Champions League Money

[bonzai]

Does anyone remember how much money we receive because of our progress in the competition ie. Progress to the knockout round, last 8 , final, eventual winners etc?

[Maestro]

Not sure.
What I do know is that the money you get for qualifying to the next round gets deposited within 24 hours of the final whistle!
So whatever cash is due to us for reaching the semis is probably already on its way!

[ARIMAN]

I think you get the most for losing in the final, as you dont have to pay out win bonuses!

[SouthAfricaRed]

Who cares - We're loaded now anyway.

[JohnnyLambert]

I think last time I remember reading we made around £25 million or thereabouts!!

Small change to Rafa these days!!

[bazza76]

I think you get the most for losing in the final, as you dont have to pay out win bonuses!

the commercial profits from winning are massive though

[wavydavy]

the commercial profits from winning are massive though

Unless you're Rick Parry

[Mumsafan]

Unless you're Rick Parry

.....stuck in a legal battle with Reebok, however if you are Rick Parry with a new contract with Adidas............different story.

[Imy]

I'm sure Rick Parry will once again get us the great Carlsberg sponsorship deal of £2.5m as apposed to Chelsea's £50m

[redwill74]

Check this out: From the Telegraph

This week's remarkable success for English clubs in the Champions League might have restored some much-needed pride to this country's battered international reputation.

However, for those watching the bottom line at Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool, the achievement of claiming three of the four places in the semi-finals of the competition means they will have to divide up the financial spoils more equally.

Because of the complicated way Uefa distribute revenue from the Champions League, half of this season's £372 million TV and commercial pot is split depending on how much money is generated by each country's television market.

With England by far the most lucrative, the Premiership's three clubs stand to make far less from their success in this season's competition than if only one of them had made it this far. An all-English final in Athens on May 19 would limit the money-making potential further still.
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To illustrate the point, Arsenal made £22.4 million from reaching the final of last year's Champions League. That sum would have been considerably lower had Liverpool and Chelsea made it past the first knockout round and Manchester United had not gone out at the group stages. Arsenal actually ended up making £2 million more than winners Barcelona, because of the financial power of the English TV market.

None of this, however, should detract from the fact that the three Premiership clubs still stand to make vast sums from reaching the semi-finals, regardless of who goes on to lift the European Cup.

When Liverpool won it following their extraordinary comeback in Istanbul in 2005, they picked up £20 million from Uefa in prize money, TV and commercial payments, plus around £5 million in bonuses from their major sponsors. The value of the Euro campaign allowed the club to post a pre-tax profit of £9.5 million, made on the back of a 32 per cent increase in turnover to £121 million.

A survey by consultants Sport+Markt found that, following the success, Liverpool were the best-supported British club across Europe with an estimated 18 million supporters.

Ferran Soriano, vice-president of Barcelona, said: "In one very straightforward sense, winning the European Cup is worth a lot of money. We made about £20 million, plus we got big bonuses from our sponsors. But what is harder to put into figures is the impact it has on your brand. That is very difficult to discern.

"There is no doubt we got a massive boost from winning the competition. We were on television and on the front of newspapers all around the world. But that increased exposure and interest doesn't lead to an immediate increase in the value of your sponsorship deals."

It is also worth bearing in mind the non-financial benefits that accompany European success, such as attracting or retaining big-name players. Arsenal, for example, undoubtedly persuaded Thierry Henry to stay on the back of their run to the final in Paris last season.

The 2007 winners stand to make more money than Arsenal - between £23 million and £27 million - because this is the first year of a new, improved three-year television deal negotiated by Uefa.

Just getting to the semi-finals will have netted each of the English clubs a minimum of £8 million, not including their share of the TV market pool and win bonuses of £400,000 and draw bonuses of £270,000 per match in the group stages.

But before Roman Abramovich and the American owners at Liverpool and Old Trafford start counting the imminent windfall, it is worth remembering that there are also hefty bonuses to be paid out to the players.

Jose Mourinho's team will split £3 million between them if they win the Champions League, while United are on £200,000 a man to repeat their 1999 victory. Win the quadruple, and Abramovich could be looking at a £14 million-per-man bonus bill - proving, perhaps, that it doesn't always pay to win.

[lfc4ever]

Win the quadruple, and Abramovich could be looking at a £14 million-per-man bonus bill - proving, perhaps, that it doesn't always pay to win.

Mere words fail me, jesus fukkin wept, wtf is going wrong with football is all in that one little line.

[SB]

Mere words fail me, jesus fukkin wept, wtf is going wrong with football is all in that one little line.

I was just about to give up reading the initial post as I was getting bored but I'm glad I stuck it out and read that bit of info. That is an amazing amount if it is true. Players of yesteryear will be turning in their graves

[mancdetester]

A survey by consultants Sport+Markt found that, following the success, Liverpool were the best-supported British club across Europe with an estimated 18 million supporters.

you can almost hear the almighty crash of spat dummies landing on the streets of manchester

[Dirk07]

Mere words fail me, jesus fukkin wept, wtf is going wrong with football is all in that one little line.

Ive read somewhere else that 14m is the total for all the squad, which i think is correct