Documentation for SportsML

player-stats sports-event team-stats tournament-division-metadata tournament-metadata

Content model

ANY

associate

Manager or coach or jockey, etc. An individual or a group that assists a team or player, and functions in a supporting capacity.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

player team

Content model

(associate-metadata , associate-stats?)

associate-metadata

Metadata that describes an associate Generally does not change over the course of a sports-events.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
associate-key	The symbol for the associate.
associate-key	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
associate-source	The maintainer of the controlled vocabulary for the key.
associate-source	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
position	A displayable name for the key. Sport-specific controlled vocabulary: american-football baseball basketball ice-hockey soccer
position	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
position-source	The source of the controlled-vocabulary for position.
position-source	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

associate

Content model

(name* , home-location? , sports-property* , (associate-metadata-for-specific-sport)? , )

associate-metadata-for-specific-sport

Not an actual SportsML element. This is where a plug-in element, such as associate-metadata-ice-hockey, would fit in.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	The XML ID.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

associate-metadata

Content model

EMPTY

associate-stats

Statistics that capture values about the participation of an associate during one or more sports-events. Generally does change over the course of a sports-event.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

associate

Content model

(rating* , (associate-stats-for-specific-sport)? , )

associate-stats-for-specific-sport

Not an actual SportsML element. This is where a plug-in element, such as associate-stats-ice-hockey, would fit in.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	The XML ID.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

associate-stats

Content model

EMPTY

award

A medal, ribbon, placement, or other type of award. Can be assigned to an event, a team, or a player.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
award-type	Type of award. (Controlled vocabulary.)
award-type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
class	An open placeholder for categorization.
class	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
currency	The units of currency for the value attribute.
currency	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
name	Displayable name. For NHL Hockey, could be first-star, second-star, etc.
name	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
place	The place for which this prize is offered. For example, place=1 means the first-place prize.
place	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
player-or-team-idref	Reference to the player or team that received the award.
player-or-team-idref	IDREF (#IMPLIED )
style	An open placeholder for reference by an external stylesheet.
style	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
total	Total number of these such awards given to the player or team. Can be used to count medals for each country.
total	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
value	The amount of money earned by the player who came in this place.
value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

EMPTY

career-phase

A description of where a player is playing, or has previously played. Can be used to state where the player went to college. Can also list previous teams of the player.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
duration	In lieu of a start-date and end-date. Generally in years. Could hold the number of years that a player was a pro.
duration	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
end-date	When the player ended this phase in the career, generally normalized to ISO 8601: YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS+HHMM (preferred) YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ (alternative). Use YYYYMMDD000000+HHMM when no time is available.
end-date	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
name	Name of the team or college, for example.
name	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
phase-type	Value can be college or professional, etc. (Controlled vocabulary.)
phase-type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
start-date	When the player started this phase in the career, generally normalized to ISO 8601: YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS+HHMM (preferred) YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ (alternative). Use YYYYMMDD000000+HHMM when no time is available.
start-date	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

player-metadata

Content model

EMPTY

catalog

A reference to the document listing externally-supplied controlled vocabularies. The catalog file is in NewsML.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
href	The URL for the catalog.
href	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

sports-metadata

Content model

EMPTY

event-actions

event-actions. event-actions.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

(event-actions-for-specific-sport)?

event-actions-for-specific-sport

Not an actual SportsML element. This is where a plug-in element, such as event-actions-ice-hockey, would fit in.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	The XML ID.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

