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This pages provides helpful information for all WikiProjects that take care of sports related topics on Wikidata. This wiki page should provide an overview of the current status and useful information for Wikidata editors and users.

Properties

General

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
sport	P641	Item	type of sport and sport: sport that the subject participates or participated in or is associated with	2014 FIFA World Cup <sport> association football	-
sponsor	P859	Item	sponsor, Tabula gratulatoria, research sponsor and patron of the arts: organization or individual that sponsors this item	2014 FIFA World Cup <sponsor> Adidas AG	-
nickname	P1449	Monolingual text	nickname: informal name (for a pseudonym use P742)	Manchester United F.C. <nickname> Red devils	-
theme music	P942	Item	theme music: the theme music/song used by the item	Liverpool F.C. <theme music> The Fields of Anfield Road	-
mascot	P822	Item	mascot: mascot of an organization, e.g. a sports team or university	1980 Summer Olympics <mascot> Misha	-
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)	P1447	External identifier	identifier for an Olympic athlete (sportsperson) at sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/	Usain Bolt <Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)> bo/usain-bolt-1	-
minimum number of players	P1872	Quantity	player: minimum numbers of players of a game	chess <minimum number of players> 2	-
maximum number of players	P1873	Quantity	player: maximum numbers of players of a game	Mensch ärgere dich nicht <maximum number of players> 6	-
prize money	P2121	Quantity	prize money: amount in a specific currency	Jarkko Nieminen <prize money> 7,722,836 United States dollar	-

Event

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
official name	P1448	Monolingual text	official name: official name of the subject in its official language(s)	Germany <official name> Bundesrepublik Deutschland	-
organizer	P664	Item	event producer and impresario: person or institution organizing an event	2014 FIFA World Cup <organizer> FIFA	-
participant	P710	Item	participant: person, group of people or organization (object) that actively takes/took part in an event or process (subject). Preferably qualify with "object has role" (P3831). Use P1923 for participants that are teams.	2014 FIFA World Cup Final <participant> Mario Götze	participant in
participating team	P1923	Item	participant: like 'Participant' (P710) but for teams. For an event like a cycle race or a football match you can use this property to list the teams and P710 to list the individuals (with 'member of sports team' (P54) as a qualifier for the individuals)	2014 FIFA World Cup Final <participating team> Germany men's national association football team	-
surface played on	P765	Item	pitch: the surface on which a sporting event is played	Wimbledon Championships <surface played on> grass court	-

Competition

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
winner	P1346	Item	winner: winner of a competition or similar event, not to be used for awards (instead use "award received" (P166) on awardee's item, possibly qualified with "for work" (P1686)) or for wars or battles	2014–15 Premier League <winner> Chelsea F.C.	-
ranking	P1352	Quantity	ranking: subject's ordinal position as qualitatively evaluated relative to other members of a group	2014–15 Premier League <participating team> Chelsea F.C. <ranking> 1	-
number of matches played/races/starts	P1350	Quantity	matches or games a player or a team played during an event. Also a total number of matches a player officially appeared in during the whole career.	2014–15 Premier League <participating team> Chelsea F.C. <number of matches played/races/starts> 38	-
number of wins	P1355	Quantity	number of sporting matches, games or events won	2014–15 Premier League <participating team> Chelsea F.C. <number of wins> 26	-
number of draws/ties	P1357	Quantity	number of matches or games drawn or tied in a league or an event	2014–15 Premier League <participating team> Chelsea F.C. <number of draws/ties> 9	-
number of losses	P1356	Quantity	number of sporting matches, games or events lost	2014–15 Premier League <participating team> Chelsea F.C. <number of losses> 3	-
points for	P1358	Quantity	number of points in a league table or decathlon. (Use P1351 for goals/points in a match)	2014–15 Premier League <participating team> Chelsea F.C. <points for> 87	-
number of points/goals/set scored	P1351	Quantity	goals / points scored in a match or an event used as qualifier to the participant. Use P1358 for league points.	2014–15 Premier League <participating team> Chelsea F.C. <number of points/goals/set scored> 73	-
number of points/goals conceded	P1359	Quantity	points conceded or goals against (use in league table items)	2014–15 Premier League <participating team> Chelsea F.C. <number of points/goals conceded> 32	-

