Sports Documentaries in 2026

Sports documentaries on this list follow football clubs and supporters, tennis champions, baseball legends, hockey dreams, Olympic athletics and climbers on rock and ice. The subjects range from individual careers to sporting institutions and history.

Choose by the sport and story you want: an athlete’s final days, a club shaped by politics, a supporter culture, or an ascent. Release year and named filmmaker can help separate recent portraits from earlier sporting histories.

734 documentaries · ordered 26 October 2026 · How we order lists

Newest first: the year each film was released, from the open film record (Wikidata), then the order the list has always had. Every film’s page names its source.

No. 12026

Ein Sommer in Italien – WM 1990

by Vanessa Nöcker · Germany · German
No. 22026

The Bus: A French Football Mutiny

by Jérôme Fritel · France · French

sportassociation football
No. 320261 h 10 min

Jaripeo

by Rebecca Zweig · United States · France · Spanish, English
No. 42026

Rapinoe

Director not on record · United States · English
No. 520261 h 30 min

Same Sun

Director not on record · Germany · German

bicycleAfrica
No. 6202652 min

Tess Ledeux : derrière le masque

by Mathias Lopez · France · French

Tess Ledeuxconcussion
No. 72026

The Match

by Juan Cabral · Argentina

Argentina v England 1986
No. 82026

Too Much Sugar

by Robert Greene · United States · English
No. 92026

USA 94: Brazil’s Return to Glory

by Luis Ara · Brazil · Brazilian Portuguese
No. 102026

Zico, O Samurai de Quintino

Director not on record · Brazil · Brazilian Portuguese
No. 1120251 h 35 min

Soccer behind the Iron Curtain

by Zakaria Rahmani · United Kingdom · Germany · German

sportBFC Dynamo
No. 122025

Ultras

by Ragnhild Ekner · Sweden

sportultras
No. 132025

We'll Go Down in History

Director not on record · United Kingdom · English

sport
No. 1420251 h 55 min

Afternoons of Solitude

by Albert Serra · Spain · France · Spanish, French

Andrés Roca Reybullfighting
No. 1520251 h 30 min

Copa 71

by James Erskine · United Kingdom · English

1971 Women's World Cup
No. 162025

Hero! Hito!

by Lungnan Isak Fangas · Taiwan

Chinese Taipei at the 2024 WBSC Premier 12
No. 1720251 h 28 min

Tom Daley: 1.6 Seconds

by Vaughan Sivell · United Kingdom · English

diving
No. 1820251 h 30 min

Wanda Rutkiewicz. Ostatnia wyprawa

by Eliza Kubarska · Poland · Switzerland · Polish, Swiss German
No. 192025

We Are Storror

by Michael Bay · United States · English

Storror
No. 2020251 h 30 min

Who Killed the Montreal Expos?

Director not on record · Canada
No. 212024

Federer: Twelve Final Days

by Asif Kapadia · United Kingdom · English

sport
No. 2220241 h 40 min

7 Beats Per Minute

by Yuqi Kang · Canada · English, Mandarin
No. 2320241 h 55 min

Afternoons of Solitude

by Albert Serra · Spain · Portugal · Spanish, French

Andrés Roca Reybullfighting
No. 2420241 h 21 min

Champions of the Golden Valley

Director not on record · United States · English
No. 252024

Clemente

Director not on record · United States · English

Roberto Clemente

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Before you press play

Start with the sport

Football is represented by The Bus: A French Football Mutiny, Soccer behind the Iron Curtain and Ultras. Other films turn to tennis, baseball, hockey, shot put, rock climbing and alpinism.

We’ll Go Down in History is also identified as an LGBTQ-related film and a sport film, offering a sports subject with that wider focus.

Follow one athlete

Federer: Twelve Final Days follows Roger Federer during the final twelve days of his career. It was directed by Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia.

It Ain’t Over centers on New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra. Dame Valerie Adams: More than Gold focuses on Tongan-New Zealand Olympic shot putter Valerie Adams.

Look at teams and institutions

Soccer behind the Iron Curtain examines Stasi control over association football in East Germany from the late 1970s. The account alleges that this helped Berliner FC Dynamo win ten consecutive league titles.

The Bus: A French Football Mutiny and Ultras take different routes into football culture, with Jérôme Fritel making The Bus: A French Football Mutiny and Ragnhild Ekner making Ultras.

Choose an ascent

Race to the Summit concerns Swiss rock climber and alpinist Ueli Steck. The Alpinist follows Canadian climber Marc-André Leclerc, known for rock climbing, ice climbing and alpinism.

The Alpinist is directed by Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen, while Race to the Summit was released in 2023.

Compare date and filmmaker

The list includes releases from 2022 through 2026. Named makers include Briar March, Janne Niskala, Sean Mullin and Asif Kapadia.

When a filmmaker is not supplied for a title, choose by its subject and release year instead.

What viewers ask

Which sports appear on this list?: Football, tennis, baseball, hockey, shot put, rock climbing and alpinism appear among the listed subjects.
Which films focus on climbing?: Race to the Summit concerns Ueli Steck. The Alpinist follows Marc-André Leclerc, a Canadian rock, ice and alpine climber.
Which film is about Yogi Berra?: It Ain’t Over is about New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra. Sean Mullin made the film.
What is Soccer behind the Iron Curtain about?: It covers Stasi control of association football in East Germany from the late 1970s and the alleged effect on Berliner FC Dynamo’s ten consecutive league titles.
Which film follows Valerie Adams?: Dame Valerie Adams: More than Gold focuses on Tongan-New Zealand Olympic shot putter Valerie Adams. Briar March made the 2022 film.

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