Handball prize money
32 clubs have been paid £5,808,547 across 2 editions in 2026. Barça has won the most, £545,299. The EHF pays every Champions League club a fee for each of its fourteen group matches and a bonus for every point, and pays both again, at higher rates, in the play-offs and the quarter-finals. The top two in each group take a bonus for going straight through, and the Final4 splits €750,000 among the last four men's clubs and €350,000 among the women's. A further sum can be shared out on the same key, and it is not in these tables.
The handball money list
The top 32 of 32 clubs by career prize money
| # | CLUB | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barça | Spain | 1 | £545,299£545k |
| 2 | Füchse Berlin | Germany | 0 | £452,137£452k |
| 3 | SC Magdeburg | Germany | 0 | £404,274£404k |
| 4 | Aalborg Håndbold | Denmark | 0 | £325,641£326k |
| 5 | HBC Nantes | France | 0 | £242,735£243k |
| 6 | One Veszprém | Hungary | 0 | £241,026£241k |
| 7 | Metz Handball | France | 1 | £233,761£234k |
| 8 | Sporting CP | Portugal | 0 | £229,915£230k |
| 9 | Orlen Wisła Płock | Poland | 0 | £223,932£224k |
| 10 | Pick Szeged | Hungary | 0 | £216,239£216k |
| 11 | Industria Kielce | Poland | 0 | £214,530£215k |
| 12 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Hungary | 0 | £205,983£206k |
| 13 | Paris Saint-Germain | France | 0 | £197,436£197k |
| 14 | GOG Håndbold | Denmark | 0 | £192,308£192k |
| 15 | CSM București | Romania | 0 | £166,667£167k |
| 16 | RK Eurofarm Pelister | North Macedonia | 0 | £145,299£145k |
| 17 | Brest Bretagne Handball | France | 0 | £143,590£144k |
| 18 | CS Dinamo București | Romania | 0 | £136,752£137k |
| 19 | Kolstad Håndball | Norway | 0 | £136,752£137k |
| 20 | RK Zagreb | Croatia | 0 | £128,205£128k |
| 21 | Team Esbjerg | Denmark | 0 | £112,393£112k |
| 22 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Hungary | 0 | £109,829£110k |
| 23 | Odense Håndbold | Denmark | 0 | £106,410£106k |
| 24 | CS Gloria Bistrița | Romania | 0 | £104,274£104k |
| 25 | Ikast Håndbold | Denmark | 0 | £88,889£89k |
| 26 | DVSC Schaeffler | Hungary | 0 | £85,470£85k |
| 27 | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | 0 | £80,342£80k |
| 28 | HC Podravka Vegeta | Croatia | 0 | £77,350£77k |
| 29 | Storhamar HE | Norway | 0 | £67,521£68k |
| 30 | RK Krim Mercator | Slovenia | 0 | £66,239£66k |
| 31 | OTP Group Budućnost | Montenegro | 0 | £63,675£64k |
| 32 | Sola HK | Norway | 0 | £63,675£64k |
The top fifteen
Every competition
2 competitions, by the prize money each has paid
| COMPETITION | EDITIONS | LATEST WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's EHF Champions League | 1 | Barça | £4,032,479£4.0m |
| Women's EHF Champions League | 1 | Metz Handball | £1,776,068£1.8m |
What each competition has paid
Season by season
What handball paid each year, and who earned the most
Handball prize money by country
13 nations, by what their clubs have won
| # | NATION | CLUBS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | £936,752£937k |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | £858,547£859k |
| 3 | Denmark | 5 | £825,641£826k |
| 4 | France | 4 | £817,521£818k |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | £545,299£545k |
| 6 | Poland | 2 | £438,462£438k |
| 7 | Romania | 3 | £407,692£408k |
| 8 | Norway | 3 | £267,949£268k |
| 9 | Portugal | 1 | £229,915£230k |
| 10 | Croatia | 2 | £205,556£206k |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 1 | £145,299£145k |
| 12 | Slovenia | 1 | £66,239£66k |
| 13 | Montenegro | 1 | £63,675£64k |
The leading nations
Frequently asked questions
Who has won the most prize money in handball?
Barça, with £545,299 and 1 title. Füchse Berlin is second on £452,137.
What is the biggest winner's cheque in handball?
Barça took £545,299 for winning the EHF Champions League Men 2025/26, the largest single first prize we hold.
How much prize money was paid in handball in 2026?
£5,808,547 across 2 editions. Barça earned the most that year, £545,299.
Which competition pays the most?
Men's EHF Champions League has paid £4,032,479 across 1 edition. The richest single edition was the EHF Champions League Men 2025/26, at £4,032,479.
Which country has won the most handball prize money?
Germany, with £936,752 across 3 clubs.
Where to next
For every country's prize money across handball and every other sport we hold, see prize money by nation. The richest competition here is Men's EHF Champions League, and the latest year is 2026.