The biggest clubs in the world look forward to the financial rewards of the Champions League.
Reaching the group stage of the most elite competition in Europe means a team can earn millions. The smaller clubs do have the most to benefit from such a competition.
The final prize depends on how many games a team wins and how far they get. Also, UEFA determines how the money is distributed depending on how much the body earns.
A team that wins the Champions League final gets to walk away with €20 million while the runner’s up receives €15.5 million.
The overall price depends on many factors or rather rewards accumulate each round depending on the team’s performance.
A single win in a group stage is worth €2.8 million while a draw is € 930,000.
- Reaching the round of 16 earns an additional €9.6m (£8.2m)
- Quarter-finalists make €10.6m (£9.1m)
- Semi-finalists make €12.5m (£10.7m)
- And the finalists receive €15.5m (£13.3m) with €4.5m (£3.8m) for the champions
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This means a team which wins every match in the group stage and proceeds to win the competition earns a total of €69.8million
Tv revenues are also to be taken into consideration. It is estimated to be around €303 million which is divided among the participating teams depending on market values.
When all of these earnings are summed up, the winning side can pull over €85 million.
The winners of the Champions League and Europa League secure a spot in the UEFA Super Cup final.
Qualification for the Super Cup is worth € 3.5 million and the team that emerges victorious receives a further €1 million.
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