UEFA Champions League is by far the most highest prize money paying competition in the world, yeah thats right even more than Football World Cup. Champions League’s total prize money pool is round about $1.1 billion for the 2014-15 season from which UEFA pays all the 32 participating clubs and the ones who get knockout in the champions league qualifying rounds. The winner of competition can take away anywhere around €50 to €75 million depending on the country the club is from. There is a large portion of the prize money pool which is divided on how the teams finish in the competition and than there is a part (tv rights money ) which is divided among team according to the market value.
UEFA Champions League 2015 Prize Money Fund Distribution:
So how does the distribution of €1.1 billion works among Champions League participant and teams who play in Champions League qualifiers but fail to reach group stages. following table shows where the money goes.| STAGE | MONEY |
| Participation Bonus | €8.6 million for every 32 teams in group stages |
| Performance Bonus | €1 million for every win & €500,000 for every draw in group stages |
| Round of 16 | €3.5 million for every team |
| Quarter Finals | €3.9 million for every team |
| Semifinals | €4.9 million to all four teams |
| Runner Ups | €6.5 million |
| Final | €10.5 million |
| Market Pool (TV Money) | 75% of the total revenue from TV media rights and commercial contracts, up to a maximum of €530m goes to clubs according to the market value of the team |
How Much FC Barcelona & Juventus Will Be Getting For Reaching 2015 Final:
FC Barcelona and Juventus reached the 2015 Final and this is how much money they will be earning this season.| STAGE | FC BARCELONA | JUVENTUS | |
| Participation Bonus | €8.6 million | €8.6 million | |
| Performance Bonus | €5 million (for winning 5 group games) | €3.5 million (for winning 3 group games + 1 Draw) | |
| Market Pool | €20.5 million | €27.14 million | |
| Round of 16 | €3.5 million | €3.5 million | |
| Quarter Finals | €3.9 million | €3.9 million | |
| Semifinals | €4.9 million | €4.9 million | |
| Finals | €10.5 million | €6.5 million | |
| TOTAL | €57.9m (if winners) – €53.9m (if runnerups) | €62m (if winners) – €58m (if runnerups) |
How Does The “Market Pool Money” Calculated and Distributed:
Well that part is bit difficult to understand, you see if FC Basel were to win the Champions League they won’t make as much as Real Madrid or Bayern Munich did in the last couple of years. Why ? because of the market value of the team. You see team coming from top 4 European Leagues get the bigger chunk of the market pool.Every League (not teams) gets a market pool according to the UEFA Ranking of European Leagues, and for example last season Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad played in group stages so the total market pool was shared between four teams. Where Barcelona got €21 million, Real Madrid €20 million, Atletico got €17 million and Real Sociedad got €8.5 million in market pool money.
Paris Saint Germain on the other hand got massive €33 million from market pool money because only them and Marseille played in the group stages and Marseilles went out without winning a point.
So the Market Pool given out to other low ranked leagues like Ukraine, Russia etc is much lower so the clubs from those countries get less money.
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