Champions League prize money
UEFA pays £2.11bn to the clubs in the Champions League. Qualifying for the league phase is worth £15,914,530 on its own, a win £1,794,872, and a club that wins the whole thing collects £94.7m.
Unlike a league, UEFA publishes the whole schedule before a ball is kicked, and every amount on this page is a fixed rate rather than a share of what came in. The rates hold for the 2024/25 to 2026/27 cycle, so a win in 2026/27 pays what a win paid in 2024/25. The one part that is not a rate is the 35% value pillar, £729m split by club coefficient and the size of each club's broadcast market, and it is paid on top of everything below.
What winning it pays
Every payment on the way to the trophy, and the running total
| STAGE | PAYS | RUNNING TOTAL |
|---|---|---|
| Reaching the league phase | £15,914,530£15.9m | £15,914,530£15.9m |
| Winning all 8 league-phase matches | £14,358,976£14.4m | £30,273,506£30.3m |
| Finishing top of the league phase | £8,461,548£8.5m | £38,735,054£38.7m |
| Finishing in the top eight | £1,709,402£1.7m | £40,444,456£40.4m |
| Reaching the round of 16 | £9,401,709£9.4m | £49,846,165£49.8m |
| Reaching the quarter-finals | £10,683,761£10.7m | £60,529,926£60.5m |
| Reaching the semi-finals | £12,820,513£12.8m | £73,350,439£73.4m |
| Reaching the final | £15,811,966£15.8m | £89,162,405£89.2m |
| Winning it | £5,555,556£5.6m | £94,717,961£94.7m |
This is the schedule at its maximum: top the league phase, which is what lets a club skip the knockout play-off round, win all 8 matches getting there, then win four ties in a row. The Super Cup is not in the total, because it is played the following August against the Europa League holders rather than as part of this competition, and it is worth £4,273,504 to a club that plays in it and wins it. The value pillar is not in it either: it is paid on coefficient and market rather than on results, so it is the same money whether a club wins the final or goes out in the league phase.
What each league-phase place is worth
The ranking bonus by finishing position, 2024/25 to 2026/27
| POS | SHARES | RANKING | BONUS | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | £8,461,548£8.5m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £10,170,950£10.2m |
| 2 | 35 | £8,226,505£8.2m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £9,935,907£9.9m |
| 3 | 34 | £7,991,462£8.0m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £9,700,864£9.7m |
| 4 | 33 | £7,756,419£7.8m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £9,465,821£9.5m |
| 5 | 32 | £7,521,376£7.5m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £9,230,778£9.2m |
| 6 | 31 | £7,286,333£7.3m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £8,995,735£9.0m |
| 7 | 30 | £7,051,290£7.1m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £8,760,692£8.8m |
| 8 | 29 | £6,816,247£6.8m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £8,525,649£8.5m |
| 9 | 28 | £6,581,204£6.6m | £854,701£855k | £7,435,905£7.4m |
| 10 | 27 | £6,346,161£6.3m | £854,701£855k | £7,200,862£7.2m |
| 11 | 26 | £6,111,118£6.1m | £854,701£855k | £6,965,819£7.0m |
| 12 | 25 | £5,876,075£5.9m | £854,701£855k | £6,730,776£6.7m |
| 13 | 24 | £5,641,032£5.6m | £854,701£855k | £6,495,733£6.5m |
| 14 | 23 | £5,405,989£5.4m | £854,701£855k | £6,260,690£6.3m |
| 15 | 22 | £5,170,946£5.2m | £854,701£855k | £6,025,647£6.0m |
| 16 | 21 | £4,935,903£4.9m | £854,701£855k | £5,790,604£5.8m |
| 17 | 20 | £4,700,860£4.7m | £4,700,860£4.7m | |
| 18 | 19 | £4,465,817£4.5m | £4,465,817£4.5m | |
| 19 | 18 | £4,230,774£4.2m | £4,230,774£4.2m | |
| 20 | 17 | £3,995,731£4.0m | £3,995,731£4.0m | |
| 21 | 16 | £3,760,688£3.8m | £3,760,688£3.8m | |
| 22 | 15 | £3,525,645£3.5m | £3,525,645£3.5m | |
| 23 | 14 | £3,290,602£3.3m | £3,290,602£3.3m | |
| 24 | 13 | £3,055,559£3.1m | £3,055,559£3.1m | |
| 25 | 12 | £2,820,516£2.8m | £2,820,516£2.8m | |
| 26 | 11 | £2,585,473£2.6m | £2,585,473£2.6m | |
| 27 | 10 | £2,350,430£2.4m | £2,350,430£2.4m | |
| 28 | 9 | £2,115,387£2.1m | £2,115,387£2.1m | |
| 29 | 8 | £1,880,344£1.9m | £1,880,344£1.9m | |
| 30 | 7 | £1,645,301£1.6m | £1,645,301£1.6m | |
| 31 | 6 | £1,410,258£1.4m | £1,410,258£1.4m | |
| 32 | 5 | £1,175,215£1.2m | £1,175,215£1.2m | |
| 33 | 4 | £940,172£940k | £940,172£940k | |
| 34 | 3 | £705,129£705k | £705,129£705k | |
| 35 | 2 | £470,086£470k | £470,086£470k | |
| 36 | 1 | £235,043£235k | £235,043£235k |
UEFA divides the ranking pot into 666 shares, one for the club that finishes 36th and a share more for every place above it, so the club that finishes first takes 36. That makes a place worth £235,043 at every step of the table, from 36th to 35th and from second to first alike. None of it includes what those clubs were paid for the results that got them there: £1,794,872 a win and £598,291 a draw across 8 matchdays, which is worth up to £14,358,976 on its own.
