How Much Money Every Champions League Team Made in 2024/25 Competition
James O’Reilly
31 – 39 minutes
The 2024/25 Champions League has officially come to an end. The campaign saw the introduction of a new format to Europe’s most prestigious footballing competition: the traditional group stages that the Champions League was so known for were abandoned in favour of a league table.
This new set-up means that not only were there more teams in the competition, having expanded from 32 to 36, but that they all play eight games instead of six. Though there are still many questions about the new format, particularly as it is still in its infancy, there is a clear benefit for the smaller teams that compete, as it offers them the chance to earn more money on the continent.
With Paris Saint-Germain destroying Inter Milan in the final in Munich; just how much money did all the teams in this season’s Champions League make from the competition?
36th-27th
Including Sparta Prague, Bologna and RB Salzburg
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It should be relatively unsurprising that many of the teams that, in comparison to the elite, would be considered minnows, are near the bottom of the incomings list. Slovan Bratislava generated the least money of any team in the competition at just under £19 million. They, alongside Strum Graz and Sparta Prague, are the only teams to have made less than £25 million in this season’s Champions League.
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BSC Young Boys and Girona just about creep over that threshold, but remain 1.5 million pounds behind Red Star Belgrade. Bologna just fall short of the £30 million mark, failing to replicate their domestic success from last season, while Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb made just under £34 million in the competition. Shakhtar Donetsk and RB Salzburg earned roughly £1 million and £2 million more than Zagreb respectively, as they round out the bottom 10.
Top Earners in the Champions League (36-27)
Rank
Team
Income
27.
RB Salzburg
£35.87 million
28.
Shakhtar Donetsk
£34.83 million
29.
Dinamo Zagreb
£33.48 million
30.
Bologna
£29.73 million
31.
Red Star Belgrade
£26.99 million
32.
BSC Young Boys
£25.46 million
33.
Girona
£25.23 million
34.
Sparta Prague
£24.04 million
35.
Sturm Graz
£23.63 million
36.
Slovan Bratislava
£18.44 million
26th-17th
Including Celtic, Brest and AC Milan
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VfB Stuttgart and Celtic sit at the bottom of this pile and are followed by Sporting CP, who were beaten by Dortmund in the knockout phase. Micah Richards’ new favourite club, Stade Brestois 29, have endeared themselves to the public and walked away from the competition with £43.70 million.
RB Leipzig, who won just one game from their eight games played, crashed out of the league phase having amassed just three points, yet despite that, they lined their pockets with just south of £50 million in prize money.
Above the German side sit AS Monaco, with the former runners-ups making some healthy income from their run, followed by Club Brugge and AC Milan. Dutch giants Feyenoord and PSV both made it out of the league phase and made £54.64m and £55.03m respectively in their campaigns.
Top Earners in the Champions League (26-17)
17.
PSV
£55.03 million
18.
Feyenoord
£54.64 million
19.
AC Milan
£51.74 million
20.
Club Brugge
£51.32 million
21.
Monaco
£50.39 million
22.
RB Leipzig
£49.56 million
23.
Stade Brestois 29
£43.70 million
24.
Sporting Lisbon
£41.29 million
25.
Celtic
£38.97 million
26.
Stuttgart
£36.23 million
16th-7th
Including Liverpool, Manchester City and Real Madrid
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At 16th in the list is Juventus, who made £56 million. Above them is Atalanta, who rank just behind Benfica. Beyond that, 2023 winners Manchester City fall just outside the top 10 of highest earners, as do Lille and Aston Villa, with the latter impressing on their route to the quarter-finals.
First in the top 10 are Atletico Madrid, who were knocked out by fierce rivals Real Madrid in the last 16. The Spanish side earned just under £72 million from their ventures, leaving them just behind Bayer Leverkusen, who also departed the competition at the same stage.
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Two other European giants just miss out on the top six as Liverpool and Real Madrid find themselves splitting hairs. The Reds just missed out on a perfect record in the league phase, falling short in a defeat to PSV to stop them from winning all eight games. They were favourites to win the competition before being knocked out by PSG in the last 16. Real Madrid went one round further before being well beaten by Arsenal.
Top Earners in the Champions League (16-7)
Rank
Team
Income
7.
Real Madrid
£85.85 million
8.
Liverpool
£82.73 million
9.
Bayer Leverkusen
£73.44 million
10.
Atletico Madrid
£71.59 million
11.
Aston Villa
£70.55 million
12.
LOSC Lille
£66.36 million
13.
Manchester City
£64.26 million
14.
Benfica
£60.23 million
15.
Atalanta
£56.55 million
16.
Juventus
£56.00 million
6th-1st
Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, PSG
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Narrowly missing out on the top five are Borussia Dortmund. Despite underperforming in the Bundesliga, they made it to the quarter-finals of Europe’s premier cup competition this season before being beaten by Barcelona. They are followed by Bayern Munich, who were defeated at the same stage by Inter Milan.
In fourth are Barcelona, who were defeated by Inter Milan in memorable fashion. Their pursuit of Champions League glory, having not reigned triumphant since 2015, continues.
Arsenal were mightily impressive on their run to the last four as, in the last 16, they dismantled PSV and then cruised past holders Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. Paris Saint-Germain were a step too far from Mikel Areta’s side but they still banked £98.64 million in their run to the semi-finals.
In second are Inter Milan, who were destroyed by PSG in the final in Munich. They earned just over £115m for their troubles. While champions PSG received just over £125m in their historic run to the title.
Top Earners in the Champions League (6-1)
Rank
Team
Income
1.
Paris Saint-Germain
£125.13 million
2.
Inter Milan
£115.19 million
3.
Arsenal
£98.64 million
4.
Barcelona
£98.27 million
5.
Bayern Munich
£89.25 million
6.
Borussia Dortmund
£86.13 million
All figures per Football Meets Data – correct as of 01/06/2025.