the athlete
Thing > Person > SportsAthlete/Baseball
Extensions:
● SportsAthlete/Baseball/Catcher
● SportsAthlete/Baseball/CenterFielder
● SportsAthlete/Baseball/DesignatedHitter
● SportsAthlete/Baseball/FirstBaseman
● SportsAthlete/Baseball/Infielder
● SportsAthlete/Baseball/LeftFielder
● SportsAthlete/Baseball/Outfielder
● SportsAthlete/Baseball/Pitcher
● SportsAthlete/Baseball/ReliefPitcher
● SportsAthlete/Baseball/RightFielder
● SportsAthlete/Baseball/SecondBaseman
● SportsAthlete/Baseball/Shortstop
● SportsAthlete/Baseball/StartingPitcher
● SportsAthlete/Baseball/ThirdBaseman
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Thing > Person > SportsAthlete/Football
Extensions:
● SportsAthlete/Football/Safety
● SportsAthlete/Football/Linebacker
● SportsAthlete/Football/Cornerback
● SportsAthlete/Football/DefensiveEnd
● SportsAthlete/Football/WideReceiver
● SportsAthlete/Football/DefensiveTackle
● SportsAthlete/Football/Center
● SportsAthlete/Football/RunningBack
● SportsAthlete/Football/OffensiveTackle
● SportsAthlete/Football/Fullback
● SportsAthlete/Football/Guard
● SportsAthlete/Football/LongSnapper
● SportsAthlete/Football/TightEnd
● SportsAthlete/Football/Punter
● SportsAthlete/Football/PlaceKicker
● SportsAthlete/Football/Quarterback
Example
<n:loc>http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11910/husain-abdullah</n:loc>
<country:language>en</country:language>
<n:content>
<div itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAthlete/Football/Safety">
<img itemprop="image"
src="full/11910.png&amp;w=65&amp;h=90&amp;scale=crop&amp;background=0xcccccc&amp;
transparent=false" alt="player image" />
<h3 itemprop="name">Husain Abdullah</h3>
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11910/husain-abdullah" />
<div itemscope="itemscope" itemprop="currentTeam"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/min/minnesota-vikings" />
<span itemprop="name">Minnesota Vikings</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">min</span>
<span itemprop="nickname">Vikings</span>
<img itemprop="image" src="trans/min.gif" alt="team image" />
</div>
<link itemprop="sport" href="http://schema.org/Football" />
<link itemprop="gender" href="http://schema.org/MaleOnlyGender" />
<span itemprop="association" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAssociation"><link itemprop="url"
href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/standings" /></span>
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<span itemprop="uniformNumber">39</span>
<span itemprop="positionName">Safety</span>
<span itemprop="positionAbbrev">S</span>
<time itemprop="birthDate" datetime="1985-07-27">1985-07-27</time>
<span itemprop="height">183</span>
<span itemprop="weight">93</span>
<div itemprop="birthPlace" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place">
<span itemprop="addressLocality">Los Angeles</span>
<span itemprop="addressRegion">CA</span>
</div>
<div itemprop="deepLinks" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/11910/husain-abdullah" />
<span itemprop="name">Stats</span>
</div>
<div itemprop="statistics" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportStat/TotalTackles">
<span itemprop="name">Tackles</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">TACK</span>
<span itemprop="value">162</span>
</div>
<div itemprop="statistics" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportStat/FumblesForced">
<span itemprop="name">Forced Fumbles</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">FF</span>
<span itemprop="value">0</span>
</div>
<div itemprop="statistics" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportStat/Interceptions">
<span itemprop="name">Interceptions</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">INT</span>
<span itemprop="value">4</span>
</div>
<div itemprop="statistics" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportStat/TotalTackles">
<div itemprop="context" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsSeries/RegularSeason">
<img itemprop="image" src=" trans/nfl.gif" alt="NFL League Image" />
<span itemprop="name">2011 National Football League Regular Season</span>
<div itemprop="association" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAssociation/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/" />
</div>
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<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/" />
</div>
<span itemprop="name">Tackles</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">TACK</span>
<span itemprop="value">49</span>
</div>
