[Football] FA CUP - Prize Money - or lack of it

southstandandy said:

We all know the FA Cup has lost much of it's mystique and excitement over the years, but I was astonished to see how much (or ultimately how little) the winning team in this year's competition will get :

£1.8m ! Blimey I know it's not a huge draw today but you can see why many clubs take the approach they do nowadays.

Round Prize money
Extra preliminary round winners £1,125
Extra preliminary round losers £375
Preliminary round winners £1,444
Preliminary round losers £481
First qualifying round winners £2,250
First qualifying round losers £750
Second qualifying round winners £3,375
Second qualifying round losers £1,125
Third qualifying round winners £5,625
Third qualifying round losers £1,875
Fourth qualifying round winners £9,375
Fourth qualifying round losers £3,125
First round winners £16,972
First round losers £5,657
Second round winners £25,500
Second round losers £8,500
Third round winners £61,500
Third round losers £20,500
Fourth round winners £67,500
Fourth round losers £22,500
Fifth round winners £135,000
Fifth round losers £45,000
Quarter-final winners £360,000
Semi-final winners £900,000
Semi-final losers £450,000
Final runners-up £900,000
Final winners £1,800,000

So, if a Premier League team, entering at the third round of the FA Cup reaches the final and wins the competition, they would pocket a prize total of £3.4 million. The beaten finalists would end up with £2.4 million.

The Albion winning in the 3rd and 4th rounds and then losing in the 5th round get £174k. (A couple of weeks of Lallana's wages?)

I knew the FA Cup didn't offer major riches but in Premier League terms its tiny.

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PILTDOWN MAN said:

But you haven't added TV money which the PL deal does? Or crowds figures (normally) advertising and so on.

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amexer said:

I think the opposite. Seems very good to me just spread out more. FA cup does a great job for lots of lower league clubs. £2/3K For an early win by a non league club goes a long way and t gate and TV money in later rounds can keep a club going for a couple of seasons.

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AZ Gull said:

For the purposes of accuracy, it should be pointed out that the prize money for 2020-21 was halved compared to 2019-20 due to the effects of Covid-19.

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