fix[standings]: resolve empty standings for multi-season leagues

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 - **Stats View Focus** - Fixed focus state persisting when navigating away from stats view, ensuring fresh state on re-entry
+- **Standings for Multi-Season Leagues** - Fixed standings dialog returning empty results for leagues with multiple seasons per year (i.e, Liga MX, Liga Profesional, Liga 1, Primera A, etc.)
 
 ## [0.20.0] - 2026-02-05
 

internal/api/types.go

@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import "time"
 
 // League represents a football league
 type League struct {
-	ID          int    `json:"id"`
-	Name        string `json:"name"`
-	Country     string `json:"country"`
-	CountryCode string `json:"country_code"`
-	Logo        string `json:"logo,omitempty"`
+	ID             int    `json:"id"`
+	Name           string `json:"name"`
+	Country        string `json:"country"`
+	CountryCode    string `json:"country_code"`
+	Logo           string `json:"logo,omitempty"`
+	ParentLeagueID int    `json:"parent_league_id,omitempty"` // Parent league ID for sub-season leagues (e.g., Liga MX Clausura -> Liga MX)
 }
 
 // Team represents a football team

internal/app/commands.go

@@ -377,7 +377,9 @@ func fetchGoalLinks(redditClient *reddit.Client, details *api.MatchDetails) tea.
 
 // fetchStandings fetches league standings for a specific league.
 // Used to populate the standings dialog.
-func fetchStandings(client *fotmob.Client, leagueID int, leagueName string, homeTeamID, awayTeamID int) tea.Cmd {
+// parentLeagueID is used for multi-season leagues (e.g., Liga MX Clausura -> Liga MX)
+// where the sub-league ID has no standings but the parent league does.
+func fetchStandings(client *fotmob.Client, leagueID int, leagueName string, parentLeagueID int, homeTeamID, awayTeamID int) tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		if client == nil {
 			return standingsMsg{leagueID: leagueID, standings: nil}
@@ -386,7 +388,7 @@ func fetchStandings(client *fotmob.Client, leagueID int, leagueName string, home
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
 
-		standings, err := client.LeagueTable(ctx, leagueID, leagueName)
+		standings, err := client.LeagueTableWithParent(ctx, leagueID, leagueName, parentLeagueID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return standingsMsg{leagueID: leagueID, standings: nil}
 		}

internal/app/update.go

@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ func (m model) handleStatsSelection(msg tea.KeyMsg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 					m.fotmobClient,
 					m.matchDetails.League.ID,
 					m.matchDetails.League.Name,
+					m.matchDetails.League.ParentLeagueID,
 					m.matchDetails.HomeTeam.ID,
 					m.matchDetails.AwayTeam.ID,
 				)

internal/fotmob/client.go

@@ -458,15 +458,37 @@ func getParentLeagueID(leagueName string, leagueID int) int {
 
 // LeagueTable retrieves the league table/standings for a specific league.
 // Handles both regular league tables and knockout competition tables (e.g., Champions League).
-// Uses league name to detect parent leagues for knockout competitions.
+// Uses parentLeagueID (from FotMob match details) when available, then falls back to
+// league name pattern matching for knockout competitions.
+// Multi-season leagues (e.g., Liga MX, Liga Profesional) have sub-league IDs per season
+// that don't have standings — the parentLeagueID points to the main league that does.
 func (c *Client) LeagueTable(ctx context.Context, leagueID int, leagueName string) ([]api.LeagueTableEntry, error) {
-	// First, determine the effective league ID (may be parent for knockout competitions)
+	// Determine the effective league ID for standings lookup.
+	// Priority: parentLeagueID from match details > name pattern matching > original ID
 	effectiveID := getParentLeagueID(leagueName, leagueID)
 
 	// Fetch standings using the effective league ID
 	return c.fetchLeagueTable(ctx, effectiveID)
 }
 