event-actions

Content model

EMPTY

event-metadata

Background information about a game. Where, when, and what an event is.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
alignment-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events played either at home or away. (Controlled vocabulary.)
alignment-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
competition-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events against particular groups of opponents, such as those in the same division. (Controlled vocabulary.)
competition-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-type	Describes what time period the statistics describe. Examples: just this week, this event, or this playoff season. (Controlled vocabulary.)
date-coverage-type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-value	Value that further describes the dates covered. Example: if type is season, value can be 2001-2002.
date-coverage-value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
duration	The length of time the event took place. Generally in YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS format.
duration	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
duration-scope	Indicates what class of events the included statistics apply. Example: those events that went into overtime. (Controlled vocabulary.)
duration-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
end-date-time	Time the game ends, normalized to ISO 8601: YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS+HHMM (preferred) YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ (alternative). Use YYYYMMDD000000+HHMM when no time is available.
end-date-time	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
end-weekday	Day of the week in which the game ends.
end-weekday	['sunday', 'monday', 'tuesday', 'wednesday', 'thursday', 'friday', 'saturday'] (#IMPLIED )
event-key	The symbol for the identified sports-event.
event-key	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
event-name	A displayable name for the key.
event-name	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
event-number	The ranked position this event had among other events.
event-number	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
event-source	The maintainer of the controlled vocabulary for the key.
event-source	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
event-status	The stage of the event, describing whether it has started, is in progress, etc. (Controlled vocabulary.)
event-status	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
event-style	Indicates whether competitors are trying to defeat each other or just outdo one another. (Controlled vocabulary.)
event-style	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
heat-number	The ranked position this heat had among other heats.
heat-number	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
postponement-note	A displayable notice as to why an event was postponed.
postponement-note	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
postponement-status	Either none, weather-delay, or other. (Controlled vocabulary.)
postponement-status	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
record-making-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to values that set a record, such as a team-high, or an individual-low. (Controlled vocabulary.)
record-making-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-alignment	Whether the site is neutral with respect to the competitors, or is the often-used site of the home team.
site-alignment	['home', 'neutral'] (#IMPLIED )
site-attendance	How many spectators attended during the event.
site-attendance	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-capacity	How many spectators can fill the site.
site-capacity	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-city	City in which the site is located.
site-city	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-country	Country in which the site is located. Generally, a two-letter ISO code.
site-country	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-county	County in which the site is located.
site-county	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-key	The symbol for the site at which the event is played.
site-key	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-name	A displayable name for the key.
site-name	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-source	The maintainer of the controlled vocabulary for the key.
site-source	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-state	State or province in which the site is located.
site-state	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-style	Whether it is an indoor or outdoor site. (Controlled vocabulary.)
site-style	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-surface	Describes the surface upon which events are played. For example, in tennis, could be hard-court or grass or clay. (Controlled vocabulary.)
site-surface	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-temperature	Temperature of the event recorded during the competition.
site-temperature	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-temperature-units	Units of the temperature value.
site-temperature-units	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-weather-label	Additional comment about the weather.
site-weather-label	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
site-weather-wind	Wind reading of the event recorded during the competition.
site-weather-wind	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
start-date-time	Time the game starts, normalized to ISO 8601: YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS+HHMM (preferred) YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ (alternative). Use YYYYMMDD000000+HHMM when no time is available.
start-date-time	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
start-weekday	Day of the week in which the game starts.
start-weekday	['sunday', 'monday', 'tuesday', 'wednesday', 'thursday', 'friday', 'saturday'] (#IMPLIED )
stats-coverage	A relative indication of how many statistics are included in the item. (Controlled vocabulary.)
stats-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
team-coverage	Indicates whether the item contains information about one team, or many teams. (Controlled vocabulary.)
team-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

(sports-content-codes? , sports-property* , (event-metadata-for-specific-sport)? , event-sponsor*)

event-metadata-for-specific-sport

Not an actual SportsML element. This is where a plug-in element, such as event-metadata-ice-hockey, would fit in.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	The XML ID.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

event-metadata

Content model

EMPTY

event-record

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
previous-record	The score value of the previously-held record.
previous-record	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
type	The type or record.
type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

EMPTY

event-sponsor

A sponsor for an event. Events can have more than one sponsor.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
name	The name of the sponsor.
name	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
type	Could be main, supporting, etc.
type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

event-metadata

Content model

EMPTY

highlight

A textual highlight. Can hold plain text, or could hold NITF.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
class	An open placeholder for categorization.
class	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
style	An open placeholder for reference by an external stylesheet.
style	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

associate-metadata official-metadata player-metadata team-metadata

Content model

ANY

home-location

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
city	The city.
city	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
country	The country. Generally, an ISO two-letter country-code.
country	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
county	The county.
county	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
state	The state or province.
state	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

EMPTY

name

Name of a player, official, associate, team, etc. Sometimes a person is referred-to by different names, depending upon the language in which the document is displayed.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
first	The first name refered to. For people, should be the given name. Also, if person has only one name, like Pele or Ronaldo, use this one.
first	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
full	The entire name.
full	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
language	A language code in which it is appropriate to display this name.
language	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
last	The last name referred to. For people, should be the surname.
last	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
middle	The middle name refered to.
middle	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
nickname	A nickname ascribed to the person or team.
nickname	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

associate-metadata official-metadata player-metadata team-metadata

Content model

EMPTY

official

Also referred to as umpire or referree. Ensures that the sports-event is played according to its rules.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

officials

Content model

(official-metadata , official-stats?)

