How much each club has earned at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup — From Manchester City to Auckland City
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup has ushered in a new era—not just in format, but in finances. With 32 of the world’s best teams clashing across the U.S. and a revamped prize structure modeled after UEFA’s European tournaments, the money on offer is eye-watering.
Featuring a record-breaking £772.81 million prize pool, the tournament rewards performance and prestige, paying clubs based on group stage results, coefficient rankings, and knockout progression. While clubs like Manchester City, Real Madrid, and Chelsea are leading the earnings chart, others like Auckland City and Wydad Casablanca are walking away with just a fraction.
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From bottom to top, here’s how much money every 2025 Club World Cup team has earned so far.
Bottom Tier: £3.5m – £9m Clubs struggled to cash in
Despite their admirable effort, Auckland City earned the least in the competition: just £3.53 million. Their group stage campaign yielded only one point and a heavy -16 goal differential.
Clubs like Wydad AC, Seattle Sounders, Urawa Red Diamonds, and Ulsan HD earned £7.38 million each, mostly due to participation payments, as victories eluded them.
LAFC managed a 1-1 draw against Flamengo, which helped bump their earnings to £8.15 million, while ES Tunis edged them 1-0 and earned £8.92 million, matching what African powerhouses Al Ahly and Al Ain took home.
Key earnings (positions 32–23):
- Auckland City – £3.53m
- Wydad AC, Pachuca, Seattle Sounders, Urawa Red Diamonds, Ulsan HD – £7.38m
- LAFC – £8.15m
- Al Ain, Al Ahly, ES Tunis – £8.92m
Midfield Movers: £11m – £22m Clubs with decent progress
This bracket features teams that either made it out of the group stages or collected enough points to climb the earnings ladder.
RB Salzburg and Mamelodi Sundowns broke the £11m and £9.6m barriers, respectively. Meanwhile, Boca Juniors and River Plate continued their historic rivalry into prize money, earning £13.29m and £14.06m each.
Al Hilal and Monterrey, big spenders with deeper squad depth, crossed into the £16.25m territory, aided by knockout round qualification. Inter Miami, despite their 4-0 drubbing by PSG, also netted the same amount thanks to group stage progress.
Benfica, after their shock win over Bayern Munich earned £22.53 million, putting them in the top 10.
Key earnings (positions 22–8):
- 22. Mamelodi Sundowns – £9.69m
- RB Salzburg – £11.79m
- Boca Juniors – £13.29m
- River Plate – £14.06m
- Al Hilal, Monterrey, Inter Miami – £16.25m
- Atletico Madrid – £17.68m
- Porto – £17.85m
- Juventus – £20.06m
- Palmeiras, Fluminense, Botafogo – £20.62m
- Flamengo – £21.39m
- Benfica – £22.53m
Top 7: The Heavyweights cash in big
As expected, Europe’s elite clubs sit atop the prize money rankings, powered by unbeaten runs, dominant scorelines, and large global appeal.
- Inter Milan, still recovering from their crushing 5-0 loss to PSG, have still earned £27.65 million.
- Borussia Dortmund made £29.45m, likely enough to reinvest in the squad after a competitive group stage.
- Chelsea, despite their weather-disrupted 4-1 win over Benfica, have banked £30.36 million, a timely financial boost given Premier League PSR concerns.
- Paris Saint-Germain's flair and firepower saw them hit £32.06m.
- Bayern Munich, despite a shock loss to Benfica, managed £33.78m.
- Real Madrid were rewarded for their consistency with £36.25m.
- Manchester City, boasting a perfect record and 13 goals scored, top the table with £38.71 million in earnings.
Top 7 Club World Cup Earnings:
- Inter Milan – £27.65m
- Borussia Dortmund – £29.45m
- Chelsea – £30.36m
- Paris Saint-Germain – £32.06m
- Bayern Munich – £33.78m
- Real Madrid – £36.25m
- Manchester City – £38.71m
How much money will the winner of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup get?
Depending on the location, a European side that wins all of its group matches and then wins the Club World Cup, for instance, will receive at least £103.5million and up to £122.8million.
Prize money based on performance
Three games in the group stage equal USD 2.0 million won/1.0 million drawn for each club.
Group Stage
- Win: £1.58 million per match
- Draw: £0.79 million per match
Round of 16 Qualification Bonus
- + £5.93 million per club
Quarter-Final Qualification Bonus
- + £10.37 million per club
Semi-Final Qualification Bonus
- + £16.59 million per club
Runner-Up Bonus (Finalist)
- + £16.59 million
Champion’s Bonus
- + £31.58 million
What this means for Global Club Football
The massive prize pool isn’t just a FIFA PR strategy, it’s a financial game-changer. Clubs like Benfica, Mamelodi Sundowns, and River Plate can now reinvest in squad depth and infrastructure. For Manchester City, it’s more about reinforcing dominance, but for developing clubs, these earnings matter—a lot.
While critics argue the tournament’s format still lacks glamour, the financial incentives are clear. And for many clubs, even a few million pounds can dramatically shape their season ahead.
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