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As global interest in the sport of football continues to surge, the value of premier European football leagues has seen a consistent growth over the last half-decade.

The primary revenue stream for top European football teams and leagues stems from the sale of television rights. A competitive bidding process unfolds among broadcasters vying to secure the rights to broadcast matches from the European Football League, striving to become the official rights holder.

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Here’s a breakdown showcasing how much each Premier League football club across various leagues and cups generated in the 2022/23 season.

Premier League Football Clubs Combined TV Rights Distribution Revenue 2022/23

	Club
	Manchester City	£299.4m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£27.3m	£56.1m	£6.6m	£170m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£3.87m	£1.23m			£5.1m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.08m	£0.1m			£0.2m
	Champions League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		£52.7m	£47.6m			£113.89m
	Liverpool	£243.77m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£27.2m	£49.4m	£5.6m	£161.2m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.15m	£0.5m			£0.65m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.07m	£0.06m			£0.07m
	Champions League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		£34.25m	£47.6m			£81.85m
	Chelsea	£216.65m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£22.6m	£38.6m	£5.6m	£145.8m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.1m	£0.2m			£0.3m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.01m	£0.1m			£0.2m
	Champions League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		£41.05m	£29.3m			£70.35m
	Manchester United	£178.8m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£28.4m	£52.5m	£5.6m	£165.5m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£2.9m	£1m			£3.9m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.1m	£0.3m			£0.4m
	Europa League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		£8.5m	£5m			£9m
	West Ham United	£156.7m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£21.6m	£35.5m	£5.6m	£141.4m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.01m	£0.58m			£0.6m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.01m	£0.09m			£0.1m
	Conference League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		£10.2m	£4.4m			£14.6m
	Tottenham Hotspur	£215.05m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£25.4m	£44.6m	£5.6m	£154.6m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.1m	£0.5m			£0.6m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0m	£0.1m			£0.1m
	Champions League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		£30.45m	£29.3m			£59.75m
	Arsenal	£177.79m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£29.3m	£52.4m	£7.1m	£167.8m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.01m	£0.2m			£0.21m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0m	£0.1m			£0.1m
	Europa League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		£4.68m	£5m			£9.68m
	Leicester City	£133.31m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£15m	£33m	£5.6m	£132.6m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.01m	£0.4m			£0.41m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.2m	£0.1m			£0.3m
	Europa League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		£0m	£0m			£0m
	Newcastle United	£163.8m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£39.8m	£39m	£5.6m	£163.4m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0	£0.2m			£0.2m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.1m	£0.1m			£0.2m
	Europa League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		0	0			£0m
	Brighton & Hove Albion	£159.56m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£34.1m	£40.3m	£5.6m	£159m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.06m	£0.4m			£0.46m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.03m	£0.06m			£0.1m
	Europa League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		0	0			£0m
	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£144.16m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£25m	£34m	£5.6m	£143.6m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.06m	£0.4m			£0.46m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.03m	£0.06m			£0.1m
	Europa League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		0	0			£0m
	Crystal Palace	£149.13m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£35m	£28.4m	£5.6m	£148m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.6m	£0.5m			£1.1m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0k	£0.03m			£0.03m
	Europa League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		0	0			£0m
	Aston Villa	£157.07m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£38.8m	£33.4m	£5.6m	£156.8m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0m	£0.2m			£0.2m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.01m	£0.06m			£0.07m
	Europa League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		£0	£0			£0m
	Everton	£134.97m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£34.9m	£15.3m	£5.6m	£134.8m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0m	£0.1m			£0.1m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.01m	£0.06m			£0.07m
	Europa League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		0	0			£0m
	Brentford	£152.74m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£34.1m	£33.7m	£5.6m	£152.4m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.02m	£0.3m			£0.32m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.01m	£0.01m			£0.02m
	Europa League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		0	0			£0m
	Fulham	£150.63m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£40.7m	£24.9m	£5.6m	£150.2m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.06m	£0.3m			£0.36
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.01m	£0.06m			£0.07m
	Europa League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		0	0			£0m
	Leeds United	£131.17m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£35.2m	£10.6m	£5.6m	£130.4m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.3m	£0.4m			£0.7m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.01m	£0.06m			£0.07m
	Europa League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		0	0			£0m
	Southampton	£129m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£27.7m	£15.9m	£5.6m	£128.2m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.3m	£0.4m			£0.7m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.01m	£0.09m			£0.1m
	Europa League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		0	0			£0m
	Nottingham Forest	£137.6m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£31.3m	£21.1m	£5.6m	£137m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.1m	£0.4m			£0.5m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.07m	£0.06m			£0.1m
	Europa League	Performance Share	Market Pool			Total
		0	0			£0m
	AFC Bournemouth	£139.74m
	Premier League	Equal Share	Facility Fees	Merit Payment	Commercial Revenue	Total
		£79m	£31.3m	£23.3m	£5.6m	£139.2m
	FA Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.1m	£0.4m			£0.5m
	Carabao Cup	Prize Money	TV Fees			Total
		£0.01m	£0.03m			£0.04m
	Europa League	Market Pool				Total
		0	0			£0m

