How much money do clubs in the quarter-finals of the Champions League make?
Clubs that win tickets to the Champions League quarter-finals this season will earn a huge prize in the prize fund of the tournament up to 1.95 billion euros.
The Champions League returns on the night or after nearly 5 months of free kick because of the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Currently, there are 4 teams to win the quarter-finals: Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, PSG and RB Leipzig. The remaining 4 spots are determined after the return leg of the round of 1/8, which takes place tonight and tomorrow night, are Man City vs Real Madrid, Juventus vs Lyon, Barca vs Napoli and Bayern vs Chelsea.
In addition to the prestigious Champions League Cup, teams also have a great motivation to fight hard, which is a huge bonus. Each team that won the quarter-finals received a bonus of 10.5 million euros.
If entering the semi-finals, each team will receive an additional 12 million euros and the reward for the two finalists is 15 million euros. The championship team received an additional 4 million euros and won the European Super Cup kick to get at least 3.5 million euros.
Basically, the bonus in the Champions League this season remains the same compared to last season. The 32 participating teams from the group stage shared 1.95 billion euros.
Each team participating in the group stage definitely pocketed 15.5 million euros, 20% more than the bonus in the period 2015–2018. This fixed bonus represents 25% of the total prize money of the tournament.
After that, 30% of the prize money is distributed based on the performance of the clubs. 30% of the prize money is divided according to the coefficient rankings based on the performance of clubs in the European Cup over the past 10 years and 15% is television royalties.
Performance bonuses in the Champions League this season
Participation in the group stage: 15.25 million euros
Winning in the group stage: 2.7 million euros
Draw in the group stage: 0.9 million euros
Participation in round 1/8: 9.5 million euros
Quarterfinals: 10.5 million euros
Semi-final: 12 million euros
Runner-up: 15 million euros
Champion: 19 million euros
Bonus structure in the Champions League
Bonuses for 32 teams participating in the group stage: 488 million euros (25%)
Bonuses on performance: 585 million euros (30%)
Bonuses according to the UEFA coefficient rankings: € 585 million (30%)
Television royalties: 292 million euros (15%)
Total: 1.95 billion euros