UEFA Announces Euro 2008 Club Contributions

Clubs who contributed to making UEFA EURO 2008™ such a success are set to receive solidarity contributions after UEFA finalised the calculations on the amount of money to be handed to national associations following this summer's tournament.

Memorandum of Understanding
These contributions form part of the agreement of the historic Memorandum of Understanding, signed between UEFA and the European Club Association (ECA) on 21 January 2008 (click here) that allowed for the dissolution of the so-called G14 and enabled harmony to return to European club football, and which was then approved by the UEFA Executive Committee at their Zagreb meeting of 29 to 30 January 2008. The Memorandum of Understanding followed a letter of intent signed by FIFA, UEFA and representatives of the European clubs at the Home of FIFA, in Zurich, on 15 January 2008.

Target total amount
The target total amount set for distribution to the national associations from UEFA EURO 2008™ was fixed at €43.5 million. For UEFA EURO 2012™, the target total amount to be distributed is set at €55 million, provided the final financial results of UEFA EURO 2012™ are substantially similar to those of UEFA EURO 2008™. A total of 180 clubs are set to benefit from their contribution to the success of the final round of UEFA EURO 2008™, and together they represent 24 of UEFA's 53 national associations.

'New harmony'
UEFA President Michel Platini said: "It is a testament to the new harmony in European football, and the willingness of associations and clubs to cooperate for the good of the game, that we are able to deliver to the clubs a tangible benefit for their contribution to UEFA EURO 2008™. We witnessed a truly fantastic UEFA European Football Championship this summer, both on and off the pitch, one where respect was shown by players, officials and fans alike, and I am pleased that the clubs can now also be a part of that."

Leading beneficiaries
The top three clubs providing players for UEFA EURO 2008™ in order were first Werder Bremen, with a total payment of €1,093,732, Olympique Lyonnais (€1,039,115) and FC Bayern München (€1,018,109). Furthermore, a number of clubs currently not playing in their top division (Grazer AK, NK Istra Pula, Birmingham City FC, Reading FC, Southampton FC, Sheffield United FC, FC Metz, RC Lens, ES Troyes AC, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, FSV Mainz 05, KS Hutnik Kraków, GKS Górnik Leczna, Clube Desportivo das Aves, FC Kuban Krasnodar, FC Torpedo Moskva, RC Celta de Vigo and Vestel Manisaspor) also received a share. Clubs from national associations such as Belgium, Denmark, Ukraine and Moldova, who had no national team at UEFA EURO 2008™, will also benefit.

Payment calculation
The club's share was calculated by the "per player per day" amount multiplied by the number of days each player was at UEFA EURO 2008™. This started two weeks before the first match of a player's national team until the day after his team was eliminated. From this, the relevant percentage of the share was calculated to be passed on to the club(s) with which any player was registered in the preceding two years prior to the start of the final tournament.


England
Club / Amount (€)

Arsenal FC - 857,060
Chelsea FC - 822,049
Liverpool FC - 710,716
Manchester United FC - 515,356
Manchester City FC - 296,890
Aston Villa FC - 235,271
Portsmouth FC - 218,466
Middlesbrough FC - 196,059
Bolton Wanderers FC - 168,051
Newcastle United FC - 159,648
Southampton FC - 134,441
Birmingham City FC - 117,636
Blackburn Rovers FC - 117,636
Wigan Athletic FC - 112,034
West Ham United FC - 67,220
Reading FC - 50,415
Sheffield United FC - 47,614
West Bromwich Albion FC - 16,805
Total : 4,843,370


France
Club / Amount (€)

Olympique Lyonnais - 1,039,115
AJ Auxerre - 268,882
AS Monaco FC - 260,479
Olympique de Marseille - 201,661
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard - 142,843
LOSC Lille Métropole - 117,636
Stade Rennais FC - 106,432
AS Saint-Etienne - 100,831
Toulouse FC - 100,831
FC Metz - 84,025
RC Lens - 78,424
Le Havre AC - 33,610
Paris Saint-Germain FC - 33,610
ES Troyes - 16,805
FC Nantes Atlantique - 16,805
Total 2,601,990


Germany
Club / Amount (€)

Werder Bremen - 1,093,732
FC Bayern München - 1,018,109
Hamburger SV - 707,215
VfB Stuttgart - 630,191
BV Borussia Dortmund - 511,155
Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 478,945
1. FC Nürnberg - 453,738
Hertha BSC Berlin - 390,719
Eintracht Frankfurt - 386,517
FC Schalke 04 - 385,117
VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - 224,068
Hannover 96 - 155,447
VfL Wolfsburg - 151,246
DSC Arminia Bielefeld - 51,816
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - 50,415
FC Kaiserslautern - 33,610
1. FC Köln - 33,610
VfL Bochum 1848 - 33,610
FSV Mainz 05 - 16,805
Total 6,806,065


Italy
Club / Amount (€)

Juventus - 644,195
AC Milan - 624,590
AS Roma - 537,763
ACF Fiorentina - 481,746
FC Internazionale Milano - 431,331
Udinese Calcio - 344,505
AS Livorno Calcio - 239,473
AC Siena - 201,661
S.S. Lazio - 201,661
US Città di Palermo - 121,837
UC Sampdoria - 121,837
Parma FC - 117,636
SSC Napoli - 100,831
Genoa CFC - 81,225
Total 4,250,290


Netherlands
Club / Amount (€)

AFC Ajax - 481,746
Feyenoord - 308,093
AZ Alkmaar - 156,848
SC Heerenveen - 151,246
FC Twente - 117,636
PSV Eindhoven - 117,636
Total 1,333,205


Portugal
Club / Amount (€)

FC Porto - 646,996
SL Benfica - 526,560
Sporting Clube de Portugal - 431,331
Boavista FC - 112,034
SC Braga - 67,220
CD Nacional - 50,415
Desportivo Aves - 39,212
Total 1,873,769


Russia
Club / Amount (€)

PFC CSKA Moskva - 714,217
FC Zenit St. Petersburg - 694,611
FC Spartak Moskva - 686,208
FC Lokomotiv Moskva - 543,365
FC Dinamo Moskva - 308,093
FC Moskva - 302,492
FC Rubin Kazan - 161,049
FC Kuban Krasnodar - 156,848
FC Tom Tomsk - 140,042
FC Amkar Perm - 67,220
FC Krylya Sovetov Samara - 67,220
FK Khimki - 44,814
FK Torpedo Moskva - 22,407
Total 3,908,586


Scotland
Club / Amount (€)

Celtic FC - 319,297
Inverness C. Thistle FC - 67,220
Rangers FC - 33,610
Total 420,127


Spain
Club / Amount (€)

Real Madrid CF - 962,092
FC Barcelona - 955,090
Valencia CF - 705,814
Villarreal CF - 485,947
Real Betis Balompié - 380,916
RCD Mallorca - 345,905
Sevilla FC - 306,693
Getafe CF - 247,875
Club Atlético de Madrid - 228,269
Real Zaragoza - 147,045
RC Deportivo La Coruña - 123,938
CA Osasuna - 67,220
Real Racing Club Santander - 67,220
RC Recreativo de Huelva - 49,015
Real Club Celta de Vigo - 33,610
Total 5,106,650

Can anyone explain me why West Brom get money and only the top 5 from the Netherlands. Is that because of the KNVB or Uefa?

you get money dependent on the number of your players involved (& guess -too many different figures- they factor in the amount of matches played too).

Anyway the money is a joke.

If they would have used the same for the Olympics, we would have got 100-200k, but ended up- with a ruined seasons because of Makaay & De Guzman injuries. Those 2 injuries could cost us well over 10M.