UEFA: €308m for clubs not featuring in European Cups in 2024-2027, including €258m outside the Top 5

The UEFA executive committee has approved the criteria for the distribution of the amounts allocated to clubs not participating in the league stages of the European Cups (Champions League, Europa League and Conference League) over the 2024-2027 cycle during its meeting in Prague (Czech Republic) on 24/09/2024.

Of the €308m earmarked by UEFA for clubs that do not qualify for its competitions:
• €258m (84%) will go to the 50 national associations outside the European Top 5;
• €50m (16%) will be divided equally between the German, English, Spanish, French and Italian associations, i.e. €10m per country.

The funds available to the remaining 50 associations will therefore increase from the current €135m to a total of €258m. 70% of these amounts will be distributed based on their position in the UEFA access list, while 30% will be proportional to the amounts received by the top-earning club of each association, an innovative concept expressly targeting competitive balance in domestic leagues," explained the European confederation, which developed the criteria "in close collaboration with…