With the advent of the Europa Conference League ahead of the 2021/22 season, UEFA dramatically altered its club tournaments, know the 2022 prize money pool
Because of the formation of this event, the number of clubs playing in the Europa League was reduced from 48 to 32. These changes reduced the size of the prize pool available in Europe’s secondary tournament. However, victors of the Europa League – and the new Europa Conference League – may still earn a lot of money.
Europa League & Europa Conference League Prize Money Distribution 2021/22 & More
Prize Money Europa League 2021/22:
Winnings rise when a club advances in the Europa League. Each player, however, is guaranteed €3.63m for qualifying. Following that, the prize pool is divided as follows in 2021/22:
Group stage:
- Each win: €630k
Each draw: €210k
Group winners: €1.1m
Runners-up: €550k
Knockout rounds:
- Knockout round: €500k
Last 16: €1.2m
Quarter-finalist: €1.8m
Semi-finalist: €2.8m
Finalist: €4.6m
Winners: €8.6m
How much prize for winning the Europa League?
The total prize money available to the champions of 2021/22 Europa League is €23.4 million. To do this, they would have needed to win all nine of their group games.
Winning the final is worth €8.6 million.
Europa Conference League prize 2021/22:
The Europa Conference League prize pool is, predictably, lesser than that of the Europa League, but teams may still earn a tidy sum if they advance far in the competition.
After collecting €2.94m for participation in the event, the remaining possible prize money is distributed as follows:
Group stage:
- Each win: €500k
Each draw: €160k
Winners: €650k
Runners-up: €325k
Knockout rounds:
- Knockout round: €300k
Last 16: €600k
Quarter-finalists: €1m
Semi-finalists: €2m
Finalists: €3m
Winners: €5m
How much Prize Money do you get for winning the Europa Conference League?
The winner of this season’s Europa Conference League may collect up to €15.5 million if they win all of their group games.
Winning the final wins a team €5 million.
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