UEFA Awarding $2.65 billion
UEFA says Champions League prize pool with be at least $2.65 billion next season when it expands to 36 teams
UEFA pledged Wednesday that they will be awarding at least $2.65 billion in prize money to clubs playing in the Champions League next season when it expands to 36 teams.
The total prize fund has been about $2.15 billion in each season since 2021. It will be shared among four extra clubs in the revamped format that also gives teams eight guaranteed games instead of six.
Currently, the Champions League winner can expect to earn about $140 million from UEFA.
UEFA said it will allocate at least $4.74 billion in projected revenue for all its men’s club competitions next season.
Shared Revenue
It said $474 million — 10% of the total — will be shared among clubs eliminated in the qualifying rounds of European competitions or those in top-tier leagues who did not even qualify for UEFA games.
The projected revenue is less than previous UEFA estimates of at least $4.95 billion revenue.
Any surplus revenue should be shared among the clubs playing in the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League. Each will have 36 teams playing in a single standings table rather than traditional four-team groups.
The Europa League prize fund is at least $608 million and the third-tier Conference League will have $307 million in prize money.