The 2021 Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City will also dish out the largest prize to the winner than at any stage of the competition.
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2021 Champions League final prize money
The Champions League finalists will each get $18.3 million, but the winner will net an additional $4.88 million for automatically qualifying for the UEFA Super Cup, a one-off match against the UEFA Europa League winners, Villarreal CF.
Champions League Winner: $23. 18 million Champions League Runner-up: $18. 3 million
The full outline of prize money for the current 2020-2021 edition of the Champions League follows in the table below. Making the group stage alone is enough for all 32 clubs to cash in an automatic $18.6 million. The more matches won in the group stage and the deeper a team advances, the bigger the financial rewards.
This season alone, Manchester City and Chelsea have already collected $75.2 million and $73 million, respectively, before taking into account the prize money coming to them in the final.
Champions League prize pool increases
Beginning with the 2021-2022 edition, there will be a boost in the financial incentives for clubs, according to a report by The Associated Press.
Each Champions League club will receive $19.1 million just for making the group stage (up from the guaranteed $18.6 million for making the group stage in 2020-2021).
The 32 clubs that make up the group stage will share a total of $2.44 billion, up from $2.38 billion.
The return of fans in stadiums will be an added boost with each club retaining gate receipts (while also covering expenses for hosting each match outside the final).