official-metadata

Metadata about the official. Generally does not change over the course of a sports-events.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
official-key	The symbol or identifying key for the official.
official-key	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
official-source	The maintainer of the controlled vocabulary for the key.
official-source	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
position	A code for the position of the official. Sport-specific controlled vocabulary: american-football baseball basketball ice-hockey soccer
position	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
position-source	The source of the controlled-vocabulary for position.
position-source	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

official

Content model

(name* , home-location? , sports-property* , (official-metadata-for-specific-sport)? , )

official-metadata-for-specific-sport

Not an actual SportsML element. This is where a plug-in element, such as official-metadata-ice-hockey, would fit in.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	The XML ID.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

official-metadata

Content model

EMPTY

official-stats

Statistics about the official. Generally does change over the course of a sports-events..

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

official

Content model

(rating* , (official-stats-for-specific-sport)? , )

official-stats-for-specific-sport

Not an actual SportsML element. This is where a plug-in element, such as official-stats-ice-hockey, would fit in.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	The XML ID.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

official-stats

Content model

EMPTY

officials

A set of officials. May hold zero or more.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

(official*)

outcome-totals

A report on the number of wins, losses, etc., the team or player had during a particular time period. Can also be scoped with various coverage qualifications, such as just events played at home.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
alignment-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events played either at home or away. (Controlled vocabulary.)
alignment-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
competition-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events against particular groups of opponents, such as those in the same division. (Controlled vocabulary.)
competition-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-type	Describes what time period the statistics describe. Examples: just this week, this event, or this playoff season. (Controlled vocabulary.)
date-coverage-type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-value	Value that further describes the dates covered. Example: if type is season, value can be 2001-2002.
date-coverage-value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
duration-scope	Indicates what class of events the included statistics apply. Example: those events that went into overtime. (Controlled vocabulary.)
duration-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
losses	Number of losses.
losses	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
points-difference	The final calculated difference between points-scored-for and points-scored-against. Possibly takes into account other scoring aspects, such as penalties and differences in score-values.
points-difference	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
points-scored-against	The number of points scored against a team by its opponents during an extended time period.
points-scored-against	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
points-scored-for	The number of points a team has scored against its opponents during an extended time period.
points-scored-for	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
record-making-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to values that set a record, such as a team-high, or an individual-low. (Controlled vocabulary.)
record-making-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
standing-points	A quantity used to rank teams, usually within a division, in order to decide who comes in first at the end of a season. Localized to the coverage-attributes.
standing-points	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
stats-coverage	A relative indication of how many statistics are included in the item. (Controlled vocabulary.)
stats-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
team-coverage	Indicates whether the item contains information about one team, or many teams. (Controlled vocabulary.)
team-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
ties	Number of ties.
ties	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
undecideds	Number of events that were started, but ended up undecided.
undecideds	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
winning-percentage	The winning percentage. Generally, wins divided by total events completed.
winning-percentage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
wins	Number of wins.
wins	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

EMPTY

penalty-stats

Statistics that detail the number of each type of penalty. Can be recorded for either a team or a player.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
count	The number of that type of penalities for this team or player.
count	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
type	Could be a numeric value like 2, 5 or 10 for ice hockey, or yellow-card or red-card for soccer etc.
type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

sports-event standing statistic team tournament-round

Content model

EMPTY

player

A competitor. Their athletic talents help them decide who wins a sports-event.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

(player-metadata , player-stats* , associate*)

player-metadata

Metadata that describes a player. Generally does not change over the course of a sports-events.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
date-of-birth	The day on which a player was born, normalized to ISO 8601: YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS+HHMM (preferred) YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ (alternative). Use YYYYMMDD000000+HHMM when no time is available.
date-of-birth	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
gender	Male or female.
gender	['male', 'female'] (#IMPLIED )
health	An indication of the health of the player. (Controlled vocabulary.)
health	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
height	Height of the player. Generally in cm.
height	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
home-page-url	The fully-qualified URL for the official home page of the team.
home-page-url	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
nationality	Your country of citizinship.
nationality	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
player-key	The symbol for the player.
player-key	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
player-source	The maintainer of the controlled vocabulary for the key.
player-source	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
position-event	The code for the position played by the player at this particular sports-event. Sport-specific controlled vocabulary: american-football baseball basketball ice-hockey soccer
position-event	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
position-regular	The code for the typical position at which this player plays. Sport-specific controlled vocabulary: american-football baseball basketball ice-hockey soccer
position-regular	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
position-source	The source of the controlled-vocabulary for position-regular and position-event.
position-source	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
status	Whether a player starts playing at the beginning of a sports-event, joins mid-game, or is not available to participate. (Controlled vocabulary.)
status	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
team-idref	A reference to the team for which this player competes.
team-idref	IDREF (#IMPLIED )
uniform-number	The number currently displayed on the uniform or jersey of the player.
uniform-number	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
weight	Weight of a player. Generally in kg.
weight	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

