Every fan gets curious to know about the money the teams earn in the Champions League. The UEFA Champions League is the most-watched competition all over the world. Millions of fans support their teams and stick to the tournament even if their favorite team does not proceed in the league. People want to know how much do teams make from the champions league. Just like, teams get money according to their position in the league table, UEFA Champions League divides the money for every stage the teams pass, be it the group stages or the knockout rounds.
The amount of money a team gets in the Champions League makes it the most-watched and loved tournament in club football. Let us get to know in detail about the prize money of the Champions League and how much do teams earn in UEFA Champions League.
We are in the year 2021 and the final of the Champions League that was played between Chelsea and Manchester City dished out the largest prize money to the winner than any other competition.
I will be giving you the exact figure of money earned by teams in the champions league at every stage and the total prize money taken by the winner in the end. Here is a detailed explanation of the Champions League Money pool.
So, moving on to the first point about how much does the winner get in the final game? Also keeping in mind that the figures may vary with the years ahead.
1. How much did the 2021 UEFA Champions League finalist earn? What was the prize money for the Champions League winner?
2021 UEFA Champions League Final was played between Chelsea and Manchester City in which Chelsea emerged as the winner. Chelsea were not even the favorites to win the competition but this is football and we have to be prepared for the unexpected. The two teams in the finale of the competition earn about $18.3 million, but it's obvious that the winner earns more than the runner-up. The winning team gets an additional amount of $4.88 million as a bonus. The bonus amount is given to the winning team and will automatically qualify for other competitions of the UEFA Super Cup. The UEFASuper Cup is played between the winning teams of Champions and Europa league. So, in 2021 Chelsea will face Villarreal CF, the winner of the UEFA Europa League in the UEFA Super Cup. This increases the momentum of the competition as the two best teams of two European Leagues face each other. The UEFA Super Cup will be played in the month of August 2021. Thus, the winning team of UCL gets a total of $23.18 million in the final.
To put it in simple figures, here is the division of prize money between the finalists of the Champions League:
UEFA Champions League Winner: $23.18 million
UEFA Champions League Runner-up: $18.3 million
2. Now Let us begin from the start of the competition till the end to know how much do teams earn?
The table below contains the complete breakdown of prize money for the current 2020-2021 Champions League season. Making it beyond the group stage is enough to earn all 32 clubs an automatic $18.6 million. The more the number of matches won in the group stage and the further a team goes, the greater the cash benefits.
- Group Stage allows any team to win at most $18.6 million. There are 4 teams in the group stage, which means, a single team has to play 6 matches in a group. The teams who finish top two are through for the round of 16.
- Now, what if the team wins a match in a group stage? It's quite obvious that the winning team will get more money than the losing one. A term who wins a match in a group stage gets $3.3 million per win.
- Will the teams gain money if they draw the match in the group stage? Yes, they will each receive $1.1 million. This benefits UEFA, otherwise, they would have had to pay more money if any side had won.
- The amount of money increases with each stage. "Round of 16" can help a team earn up to $11.6 million. That's a huge amount, isn't it?
- Quarterfinalists earn up to $12.8 million after progressing through both legs.
- It is really proud for a team if they reach the Semis. In the 2021 season, Real Madrid played with Chelsea in which Chelsea emerged as the winner, and Manchester City played with PSG in which Manchester City emerged as the winner. Semifinalists earn up to $14.6 million after progressing through both legs.
- I have already mentioned the amount which the winner gets in the final of the champions league. The winner takes it all getting a total of $23.2 million after winning the Champions League.
Thus winning team gets a total of about $103.5 million after getting crowned as the Champions of Europe. So, finally, you know how much teams earn in the champions league. If your friends ask you about this, you have an exact answer.
Now, as the seasons proceed, there will be some changes in the competition allowing teams to earn more money. Not only this, but when the stadiums will be at their full capacity, teams are going to earn a lot more than they earned this season. It is a matter of time when we will be able to see the fans in the stadiums supporting their teams. We saw a total of 14000 fans in Porto during the finale of the champions league 2021.
According to a report by The Associated Press, the financial incentives for clubs would be increased for the 2021-2022 Champions League season.
Each Champions League club will receive $19.1 million just for qualifying the group stage which was about $18.6 million last year. So, the prize money of UCL is increasing every year, which makes the competition even more competitive. Am I right?
A Fun Fact here, you know the 32 clubs that qualify the group stage will share a total of $2.44 billion, up from $2.38 billion. Okay, this is a lot of money.
I hope you liked my post and if you want to know about the prize money of other competitions, you can ask me about it in the comment section. Do not forget to share this with your friends. Thank you.
If you have any doubts, please let me know.