UEFA: All participating teams in the Champions League have the opportunity to receive a bonus of 18.62 million euros
UEFA recently announced a new round of Champions League bonus distribution plan, which will take effect from 2024 to 2027. According to this plan, the 36 teams participating in the new Champions League will first receive fixed income of 18.62 million euros, which is higher than the current 15.5 million euros. In addition, the number of group stage games will be increased from 6 to 8 games, the winning bonus will be increased to 2.1 million euros, and the draw bonus will be increased to 700,000 euros. In comparison, the current winning bonus is 2.8 million euros, and the draw bonus is 93. million euros.
Each team will also receive corresponding bonuses based on the final ranking, from 36th to champion, with bonuses ranging from 275,000 euros to 10 million euros. In addition, UEFA will also distribute an additional bonus of 2 million euros to the teams ranked 1st to 8th in the first stage and advance to the top 16, while the teams ranked 9th to 16th will receive 1 million euros.
Compared with the current Champions League, the prize money at each stage of the knockout rounds has increased significantly. Those who advance to the top 16 will receive 11 million euros, those who advance to the top 8 will receive 12.5 million euros, and those who advance to the semifinals will receive 15 million euros. The two teams that advance to the new Champions League final will each receive a bonus of 18.5 million euros, while the champion will receive an additional 6.5 million euros. Compared with the current Champions League promotion bonus, the increase has reached 20%, and the total championship bonus has also been increased from 20 million euros to 25 million euros.
For the current season, Real Madrid is the club with the most bonuses, close to 91 million euros, followed by Bayern (87.2 million euros), Manchester City (87 million euros), Barcelona (82 million euros) and Atletico Madrid (81.7 million euros) ).
In addition to the Champions League, prize money for other UEFA competitions has also increased. The Europa League championship bonus has been increased from 4 million euros to 6 million euros, and the two teams in the final will each receive 7 million euros in bonuses, while the current bonus is 4.6 million euros. In the group stage, the winning bonus is 450,000 euros and the draw bonus is 150,000 euros. In addition, the Champions League champion and the Europa League champion of the European Super Cup will each receive a bonus of 4 million euros, while the winner will also receive an additional 1 million euros. The finalists of the UEFA Champions League (UEFA Cup) will receive a bonus of 3 million euros, and the winner will receive an additional 2 million euros.
