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CENTRAL PAYMENTS · 2018/19

Cardiff City central payments

The Premier League paid Cardiff City £102,704,107 for 2018/19, the 18th largest of its 20 payments that season and 4.2% of the whole pot. Across the 1 season we hold, the club has been paid £102,704,107.

PAID 2018/19 £103m
RANK IN PAYMENTS18th of 20
ALL SEASONS £103m
BEST SEASON 2018/19 £103m
MERIT PAYMENT £5.8m
LIVE UK MATCHES12

Every season's payment

What Cardiff City received from the central pot, newest first

Cardiff City central payments by season, with the league, finishing position and rank among the clubs paid.
SEASON LEAGUE FINISHED PAID RANK SHARE OF POT
2018/19 Premier League 18th £102,704,107£102.7m 18 / 20 4.2%

What the 2018/19 payment was made of

Every component the Premier League publishes for Cardiff City

International equal share £43m
UK equal share £34m
UK facility fees £14m
UK merit payment £5.8m
Central commercial £5.0m

The equal shares and central commercial money, £82,511,519, are paid to every club whatever happens. The merit payment is the finishing position and nothing else, and the facility fees follow the television picks: 12 live matches for Cardiff City in 2018/19.

Every Premier League club's payment, 2018/19

Where Cardiff City's cheque sits among the 20 the Premier League paid

Every Premier League club's central payment in 2018/19, ranked.
# CLUB FINISHED PAID
1 Liverpool 2nd £152,425,146£152.4m
2 Manchester City Man City 1st £150,986,355£151.0m
3 Chelsea 3rd £146,030,216£146.0m
4 Tottenham Hotspur Spurs 4th £145,230,801£145.2m
5 Manchester United Man Utd 6th £142,512,868£142.5m
6 Arsenal 5th £142,193,180£142.2m
7 Everton 8th £128,603,905£128.6m
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves 7th £127,165,114£127.2m
9 Leicester City Leicester 9th £123,328,078£123.3m
10 West Ham United West Ham 10th £122,528,663£122.5m
11 Newcastle United Newcastle 13th £120,130,418£120.1m
12 Crystal Palace 12th £114,215,215£114.2m
13 Watford 11th £113,895,527£113.9m
14 AFC Bournemouth Bournemouth 14th £108,139,973£108.1m
15 Burnley 15th £107,340,558£107.3m
16 Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton 17th £105,741,728£105.7m
17 Southampton 16th £104,302,937£104.3m
18 Cardiff City Cardiff 18th £102,704,107£102.7m
19 Fulham 19th £101,904,692£101.9m
20 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield 20th £96,628,865£96.6m

Frequently asked questions

How much did Cardiff City get from the Premier League in 2018/19?

Cardiff City were paid £102,704,107 in central payments for 2018/19, the 18th largest of the 20 payments the Premier League made that season.

How much have Cardiff City been paid in central payments in total?

£102,704,107 across 1 season from 2018/19 to 2018/19. The biggest single season was 2018/19, at £102,704,107.

How much of Cardiff City's 2018/19 payment was merit money?

£5,755,554 was merit payment, paid for finishing 18th. £82,511,519 was the equal share every club receives, and £14,437,034 was facility fees for 12 live UK television matches.

Where to next

For what Cardiff City pays its squad, see Cardiff City player wages , and for the whole set of accounts, Cardiff City finances. The league-wide table is on Premier League prize money, and every club in the division is on Premier League wages.