It’s the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League final matchday. The venue is the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
Manchester City look to make a huge statement with a first Champions League win in their history, and become only the second English team to win a treble. Inter are in their first Champions League final since 2010 when they won their treble.
The crown for the Kings of European football is on the line, as well as a significant share in the €2.032 billion UEFA purse for the 2022/23 UCL season.
In a circular dated 4th July 2022, addressed to its member associations and titled “Distribution to clubs from the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League and the 2022 UEFA Super Cup“, UEFA disclosed its distribution plans for the estimated €3.5bn gross revenue from the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League and the 2022 UEFA Super Cup.
Only €2.732bn of the total revenue estimate will be available for distribution. €2.032bn, €465m and €235m for clubs participating in the UCL, UEL and the UECL respectively.
Champions League Prize Money 2022/23
Real Madrid earned a total €83.2 million in prize money for winning the 2021/22 Champions League, and an additional €4.5 million for winning the UEFA Super Cup in August 2022.
For this season, the total UCL prize money pot is divided into four different pillars –
- Starting fees (€500.5m)
- Performance-related fixed amounts (€600.6m)
- Coefficient-based amounts (€600.6m)
- Variable amounts (market pool) (€300.3m)
Each of the 32 teams that qualify for the group stage is entitled to an equal share of €15.64m from the starting fees allocation. Performance-related fixed amounts are earned depending on group stage and knockout round performance.
UEFA ranks its member teams based on their performance in 10 years. A total amount of €600.6m is
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, so the highest-ranked team will receive 32 shares (€36.38m).
The market pool payout is dependent on the broadcast revenues of each federation represented in the UEFA Champions League.
Manchester City or Inter Milan?
Since the Abu Dhabi takeover of Manchester City in 2008, the Champions League is the only title that has eluded them. This will be the first time City and Inter will face each other in a competitive game. City will hope to put the disappointments of losing the Champions League final to Chelsea in May 2021.
How Much Manchester City Spent Under Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola was hired by Manchester City in July 2016. Since then, they have spent €1.24 billion in signings. Of course, they also cashed in for the departure of certain players, but the Citizens have invested heavily to achieve their goal of becoming European champions.
The likes of Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish and others cost millions, but they were certainly worth it. City’s deep pockets may be a reason behind this season’s treble, but it would be unfair to reduce their success to money. If not, look at PSG or Chelsea this season.
Inter, on the other hand, finished the season in spectacular form, winning 11 of their last 12 games in all competitions. With the Copa Italia already in the bag, they will need more than a grand performance if they are to come away with this one.