Match/Game

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
number of points/goals/set scored	P1351	Quantity	goals / points scored in a match or an event used as qualifier to the participant. Use P1358 for league points.	2006 FIFA World Cup Final <participating team> France men's national association football team <number of points/goals/set scored> 1	-
points/goal scored by	P1363	Item	person who scored a point or goal in a game	2006 FIFA World Cup Final <points/goal scored by> Zinedine Zidane	-
match time of event	P1390	Quantity	time into a game when an event occurs (use with a unit)	2006 FIFA World Cup Final <points/goal scored by> Zinedine Zidane <match time of event> 7	-
contributor to the creative work or subject	P767	Item	contributor, session musician and coauthor: person or organization that contributed to a subject: co-creator of a creative work or subject	2006 FIFA World Cup Final <points/goal scored by> Zinedine Zidane <contributor to the creative work or subject> Florent Malouda	contributed to creative work
score method	P1443	Item	scoring system: qualifier of "points/goal scored by (P1363)"	2006 FIFA World Cup Final <points/goal scored by> Zinedine Zidane <score method> penalty kick	-
replaces	P1365	Item	replaced entity: person, state or item replaced. Use "structure replaces" (P1398) for structures. Use "follows" (P155) if the previous item was not replaced or predecessor and successor are identical	2006 FIFA World Cup Final <participant> Daniele De Rossi <replaces> Francesco Totti	replaced by
replaced by	P1366	Item	replacing entity: other person or item which continues the item by replacing it in its role. Use P156 ("followed by") if the item is not replaced nor identical, but adds to the series (e.g. books in a series).	2006 FIFA World Cup Final <participant> Francesco Totti <replaced by> Daniele De Rossi	replaces
referee	P1652	Item	referee: referee or umpire of a match	2006 FIFA World Cup Final <referee> Horacio Elizondo	-
size of team at start	P2103	Quantity	number of players/sled dogs/etc. in a team at the start of a match or race	Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race <size of team at start> 16 sled dog	-
size of team at finish	P2105	Quantity	number of players/sled dogs/etc. in a team at the end of the race or match	Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race <size of team at finish> 8 sled dog	-

Person

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
member of sports team	P54	Item	sports team: sports teams or clubs that the subject represents or represented	Diego Maradona <member of sports team> FC Barcelona	-
occupation	P106	Item	occupation, by occupation or profession and profession: occupation of a person; see also "field of work" (Property:P101), "position held" (Property:P39)	Pelé <occupation> association football player	-
position played on team / speciality	P413	Item	position: position or specialism of a player on a team	Joe Thornton <position played on team / speciality> centre	-
shooting handedness	P423	Item	whether the hockey player passes or shoots left- or right-handed	Joe Thornton <shooting handedness> left-handed shot	-
handedness	P552	Item	handedness: handedness of the person	Novak Djokovic <handedness> right-handedness	-
dan/kyu rank	P468	Item	dan, kyū and kyū: rank system used in several board games (e.g. go, shogi, renju), martial arts (e.g. judo, kendo, wushu) and some other games	Go Seigen <dan/kyu rank> 9 dan	-
medical condition	P1050	Item	health problem and physiological condition: any state relevant to the health of an organism, including diseases and positive conditions	Petchara Chaowarat <medical condition> spina bifida	-
national team appearances	P1129	Quantity	national sports team: total number of games officially played by a sportsman for national team	→ Property talk:P1129	-
partner in business or sport	P1327	Item	professional collaborator	Jamie Salé <partner in business or sport> David Pelletier	-
participant in	P1344	Item	event: event in which a person or organization was/is a participant; inverse of P710 or P1923	Alberto Tomba <participant in> alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – men's giant slalom	participant
number of matches played/races/starts	P1350	Quantity	matches or games a player or a team played during an event. Also a total number of matches a player officially appeared in during the whole career.	Stade Toulousain <number of matches played/races/starts> 877	-
sport number	P1618	String	uniform number: number worn on a player's (competitor's) uniform, equipment, etc	Mario Götze <sport number> 19	-
acquisition transaction	P1642	Item	sports transaction: how the player was acquired; qualifier for P54 (member of sports team)	Kat Williamson <acquisition transaction> trade	departure transaction
departure transaction	P1643	Item	sports transaction: how the player was released or transferred from the roster; qualifier for P54 (member of sports team)	Kat Williamson <departure transaction> trade	acquisition transaction
drafted by	P647	Item	which team the player was drafted by	Nick Punto <drafted by> Philadelphia Phillies	-
draft pick number	P1836	String	priority draft pick: overall pick number with which a player is selected in a sports draft	→ Property talk:P1836	-
country for sport	P1532	Item	nationality for sports: country a person or a team represents when playing a sport	Wayne Rooney <country for sport> England	-
height	P2048	Quantity	height, human height and body length: vertical length of an entity	Fernando Alonso <height> 171 cm	-
total goals in career	P6509	Quantity	goal: goalscoring statistic	Wayne Gretzky <total goals in career> 894	-

