UEFA Champions League prize money (Breakdown 2022/2023 Edition)

The UEFA Champions League is one of the known ranking club football competitions around the globe. And participating teams get huge financial rewards from it. UEFA Champions League prize money 2022/23 edition promises to be no different, with sum prize money of €2.22 billion obtainable.

The UEFA distributes the Champions League prize money among the participating teams according to their performance in the competition. They divide the prize money into different categories, allocating a fixed amount of money to each.

The UEFA Champions League prize money 2022/2023 gets to be breakdown into chunks as follows:

Teams Participation Bonus

There is participation bonus of €15.25 million. Therefore, each of the 32 teams that qualify for the Group Stage of the competition will receive it.

Group Stage Performance Bonus

For each win in the Group Stage, teams will receive a bonus of €2.75 million. And for each draw, they will receive €925,000.

Round of 16

The 16 teams that progress from the Group Stage to the Round of 16 will receive an additional €9.5 million.

Quarter-finals

The 8 teams that progress from the Round of 16 to the Quarter-finals will receive an additional €10.5 million.

Semi-finals

The 4 teams that progress from the Quarter-finals to the Semi-finals will receive an additional €12 million.

Final

The two teams that reach the Final will receive an additional €15 million each. And the winner receive an additional €4 million on top of that.

Participation Bonus	Group Stage	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final	Winner
€15.25 million	€2.75 million	€9.5 million	€10.5 million	€12 million	€15 million	€19 million

Market Pool

UEFA will distribute a market pool of €292 million among the participating teams. This pool is based on the proportional value of each TV market. And it is represented by the clubs that qualify for the Group Stage. UEFA determines the exact amount each club receives from the market pool using the TV market pool distribution formula.

Solidarity Payments

UEFA will also make solidarity payments to clubs that did not qualify for the Group Stage. And it is for those who were successful in their domestic leagues and played in the qualifying rounds.

The total prize money for the 2022/23 edition of the UEFA Champions League is €2.22 billion. And it is a significant increase from the previous edition. The distribution of this prize money will provide teams with a financial incentive to perform well. Though, it will ensure a more equitable distribution among all participating teams. The prize money is an important source of revenue for clubs. Therefore, it can have a significant impact on their financial stability and ability to compete at the highest level.

 

UEFA Revenue Share Model with Clubs that are compensated for playing in UEFA Competitions

UEFA allot money earned from UEFA competitions to participating clubs using the UEFA revenue share model. Based on the scale of the competition and the number of participants, UEFA divides the money made from each of its tournaments. This includes the Champions League, among the participating clubs. The amount of money made increases with the size and number of competitors. Based on how well the clubs do in the competition, UEFA then utilizes these funds. It provides prizes and performance-related bonuses to the clubs. The clubs will receive a higher portion of the money if they advance further in the competition. And the clubs will also win more games.

UEFA will reward €2.032bn among clubs in the competition for the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League edition. It will split into four different payment types:

1. Guaranteed Payments

In club football, the UEFA Champions League offers the highest cash incentives. All 32 participating teams will receive a guaranteed minimum payment from UEFA of €15.25 million. The fixed first portion of the assured payment is at €8.5 million, and the quantity of group stage games determines the second portion. UEFA will give an additional €2.7 million to any team that participates in at least three group stage games, and will divide the remaining €4.1 million payout into market pool payments based on performance during the group stage.

2. Co-efficient-Based Payments

The UEFA Champions League also incorporates a co-efficient-based compensation mechanism that honors groups for their accomplishments over the course of the previous five seasons. Co-efficient system assigns points to the teams on the basis of how many games they have played and how many wins they have got.

UEFA will reward a side that has won every game during the group stage of the competition with a maximum prize of €1.5 million. Furthermore, a team will get a bonus of €1 million for standing second in its group and €500,000 for standing third. So co-efficient divides among the teams according to their rankings.

3. Market Pool Payments

UEFA Champions League uses a system to reward teams for their hard work throughout the group stages with market pool payments through 2 methods. The first of which is the "market pool" payments that reward teams on the basis of their performance in the group stages After reaching the knockout stage, teams receive a base payment of €3 million. After that, the teams will get their share of the market pool payments based on the performance they show in the group stages. The "market share" payments, will divide among the teams on the basis of how many people watch their group-stage matches on television, making up the second component of the market pool payouts.

4. Performance-Based Payments

Performance-based payment is one of the vital payment systems that give rewards to the groups for their performance in the knockout rounds. And teams will be rewarded an additional €2.7 million for making it to the quarterfinals and €4 million for making it to the semifinals. A grand total of €7.5 million and €15 million will be given to the teams that carried it out to the final. Teams that reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League will also be paid a "market share" prize depending on how many people watch their matches on television.