There are few more prestigious prizes in football, let alone sport, than Europe’s elite club competition. Of course, lifting the trophy, and the cachet that comes with it, takes precedent over any remunerative rewards, but ahead of tomorrow’s final in Istanbul we are running through a detailed Champions League prize money breakdown to see just how lucrative the competition can be.
- Manchester City could stand to make a cumulative total of £84 million for winning the Champions League.
- Group stage qualification is worth £13.8 million alone.
- Coefficient bonuses and broadcasting shares also feed into club revenue from the competition.
Champions League Prize Money Breakdown
While one of Manchester City or Inter Milan will benefit from a sizeable £17.7 million bonus as a result of winning the Champions League, the competition’s prize money is cumulative.
This means that teams benefit from financial rewards in each round of the tournament, which inevitably rises as it progresses to the latter stages.
Just qualifying for the Champions League is considered to be a major economic boost for clubs in terms of broadcast and match day revenue, which is why securing a berth is so highly sought after. However, making it to the group stages is worth £13.8m alone, and this figure rises by almost six million for teams who manage to reach the dizzying heights of the final.
Full Round-by-Round Breakdown
- Group stage qualification: £13.8m
- Group stage wins: £2.1m
- Group stage draws: £820k
- Round of 16 – £8.5m
- Quarter-finalist: £9.4m
- Semi-finalist: £11m
- Runner-up: £13.7m
- Winner: £17.7m
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Using the figures above, we can begin to work out what both of this year’s finalists can stand to receive across the entirety of their respective campaigns, taking into account bonus figures for wins and draws in the group stage.
Beginning with Inter Milan, the three-time winners won three of their six group matches whilst also sharing the spoils with Barcelona at the Nou Camp.
If they were to claim the most improbable of Champions League triumphs against heavy favourites Manchester City, they would earn a total of £81.22 million.
Meanwhile, Man City went unbeaten in Group G, winning four games and drawing two in the process – this would not only land them with a first ever European triumph, but also a very handy £84.1 million cash boost to help perpetuate their dominance next season.
It is also worth noting that teams will benefit from other revenue streams as a result of playing in the competition, such as a share of £530 million worth of coefficient bonuses based on their ranking (1-32), as well as lucrative broadcasting deals.
Around 55 percent of the total prize pool is distributed to teams throughout the duration, dependent on where they finish, while the remaining 45 percent is split across the 32 participants in two ways; 30 percent in terms of coefficient payout, and 15 percent going to the proportional value of each broadcasting market.
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