The eventual winners are guaranteed 26.7 million euros, UEFA
added, even before bonus money for winning group games and a share of the
television pool money is added.
Last season, a total of 746.4 million euros was handed out
among the Champions League participants with winners Inter Milan receiving
48.76 million euros, including 19.6 million from the television marketing pool.
UEFA has long faced criticism that the prize money distorts
domestic leagues, where the financial division between teams which regularly
take part in the Champions League and those who do not grows every year.
UEFA said in a statement that teams would be paid a
"participation bonus" of 3.9 million euros for the group stage, plus
a "match bonus" of 550,000 euros for each of the six group games.
This would guarantee the total of 7.2 million for the group
stage, compared to 7.1 million euros paid last season.
Teams would also be entitled to so-called performance
bonuses of 800,000 euros for every win and 400,000 euros for a draw.
Teams going further would receive 3 million euros for
advancing to the round of 16, 3.3 million for reaching the quarterfinals and
4.2 million for a semifinal place.
"The winners of the final at Wembley Stadium on May 28
will collect a further 9 million euros, with 5.6 million euros going to the
runners-up," UEFA said.
"In addition, participating clubs will be entitled to a
share of the market pool based on the commercial value of their domestic
television market, the number of Champions League matches they play this season
and their final position in the domestic league table last term," it added.
"They will also keep their UEFA Champions League gate
receipts." The figures are almost the same as last season, apart from
small increases in the basic prize money for the semifinalists and runners-up.
The 20 teams who took part in the fourth qualifying round
last month each took home 2.1 million euros.
