UEFA released the details regarding the distribution to clubs of commercial revenue from the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League and the 2022 UEFA Super Cup along with details of payments to clubs participating in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phases are also provided, as well as solidarity payments to clubs not participating in the group stages of the above UEFA club competitions.
The gross revenue from the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League and the 2022 UEFA Super Cup is estimated to be €3.5bn.
With regards to payments to clubs participating in the qualifying phases of the UEFA Champions
League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League, the pot for payments to clubs participating in the UCL, UEL and UECL qualifying rounds will be equal to 3% of the overall gross revenue.
Based on the forecast of €3.5bn overall revenue, this would amount to €105m. After the COVID-19 impact deductions, the amount available for clubs participating in the qualifying rounds of the 2022/23 competitions is therefore expected to be €101.2m.
The 3% of gross revenue earmarked for clubs participating in the qualifying rounds will be distributed according to new criteria for this cycle: instead of cumulative amounts per round played, clubs will receive €100,000 per round and a fixed amount upon elimination (the later the elimination stage, the higher the amount).
All clubs entering the UCL or UEL qualifying phases and losing their qualifying matches in those competitions will finish their qualification run in the UECL. The amounts for the clubs eliminated in the UECL qualifying rounds or play-offs are as follows:
- UECL Q1: €150,000
- UECL Q2: €350,000
- UECL Q3: €550,000
- UECL play-offs: €750,000
Each domestic champion club that does not qualify for the UCL, UEL or UECL group stage will receive €260,000 in addition to the above-mentioned amounts, as applicable.
In case of any additional revenues in excess of the projected €3.5bn, the surplus of the qualifying round share will be distributed in proportion to each individual club’s income in the qualifying phase.
Solidarity payments to clubs not participating in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League or UEFA Europa Conference League
The payments to non-participating clubs through their national associations amount to 4% of the overall gross revenues of the three competitions.
Before taking into account the COVID-19 impact deductions, a forecasted total of €140m was expected to be distributed to national associations for their clubs. After the COVID19 impact deductions, the amount available to non-participating clubs in the 2022/23 season is expected to be €134.5m.
These payments will be effective at the end of the 2022/23 season. More detailed information about these payments and the distribution criteria will be released in due course.
Payments to clubs participating in the centralised phases of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Super Cup
On the basis of the above revenue forecast and allocations, the total amount available for distribution to participating clubs in 2022/23 is €2.732bn, of which €2.032bn will be distributed to clubs competing in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup, €465m will be distributed to clubs participating in the UEFA Europa League and €235m will be distributed to clubs participating in the UEFA Europa Conference League.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
A total of €30m will be paid out to clubs involved in the UCL play-offs: clubs that are eliminated will each receive a fixed payment of €5m. The winners of the play-offs will not receive any specific payment for this round as they will receive payments for participating in the UCL group stage.
Each of the 32 clubs that qualify for the group stage can expect to receive a group stage allocation of €15.64m, split into a down-payment of €14.8m and a balance of €840,000.
Group stage performance bonuses will be paid for each match: €2.8m per win and €930,000 per draw. Undistributed amounts (€930,000 per draw) will be pooled and redistributed among the clubs playing in the group stage in amounts proportionate to their number of wins.
Clubs that qualify for the knockout stage can expect to receive the following
amounts:
− qualification for the round of 16: €9.6m per club;
− qualification for the quarter-finals: €10.6m per club;
− qualification for the semi-finals: €12.5m per club;
− qualification for the final: €15.5m per club.
The UCL winners can expect to receive an additional €4.5m.
The two clubs that qualify for the 2022 SCUP can each expect to receive €3.5m, with the winners receiving an additional €1m.
Additionally fees will be paid on the basis of performances over a ten-year period. In addition to coefficient points accumulated during this period, the ranking includes bonus points for winning the UCL/European Champion Clubs’ Cup, the UEL/UEFA Cup and the Cup Winners’ Cup. On the basis of these parameters, a ranking of the participating clubs has been established and the total amount of €600.6m has been divided into ‘coefficient shares’, with each share worth €1.137m. The lowest-ranked team will receive one share (€1.137m). One share will be added to every rank and so the highest-ranked team will receive 32 shares (€36.38m).
The estimated available amount of €300.3m will be distributed in accordance with the proportional value of each TV market represented by clubs taking part in the UCL (group stage onwards). The different market shares will be distributed to the participating clubs from each association.
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
The share for clubs participating in the UEL group stage onwards is €465m.
Each of the 32 clubs that qualify for the group stage can expect to receive a group stage allocation of €3.63m, split into a down-payment of €3.4m and a balance payment of €230,000.
Group stage performance bonuses will be paid for each match: €630,000 per win and €210,000 per draw. Undistributed amounts (€210,000 per draw) will be pooled and redistributed among the clubs playing in the group stage in amounts proportionate to their number of wins.
The group winners can expect to receive a qualification bonus of €1.1m each and the group runners-up €550,000 each.
The clubs that qualify for the knockout stage can expect to receive the following
amounts:
– qualification for the knockout round play-offs: €500,000 each;
– qualification for the round of 16: €1.2m each;
– qualification for the quarter-finals: €1.8m each;
– qualification for the semi-finals: €2.8m each; and
– qualification for the final: €4.6m each.
The UEL winners can expect to receive an additional €4m.
On the basis of the ten-year ranking, a ranking of the participating clubs has been established, and the total amount of €69.75m has been divided into ‘coefficient shares’, each worth €132,000. The lowest-ranked team will receive one share (€132,000). One share will be added to every rank and so the highest-ranked team will receive 32 shares (€4.224m).
The estimated available amount of €139.5m will be distributed according to the proportional value of each TV market represented by the clubs taking part in the UEL (group stage onwards). The different market shares will be split among the clubs participating from a given association.
UEFA EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE
Each of the 32 clubs that qualify for the group stage can expect to receive a group stage allocation of €2.94m, split into a down-payment of €2.8m and a balance payment of €140,000.
Group stage performance bonuses will be paid for each match: €500,000 per win and €166,000 per draw. Undistributed amounts (€166,000 per draw) will be pooled and redistributed among the clubs playing in the group stage in amounts proportionate to their number of wins.
The group winners can expect to receive a qualification bonus of €650,000 each and the group runners-up €325,000 each.
The clubs that qualify for the knockout stage can expect to receive the following
amounts:
– qualification for knockout round play-offs: €300,000 each;
– qualification for the round of 16: €600,000 each;
– qualification for the quarter-finals: €1m each;
– qualification for the semi-finals: €2m each; and
– qualification for the final: €3m each.
The UECL winners can expect to receive an additional €2m.
On the basis of the ten-year ranking, a ranking of the participating clubs has been established,
and the total amount of €23.5m has been divided into ‘coefficient shares’, each worth €44,500. The lowest-ranked team will receive one share (€44,500). One share will be added to every rank and so the highest-ranked team will receive 32 shares (€1.42m).
The estimated available amount of €23.5m will be distributed according to the proportional value of each TV market represented by the clubs taking part in the UECL (group stage onwards).