Best WordPress Plugins for Sports

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Sports

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for sports comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

1. SportsPress Best overall 83/100
2. JoomSport 82/100
3. WP Calorie Calculator 80/100
4. Dynamic Team Manager 80/100
5. Football Pool 79/100
6. Liveblog 75/100
7. Sport Predictions for JoomSport 75/100
8. WP Club Manager 74/100
9. AnWP Sports Leagues 71/100
10. Sportsteam Widget 70/100
11. Achievements sports league 68/100
12. Team Rosters 65/100
13. Arena.IM 62/100
14. Sports Booking 53/100
15. SportsPress for Baseball 49/100

Best overall Free by ThemeBoy

SportsPress

SportsPress is an extendable all-in-one sports data plugin that helps sports clubs set up and manage a league or club site quickly and easily.

4.7★: from 369 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by beardev

JoomSport

Create PRO sports website for your club, sports team or sports league! Soccer, Football, Hockey, Basketball, Volleyball, Handball, eSport & others.

4.9★: from 44 ratings
1k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by THE BELOV

WP Calorie Calculator

For all experts in fitness, health & calories-dependent nutrition or sports: meet the most effective marketing feature for your WordPress website!

4.7★: from 12 ratings
1k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by Maidul

Dynamic Team Manager

Team plugin to showcase team members, sports rosters, or creative portfolios with grid, list, Slider, table layout. Supports Corporate and Sports Leag …

4.6★: from 25 ratings
900+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by AntoineH

Football Pool

Add some game-day fun to your WordPress site! Let users predict match results, earn points, and go head-to-head in a fantasy sports pool.

4.9★: from 83 ratings
1k+: active installs
Updated: May 2026
Tested to: WP 6.9.7

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Free by Automattic

Liveblog

Empowers website owners to provide rich and engaging live event coverage to a large, distributed audience.

2.9★: from 15 ratings
2k+: active installs
Updated: Jun 2026
Tested to: WP 6.9.7

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Free by beardev

Sport Predictions for JoomSport

Organize a sports prediction game on your site to improve fan engagement. Matches are pulled from JoomSport. The points are updated automatically!

4.6★: from 11 ratings
50+: active installs
Updated: Jun 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by WP Club Manager

WP Club Manager

WP Club Manager is easy to set-up and has everything you need to build and manage an amazing sports club website.

4.7★: from 40 ratings
600+: active installs
Updated: May 2026
Tested to: WP 6.7.7

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Free by anwppro

AnWP Sports Leagues

Professional sports league management for WordPress. Track teams, players, games, statistics, tournaments & standings for any team sport.

5★: from 3 ratings
200+: active installs
Updated: Feb 2026
Tested to: WP 6.9.7

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Free by wpsports

Sportsteam Widget

This plugin is discontinued as of 01.06.2026. We recommend deleting it from your WordPress installation.

5★: from 4 ratings
100+: active installs
Updated: Jun 2026
Tested to: WP 6.6.7

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Free by beardev

Achievements sports league

Sports plugin for motor racing, athletics, aquatics, gymnastics, golf, running, cycling, skiing, poker and similar sports. Manage your league with us!

5★: from 6 ratings
100+: active installs
Updated: Jan 2026
Tested to: WP 6.8.8

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Free by Mark O'Donnell

Team Rosters

Manages multiple team rosters. Creates roster tables, player galleries, and player profile pages.

4.8★: from 20 ratings
200+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2025
Tested to: WP 6.8.8

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Free by Arena.IM

Arena.IM

Arena.im is a powerful FREE live blogging platform for real-time events. Cover sports, news, tech, etc. SEO optimized and mobile ready.

4★: from 10 ratings
100+: active installs
Updated: Mar 2025
Tested to: WP 6.7.7

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Free by nicdark

Sports Booking

Perfect solution to manage your sports booking. For any sports activities. Show and manage your booking in the best way possible. sport WP plugin.

200+: active installs
Updated: Dec 2024
Tested to: WP 6.7.7

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Free by ThemeBoy

SportsPress for Baseball

SportsPress for Baseball is an extension for SportsPress, an all-in-one sports data plugin that helps sports teams set up a baseball website.

4.5★: from 2 ratings
900+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2020
Tested to: WP 5.5.20

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