player

Content model

(name* , home-location? , career-phase* , sports-property* , (player-metadata-for-specific-sport)? , )

player-metadata-for-specific-sport

Not an actual SportsML element. This is where a plug-in element, such as player-metadata-ice-hockey, would fit in.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	The XML ID.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

player-metadata

Content model

EMPTY

player-stats

Statistics that capture how a player has performed. Generally does change over the course of a sports-event.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
alignment-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events played either at home or away. (Controlled vocabulary.)
alignment-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
competition-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events against particular groups of opponents, such as those in the same division. (Controlled vocabulary.)
competition-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-type	Describes what time period the statistics describe. Examples: just this week, this event, or this playoff season. (Controlled vocabulary.)
date-coverage-type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-value	Value that further describes the dates covered. Example: if type is season, value can be 2001-2002.
date-coverage-value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
duration-scope	Indicates what class of events the included statistics apply. Example: those events that went into overtime. (Controlled vocabulary.)
duration-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
event-odds	The odds that this team or player would win the event.
event-odds	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
event-outcome	Whether the competitor won, lost, or tied.
event-outcome	['win', 'loss', 'tie', 'undecided'] (#IMPLIED )
event-standing-points	How many new points were earned as a result of the outcome of this particular event.
event-standing-points	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
events-played	Number of sports-events the player has participated in.
events-played	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
events-started	Number of sports-events the player has played in since the start of the event.
events-started	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
record-making-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to values that set a record, such as a team-high, or an individual-low. (Controlled vocabulary.)
record-making-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
result-effect	Describes the effect that the result of the event or rank changing has had on the team. Example: Whether or not a team has qualified for the playoffs, or has been promoted or demoted to a different division. External controlled vocabulary.
result-effect	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score	Final or current score of the team or player.
score	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-attempts	Final or current number of attempts to score by a team or player. Example: in ice hockey, would represent total shots on goal.
score-attempts	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-attempts-on-goal	A subset of score-attempts. Only counts those attempts that were on-goal.
score-attempts-on-goal	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-attempts-on-goal-opposing	Final or current number of attempts to score by an opposing team or player that were on-goal.
score-attempts-on-goal-opposing	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-attempts-opposing	Final or current number of attempts to score by an opposing team or player.
score-attempts-opposing	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-opposing	Final or current score of the opposing team or player.
score-opposing	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-percentage	Percentage of attempted scores that reached their mark.
score-percentage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-percentage-opposing	Percentage of attempted scores by opposing team or player that reached their mark.
score-percentage-opposing	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-units	Describes how the score and score-opposing is valued. (Controlled vocabulary.)
score-units	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
stats-coverage	A relative indication of how many statistics are included in the item. (Controlled vocabulary.)
stats-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
team-coverage	Indicates whether the item contains information about one team, or many teams. (Controlled vocabulary.)
team-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
time-played-event	Value for the amount of time played by this player in a particular sports-event.
time-played-event	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
time-played-total	Value for the amount of time played by the player over the course particular time-span, such as a season.
time-played-total	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

player

Content model

(sub-score* , sub-score-attempts* , penalty-stats* , outcome-totals* , award* , event-record* , rank* , rating* , (player-stats-for-specific-sport)? , sports-property*)

player-stats-for-specific-sport

Not an actual SportsML element. This is where a plug-in element, such as player-stats-ice-hockey, would fit in.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	The XML ID.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

