Champions League Prize Money 2020: How much amount each team will bag from the apex European football competition.
The Champions League is the competition of elites across Europe and gives some mesmerizing moments in a season. Additionally, its the highest prize every team focuses to achieve.
Champions League qualification alone can influence the big transfers for every club as all the top players prefer to be in that tournament consistently throughout their careers.
Not to forget, the financial strength it adds in a team, a failure in the Champions League entrance can disbalance the books in a club. So, is the Champions League so influential economically?
Definitely yes, it affects the sponsorships and marketing strategies of the club, also the TV rights are immense and lucrative, which is the most attractive pie among the whole thing.
In footballing terms, it gives you a step ahead to make bigger investments and buy better players to have a sustainable model of success in the coming years.
So the theme behind this article is how much money a club gets for playing in the Champions League. The answer varies and depends on the fact at which stage did the club end during the end i.e, in semi-finals or group stages.
Champions League Prize Money 2020
Reaching the group stages: £12.4m
Reaching the round of 16: £7.9m
Reaching the quarter-finals: £8.7m
Reaching the semi-finals: £10m
Reaching the final: £12.4m
Winning the final: £3.3m
Total for winning Champions League: £54.7m
Plus:
£2.2m per group-stage win
£0.8m per group stage draw
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No wonder it is a lucrative sum, apart from this there would be even greater sums received by the clubs which are not in the public domain. Surely, playing in the Champions League is a bliss.
