The money that Europe and the Conference League will distribute during the 2026-2027 season

ByDavid Mitchell

Yesterday, Monday, we already counted in MD the amounts that the Barcelona like the rest of the clubs that are going to participate in the 2026-2027 Champions League. Competition to which UEFA will allocate 2,467 million of the total of 3,317 that it will distribute UEFA among their club competitors. This represents 74.38% of the total. Included here is the European Super Cup. And then there are the other two competitions where 565 million euros (17.02%) go to the Europa League and 285 million (8.60%) to the Conference League.

A minimum of 24 million for the Europa League champion

A Europa League where 27% of the total of 565 million allocated to this competition (155 million euros) are distributed equally between the teams that participate in the league; 37.5% (212 million) for the results and 35% (198 million) will be allocated to the new pillar. The 36 clubs in the league will receive a fixed amount of 4.31 million euros, divided into an advance of 4.14 million euros and a balance of 170,000 euros. Each victory will pay 450,000 euros and 150,000 for a draw. Each qualified team will receive a minimum of 75,000 for the lowest ranked team and 2.7 million for the best. The clubs classified from 1st to 8th place in the classification will receive 600,000 euros, and those classified from 9th to 16th place will receive 300,000 euros. In addition, qualification for the play-off round brings with it 300,000 euros. The pass to the round of 16 represents 1.75 million, 2.5 in the quarterfinals, 4.2 million for the semifinals and 7 million for the two finalists. The winner will also receive 6 million. Added to these amounts is the new variable that UEFA has already set for this 2024-2027 cycle.

And this is how the Conference League remains

And finally there is the Conference League where the 36 clubs in the final phase will earn 3.17 million euros, divided into an advance of 3.05 million euros and a balance of 120,000 euros. Each victory implies 400,000 euros and 133,000 euros for a draw. The classification bonus ranges from 28,000 for the worst classified to one million euros for the first. The top eight clubs in the league phase will receive 400,000 euros for the 200,000 from 9th to 16th. Going to the play-off qualifiers implies 200,000 euros per club. Qualifying for the round of 16 reports 800,000 for 1.3 million in the case of the quarterfinals. The semi-finals bring in 2.5 million euros per club. The final involves 4 million and another 3 million for the winner.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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