What is the Women's Champions League prize money?

What the report says

BBC Sport explains how Uefa will distribute prize money in the 2026-27 Women’s Champions League and related women’s club competitions. The article says the total pot for the Champions League proper will be €18.2m, with an additional €7.7m set aside for qualifying rounds. It also notes separate payments of €5.6m for the Women’s Europa Cup and €6.2m in solidarity payments for national associations with at least one club in the Champions League.

For clubs that reach the league phase, each will receive a guaranteed participation fee of €505,000 before a ball is kicked, with most of that paid in advance. Uefa will then add performance-related payments for wins, draws and final league standings, plus fixed amounts for each knockout stage. The biggest reward goes to the champions, who receive €500,000, while the runners-up get €300,000. The article also says the quarter-final and semi-final payments are shared by both clubs involved.

The BBC report places these figures in longer-term context: the current €18.2m Champions League pot has applied since 2025 and is due to rise to €24.1m for the 2027 to 2030 cycle. It also says any surplus revenue beyond the initial €2m will be shared among clubs and other participants, while solidarity money must be used for development rather than routine club costs. The piece underlines how Uefa is trying to grow the women’s club game while keeping support flowing beyond the competition’s elite teams.