In a 95- second wonderful last Saturday at London’s Wembley Stadium, Real Madrid CF captured their 15th UEFA Champions League title, the most of any group, by defeating Borussia Dortmund 2- 0.
Los Blancos ‘ victory at Wembley earns them another trophy, reaffirming their status as the top team in European sport. Additionally, it comes with significant economic benefits.
Real Madrid is earning$ 92 million ( €85.14 million ) for their victory on Saturday. Thanks to UEFA’s generous reward system, which favors consistently successful teams and includes their share of broadcast revenues from the competition, this total could increase to$ 150 million.
The prize money for this year’s Champions League, which is divided among all 32 participating teams, is$ 2.2 billion ( €2.032 billion ).

European soccer’s governing body distributes 55 % of this amount ($ 1.2 billion ) based on team performance. Each of the 32 clubs that make it to the group stage will receive a €15.64 million team level planning, and each team will receive a €2.8 million succeed. In Real Madrid’s circumstance, for winning all six games, it is another €16.8 million.
Certification for the round of 16 earns €9.6 million, the playoffs €10.6 million, the quarterfinals €12.5 million, and the last €15.5 million per team. The UCL finalists even receive an additional €4.5 million.
Another 30 %, around$ 650 million, is allocated based on UEFA team factor positions. The venues ‘ performance in UEFA events, including the Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League, determine the club’s parameters.
As the third- best team in UEFA’s rankings Real Madrid could take home an additional$ 36 million ( €34.1=€1.137 million per share x 30 shares for ranking third ) for being consistently successful in European club competitions.
UEFA distributes the remaining 15 %, around$ 325 million, based on the equivalent value of each Television business represented by venues in the game, starting from the group levels. At the conclusion of the tournament, the final contracts wo n’t be finalized until the market shares for the participating clubs and the exact amounts for each club. But according to Sportico’s back of the envelope calculations, Real Madrid may take home as much as an additional$ 20 to$ 25 million from the market pool, bringing its total TV and prize money to over$ 150 million.
Last year’s champions Manchester City took home$ 145 million ( £113.8 million ) in prize/TV money, according to 2023 financial statements. The Switzerland- based soccer business analyst Swiss Ramble’s calculations, indicated the team brought home$ 22.3 ( €20.6 ) million from UEFA’s TV pool.
Real Madrid’s next income opportunity is not the Champions League final. The team may face Europa League champion Atalanta on August 14 at the Polish Stadion Narodowy for another$ 5.5 million in prize income.

Real Madrid and Dortmund qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, which may take place in the United States second summertime, and the competition for the following season.