Source: Premier League, UEFA, England FA, Sponsorlytix

 

English Premier League

Each club receives an equal payment of £79 million from local and international TV, with an additional facility fee based on the number of times each club’s games are aired. They also earn an equal share of the total Premier League commercial revenue, which is £5.6 million.

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The term “merit payments” refers to the additional portion of international TV rights revenue that Premier League teams earn. This portion of the income is based on the standings of each club in the Premier League.

To show how much each team made during the 2022/23 season, we have broken down their TV and prize money revenues in order. The facility fees are based on the number of times each team was aired nationally.

Source: Premier League, Sponsorlytix

 

FA cup

Following is a complete breakdown of prize money for men’s clubs every round as reported by the English Football Association (FA). The amounts are per club in each round. 

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England FA’s Prize Fund Payments

Extra preliminary round winners – £1,125
Extra preliminary round losers – £375
Preliminary round winners – £1,444
Preliminary round losers – £481
First round qualifying winners – £2,250
First round qualifying losers – £750
Second round qualifying winners – £3,375
Second round qualifying losers – £1,125
Third round qualifying winners – £5,625
Third round qualifying losers – £1,875
Fourth round qualifying winners – £9,375
Fourth round qualifying losers – £3,125
First round proper winners – £41,000
Second round proper winners – £67,000
Third round proper winners – £105,000
Fourth round proper winners – £120,000
Fifth round proper winners – £225,000
Quarter-final winners – £450,000
Semi-final winners – £1,000,000
Semi-final losers – £500,000
Final runners-up – £1,000,000
Final winners – £2,000,000

Source: England FA, Sponsorlytix

 

UEFA Champions League

UEFA announced a record £3.019 billion in revenues, from which £2.35 billion will be distributed among teams in the Champions League. This is how the TV Right Revenues will be distributed among the 32 participating teams:

Playoff Bonus – £4.36 million each to 10 clubs who lost in playoffs and failed to make it to group stage.
Participation Bonus – £13.3 million Guaranteed to each of the 32 clubs in group stage.
Performance Bonus – £2.35 Million for every win in group stage, £900,000 for draw.
Round of 16 – £8.3 million each for 16 clubs in round of 16.
Quarterfinal – £9.15 million for each of the 8 quarterfinalists.
Semifinal – £10.5 million each for all semifinalists.
Runners-up – £13.07 million for losing team in the final.
Champions – £17.44 million

Potential Total – The eventual winners can make around £52m to £65m in Fixed payment pot plus £26m to £44m in Market pool money depending which domestic league the club plays in.

Source: UEFA, Sponsorlytix

 

Europa League

Europa League prize money breakdown:

Guaranteed Payment: £2.91 million to each club in group stage
Group Stage Win/Draw: £540,000 per win and £180,000 per draw.
Group Stage Standings: £984,000 each for group winners and £471,000 each for group runners-up.
1st Knockout Stage: £430,000 each for 32 teams
Round of 16: £1 million each for 16 teams
Quarterfinals: £1.54 million each for 8 teams
Semifinals: £2.4 million each for 4 teams
Runners-up: £4.4 million
Champions: £8.4 million

TV Market Pool Share

Group Stage: £27.7m
Knockout Round Playoff’s: £10.26m
Round of 16: £13.75m
Quarter-finals: £8.8m
Semi-finals: £5.38m
Final: £2.59m

 

Carabao Cup

EFL Cup Prize Money: Each year, the winners of the EFL Cup receive roughly £100,000 in prize money, while the runners-up receive just £50,000. The losing Semi finals losing teams get £25,000 each.

Source: England FA, Sponsorlytix