How much did football clubs earn from Champions League exploits?
The UEFA Champions League is the most coveted prize in club football, and it sure does pay well. Earnings of each club from the last season's UCL campaign have been announced and as expected, consecutive three-time champions Real Madrid are leading the roost. Los Blancos earned $100.7 million for winning the title. Despite being finalists, Liverpool are third as they took home $92.46 million.
The basis of UCL's prize money distribution
Prize money distribution is based on a club's performance in the tournaments (UCL and Europa), as well as the value of their country's broadcast market. From the total earnings, UEFA reserves 12%. 8% is sent to Football Associations and non-qualifying clubs for participation in play-offs, a further 8% is reserved by UEFA for European football. The remaining amount is distributed among the participating clubs.
UEFA's statement regarding the prize money distribution
UEFA stated, "All net revenue from the club competitions- including the sale of tickets and hospitality packages for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League finals and the Super Cup- was centralized and reallocated to the Champions League and Europa League clubs,"
How much money did the top clubs receive this term?
UEFA distributed a total of $1.6 billion among the participating clubs of the 2017-18 campaign of the tournament. The champions of the tournament, Real Madrid received $100.7 million after defeating Liverpool in the final at Kiev. AS Roma are second in terms of earnings, having pocketed about $95.30 million. The Reds, who defeated Roma in the semi-finals, have earned $92.46 million.
Which are the other clubs to receive the big bucks?
Italian champions Juventus earned $91 million while their German counterparts Bayern Munich pocketed around $80 million. Others from the top ten earners are Chelsea- $74 million, Manchester City- $73 million, Paris Saint-Germain- $71 million, Tottenham Hotspur- $70 million and Barcelona- $66 million.