<div itemprop="statistics" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportStat/FumblesForced">
<div itemprop="context" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsSeries/RegularSeason">
<img itemprop="image" src=" nfl.gif" alt="NFL League Image" />
<span itemprop="name">2011 National Football League Regular Season</span>
<div itemprop="association" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAssociation/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/" />
</div>
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/standings#regularseason" />
</div>
<span itemprop="name">Forced Fumbles</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">FF</span>
<span itemprop="value">0</span>
</div>
<div itemprop="statistics" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportStat/Interceptions">
<div itemprop="context" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsSeries/RegularSeason">
<img itemprop="image" src="http://espn.com/i/teamlogos/leagues/nfl.gif"
alt="NFL League Image" />
<span itemprop="name">2011 National Football League Regular Season</span>
<div itemprop="association" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAssociation/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/" />
</div>
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/standings" />
</div>
<span itemprop="name">Interceptions</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">INT</span>
<span itemprop="value">1</span>
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</div>
</div>
</n:content>
</n:url>
<n:url>
<n:loc>http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/11910/husain-abdullah</n:loc>
<country:language>en</country:language>
<n:content>
<span itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAthlete/Football/Safety"><link
itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11910/husain-abdullah" /></span>
</n:content>
</n:url>
<n:url>
<n:loc>http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/11910/husain-abdullah</n:loc>
<country:language>en</country:language>
<n:content>
<span itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAthlete/Football/Safety"><link
itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11910/husain-abdullah" /></span>
</n:content>
</n:url>
<n:url>
<n:loc>http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/videos/_/id/11910/husain-abdullah</n:loc>
<country:language>en</country:language>
<n:content>
<span itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAthlete/Football/Safety"><link
itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11910/husain-abdullah" /></span>
</n:content>
</n:url>
<n:url>
<n:loc>http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/photos/_/id/11910/husain-abdullah</n:loc>
<country:language>en</country:language>
<n:content>
<span itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAthlete/Football/Safety"><link
itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11910/husain-abdullah" /></span>
</n:content>
</n:url>
<n:url>
<n:loc>http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/scouting/_/id/11910/husain-abdullah</n:loc>
<country:language>en</country:language>
</n:content></n:url>
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Thing > Event > SportsEvent > SportsMatch
Property
Expected Type
Description
association
SportsAssociation
The sport association which owns this match.
series
SportsSeries
The series of which this match is part of.
status
MatchStatus
Status of this match.
stadium
StadiumOrArena or
SportsCourt
The venue of which the match is taking place.
broadcast
Broadcast
Where this match is broadcasted.
competitors
SportsMatchCompetitor
A competitor/team in the contest
statusText
Text
Short summary on current status of the match
(i.e. “Bottom 6th”).
previewLink
SiteNavigationElement
A link to the match’s preview.
ticketsLink
SiteNavigationElement
A link to a page offering ticket purchasing for
the match.
liveUpdateLink SiteNavigationElement
A link to a live update page during the game.
liveStreamLink SiteNavigationElement
A link to the match’s live stream page.
recapLink
SiteNavigationElement
A link to the match’s recap page.
boxScoreLink
SiteNavigationElement
A link to the match’s box score page.
deepLinks
SiteNavigationElement
Relevant links about this athlete.
periods
SportsPeriod
Period’s data for live or done matches.
timeStatus
StartDateTimeStatus
The status of the start date time. Exact by
default.
Related enumerations:
● MatchStatus - PreMatch, InMatch, PostMatch, SuspendedMatch, DelayedMatch,
PostponedMatch, CancelledMatch.
● StartDateTimeStatus - Exact, Approximate, NotStartingBefore, DateOnly.
