Know how much prize money every team receives from UEFA Nations League including the group winner and how the purse is distributed
UEFA Nations League is now back and a total of four teams have reached the final stage. France, Belgium, Spain, and Italy will be playing the semi-finals match where one team will be declared as the winner of the second season of the UEFA Nations League. Portugal won the debut season after defeating the Netherlands in the finals.
UEFA tournaments bring a lot of money along with them. So, let’s discuss the prize money of the UEFA Nations League and its distribution in detail.
UEFA Nations League Prize Winner Money Distribution
For the inaugural season of the UEFA Nations League, the board claimed to raise a massive โฌ76.25 million ($86 million) prize fund. Furthermore, the champions team earned around โฌ10.5 million ($11.72 million) after adding all the money. Second place teams received โฌ9 million, third-placed team โฌ8 million, and fourth-placed team โฌ7 million.
Also, the top 12 teams received 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million) each. The top 12 teams in the Nation league mean, Group A1, A2, and A3.
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So, here is the breakdown of the prize pool of the last season.
Solidaritry Fees:
- League A: โฌ15,00,000
- League B: โฌ10,00,000
- League C: โฌ7,50,000
- League D: โฌ5,00,000
All the teams of the groups received these amounts respectively.
Group Winners
- League A: โฌ15,00,000
- League B: โฌ10,00,000
- League C: โฌ7,50,000
- League D: โฌ5,00,000
Top 4 Teams Prize Money (Finals)
- Winners: โฌ45,00,000
- Runners up: โฌ35,00,000
- Third Place: โฌ25,00,000
- Fourth place: โฌ15,00,000
Portugal received around โฌ10.5 million after winning the league. Also, they received a big 7.5 KG silverware which was their second trophy under Cristiano Ronaldo after Euro 2016.
Prize Pool UEFA Nations League Finals 2021
Despite the outbreak of Covid-19 the prize pool will be increased this season. However, Euro 2020 has just ended and the football fever is still on in the fans.
This season the prize fund is expected to cross โฌ100 million where the winning teams will be receiving more than โฌ13.5 million.
Italy will be playing against Spain in the first semifinal. Spain will be looking for revenge after as they lost the semifinal in Euro 2020 to Italy. France will be playing against Belgium in the second semi-finals. It will be interesting to see, who will lift the second UEFA Nations League trophy.