This afternoon at Wembley, Man City will meet Manchester United in the FA Cup final. The total prize money that each club will get is £3.9 million. This is a small fraction of what clubs can earn in the Premier League, but it does show that the prize money is more equally divided.
416 teams competed in this season’s FA Cup extra preliminary round. This afternoon, Manchester City, the Premier League winners, will face United, their rivals, at Wembley. The tournament will finish at that venue.
The minnows who won the first qualifying round pocketed £1,125, but the winners who take home the trophy later today will pocket £3.9 million from the FA’s reward money.
Although it may not seem like much in comparison to the over £100 million City won last season in the Champions League and the estimated £170 million City earned for winning the Premier League, the revenue distribution from a total pot of just under £20 million is much fairer for those at the bottom of the pyramid.
From Maidstone’s surprising victory over Ipswich at Portman Road to Championship Coventry City’s remarkable semi-final run and near-historic comeback against United, this season has been full of frightening moments.
From the first round of games featuring clubs in the eighth level all the way to the championship game between Manchester United and their fiercest rivals, here is your comprehensive guide to the prize money for this season’s FA Cup.
Prize money for the Emirates FA Cup
(clause indicating the number of clubs)
An additional £1,125 for the twenty-eight winners of the preliminary round
Additional losses from the preliminary round (208) 375 pounds
The prize money for the preliminary round was £1,444.
Finalists from the first round (136) £481
Finalists from the first round (112) 2,250 £
Finalists from the first round who did not advance (112) 750 pounds
Eighty people qualified for the second round. 3,375 pounds
Qualifying round losers (80) 125 pounds
Forty people qualified for the third round. 4,625 pounds
Those that did not advance to the next round; forty about £1,875
Prize money for the fourth round of qualifying: £9,375
Prize money for the 32 participants who did not advance to the fourth round: £3,125
At Wembley, Erik ten Hag and Pep Guardiola will square off in a match that will likely be Guardiola’s last game as United manager.
At Wembley, Erik ten Hag and Pep Guardiola will square off in a match that will likely be Guardiola’s last game as United manager.
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