The 2024/25 season will be remembered as the first under the new Champions League format. Now that the main league phase and the playoffs have concluded, and as we approach the Round of 16 in March, it’s time to take a look at how much money each of the 36 participating clubs has earned so far. Just as in terms of results, Liverpool is the absolute leader in earnings, bringing in nearly 100,000,000 euros. To be precise, the Reds have made 98,135,000. The list of clubs surpassing 90,000,000 includes Bayern Munich (93,366,000), Paris Saint-Germain (91,917,000), and Inter (90,627,000).💸💰📊 UEFA Champions League (unofficial) prize money rankings (as of 20 Feb):🔹 8 winners in KO Playoff earned extra +€11m🔹 Bayern 🇩🇪 and PSG 🇫🇷 breach €90m and enter Top 3 earners🔹 Dortmund 🇩🇪 and Real Madrid 🇪🇸 very close to €90m🔹 Benfica 🇵🇹 goes over €71m!🔹 PSV… pic.twitter.com/3BmYBR1N5q— Football Meets Data (@fmeetsdata) February 20, 2025 The financial reward model grants all clubs 18,620,000 just for appearing in the main phase, with the majority of earnings coming from two key factors: the UEFA five-year coefficient combined with marketing, and the UEFA ten-year coefficient. From these two sources alone, Liverpool has pocketed over 41,000,000. But as that’s not all, because earnings are further boosted by points earned (2,100,000 per win and 900,000 per draw), qualification bonuses, and an 11,000,000 reward for reaching the knockout phase. Manchester City missed out on this bonus last night, meaning Lille, surprisingly, has earned more than the four-time consecutive English champions, despite City being one of the pre-season favorites for the title.Ole, Ole, Ole! Mbappe’s first-ever UCL hat-trick puts toothless City to bedNow, the logical question arises—how did Paris Saint-Germain, who finished 15th in the league phase with two fewer wins than third-placed Arsenal and fourth-placed Inter, manage to earn a few million more than the London and Milan giants? Teams that qualified for the knockout stage through the playoffs received a bonus of 11,000,000 + 1,000,000, while those who secured a direct place among the top 16 received a flat 11,000,000. At first glance, this might seem paradoxical, but teams that finished between 1st and 8th place in the league phase received between 1,300,000 and 5,400,000 more in qualification bonuses compared to those finishing 9th to 16th. Similarly, teams finishing 1st-8th earned between 4,600,000 and 8,800,000 more than those placing 17th-24th. Ultimately, PSG benefited the most from its five-year ranking linked to marketing revenue, which is why they made slightly more money than clubs that finished higher in the league phase. In addition to the four clubs exceeding 90,000,000, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund are close to that mark. But this has been a historic season of earnings for Lille, whose 78,717,000 can still grow—as can the earnings of all other Round of 16 participants.UCL: Alphonso Davies saves the day and prevents a slap in Kompany’s faceReaching the quarter-finals brings an additional 12,500,000, with earnings continuing to rise at each stage. The semi-finals grant 15,000,000, the final 18,500,000, and lifting the trophy secures an extra 6,500,000—plus a sweet 4,000,000 for participating in the UEFA Super Cup, which is automatically awarded to the Champions League winner. If we assume Liverpool goes all the way, lifting the trophy and claiming every possible financial reward in European football’s elite competition, they could end the season boasting total earnings of 154,500,000! That would mark the highest projected revenue this season, significantly surpassing last year’s maximum of around 120,000,000.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 29Wednesday Aston Villa – Liverpool 2-2 (2-1)/Tielemans 38, Watkins 45+2 – Salah 29, TAA 61/Friday 23.00: (3.40) Leicester (3.50) Brentford (2.10)Saturday 15.30: (2.60) Everton (3.15) Man.Utd. (2.85)18.00: (1.30) Arsenal (5.20) West Ham (11.0)18.00: (1.65) Bournemouth (3.80) Wolverhampton (5.40)18.00: (2.15) Fulham (3.40) Crystal Palace (3.40)18.00: (3.50) Ipswich (3.50) Tottenham (2.05)18.00: (5.50) Southampton (3.90) Brighton (1.63)20.30: (2.75) Aston Villa (3.45) Chelsea (2.50)Sunday 17.00: (1.85) Newcastle (3.60) Nott.Forest (4.30)***odds are subject to change***