Who collected it
Where all 36 clubs finished the league phase
| POS | CLUB | RANKING | BONUS | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | £8,461,548£8.5m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £10,170,950£10.2m |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | £8,226,505£8.2m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £9,935,907£9.9m |
| 3 | Liverpool | £7,991,462£8.0m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £9,700,864£9.7m |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | £7,756,419£7.8m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £9,465,821£9.5m |
| 5 | Barcelona | £7,521,376£7.5m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £9,230,778£9.2m |
| 6 | Chelsea | £7,286,333£7.3m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £8,995,735£9.0m |
| 7 | Sporting CP | £7,051,290£7.1m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £8,760,692£8.8m |
| 8 | Manchester City | £6,816,247£6.8m | £1,709,402£1.7m | £8,525,649£8.5m |
| 9 | Real Madrid | £6,581,204£6.6m | £854,701£855k | £7,435,905£7.4m |
| 10 | Inter Milan | £6,346,161£6.3m | £854,701£855k | £7,200,862£7.2m |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain | £6,111,118£6.1m | £854,701£855k | £6,965,819£7.0m |
| 12 | Newcastle United | £5,876,075£5.9m | £854,701£855k | £6,730,776£6.7m |
| 13 | Juventus | £5,641,032£5.6m | £854,701£855k | £6,495,733£6.5m |
| 14 | Atlético Madrid | £5,405,989£5.4m | £854,701£855k | £6,260,690£6.3m |
| 15 | Atalanta | £5,170,946£5.2m | £854,701£855k | £6,025,647£6.0m |
| 16 | Bayer Leverkusen | £4,935,903£4.9m | £854,701£855k | £5,790,604£5.8m |
| 17 | Borussia Dortmund | £4,700,860£4.7m | £4,700,860£4.7m | |
| 18 | Olympiacos | £4,465,817£4.5m | £4,465,817£4.5m | |
| 19 | Club Brugge | £4,230,774£4.2m | £4,230,774£4.2m | |
| 20 | Galatasaray | £3,995,731£4.0m | £3,995,731£4.0m | |
| 21 | Monaco | £3,760,688£3.8m | £3,760,688£3.8m | |
| 22 | Qarabağ | £3,525,645£3.5m | £3,525,645£3.5m | |
| 23 | Bodø/Glimt | £3,290,602£3.3m | £3,290,602£3.3m | |
| 24 | Benfica | £3,055,559£3.1m | £3,055,559£3.1m | |
| 25 | Marseille | £2,820,516£2.8m | £2,820,516£2.8m | |
| 26 | Pafos | £2,585,473£2.6m | £2,585,473£2.6m | |
| 27 | Union Saint-Gilloise | £2,350,430£2.4m | £2,350,430£2.4m | |
| 28 | PSV Eindhoven | £2,115,387£2.1m | £2,115,387£2.1m | |
| 29 | Athletic Bilbao | £1,880,344£1.9m | £1,880,344£1.9m | |
| 30 | Napoli | £1,645,301£1.6m | £1,645,301£1.6m | |
| 31 | Copenhagen | £1,410,258£1.4m | £1,410,258£1.4m | |
| 32 | Ajax | £1,175,215£1.2m | £1,175,215£1.2m | |
| 33 | Eintracht Frankfurt | £940,172£940k | £940,172£940k | |
| 34 | Slavia Prague | £705,129£705k | £705,129£705k | |
| 35 | Villarreal | £470,086£470k | £470,086£470k | |
| 36 | Kairat Almaty | £235,043£235k | £235,043£235k |
The table pays for the league phase and the trophy is won after it, so the two rarely agree. Arsenal topped it and took £10,170,950, the most any club was paid for the 8 matchdays. Paris Saint-Germain finished 11th, was paid £6,965,819 for that, and went on to win the competition, beating Arsenal, the club that had topped it.
