Premier League prize money in all competitions revealed: Manchester United absurdly high

Matt Stead 31 May 2025 9:48 PM

Premier League prize money for clubs in all competitions in 2024/25

Manchester United earning more than all but five clubs in their worst season is hilarious

Manchester United endured their worst ever Premier League season but stand to earn more than all but five clubs thanks largely to their Europa exploits.

While simply existing in the Premier League is worth about £100m, faring well in other competitions can keep the prize money total topped up across the board, even if some are far more profitable than others.

As the season enters its final stretch, it can be estimated approximately how much each Premier League team has earned through that, European competitions and domestic tournaments so far, even if plenty can still change.

How much prize money will teams earn through the Premier League in 2024/25?

This one is simple enough, with each team given a combination of a £95m equal share, a merit payment based on their final position and facility fees corresponding to how many of their games were selected for live broadcast.

The full breakdown of the prize money each Premier League team is due this season is worth a look but the estimated final payments so far are:

1) Liverpool – £177.4m

2) Arsenal – £173.7m

3) Manchester City – £167.6m

4) Chelsea – £165.6m

5) Newcastle – £162m

6) Aston Villa – £160.7m

7) Nottingham Forest – £153.7m

8) Brighton – £146m

9) Bournemouth – £144m

10) Brentford – £139.5m

11) Crystal Palace – £136.4m

12) Fulham – £135.4m

13) Manchester United – £135.4m

14) Everton – £131.8m

15) West Ham – £130.7m

16) Spurs – £127.3m

17) Wolves – £122.5m

18) Leicester – £115.7m

19) Ipswich – £110m

20) Southampton – £107.9m

How much prize money will Premier League teams earn in 2024/25 Champions League?

The payments due to clubs competing in the Champions League are broken down into three parts under a new revenue distribution system:

1) An equal share
2) Performance-related fixed amounts
3) A ‘value pillar’ based on coefficient ranking and the broadcast revenue share of all participating countries

Using those, it is possible to roughly estimate how much prize money each team will earn through their participation in the competition this season.

The full breakdown of the prize money each Champions League team is due this season is worth a look but here are the numbers for the four Premier League sides specifically:

1) Arsenal – £98.63m

2) Liverpool – £82.7m

3) Aston Villa – £70.56m

4) Manchester City – £64.24m

How much prize money will Premier League teams earn in 2024/25 Europa League?

The payments due to clubs competing in the Europa League are broken down into three parts under a new revenue distribution system:

1) An equal share
2) Performance-related fixed amounts
3) A ‘value pillar’ based on coefficient ranking and the broadcast revenue share of all participating countries

Using those, it is possible to roughly estimate how much prize money each team will earn through their participation in the competition this season. Here are the numbers for the two Premier League sides specifically:

1) Spurs – £38.27m

2) Manchester United – £30.68m

How much prize money will Premier League teams earn in 2024/25 Conference League?

The payments due to clubs competing in the Conference League are broken down into three parts under a new revenue distribution system:

1) An equal share
2) Performance-related fixed amounts
3) A ‘value pillar’ based on coefficient ranking and the broadcast revenue share of all participating countries

Using those, it is possible to roughly estimate how much prize money each team will earn through their participation in the competition this season. Here are the numbers for the one Premier League side specifically:

1) Chelsea – £18.54m

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How much prize money will Premier League teams earn in 2024/25 FA Cup?

While inevitably far less lucrative than the Premier League or European competitions, the FA Cup can still be a small earner for those who go deep enough into the tournament.

The payments are based only on how far a club goes and the breakdown is simple:

Third round proper winners – £115,000
Third round proper losers – £25,000
Fourth round proper winners – £120,000
Fifth round proper winners – £225,000
Quarter-final winners – £450,000
Semi-final winners – £1,000,000
Semi-final losers – £500,000
Final runners-up – £1,000,000
Final winners – £2,000,000

Based on that, here are the payments each Premier League side earned:

1) Crystal Palace – £3.91m

2) Manchester City – £2.91m

3) to 4) Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest – £1.41m

5) to 7) Bournemouth, Brighton and Fulham – £460,000

8) to 11) Ipswich, Manchester United, Newcastle and Wolves – £235,000

12) to 17) Chelsea, Everton, Leicester, Liverpool, Southampton and Spurs – £115,000

18) to 20) Arsenal, Brentford and West Ham – £25,000

How much prize money did Premier League teams earn in 2024/25 Carabao Cup?

It should shock no-one to learn that the Carabao Cup is not a particularly money-spinning competition. The payments are again based only on how far a club goes and the breakdown is simple:

First round winners – £5,000
Second round winners – £7,000
Third round winners – £10,000
Fourth round winners – £15,000
Quarter-finalists – £25,000
Semi-finalists – £25,000
Runner-up – £50,000
Winners – £100,000

Based on that, here are the payments each Premier League side earned through competing in the Carabao Cup; Newcastle made more money reaching the FA Cup fifth round than they did winning an actual trophy:

1) Newcastle – £182,000

2) Liverpool – £125,000

3) and 4) Arsenal and Spurs – £75,000

5) to 7) Brentford, Crystal Palace and Southampton – £57,000

8) Manchester United – £50,000

9) and 10) Brighton and Leicester – £17,000

11) to 13) Aston Villa, Chelsea and Manchester City – £10,000

13) to 17) Everton, Fulham, West Ham and Wolves – £7,000

18) to 20) Bournemouth, Ipswich and Nottingham Forest – £0

How much prize money have Premier League teams earned in all competitions this season?

Putting it all together, it is possible to estimate the prize money Premier League clubs will earn simply through participating in different competitions this season:

1) Arsenal – £272.43m

2) Liverpool – £260.34m

3) Manchester City – £234.76m

4) Aston Villa – £232.68m

5) Chelsea – £184.26m

6) Manchester United – £166.36m

7) Spurs – £165.76m

8) Newcastle – £162.41m

9) Nottingham Forest – £155.11m

10) Brighton – £146.47m

11) Bournemouth – £144.46m

12) Crystal Palace – £140.36m