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Paul O'Hehir

League of Ireland 2023 prize money breakdown in full as FAI confirms total prize fund

The FAI has confirmed there will be no increase in League of Ireland prize money in this 2023 season but exactly how much can your club earn?

A total prize fund of €650,000 will again be shared out between the Men’s Premier Division clubs, those in the First Division and the Women’s Premier Division.

The men's champions win €125,000. The First Division winners get €36,200 and first place in the Women's Premier Division pocket €12,000.

Here is the full breakdown of each division:

Premier Division

1st - € 125,000

2nd - € 70,000

3rd - € 45,000

4th - € 35,000

5th - € 32,000

6th - € 28,000

7th - € 26,000

8th - € 24,000

9th - € 23,000

10th - € 22,000

Total - € 430,000

First Division

1st - €36,200

2nd - €23,600

3rd - €20,600

4th - €18,600

5th - €17,100

6th - €15,600

7th - €14,100

8th - €12,600

9th - €11,600

10th - €11,600

Total - €181,600

Women’s Premier Division

1st - €12,000

2nd - €9,000

3rd - €6,500

4th - €5,000

5th - €4,500

6th -€4,000

7th - €3,500

8th - €3,000

9th - €2,500

10th - €2,000

Total - €52,000

According to the FAI, these figures represent a 30% increase in prize money since 2019, although there were no increases in 2022 either.

Clubs used to pay annual affiliation fees - €17,000 for Premier Division, €8,000 for First Division - just to take part in the League of Ireland but these were scrapped before the 2021 season.

Asked about prize money for the 2023 SSE Airtricity League of Ireland season, League director Mark Scanlon said yesterday: “Obviously we’d love to see it increase.

“The prize fund isn’t where we want it to be but it has increased by 30 percent in the last three seasons. It’s a move in the right direction.

"We’re ambitious and want it to be higher, we want more revenue generated for the clubs.”

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