player-stats

Content model

EMPTY

rank

How a team is doing in comparison to other teams or players. May be qualified, so that one ranks teams or players according to, say, how they play at home, or within their division.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
alignment-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events played either at home or away. (Controlled vocabulary.)
alignment-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
competition-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events against particular groups of opponents, such as those in the same division. (Controlled vocabulary.)
competition-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-type	Describes what time period the statistics describe. Examples: just this week, this event, or this playoff season. (Controlled vocabulary.)
date-coverage-type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-value	Value that further describes the dates covered. Example: if type is season, value can be 2001-2002.
date-coverage-value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
duration-scope	Indicates what class of events the included statistics apply. Example: those events that went into overtime. (Controlled vocabulary.)
duration-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
record-making-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to values that set a record, such as a team-high, or an individual-low. (Controlled vocabulary.)
record-making-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
stats-coverage	A relative indication of how many statistics are included in the item. (Controlled vocabulary.)
stats-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
team-coverage	Indicates whether the item contains information about one team, or many teams. (Controlled vocabulary.)
team-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
value	The value of the rank.
value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

associate-stats official-stats player-stats team-stats

Content model

EMPTY

rating

A judged value placed on the team or individual. Often used in British soccer.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
rating-maximum	The maximum value for the rating.
rating-maximum	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
rating-type	A classification for the rating.
rating-type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
rating-value	The value of the rating.
rating-value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

EMPTY

schedule

A series of games. A series of games.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
content-label	Displayable label that describes what events this schedule includes.
content-label	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-label	Displayable label that describes what dates this schedule covers.
date-label	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

sports-content-codes team-metadata

Content model

(schedule-metadata , sports-event*)

schedule-metadata

Background information about the schedule. Describes the time period which the schedule covers, and which teams or events may be covered.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
alignment-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events played either at home or away. (Controlled vocabulary.)
alignment-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
competition-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events against particular groups of opponents, such as those in the same division. (Controlled vocabulary.)
competition-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-type	Describes what time period the statistics describe. Examples: just this week, this event, or this playoff season. (Controlled vocabulary.)
date-coverage-type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-value	Value that further describes the dates covered. Example: if type is season, value can be 2001-2002.
date-coverage-value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
duration-scope	Indicates what class of events the included statistics apply. Example: those events that went into overtime. (Controlled vocabulary.)
duration-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
record-making-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to values that set a record, such as a team-high, or an individual-low. (Controlled vocabulary.)
record-making-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
stats-coverage	A relative indication of how many statistics are included in the item. (Controlled vocabulary.)
stats-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
team-coverage	Indicates whether the item contains information about one team, or many teams. (Controlled vocabulary.)
team-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

schedule

Content model

(sports-content-codes? , sports-property*)

sports-content

Metadata and coverage of sporting news. Good for scores, schedules, standings, statistics, etc.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Must appear as the root element.

Content model

sports-content-code

An individual code that describes an entity one may want to filter for. Describes what sports, what teams, etc., are covered.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
code-key	The symbol for the identified content.
code-key	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
code-name	A displayable name for the code.
code-name	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
code-source	The maintainer of the controlled vocabulary for the code.
code-source	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
code-type	What type of item is being described. (Controlled vocabulary.)
code-type	CDATA (#REQUIRED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

(sports-content-qualifier)*

sports-content-codes

A container for content-codes. Can hold as many codes as needed to describe all contents at this level and below.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

event-metadata schedule-metadata sports-metadata standing-metadata statistic-metadata tournament-metadata

Content model

(sports-content-code)*

sports-content-qualifier

Further refinement/elaboration of a sports-content-code. If the document covers more than one of these, additional sports-content-qualifier elements may be used.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
gender	One specific gender or mixed. (Controlled vocabulary.)
gender	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
maximum-age	Highest age for participants, in years. Examples: 8, 65, 120.
maximum-age	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
minimum-age	Lowest age for participants, in years. Examples: 0, 14, 21.5.
minimum-age	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
participant-count	Number of participants playing on a team or side in the events covered. (Controlled vocabulary.)
participant-count	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
professional-status	The professional-status of the events covered. (Controlled vocabulary.)
professional-status	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
special-group	If the events covered are for special groups. Can be school-oriented, age-oriented, or group names, like Firefighters. (Controlled vocabulary.)
special-group	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
special-needs	Events for persons with special-needs. (Controlled vocabulary.)
special-needs	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

sports-content-code tournament-division-metadata

Content model

EMPTY

sports-event

A sporting competition. A contest that generally ends with a winner.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

schedule sports-content sports-event tournament-round

Content model

(event-metadata? , (team+ | player+) , officials? , event-actions? , highlight* , award* , sports-event*)