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Thing > Event > SportsEvent > SportsMatch/Baseball
Property
Expected Type
Description
homeTeamRuns
Integer
How many runs the home team has
awayTeamRuns
Integer
How many runs the away team has
homeTeamErrors
Integer
How many errors the home team has
awayTeamErrors
Integer
How many errors the away team has
homeTeamHits
Integer
How many hits the home team has
awayTeamHits
Integer
How many hits the away team has
Example
<div itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatch/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/preview?gameId=311208023" />
<span itemprop="association" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAssociation/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/" />
</span>
<link itemprop="status" href="http://schema.org/PostMatch"/>
<time itemprop="startDate" datetime="2011-12-08T20:20:00-05:00">8:20 PM ET</time>
<div itemprop="series" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsSeries/RegularSeason">
<img itemprop="image" src=" trans/nfl.gif" alt="NFL League Image" />
<span itemprop="name">2011 National Football League Regular Season</span>
<div itemprop="association" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAssociation/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/" />
</div>
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/standings" />
</div>
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<div itemprop="stadium" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/StadiumOrArena">
<span itemprop="name">Heinz Field</span>,
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/travel/stadium/_/s/nfl/23/heinz-field" />
</div>
<div itemprop="previewLink" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/preview?gameId=311208023" />
<span itemprop="name">Preview</span>
</div>
<div itemprop="socialLink" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/conversation?gameId=311208023" />
<span itemprop="name">Conversation</span>
</div>
<!-- Competitor 1 -->
<div itemprop="competitors" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor">
<div itemprop="team" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns" />
<span itemprop="name">Cleveland Browns</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">cle</span>
</div>
<span itemprop="rank">2</span>
<span itemprop="score">3</span>
</div>
<!-- Competitor 2 -->
<div itemprop="competitors" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor">
<div itemprop="team" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers" />
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<span itemprop="name">Pittsburgh Steelers</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">pit</span>
</div>
<link itemprop="home" href="http://schema.org/True" />
<span itemprop="rank">1</span>
<span itemprop="score">14</span>
</div>
<div>null</div>
<div itemprop="periods" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsPeriod/Football/Regular">
<span itemprop="name">1st quarter</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">1</span>
<span itemprop="order">1</span>
<span itemprop="outOf">4</span>
<span itemprop="clock"></span>
<div itemprop="competitors" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor">
<span itemprop="team" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/FootballTeam">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns" />
</span>
<span itemprop="score">3</span>
</div>
<div itemprop="competitors" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor">
<span itemprop="team" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/FootballTeam">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers" />
</span>
<span itemprop="score">7</span>
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="periods" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsPeriod/Football/Regular">
<span itemprop="name">2nd quarter</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">2</span>
<span itemprop="order">2</span>
<span itemprop="outOf">4</span>
<span itemprop="clock"></span>
<div itemprop="competitors" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor">
<span itemprop="team" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/FootballTeam">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns" />
</span>
<span itemprop="score">0</span>
</div>
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<div itemprop="competitors" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor">
<span itemprop="team" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/FootballTeam">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers" />
</span>
<span itemprop="score">0</span>
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="periods" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsPeriod/Football/Regular">
<span itemprop="name">3rd quarter</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">3</span>
<span itemprop="order">3</span>
<span itemprop="outOf">4</span>
<span itemprop="clock"></span>
<div itemprop="competitors" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor">
<span itemprop="team" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/FootballTeam">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns" />
</span>
<span itemprop="score">0</span>
</div>
<div itemprop="competitors" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor">
<span itemprop="team" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/FootballTeam">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers" />
</span>
<span itemprop="score">0</span>
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="periods" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsPeriod/Football/Regular">
<span itemprop="name">4th quarter</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">4</span>
<span itemprop="order">4</span>
<span itemprop="outOf">4</span>
<link itemprop="status" href="http://schema.org/InPeriod" />
<span itemprop="clock">PT0M00S</span>
<div itemprop="competitors" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor">
<span itemprop="team" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/FootballTeam">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns" />
</span>
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<span itemprop="score">0</span>
</div>
<div itemprop="competitors" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor">
<span itemprop="team" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/FootballTeam">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers" />
</span>
<span itemprop="score">7</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</n:content>
</n:url>
<n:url>
<n:loc> http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=311208023</n:loc>
<country:language>en</country:language>
<n:content>
<span itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement"><link
itemprop="url" href="http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/preview?gameId=311208023" /></span>
</n:content>
</n:url>
<n:url>
<n:loc>http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/preview?gameId=311211004</n:loc>
<country:language>en</country:language>
<n:content>
<div itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatch/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/preview?gameId=311211004" />
<span itemprop="association" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAssociation/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/" />
</span>
<link itemprop="status" href="http://schema.org/PostMatch"/>
<time itemprop="startDate" datetime="2011-12-11T13:00:00-05:00">1:00 PM ET</time>
<div itemprop="series" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsSeries/RegularSeason">
<img itemprop="image" src="http://espn.com/i/teamlogos/leagues/nfl.gif" alt="NFL League
Image" />
<span itemprop="name">2011 National Football League Regular Season</span>
<div itemprop="association" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsAssociation/Football">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/" />
</div>
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/standings" />
</div>
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Thing > Event > SportsEvent (Added properties)
Property
Expected Type
Description
gender
SportsGender
The gender of the players in the event.
Associated enumerations:
● SportsGender - MaleOnlySport, FemaleOnlySport, MixedGenderSport.
