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CENTRAL PAYMENTS · 2024/25

AFC Bournemouth central payments

The Premier League paid AFC Bournemouth £143,400,000 for 2024/25, the 9th largest of its 20 payments that season and 5.1% of the whole pot. Across the 4 seasons we hold, the club has been paid £500,530,452.

PAID 2024/25 £143m
RANK IN PAYMENTS9th of 20
ALL SEASONS £501m
BEST SEASON 2024/25 £143m
MERIT PAYMENT £32m
LIVE UK MATCHES17

Every season's payment

What AFC Bournemouth received from the central pot, newest first

AFC Bournemouth central payments by season, with the league, finishing position and rank among the clubs paid.
SEASON LEAGUE FINISHED PAID RANK SHARE OF POT
2024/25 Premier League 9th £143,400,000£143.4m 9 / 20 5.1%
2023/24 Premier League 12th £131,500,000£131.5m 13 / 20 4.6%
2022/23 Premier League 15th £117,490,479£117.5m 17 / 20 4.2%
2018/19 Premier League 14th £108,139,973£108.1m 14 / 20 4.4%

The payment, season by season

2018/19 paid £108,139,973 and 2024/25 £143,400,000, a change of 32.6%. The pot itself grows with each broadcasting contract, so a club standing still in the table is paid more every cycle.

What the 2024/25 payment was made of

Every component the Premier League publishes for AFC Bournemouth

International equal share £59m
UK equal share £30m
UK merit payment £19m
UK facility fees £15m
International merit payment £13m
Central commercial £7.9m

The equal shares and central commercial money, £96,900,000, 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: 17 live matches for AFC Bournemouth in 2024/25.

Every Premier League club's payment, 2024/25

Where AFC Bournemouth's cheque sits among the 20 the Premier League paid

Every Premier League club's central payment in 2024/25, ranked.
# CLUB FINISHED PAID
1 Liverpool 1st £174,900,000£174.9m
2 Arsenal 2nd £171,500,000£171.5m
3 Manchester City Man City 3rd £165,500,000£165.5m
4 Chelsea 4th £163,700,000£163.7m
5 Newcastle United Newcastle 5th £160,200,000£160.2m
6 Aston Villa 6th £159,300,000£159.3m
7 Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest 7th £152,500,000£152.5m
8 Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton 8th £145,100,000£145.1m
9 AFC Bournemouth Bournemouth 9th £143,400,000£143.4m
10 Brentford 10th £138,900,000£138.9m
11 Manchester United Man Utd 15th £136,200,000£136.2m
12 Crystal Palace 12th £136,100,000£136.1m
13 Fulham 11th £135,500,000£135.5m
14 Everton 13th £131,800,000£131.8m
15 West Ham United West Ham 14th £130,900,000£130.9m
16 Tottenham Hotspur Spurs 17th £127,800,000£127.8m
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves 16th £123,100,000£123.1m
18 Leicester City Leicester 18th £116,900,000£116.9m
19 Ipswich Town Ipswich 19th £111,100,000£111.1m
20 Southampton 20th £109,200,000£109.2m

Frequently asked questions

How much did AFC Bournemouth get from the Premier League in 2024/25?

AFC Bournemouth were paid £143,400,000 in central payments for 2024/25, the 9th largest of the 20 payments the Premier League made that season.

How much have AFC Bournemouth been paid in central payments in total?

£500,530,452 across 4 seasons from 2018/19 to 2024/25. The biggest single season was 2024/25, at £143,400,000.

How much of AFC Bournemouth's 2024/25 payment was merit money?

£31,900,000 was merit payment, paid for finishing 9th. £96,900,000 was the equal share every club receives, and £14,600,000 was facility fees for 17 live UK television matches.

Where to next

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