sports-metadata

Metadata for the document being published. Holds metadata applying to the document as a whole.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
alignment-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events played either at home or away. (Controlled vocabulary.)
alignment-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
competition-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events against particular groups of opponents, such as those in the same division. (Controlled vocabulary.)
competition-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-type	Describes what time period the statistics describe. Examples: just this week, this event, or this playoff season. (Controlled vocabulary.)
date-coverage-type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-value	Value that further describes the dates covered. Example: if type is season, value can be 2001-2002.
date-coverage-value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-time	Date-timestamp for the document, normalized to ISO 8601: YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS+HHMM (preferred) YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ (alternative). Use YYYYMMDD000000+HHMM when no time is available
date-time	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
doc-id	The often-unique ID of the document, tracked by publishers.
doc-id	CDATA (#REQUIRED )
document-class	A category code for the fixture-key. Equals news, standings, schedules, statistics, event-summary, event-action, dynamic-resource-file
document-class	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
duration-scope	Indicates what class of events the included statistics apply. Example: those events that went into overtime. (Controlled vocabulary.)
duration-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
feature-name	A publisher-created subset of the fixture-key.
feature-name	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
fixture-key	A consistent key for the type of regularly-published document being transmitted. (Controlled vocabulary.)
fixture-key	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
fixture-name	A displayable name for the fixture-key.
fixture-name	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
fixture-source	The maintainer of the controlled-vocabulary of fixture-keys.
fixture-source	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
language	The default language of the document. May be overridden via xml:lang. In ISO format - example: en-US.
language	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
publisher	Publisher of the data.
publisher	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
record-making-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to values that set a record, such as a team-high, or an individual-low. (Controlled vocabulary.)
record-making-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
slug	A keyword used by editors to refer to the document.
slug	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
stats-coverage	A relative indication of how many statistics are included in the item. (Controlled vocabulary.)
stats-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
team-coverage	Indicates whether the item contains information about one team, or many teams. (Controlled vocabulary.)
team-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

associate-metadata event-metadata official-metadata player-metadata player-stats schedule-metadata sports-metadata sports-property standing-metadata statistic-metadata team-metadata team-stats tournament-metadata

Content model

(catalog? , sports-title , advisory? , sports-content-codes? , sports-property*)

sports-property

An extensible property. Like in NewsML.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
allowed-values	Points to a controlled vocabulary that delimits the set of allowed values for the property.
allowed-values	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
formal-name	The code or key for the property.
formal-name	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
scheme	Distinguishes which of possibly multiple naming schemes in the controlled vocabulary is the one that governs this formal-name.
scheme	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
value	The value of the property. For example, if formal-name equals favorite-color, then value might equal blue.
value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
vocabulary	Provides a pointer to a Topic Set which is the controlled vocabulary that can be used to resolve the meaning of the formal-name.
vocabulary	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

(sports-property*)

sports-title

A short textual description of the document. Can show up in search results.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

sports-metadata

Content model

(#PCDATA)*

standing

A series of team or individual records. A series of team or individual records.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
content-label	A displayable label describing this standing.
content-label	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

(standing-metadata , (team* | player*) , )

standing-metadata

A series of team or individual records. A series of team or individual records.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
alignment-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events played either at home or away. (Controlled vocabulary.)
alignment-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
competition-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events against particular groups of opponents, such as those in the same division. (Controlled vocabulary.)
competition-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-type	Describes what time period the statistics describe. Examples: just this week, this event, or this playoff season. (Controlled vocabulary.)
date-coverage-type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-value	Value that further describes the dates covered. Example: if type is season, value can be 2001-2002.
date-coverage-value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
duration-scope	Indicates what class of events the included statistics apply. Example: those events that went into overtime. (Controlled vocabulary.)
duration-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
record-making-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to values that set a record, such as a team-high, or an individual-low. (Controlled vocabulary.)
record-making-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
stats-coverage	A relative indication of how many statistics are included in the item. (Controlled vocabulary.)
stats-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
team-coverage	Indicates whether the item contains information about one team, or many teams. (Controlled vocabulary.)
team-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

standing

Content model

(sports-content-codes? , sports-property*)