Example
<link itemprop="gender" href="http://schema.org/MaleOnlySport" />
Thing > Event > SportsEvent > SportsPeriod
Property
Expected Type
Description
abbreviation Text
Abbreviation text to describe current period of play.
order
Integer
Order of this period.
outOf
Integer
The total number of periods. For example: In Basketball
the 2nd quarter will be 2 out of 4 (regular periods). In
NHL, regular season, the overtime period will be 1
outOf 1 and during Playoffs (unlimited number of
overtimes) outOf will not exist.
clock
Duration
The number the clock points to.
1. The clock is in ISO 8601 duration format
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601).
2. It should be aggregated from the beginning of the
match with extra time omitted.
competitors
SportsMatchCompetitor Competitors and their associated information
status
PeriodStatus
See related enumerator
Related enumerations:
● PeriodStatus - PrePeriod, InPeriod, PostPeriod
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Example
<div itemprop="periods" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsPeriod/Football/Regular">
<span itemprop="name">4th quarter</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">4</span>
<span itemprop="order">4</span>
<span itemprop="outOf">4</span>
<link itemprop="status" href="http://schema.org/InPeriod" />
<span itemprop="clock">PT0M00S</span>
<div itemprop="competitors" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor">
<span itemprop="team" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/FootballTeam">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns" />
</span>
<span itemprop="score">0</span>
</div>
<div itemprop="competitors" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor">
<span itemprop="team" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/FootballTeam">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers" />
</span>
<span itemprop="score">7</span>
</div>
</div>
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Thing > Event > SportsEvent > SportsPeriod/Baseball
Property
Expected Type
Description
status
BaseballInningStatus
The status of the inning.
batting
BaseballTeam
The current batting team.
nextBatter
BaseballPlayer
The next player to bat.
currentBatter
BaseballPlayer
The current batter.
currentPitcher
BaseballlPlayer
The pitching player.
balls
Integer
Current batter ball count
strikes
Integer
Current batter strike count
outs
Integer
How many outs recorded for this team’s at bat
Related enumerations:
● BaseballinningStatus - TopInning, MiddleInning, BottomInning, EndInning
Extensions:
● SportsPeriod/Baseball/Regular
● SportsPeriod/Baseball/ExtraInnings
Thing > Event > SportsEvent > SportsPeriod/Football
Property
Expected Type
Description
possession SportsTeam/Football The team that currently has possession of the football
down
Integer
A value in the range [1,4] indicating the number of attempts
(for gaining 10 yards) the team with possession has used.
In “3rd and 6”, this value will be 3.
yardsToGo Integer
Yards the team on offense needs to gain to earn another
first down. In “3rd and 6” this value will be 6.
yardLine
Yard line where next play begins.
Integer
Extensions:
● SportsPeriod/Football/Regular
● SportsPeriod/Football/Overtime
● SportsPeriod/Football/Halftime
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Example
<div itemprop="periods" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsPeriod/Football/Regular">
<span itemprop="name">4th quarter</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">4</span>
<span itemprop="order">4</span>
<span itemprop="outOf">4</span>
<span itemprop="possession" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/FootballTeam">
<span itemprop="nickName">Browns</span>
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns" />
</span>
<span itemprop="down">3</span>
<span itemprop="yardsToGo">5</span>
<span itemprop="yardLine">20</span>
<link itemprop="status" href="http://schema.org/InPeriod" />
<span itemprop="clock">PT0M00S</span>
<div itemprop="competitors" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor">
<span itemprop="team" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/FootballTeam">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns" />
</span>
<span itemprop="score">0</span>
</div>
<div itemprop="competitors" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor">
<span itemprop="team" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/FootballTeam">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers" />
</span>
<span itemprop="score">7</span>
</div>
</div>
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Thing > Event > SportsEvent > SportsSeries
Property
Expected Type
Description
association
SportsAssociation
The sport association which owns this series.
Extensions:
● SportsSeries/PreSeason
● SportsSeries/RegularSeason
● SportsSeries/PostSeason
● SportsSeries/Tournament
Example
<div itemprop="series" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsSeries/RegularSeason">
Thing > Intangible > Sports > SportsStat
Property
Expected Type
Description
abbreviation
Text
An abbreviation of the stats.
value
Text
What the value of the stat is
context
Event
The context event (SportsMatch, SportsSeries, etc.)
