Triumphal procession brings millions
Bayer Leverkusen is in for a huge windfall
21.05.2024, 10:21 a.m.
If Bayer Leverkusen remains unbeatable in the Europa League, the treasurer can draw a nice conclusion at the end of an incredible season: There is a lot of money for a European Cup triumph. Even if the big money can only be earned in the coming season.
The series of successes in the Europa League can bring German soccer champions Bayer Leverkusen more than 40 million euros. Before the final tomorrow Wednesday against Atalanta Bergamo in Dublin (9 p.m./RTL, RTL+ and in the live ticker on ntv.de) The Werkself have already secured 22.6 million euros in UEFA bonuses. In the event of a final win, up to 8.5 million more are possible in the form of victory bonuses (4) as well as appearance bonuses (3.5) and victory bonuses (1) for the UEFA Super Cup match.
There are also shares from the market pool – for Eintracht Frankfurt that was around 4.5 million when they won the Europa League two years ago – and the income from the six home games is estimated at six million euros. Before the start of the competition, Bayer had calculated around 15 million euros in revenue in its budget.
Despite the money that the Europa League has brought, the champions will be happy to be back in the Champions League next season. This is because the money-making there takes place on a different scale, and the premier class also allows for financial planning security: each participant will receive 18.85 million euros in entry fees next season. UEFA paid out 2.8 million euros for a win in the group phase in the season that is now coming to an end.
FC Bayern’s Champions League bonuses in the current season amounted to a total of 98.52 million euros after the quarter-finals. In addition, there was the spectator income from six home games as well as the money from the market pool, which totaled more than 30 million euros. The Bundesliga Croesus’ Champions League income this season will once again amount to well over 100 million euros. FC Bayern failed in the semi-finals against Real Madrid. Finalist Borussia Dortmund even received more than 101 million euros in bonuses from UEFA alone.
The previous 22.6 million euros in income at Bayer Leverkusen are distributed as follows:
Entry fee: 3.63 million euros
Prize money for the preliminary round: 3.78 million euros (6 x 630,000 euros)
Bonus for group victory: 1.1 million euros
Bonus for reaching the round of 16: 1.2 million euros
Bonus for reaching the quarter-finals: 1.8 million euros
Bonus for reaching the semi-finals: 2.8 million euros
Bonus for reaching the final: 4.6 million euros
Bonus as a participant with the third-best UEFA club coefficient: 3.69 million euros