UEFA has released details of prize money distribution or the Germany 2024 European Championships that will be played from June 14 to July 14. The winning team will receive a maximum of €28.25 million – if they win all their games on the way to the title.
In total €331 million has been earmarked for prize money with every qualified team receiving a €9.5 million participation fee.
Teams will receive €1 million for a win and €500,000 for a draw in the group stages.
The final winners will receive an addition €8 million payment with the runners-up earning €5 million.
Euro 2024 prize money distribution
– Participating Fee: Set at €9.25 million
– Match Bonus: Comprising €1.0 million for a win and €500,000 for a draw
– Qualification to Stages:
– Round of 16: €1.5 million
– Quarter-finals: €2.5 million
– Semi-finals: €4 million
– Runners-up: Additional payment of €5 million
– Champions: Extra payment of €8 million
Women’s competitions approved
The UEFA executive committee, meeting in Hamburg at the weekend, also agreed modifications to its women’s competitions, including a revamped format for the UEFA Women’s Champions League which will introduce an 18-team league phase followed by knock-out rounds, while a second European competition for women’s clubs will be inaugurated starting from the 2025/26 season.
UEFA said that more details of the women’s competition in terms of format and qualification would be released this week.
UEFA also approved the match schedule and tournament dates for the Women’s EURO 2025.
The finals will be played across eight venues in Switzerland from July 2 to July 27, 2025, with matches hosted in cities in Basel, Bern, Geneva, Luzern, Sion, St. Gallen, Thun, and Zurich. St. Jakob-Park in Basel will host the opening match and the final.
The UEFA Women’s Futsal EURO for the 2024-25 edition was canceled, paving the way for a revised 4-year cycle, with the next tournament scheduled for 2027. The number of participating teams will grow from four to eight.
Latvia and Lithuania were designated as hosts for the final tournament of the men’s 2026 UEFA Futsal EURO, with matches scheduled to be played in Riga and Kaunas.
