England/The FA: Women's FA Cup prize fund doubled to £6m for 2023-24

The Football Association, which is responsible for organising the Women's FA Cup, is doubling the total prize money available to clubs taking part in the competition in 2023-24, announced the body on 09/11/2023. This increases the total prize money from £2.97m to £5.99m (€6.9m).

The increase takes effect from the third round, when Barclays Women's Super League teams enter the competition. "Clubs competing in the third round proper will now access a prize pot of £44,000 per match (£35,000 for the winners, £9,000 for the losers), a substantial uplift on the £12,500 pot allocated for the same round in the 2022-23 competition. There will be an increase in the prize pot for each match between the third round proper and the Final, with the Final prize pot also significantly increasing from £150,000 to £538,000 to ensure success in the competition is rewarded," explained The FA.

"This is the second time in successive seasons that we've increased the prize money for the Women's FA Cup. Last year's increase was weighted towards growing the prize fund for the earlier rounds of the…