Team/Club

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
official name	P1448	Monolingual text	official name: official name of the subject in its official language(s)	Germany <official name> Bundesrepublik Deutschland	-
home venue	P115	Item	stadium and concert hall: home stadium or venue of a sports team or applicable performing arts organization	Juventus FC <home venue> Juventus Stadium	-
headquarters location	P159	Item	headquarters, siège social réel, seat, episcopal see and titular see: city or town where an organization's headquarters is or has been situated. Use P276 qualifier for specific building country, region or town (preferred) where the club is based.	Santos Futebol Clube <headquarters location> João Pessoa	-
league or competition	P118	Item	sports league and tournament: league or competition in which team or player plays or has played in	Juventus FC <league or competition> Serie A	-
head coach	P286	Item	coach: on-field manager or head coach of a sports club (not to be confused with a general manager P505, which is not a coaching position) or person	Manchester United F.C. <head coach> Alex Ferguson	coach of sports team
general manager	P505	Item	general manager: general manager of a sports team. If they are also an on-field manager use P286 instead	Montreal Canadiens <general manager> Marc Bergevin	-
team captain	P634	Item	captain: captain of a sports team	London Knights <team captain> Scott Harrington	-
participant in	P1344	Item	event: event in which a person or organization was/is a participant; inverse of P710 or P1923	Alberto Tomba <participant in> alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – men's giant slalom	participant
parent club	P831	Item	parent club of this team	Rochester Red Wings <parent club> Minnesota Twins	-

Venue

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: sports venue (Q1076486) or one of its subclasses	Yankee Stadium <instance of> baseball venue	-
country	P17	Item	historical country, state and sovereign state: sovereign state that this item is in (not to be used for human beings)	Wusung Radio Tower <country> People's Republic of China	-
located in the administrative territorial entity	P131	Item	administrative territorial entity: the item is located on the territory of the following administrative entity. Use P276 for specifying locations that are non-administrative places and for items about events. Use P1382 if the item falls only partially into the administrative entity.	Seattle <located in the administrative territorial entity> King County	-
coordinate location	P625	Geographic coordinates	geographic coordinates: geocoordinates of the subject. For Earth, please note that only WGS84 coordinating system is supported at the moment	Mount Everest <coordinate location> 27° 59′ 17.00″ N 86° 55′ 31.00″ E	-
maximum capacity	P1083	Quantity	seating capacity and individual seat: number of people allowed for a venue or vehicle	Lang Park <maximum capacity> 52,500	-
occupant	P466	Item	person or organization occupying property	Yankee Stadium <occupant> New York Yankees	-
sport	P641	Item	type of sport and sport: sport that the subject participates or participated in or is associated with	Yankee Stadium <sport> baseball	-

Tagging

How to tag…

that a player is affiliated with a team (including an optional time frame)
Use member of sports team (P54) for that, if you want to add a time frame use start time (P580) and end time (P582) as qualifiers
that some person has worked as a sports coach (including an optional time frame)
See basketball assistant coach (Q17279652) for an item on a basketball assistant coach, may need a more generic item for assistant coaches in general.
a national sports team
My personal solution for this: Use instance of (P31) = national sports team (Q1194951). For additional points add of (P642) = [nation] as qualifier to that claim. To add the type of sports, use sport (P641) = [sport]. As an alternative you could also use instance of (P31) = [sports team, e.g. basketball team (Q13393265)]. I prefer the sport (P641) solution though. --Bthfan (talk)

Problems

Differentiate between team and club?
This one is not an easy problem to solve as quite a few Wikipedia articles mix team and club. Also people sometimes say "team" when they mean "club" (as far as I see this :). See the discussion page for more input on this.
USA College sports: Modeling leagues, conferences, schools, and teams
Conferences such as the Big Ten and ACC are administrative sport organizations, but they have been assigned as the league or competition (P118) for sport teams. The league or competition (P118) should be a sports league (Q623109) entity, one that is a sport sponsored by the athletic conference (Q2992826). The institutions themselves (not the sport teams nor the athletic departments) are members of the conferences and of the NCAA, whereas something like NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (Q19673326) is the competitive sport league. See discussion for a description of this issue.