diff --git a/libraries/app/database_api.cpp b/libraries/app/database_api.cpp
index 5184ea77..ee3f8c30 100644
--- a/libraries/app/database_api.cpp
+++ b/libraries/app/database_api.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class database_api_impl : public std::enable_shared_from_this<database_api_impl>
 
       // Peerplays
       vector<sport_object>           list_sports() const; 
+      vector<event_group_object>     list_event_groups(sport_id_type sport_id) const;
 
       // Markets / feeds
       vector<limit_order_object>         get_limit_orders(asset_id_type a, asset_id_type b, uint32_t limit)const;
@@ -891,15 +892,25 @@ vector<sport_object> database_api::list_sports() const
 
 vector<sport_object> database_api_impl::list_sports() const
 {
-   const auto& sport_index = _db.get_index_type<sport_object_index>().indices().get<by_id>();
+   const auto& sport_object_idx = _db.get_index_type<sport_object_index>().indices().get<by_id>();
    vector<sport_object> result;
-   for (const sport_object& sport : sport_index)
+   for (const sport_object& sport : sport_object_idx)
    {
       result.emplace_back(sport);
    }
    return result;
 }
 
+vector<event_group_object> database_api_impl::list_event_groups(sport_id_type sport_id) const
+{
+   vector<event_group_object> result;
+   const auto& event_group_idx = _db.get_index_type<event_group_object_index>().indices().get<by_sport_id>();
+   for (const event_group_object& event_group : event_group_idx)
+   {
+      result.emplace_back(event_group);
+   }
+   return result;
+}
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //                                                                  //
 // Markets / feeds                                                  //
diff --git a/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/database_api.hpp b/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/database_api.hpp
index 938b57f6..28cf6af1 100644
--- a/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/database_api.hpp
+++ b/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/database_api.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #include <graphene/chain/operation_history_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/proposal_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/sport_object.hpp>
+#include <graphene/chain/event_group_object.hpp>
+
 #include <graphene/chain/worker_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/witness_object.hpp>
 
@@ -322,6 +324,11 @@ class database_api
        */
       vector<sport_object> list_sports() const;
 
+      /**
+       * @brief Return a list of all event groups for a sport (e.g. all soccer leagues in soccer)
+       */
+      vector<event_group_object> list_event_groups(sport_id_type sport_id) const;
+
       /////////////////////
       // Markets / feeds //
       /////////////////////
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/event_group_object.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/event_group_object.hpp
index a5d4584d..f47eda31 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/event_group_object.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/event_group_object.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ namespace graphene { namespace chain {
 
 class database;
 
+struct by_sport_id;
+
 class event_group_object : public graphene::db::abstract_object< event_group_object >
 {
    public:
@@ -44,7 +46,9 @@ class event_group_object : public graphene::db::abstract_object< event_group_obj
 typedef multi_index_container<
    event_group_object,
    indexed_by<
-      ordered_unique< tag<by_id>, member< object, object_id_type, &object::id > > > > event_group_object_multi_index_type;
+      ordered_unique< tag<by_id>, member< object, object_id_type, &object::id > >, 
+      ordered_non_unique< tag<by_sport_id>, member< event_group_object, sport_id_type, &event_group_object::sport_id > >      >
+   > event_group_object_multi_index_type;
 
 typedef generic_index<event_group_object, event_group_object_multi_index_type> event_group_object_index;
 } } // graphene::chain