+// LeagueTableWithParent retrieves the league table/standings, using the parent league ID
+// when available. This is the preferred method when match details provide a parentLeagueId.
+// Multi-season leagues (e.g., Liga MX Clausura, Liga Profesional Apertura) return sub-league
+// IDs in match details that have no standings — the parentLeagueID points to the main league.
+func (c *Client) LeagueTableWithParent(ctx context.Context, leagueID int, leagueName string, parentLeagueID int) ([]api.LeagueTableEntry, error) {
+	effectiveID := leagueID
+
+	// Use parentLeagueID if it differs from leagueID (indicates a sub-season league)
+	if parentLeagueID > 0 && parentLeagueID != leagueID {
+		effectiveID = parentLeagueID
+	} else {
+		// Fall back to name-based parent league detection for knockout competitions
+		effectiveID = getParentLeagueID(leagueName, leagueID)
+	}
+
+	return c.fetchLeagueTable(ctx, effectiveID)
+}
+
 // fetchLeagueTable fetches the league table for a specific league ID.
 func (c *Client) fetchLeagueTable(ctx context.Context, leagueID int) ([]api.LeagueTableEntry, error) {
 	// Apply rate limiting
@@ -491,21 +513,29 @@ func (c *Client) fetchLeagueTable(ctx context.Context, leagueID int) ([]api.Leag
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code %d for league %d table", resp.StatusCode, leagueID)
 	}
 
-	// FotMob returns table at either:
-	// - Regular leagues: table[0].data.table.all[]
-	// - Knockout competitions (e.g., Champions League): table[0].data.tables[0].table.all[]
+	// FotMob returns table data in several formats:
+	// 1. Regular leagues (EPL, La Liga): table[0].data.table.all[]
+	// 2. Knockout competitions (Champions League): table[0].data.tables[0].table.all[]
+	// 3. Multi-season leagues (Liga MX, Liga Profesional): table[0].data.tables[] with
+	//    multiple sub-tables (e.g., Clausura + Apertura, or Group A + Group B).
+	//    The first sub-table is typically the current/most relevant season.
 	var response struct {
 		Table []struct {
 			Data struct {
 				// Regular league table
 				Table struct {
 					All []fotmobTableRow `json:"all"`
 				} `json:"table"`
-				// Knockout competition tables (e.g., Champions League)
+				// Multi-table format: knockout competitions and multi-season leagues
+				// Examples:
+				//   - Champions League: single table with all teams
+				//   - Liga MX: Clausura + Apertura tables
+				//   - Liga Profesional: Apertura Group A + Group B tables
 				Tables []struct {
 					Table struct {
 						All []fotmobTableRow `json:"all"`
 					} `json:"table"`
+					LeagueName string `json:"leagueName"` // e.g., "Clausura", "Apertura - Group A"
 				} `json:"tables"`
 			} `json:"data"`
 		} `json:"table"`
@@ -515,16 +545,22 @@ func (c *Client) fetchLeagueTable(ctx context.Context, leagueID int) ([]api.Leag
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("decode league table response for league %d: %w", leagueID, err)
 	}
 
-	// Extract table rows - try regular format first, then knockout format
+	// Extract table rows - try regular format first, then multi-table format
 	var tableData []fotmobTableRow
 	if len(response.Table) > 0 {
 		data := response.Table[0].Data
-		// Try regular league format first
+		// Try regular league format first (single table with all teams)
 		if len(data.Table.All) > 0 {
 			tableData = data.Table.All
-		} else if len(data.Tables) > 0 && len(data.Tables[0].Table.All) > 0 {
-			// Fall back to knockout competition format
-			tableData = data.Tables[0].Table.All
+		} else if len(data.Tables) > 0 {
+			// Multi-table format: use first sub-table (current/most relevant season)
+			// This covers both knockout competitions and multi-season leagues
+			for _, subTable := range data.Tables {
+				if len(subTable.Table.All) > 0 {
+					tableData = subTable.Table.All
+					break
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 

internal/fotmob/types.go

@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ type fotmobMatchDetails struct {
 			ID   int    `json:"id"`
 			Name string `json:"name"`
 		} `json:"awayTeam"`
-		LeagueID   int    `json:"leagueId"`
-		LeagueName string `json:"leagueName"`
+		LeagueID       int    `json:"leagueId"`
+		LeagueName     string `json:"leagueName"`
+		ParentLeagueID int    `json:"parentLeagueId"` // Parent league ID for sub-season leagues
 	} `json:"general"`
 	Content struct {
 		MatchFacts struct {
@@ -306,8 +307,9 @@ func (m fotmobMatchDetails) toAPIMatchDetails() *api.MatchDetails {
 	baseMatch := api.Match{
 		ID: matchID,
 		League: api.League{
-			ID:   m.General.LeagueID,
-			Name: m.General.LeagueName,
+			ID:             m.General.LeagueID,
+			Name:           m.General.LeagueName,
+			ParentLeagueID: m.General.ParentLeagueID,
 		},
 		HomeTeam: api.Team{
 			ID:        m.General.HomeTeam.ID,