Europa League prize money: How much Manchester United and Tottenham will bank if they reach final
Manchester United and Tottenham are hoping to book themselves a place in the Europa League final this season. By doing so, the two Premier League clubs save their campaigns after dismal domestic results while also receiving a big financial boost. Maguire’s last-gasp winner secured United’s place in the semisGetty Ruben Amorim‘s Man United are ready to face Athletic Bilbao in their semi-final tie, while Spurs are taking on Bodo/Glimt. The Red Devils pulled off one of the most incredible late comebacks Europe has ever seen when they knocked out Lyon. However, they’ve now got to back that up and book a spot in the final, potentially setting up an all-Premier League tie. That would be the case if Ange Postecoglou‘s men save his job as manager and progress past their Norwegian opponents. If both teams do manage to go through, it would guarantee a nice chunk of cash as well as put them on the brink of a trophy. Europa League prize money Every team that made the League Phase received £3.6million each for simply qualifying for that stage of UEFA’s secondary competition. Each win in the league handed a club £379,201, and each draw would see a reward of £126,400 be given out. Those that automatically qualified for the knockout rounds received £505,000, while those that saw their journey end in the knockout round play-offs got £252,000. Prize money then took a big jump for the round of 16, seeing those eliminated in that stage claim £1.47m Teams that lost in the quarter-finals took home £2.11m, missing out on an extra chunk by being eliminated. Spurs are a win away from the Europa League finalGetty Europa League prize money breakdown Winner: £10.95m Runner-up: £5.90m Semi-finals: £3.54m Quarter-finals: £2.11m Round of 16: £1.47m Knockout round play-off: £252,800 A semi-final spot has guaranteed Man United and Spurs a sum of £3.54m, but they will want more. And if they reach the final, they’ll be playing for the chance to win the maximum reward of £10.95m. Runners up receive £5.9m, so that figure is what United and Spurs will get should they progress. All of these prizes are just below 40 per cent of the entire Europa League payouts, just focusing on performance-based criteria. The rest of the money would be split between clubs taking part, also taking into account any broadcasting revenue. The Europa League prize for winning the tournament is around half of the prize for winning the Champions League. Champions League winners claim £21.1m, and Arsenal are still in with a chance of picking up that cash. Runners-up in UEFA‘s primary competition win £15m, so that’s almost triple what Man United and Spurs could get. Europa League fixtures Semi-finals Athletic Bilbao vs Manchester United Spurs vs Bodo/Glimt Final Wednesday, May 21
Manchester United and Tottenham are hoping to book themselves a place in the Europa League final this season.
By doing so, the two Premier League clubs save their campaigns after dismal domestic results while also receiving a big financial boost.
Ruben Amorim‘s Man United are ready to face Athletic Bilbao in their semi-final tie, while Spurs are taking on Bodo/Glimt.
The Red Devils pulled off one of the most incredible late comebacks Europe has ever seen when they knocked out Lyon.
However, they’ve now got to back that up and book a spot in the final, potentially setting up an all-Premier League tie.
That would be the case if Ange Postecoglou‘s men save his job as manager and progress past their Norwegian opponents.
If both teams do manage to go through, it would guarantee a nice chunk of cash as well as put them on the brink of a trophy.
Europa League prize money
Every team that made the League Phase received £3.6million each for simply qualifying for that stage of UEFA’s secondary competition.
Each win in the league handed a club £379,201, and each draw would see a reward of £126,400 be given out.
Those that automatically qualified for the knockout rounds received £505,000, while those that saw their journey end in the knockout round play-offs got £252,000.
Prize money then took a big jump for the round of 16, seeing those eliminated in that stage claim £1.47m
Teams that lost in the quarter-finals took home £2.11m, missing out on an extra chunk by being eliminated.
Europa League prize money breakdown
- Winner: £10.95m
- Runner-up: £5.90m
- Semi-finals: £3.54m
- Quarter-finals: £2.11m
- Round of 16: £1.47m
- Knockout round play-off: £252,800
A semi-final spot has guaranteed Man United and Spurs a sum of £3.54m, but they will want more.
And if they reach the final, they’ll be playing for the chance to win the maximum reward of £10.95m.
Runners up receive £5.9m, so that figure is what United and Spurs will get should they progress.
All of these prizes are just below 40 per cent of the entire Europa League payouts, just focusing on performance-based criteria.
The rest of the money would be split between clubs taking part, also taking into account any broadcasting revenue.
The Europa League prize for winning the tournament is around half of the prize for winning the Champions League.
Champions League winners claim £21.1m, and Arsenal are still in with a chance of picking up that cash.
Runners-up in UEFA‘s primary competition win £15m, so that’s almost triple what Man United and Spurs could get.
Europa League fixtures
Semi-finals
- Athletic Bilbao vs Manchester United
- Spurs vs Bodo/Glimt
Final
- Wednesday, May 21