Getting there
paid for qualifying, before a ball is kicked
| PAYMENT | PER CLUB | TOTAL POOL |
|---|---|---|
| Reaching the league phase paid to all 36 clubs, whatever happens next | £15,914,530£15.9m each | £572,649,573£572.6m |
| Losing in the play-off round the consolation for the clubs that miss the league phase at the last hurdle | £3,666,667£3.7m each | £25,641,026£25.6m |
The league phase
paid for results across the eight matchdays and the table they produce
| PAYMENT | PER CLUB | TOTAL POOL |
|---|---|---|
| Winning a league-phase match the eight matchdays share this pot; a draw takes a third of a win | £1,794,872£1.8m per win | £258,119,658£258.1m |
| Drawing a league-phase match paid to both clubs, out of the same pot as the wins | £598,291£598k per draw | |
| Where a club finishes in the league phase 36 shares for finishing first, one for finishing 36th, and a share less for every place down the table | £235,043£235k per share | £156,410,256£156.4m |
| Finishing in the top eight clubs 9th to 16th take half of it; the pot covers both | £1,709,402£1.7m each | £20,512,821£20.5m |
The knockout rounds
paid for each round reached, and again for the round after it
| PAYMENT | PER CLUB | TOTAL POOL |
|---|---|---|
| Reaching the knockout play-offs the extra round the top eight do not have to play | £854,701£855k each | £13,675,214£13.7m |
| Reaching the round of 16 | £9,401,709£9.4m each | £150,427,350£150.4m |
| Reaching the quarter-finals | £10,683,761£10.7m each | £85,470,085£85.5m |
| Reaching the semi-finals | £12,820,513£12.8m each | £51,282,051£51.3m |
| Reaching the final paid to both finalists | £15,811,966£15.8m each | £31,623,932£31.6m |
| Winning the competition on top of the amount for reaching the final | £5,555,556£5.6m | £5,555,556£5.6m |
The Super Cup
paid the following August, to the two clubs that won Europe
| PAYMENT | PER CLUB | TOTAL POOL |
|---|---|---|
| Playing in the Super Cup the winners meet the Europa League holders in August | £3,418,803£3.4m each | £6,837,607£6.8m |
| Winning the Super Cup | £854,701£855k | £854,701£855k |
Where the money is cut
The three parts UEFA splits the competition into
The equal shares and the performance money are on this page in full, because both are published as rates a club can look up. The value pillar is not a rate: it is £729m divided by a club's ten-year coefficient and the size of the broadcast market it plays in, so what a club receives from it is settled by where it comes from and what it has done over a decade rather than by anything that happens this season.
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money does the Champions League pay?
£2,108,547,009 across the 36 clubs in the league phase and the ones knocked out just before it. Every club that reaches the league phase collects £15,914,530 of that whatever happens next. The rest is won: £1,794,872 a win, £598,291 a draw, and a payment for every knockout round a club reaches.
How much does the Champions League winner get?
£94,717,961 for a club that tops the league phase, wins all eight of its matches there and then wins every knockout round. That is the schedule at its maximum: £15,914,530 for being in it, £14,358,976 for the eight wins, £10,170,950 for finishing first, and £54,273,505 for the four rounds from the round of 16 to lifting the trophy. The Super Cup the following August is worth £4,273,504 more. On top of it comes the club's share of the £729,059,829 value pillar.
What is the value pillar?
£729,059,829 of the £2,108,547,009, 35% of it, paid on the size of a club rather than on what it does in the competition. Half of it follows the ten-year club coefficient, which is the record a club has built in Europe over a decade, and half follows the value of the broadcast market the club plays in. It is the reason two clubs with identical results are paid different money.
How much is a league-phase place worth?
£235,043 per place, at every step of the table. UEFA divides the ranking pot into 666 shares, gives the bottom club one share and adds a share for every place above it, so the club that finishes first takes 36 shares and £8,461,548, the club that finishes 36th takes one and £235,043. Finishing in the top eight adds £1,709,402 on top, and clubs ninth to sixteenth half of that.
Does a club keep this on top of its league prize money?
Yes. This is what UEFA pays for playing in the Champions League, and it is separate from the central payments a club receives from its own league for finishing where it finished at home. A club in the Champions League collects both.
How are these figures set?
UEFA fixes the whole schedule of payments to participating clubs before the competition starts, so each amount is a rate a club plays for rather than a share worked out afterwards. The rates hold for the 2024/25 to 2026/27 cycle, so the same schedule covers all three seasons. They are set in euros and are shown here in pounds.
Where to next
The rest of the money a club plays for
Every other competition we hold a published schedule for: Club World Cup prize money, Europa League prize money and Conference League prize money. For what a club is paid at home, see Premier League prize money, La Liga prize money and La Liga 2 prize money. For a league that publishes its formula rather than its payments, see Bundesliga prize money. For the knockout cups, see FA Cup prize money and Carabao Cup prize money. For what a relegated club is paid after it leaves, see Championship parachute payments. Where a league publishes the shares and not the payments, see Serie A prize money. Where a competition pays for where a team finished rather than for every round it won, see World Cup prize money. Or look at how long each club's wage bill is tied down, or every league we track.