Europa League Earnings 2024/25: Breaking Down the Financial Hauls of Victorious Clubs

In the conclusion of the 2024-2025 Europa League season, a record-breaking €585 million was distributed amongst participating teams. Detailed analysis from our sports website revealed that this figure represented a €110 million increase from the previous season. This escalated prize money will continue for the subsequent two seasons.

Upon the conclusion of the competition, the vast majority of funds were already dispersed to the participating teams. Remaining bonuses for the final and tournament victory are set to be deposited in the summer. As a reminder, payouts in the Europa League are contingent on several determinants, including a team's country's TV market value, UEFA club coefficients, group stage results, and playoff results. Even a team that performed dismally, by losing all eight matches, would still secure a minimum payout of €4.68 million.

The prize money allocation during the 2024-2025 season is categorized as follows:

€155 million solely for equal share payments for all teams partaking in the competition.
€198 million allocated based on the Value Pillar, taken into account the size of the TV market and club coefficients.
€212 million generated by results-based payments.

Interestingly, the Europa League rewards winners only for their achievements in the main stage, while progression to the next stage in the playoffs carries significant weight. Even a team that triumphs in every encounter, sweeping aside their opponents, would secure an identical payout as a team that draws every game. A win earned €450,000, while a draw was worth €150,000 during the main stage. In comparison, a win in the Champions League earned €2.1 million.

Another defining feature of this season's Europa League was the implementation of bonuses based on a team's position in the standings. The poorest performing team was endowed with a bonus of €75,000, while the strongest earned up to €2.7 million more (36 times the minimum). In regular circumstances, any unclaimed funding due to a draw was forfeited. However, UEFA administered these resources to a separate fund, which was further distributed proportionally to teams based on their standings position.

There were 35 draws throughout the eight matchdays, ultimately accumulating €5.25 million in the separate fund. Proportional distribution resulted in last-placed "Qarabag" receiving €83,000 for 36th place, while first-placed "Lazio" accumulated €2.99 million.

The allocation of the Value Pillar funds followed a complex formula that relied on three ratings: the size of the TV contract, a five-year club rating, and a ten-year coefficient table. Teams that ranked higher in all three categories received heftier monetary rewards. According to our assessment, "Manchester United" clinched the highest value with €10.54 million, while Latvian debutant, Riga's RFS, was awarded only €300,000.

UEFA additionally bestowed €4.29 million each to seven other participants in the 2024-2025 League Europa. These were teams that were eliminated from the Champions League's final stage qualification: "Bodo/Glimt", "Qarabag", "Slavia", "Galatasaray", "Midtjylland", "Malmö", and Dynamo Kyiv. Our analysis factored these payments into account. Notably, these compensations considerably elevated the Norwegian champion's ranking in our ratings.

Bonuses for qualifying in the Europa League itself, while modest (amounting to only a few thousand euros per team), were also considered during our evaluation. These reforms paved the way for record-breaking prize money. According to our website and Metaratings.ru, "Tottenham" amassed €41.38 million in the 2024-2025 Europa League, eclipsing last year's earnings of "Bayer Leverkusen", which even topped "Atalanta", the tournament winner (€33.94 million), due to the size of the German television market.

"Tottenham's" earnings were detailed as follows:- €4.31 million - participation fee- €9.73 million - Value Pillar (4th place after "Manchester United", "Roma", and "Eintracht")- €2.55 million - earnings from wins and draws in the group stage- €3.34 million - bonus for finishing 4th in the standings- €21.45 million - payments for all playoff stages, including the tournament victory

Calculating the precise earnings for each participant in the 2024-2025 Europa League required factoring in various aspects, encompassing participation fees, group stage results, playoff results, and additional payments contingent on TV market value and club coefficients. The ensuing paragraphs offer a more comprehensive breakdown of this allocation process.

In the 2024-2025 Europa League season,bonuses based on a team's position in the standings played a significant role in the prize money distribution, with the poorest performing team, Qarabag, receiving €83,000 for 36th place, while the strongest team, Lazio, accumulated €2.99 million more. Additionally, football teams participating in sports competitions like the Europa League can expect to receive ratings based on factors such as the size of the TV contract, club ratings, and coefficients, with Manchester United clinching the highest value of €10.54 million.