Premier League clubs make a fortune from UEFA

UEFA announced the prize fund allocation for the first round of matches of the 2025/26 European league classification phase.

English football continues to dominate in Europe this season.

With the prize money divided based on the participation coefficient and competition results of the 39 countries participating in the Champions League and Europa League, teams from England lead the prize money with a sum of up to 365 million euros.

Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Aston Villa all won their Premier League matches in the first round of the qualifying phase, while Newcastle and Chelsea suffered defeats. Forest drew 2-2 with Betis in the Europa League.

The large number of teams participating in the Champions League and Europa League, and good results, help the Premier League earn a lot of money. La Liga teams are ranked second in UEFA's prize fund allocation, with 265 million euros.

Germany ranked third with €250 million. Italy ranked fourth with €224 million. This distribution is based on the number of teams participating and the UEFA five-year coefficient. According to Opta , the stark difference between the prize money of English teams (€365 million) and smaller football nations (such as the Czech Republic with €51 million) highlights the growing financial gap.

The amount of money collected by the five biggest leagues, including England, Spain, Germany, Italy, and France, for the first round of matches in the classification phase accounts for more than 70% of the total fund. The first round of matches in the Champions League and Europa League classification phase took place in mid-September. The new season of the Conference League will start in the first week of October.

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