Prize Money for FA Cup: THE WORLD’S OLDEST CUP COMPETITION IS STILL WORTH A PRETTY PENNY. The FA Cup tournament is about to enter its final stage. The round four of this event was held on 30th January 2016 in which teams like Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Man City have successfully reached the next round. The FA Cup is a prestigious tournament for all English teams. It has been more than 130 years that this footballing event is prevailing in England. The FA Cup final match would be played on 21st May 2016.
This would be the 135th Final of the FA Cup and will be played at the Wembley Stadium, London. The match time is 17:30 BST. For all the football fans across the globe, excellent broadcasting arrangements have been made so that people can watch all the matches from this tournament comfortably.
- FA Cup Winner Prize Money: Arsenal (£1.8 million In prize money) with tv revenue and gate receipts
- FA Trophy Runner-up Money: Aston Villa (£900,000 in prize money) with tv revenue & gate reciepts
English FA Cup Prize Money Breakdown:
The prize money offered to the winners and runners-up in the FA Cup is not that huge as compared to the English Premier League or the Champions League. But there are several factors which are involved in order to decide the total prize money for the winning team. Starting from the qualification preliminary rounds the prize money is distributed among the winners of each round. This amount offered at the 1st Preliminary Round is £1,500 which is later increased to £1,800,000 as the teams reach the final stage. There are 2 preliminary rounds which are followed by 4 qualifying rounds. Then there are 6 FA Cup proper rounds along with semi-finals and final.
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FA Cup 2015 Prize Money Breakdown:
| Rounds | Winners | Prize Money Given |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Preliminary Round | 184 | £1,500 |
| 2nd Preliminary Round | 160 | £1,925 |
| 1st Qualifying Round | 116 | £3,000 |
| 2nd Qualifying Round | 80 | £4,500 |
| 3rd Qualifying Round | 40 | £7,500 |
| 4th Qualifying Round | 32 | £12,500 |
| FA Cup – Round 1 | 40 | £18,000 |
| FA Cup – Round 2 | 20 | £27,000 |
| FA Cup – Round 3 | 32 | £67,500 |
| FA Cup – Round 4 | 16 | £90,000 |
| FA Cup – Round 5 | 8 | £180,000 |
| FA Cup – Round 6 | 4 | £360,000 |
| Semifinal Winners | 1 | £900,000 |
| Semifinal Losers | 1 | £450,000 |
| Runner-Ups | 1 | £900,000 |
| Champions | 1 | £1,800,000 |
FA Cup TV payments and prize money 2001/02 – 2010/11
FA Cup TV Money:
TV Revenue & Gate Receipts: Apart from the prize money awarded by FA, there is also a share offered to the winning team which is through the gate receipts and TV revenue. The television fee breakdown for the live matches starting from Round 1 to Round 6 ranges from £33,750 to £123,750. Moreover, the rules regarding the gate receipt revenue is also very much systematic under the English FA. For every tie, both the home and away teams would be offered 45% of the gate receipt revenue. Last year’s winner was Arsenal that won £1,800,000+ TV revenue and gate receipts. Gate receipts generated over the ten seasons from 2001/02 to 2010/11 are estimated to total in excess of £400m, averaging circa £41m per season.
source-BBC
| Rounds | Live Match Money | Match Replay |
| FA Cup – Round 1 | £67,500 | £33,750 |
| FA Cup – Round 2 | £72,000 | £36,000 |
| FA Cup – Round 3 | £144,000 | £72,000 |
| FA Cup – Round 4 | £144,000 | £72,000 |
| FA Cup – Round 5 | £247,500 | £123,750 |
| FA Cup – Round 6 | £247,500 | £123,750 |