Extensions:
● SportStat/GamesPlayed
● SportStat/GamesStarted
● SportStat/Wins
● SportStat/HomeWins
● SportStat/AwayWins
● SportStat/Losses
● SportStat/HomeLosses
● SportStat/AwayLosses
● SportStat/Draws
● SportStat/Points
● SportStat/Streak
● SportStat/Football (Baseball-specific stats):
○ SportStat/Baseball/HomeRuns
○ SportStat/Baseball/CompleteGames
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SportStat/Baseball/ShutOut
SportStat/Baseball/InningsPitched
SportStat/Baseball/Hits
SportStat/Baseball/Runs
SportStat/Baseball/EarnedRuns
SportStat/Baseball/BaseOnBalls
SportStat/Baseball/StrikeOuts
SportStat/Baseball/Saves
SportStat/Baseball/BlownSaves
SportStat/Baseball/Holds
SportStat/Baseball/WalksHitsPerInningPitched
SportStat/Baseball/EarnedRunsAverage
SportStat/Baseball/GroundBalls
SportStat/Baseball/FlyBalls
SportStat/Baseball/TotalBattersFaced
SportStat/Baseball/Pitches
SportStat/Baseball/AtBats
SportStat/Baseball/Singles
SportStat/Baseball/Doubles
SportStat/Baseball/Triples
SportStat/Baseball/RunsBattedIn
SportStat/Baseball/TotalBases
SportStat/Baseball/StolenBases
SportStat/Baseball/CaughtStealing
SportStat/Baseball/BattingAverage
SportStat/Baseball/RunsScored
SportStat/Baseball/RunsAllowed
Example:
<div itemprop="statistics" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportStat/GamesPlayed">
<span itemprop="name">Games Played</span>
<span itemprop="abbreviation">GP</span>
<span itemprop="value">10</span>
<div itemprop="context" itemscope="itemscope"
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsSeries/PostSeason>">
<link itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls" />
</div>
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Thing > Intangible > Sports > SportsStandings
Property
Expected Type
Description
teams
SportsTeam
All the teams ordered according to their ranking.
Example
<div itemprop="teams" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsStandings">
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Thing > Intangible > Sports > SportsMatchCompetitor
Property Expected
Type
Description
team
SportsTeam
Team involved
athletes
SportsAthlete
Athlete Involved
home
Boolean
Is this competitor playing at home?
rank
Integer
The current rank of this competitor within the context match. In a
Football game, this value will be 1 (2) for the winner (loser). In an F1
race this value will be 1 for currently leading driver, 2 for current 2nd
place, 3 for current 3rd place, etc.
score
Integer
Competitor’s score in this contest
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Example using several itemtypes in a table layout
<!-begin line score -->
<div class="line-score clear">
<div class="line-score-container">
<table cellspacing="0" class="linescore" itemscope
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatch">
<tr class="periods">
<td class="teamRank"></td>
<td class="team"></td>
<td class="period" itemprop="periods" itemscope
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsPeriod" itemprop="order abbreviation">
1
<meta itemprop="competitors" itemscope
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor" itemref="team1 team1-period1">
<meta itemprop="competitors" itemscope
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor" itemref="team2 team2-period1">
</td>
<td class="period" itemprop="periods" itemscope
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsPeriod" itemprop="order abbreviation">
2
<meta itemprop="competitors" itemscope
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor" itemref="team1 team1-period2">
<meta itemprop="competitors" itemscope
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor" itemref="team2 team2-period2">
</td>
<td class="total">
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<meta itemprop="competitors" itemscope
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor" itemref="team1 team1-final">
<meta itemprop="competitors" itemscope
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsMatchCompetitor" itemref="team2 team2-final">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="teamRank"></td>
<td class="team" id="team1" itemprop="team" itemscope
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam">
<a itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/mens-collegebasketball/team/_/id/238/vanderbilt-commodores">VAN</a>
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<meta itemprop="home" content="false">
</td>
<td id="team1-period1" itemprop="score">
37
</td>
<td id="team1-period2" itemprop="score">
37
</td>
<td class="ts" id="team1-final" itemprop="score">
74
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="teamRank">#1</td>
<td class="team" id="team2" itemprop="team" itemscope
itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam">
<a itemprop="url" href="http://espn.go.com/mens-collegebasketball/team/_/id/96/kentucky-wildcats">UK</a>
<meta itemprop="home" content="true">
</td>
<td id="team2-period1" itemprop="score">
36
</td>
<td id="team2-period2" itemprop="score">
47
</td>
<td class="ts" id="team2-final" itemprop="score">
83
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
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