statistic

A table that generally compares the performance of teams or players. The fixture-key can identify which regulary-running statistics are being presented.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
alignment-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events played either at home or away. (Controlled vocabulary.)
alignment-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
competition-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events against particular groups of opponents, such as those in the same division. (Controlled vocabulary.)
competition-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
content-label	Displayable label that describes what content this statistic covers.
content-label	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-type	Describes what time period the statistics describe. Examples: just this week, this event, or this playoff season. (Controlled vocabulary.)
date-coverage-type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-value	Value that further describes the dates covered. Example: if type is season, value can be 2001-2002.
date-coverage-value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
duration-scope	Indicates what class of events the included statistics apply. Example: those events that went into overtime. (Controlled vocabulary.)
duration-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
record-making-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to values that set a record, such as a team-high, or an individual-low. (Controlled vocabulary.)
record-making-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
stats-coverage	A relative indication of how many statistics are included in the item. (Controlled vocabulary.)
stats-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
team-coverage	Indicates whether the item contains information about one team, or many teams. (Controlled vocabulary.)
team-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
type	The type of statistic.
type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

(statistic-metadata , team* , player* , status-change*)

statistic-metadata

Identifies which teams are being covered. Also indicates the date ranges for which these stats cover.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
alignment-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events played either at home or away. (Controlled vocabulary.)
alignment-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
competition-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events against particular groups of opponents, such as those in the same division. (Controlled vocabulary.)
competition-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-type	Describes what time period the statistics describe. Examples: just this week, this event, or this playoff season. (Controlled vocabulary.)
date-coverage-type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-value	Value that further describes the dates covered. Example: if type is season, value can be 2001-2002.
date-coverage-value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
duration-scope	Indicates what class of events the included statistics apply. Example: those events that went into overtime. (Controlled vocabulary.)
duration-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
record-making-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to values that set a record, such as a team-high, or an individual-low. (Controlled vocabulary.)
record-making-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
stats-coverage	A relative indication of how many statistics are included in the item. (Controlled vocabulary.)
stats-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
team-coverage	Indicates whether the item contains information about one team, or many teams. (Controlled vocabulary.)
team-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

statistic

Content model

(sports-content-codes? , sports-property*)

status-change

Identifies which teams are being covered. Also indicates the date ranges for which these stats cover.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
alignment-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events played either at home or away. (Controlled vocabulary.)
alignment-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
changer-idref	A pointer to the player or team that has undergone the status change.
changer-idref	IDREF (#REQUIRED )
competition-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events against particular groups of opponents, such as those in the same division. (Controlled vocabulary.)
competition-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-type	Describes what time period the statistics describe. Examples: just this week, this event, or this playoff season. (Controlled vocabulary.)
date-coverage-type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-value	Value that further describes the dates covered. Example: if type is season, value can be 2001-2002.
date-coverage-value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
duration-scope	Indicates what class of events the included statistics apply. Example: those events that went into overtime. (Controlled vocabulary.)
duration-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
new-idref	Generally, a pointer to the new team that the player in changer-idref is now affiliated with.
new-idref	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
new-status	What the new status of the player or team is. Examples are active, inactive, disabled-list.
new-status	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
original-idref	Generally, a pointer to the original team that the player in changer-idref was affiliated with.
original-idref	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
original-status	What the original status of the player or team was. Examples are active, inactive, disabled-list.
original-status	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
record-making-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to values that set a record, such as a team-high, or an individual-low. (Controlled vocabulary.)
record-making-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
stats-coverage	A relative indication of how many statistics are included in the item. (Controlled vocabulary.)
stats-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
status-change-type	What type of change was made in the status of a player or team. Examples are injury, trade, cut. (Controlled vocabulary.)
status-change-type	CDATA (#REQUIRED )
team-coverage	Indicates whether the item contains information about one team, or many teams. (Controlled vocabulary.)
team-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

statistic

Content model

EMPTY

sub-score

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
period-value	Could be quarter-1, period-2, inning-5, etc.
period-value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score	The score for that period.
score	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

EMPTY

sub-score-attempts

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
period-value	Could be quarter-1, period-2, inning-5, etc.
period-value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-attempts	The score for that period.
score-attempts	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

sports-event standing statistic tournament-round

Content model

EMPTY

team

A team participating in a sporting event. Holds code and names for team.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

