Who won the most Champions League prize money? Full breakdown of club profits since 1992 according to Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport

The Champions League is one of the most lucrative football competitions in the world and therefore participating in Europe’s premier club competition is a financial boon for clubs.

Qualifying for the Champions League is essential for clubs looking to either grow into a power in their domestic league or maintain a payroll to compete with other powers.

Prize money is one of the means by which the competition distributes fortunes among its participants, with performance in the competition being directly linked to the money earned.

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This season alone, the Champions League is giving away €2 billion ($2.27 billion) in prize money to its participants, with another €700 million ($795 million) split between the Europa League and the Europa Conference League. This pool is expected to continue to grow in the future, with a massive €4.41 billion ($5.01 billion) in prize money reportedly set to be awarded starting in 2024.

Who won the most Champions League prize money?

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are the only clubs to have collected more than €1 billion in prize money from the Champions League. The two clubs have clinched 10 Champions League titles since 1992.

Third is Barcelona, ​​who were eliminated from this year’s edition of the competition after a group stage elimination, while Juventus sit in fourth place after 10 years of dominating the Italian league and participating consistently.

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The top English club is Chelsea, with the fifth highest prize money after last year’s title, while four other English clubs make the list. Arsenal make the list despite not participating in the competition for five consecutive years.

The table below lists the 10 clubs with the best Champions League prize money since the modern version of the tournament began in 1992. 22 competition.

The prize money is given in euros as the prize money has been awarded for so long, making it difficult to convert the same value into US dollars or other currencies.

position	Association	country	prize money
1	Bayern Munich	Germany	1.037 billion euros
2	real Madrid	Spain	1.036 billion euros
3	Barcelona	Spain	984 million euros
4	juventus	Italy	934 million euros
5	Chelsea	England	785 million euros
6	man united	England	765 million euros
7	PSG	France	696 million euros
8th	man city	England	630 million euros
9	Liverpool	England	575 million euros
10	Atlético Madrid	Spain	542 million euros