2012/13 UEFA Champions League: Juventus earn more than Bayern Munich and Dortmund

Antonio Conte’s Juventus might have lost to Bayern Munich in the Champions League last season, but earned more from the competition

European football governing body UEFA have released figures which show that clubs involved in the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League shared €904.6 Million in participation, TV pool and performance-related revenue for the season, but what will come as a surprise champions Bayern Munich and runners-up Borussia Dortmund aren’t the highest earners.The highest earners tag goes to Italian Serie A side Juventus (€65.3m), ahead of FC Bayern Munich (€55.0m) and Borussia Dortmund (€54.2m), while next down the order are AC Milan (€51.4m), Real Madrid CF (€48.4m), FC Barcelona (€45.5m) and Paris Saint-Germain FC (€44.7m).

Interestingly the income of the German finalists were hit by the fact that FC Schalke 04 were also successful in the preliminary group stage, while Juventus and Milan gained from the failure of other Italian sides.

All 32 participants were entitled to a minimum €8.6m in accordance with the distribution system. Additionally, performance bonuses were paid in the group stage: teams received €1m for every win and €500,000 for every draw, and Dortmund (with four wins and two draws) and PSG (five wins) reaped the biggest rewards, of €5m apiece. The clubs that advanced to the round of 16 were each assigned an additional €3.5m, the eight quarter-finalists an extra €3.9m, and the four semi-finalists a bonus of €4.9m.

Money from the market pool was divided according to the proportional value of the national TV market allocated to each individual club, among other factors. As a consequence, the amounts given varied from country (or national association) to country.

Clubs taking part in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds also netted solidarity payments and each of the 20 sides involved in the playoffs gained a fixed amount of €2.1m, irrespective of the result of their ties.

The €904.6m in prize money shared around the 32 sides involved from the group stage onwards represented €495m in fixed amounts and €409.6m from the market pool.