Content model

(team-metadata , team-stats* , player* , associate*)

team-metadata

Info about the team. Properties of a team that are not based on their competitive performance. An included sports-content-code element can hold what division it is in, etc.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
alignment	Home or visiting.
alignment	['home', 'away', 'none'] (#IMPLIED )
home-page-url	The fully-qualified URL for the official home page of the team.
home-page-url	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
team-idref	Optional reference to a team in which this team is a member. Example: The U.S. Davis Cup team consists of many sub-teams.
team-idref	IDREF (#IMPLIED )
team-key	A unique identifier for the team.
team-key	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
team-source	The maintainer of the controlled vocabulary for the team-key. A reference to the catalog file, which holds the URL for the topic set in which the team-key is listed.
team-source	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

team

Content model

(name* , home-location? , sports-content-code* , sports-property* , (team-metadata-for-specific-sport)? , )

team-metadata-for-specific-sport

Not an actual SportsML element. This is where a plug-in element, such as team-metadata-ice-hockey, would fit in.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	The XML ID.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

team-metadata

Content model

EMPTY

team-stats

Statistics that apply to the team as a whole. Not all stats are used in every sport.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
alignment-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events played either at home or away. (Controlled vocabulary.)
alignment-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
competition-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to events against particular groups of opponents, such as those in the same division. (Controlled vocabulary.)
competition-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-type	Describes what time period the statistics describe. Examples: just this week, this event, or this playoff season. (Controlled vocabulary.)
date-coverage-type	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
date-coverage-value	Value that further describes the dates covered. Example: if type is season, value can be 2001-2002.
date-coverage-value	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
duration-scope	Indicates what class of events the included statistics apply. Example: those events that went into overtime. (Controlled vocabulary.)
duration-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
event-odds	The odds that this team or player would win the event.
event-odds	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
event-outcome	Whether the competitor won, lost, or tied.
event-outcome	['win', 'loss', 'tie', 'undecided'] (#IMPLIED )
event-standing-points	How many new points were earned as a result of the outcome of this particular event.
event-standing-points	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
events-played	The number of sports-events in which this team has already participated.
events-played	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
games-back	A number used to measure how behind one team is from first place. The first place team is 0 games back.
games-back	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )
record-making-scope	Indicates that the included statistics apply only to values that set a record, such as a team-high, or an individual-low. (Controlled vocabulary.)
record-making-scope	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
result-effect	Describes the effect that the result of the event or rank changing has had on the team. Example: Whether or not a team has qualified for the playoffs, or has been promoted or demoted to a different division. Values kept in controlled vocabulary: sportsml-vocabulary-core.result-effect
result-effect	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score	Final or current score of the team or player.
score	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-attempts	Final or current number of attempts to score by a team or player. Example: in ice hockey, would represent total shots on goal.
score-attempts	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-attempts-on-goal	A subset of score-attempts. Only counts those attempts that were on-goal.
score-attempts-on-goal	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-attempts-on-goal-opposing	Final or current number of attempts to score by an opposing team or player that were on-goal.
score-attempts-on-goal-opposing	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-attempts-opposing	Final or current number of attempts to score by an opposing team or player.
score-attempts-opposing	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-opposing	Final or current score of the opposing team or player.
score-opposing	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-percentage	Percentage of attempted scores that reached their mark.
score-percentage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-percentage-opposing	Percentage of attempted scores by opposing team or player that reached their mark.
score-percentage-opposing	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
score-units	Describes how the score and score-opposing is valued. (Controlled vocabulary.)
score-units	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
standing-points	A quantity used to rank teams, usually within a division, in order to decide who comes in first at the end of a season.
standing-points	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
stats-coverage	A relative indication of how many statistics are included in the item. (Controlled vocabulary.)
stats-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
streak	A value used to say how many events in a row the team has most recently won or lost. Format is win-3 or loss-4 or tie-1.
streak	CDATA (#IMPLIED )
team-coverage	Indicates whether the item contains information about one team, or many teams. (Controlled vocabulary.)
team-coverage	CDATA (#IMPLIED )

Parents

team

Content model

(sub-score* , sub-score-attempts* , penalty-stats* , outcome-totals* , award* , event-record* , rank* , rating* , (team-stats-for-specific-sport)? , sports-property*)

team-stats-for-specific-sport

Not an actual SportsML element. This is where a plug-in element, such as team-stats-ice-hockey, would fit in.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	The XML ID.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents

team-stats

Content model

EMPTY

tournament

A structured series of competitions within one sport. Generally organized by a particular sponsoring body. Can happen all in one day, or be spread out - like the Davis Cup in tennis.

Attributes

Name	Description
Name	Type (Declaration)	Default
id	An XML-specific identifier for the element.
id	ID (#IMPLIED )

Parents