Chelsea, Liverpool and and Crystal Palace could still earn a further £2,700,000 if they are able to prevail in winning the FA Cup at Wembley. The two London sides face off in the semi-finals at Wembley, while the two teams battling it out for the Premier League title compete in the opposite side of the draw.
The Blues overcame Middlesbrough, while Palace defeated Everton, Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest and Pep Guardiola's side put Southampton to the sword. As a result the competition is set to see a four different winners in as many years. Chelsea have the opportunity to play in their fifth final in six years and to lift the trophy for the first time since 2017/18. Out of the four teams it is Jurgen Klopp's side who have not made the final in the longest period, having not reached the stage since 2011/12 when they fell to the Blues.
Just by making the semi-finals each side will earn a minimum of £450,000. However, the two semi-final winners will earn £900,000, with an additional £1,800,000 up for grabs in May.
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Chelsea's earnings have been restricted following Roman Abramovich being placed on the UK sanction list, which led to the club being unable to sell tickets, or sell merchandise. The club has since been allowed to sell tickets to away supporters, for the Champions League and FA Cup, but not for Premier League home matches. They would be allowed to make use of the FA Cup prize money, but they will not receive anymore financing from the pot until next season. A takeover would be expected to have been completed by that stage.
For a club that joins in the third round, winning the Cup will be worth £3.4million. By comparison Chelsea earned almost £100million in prize money for winning the Champions League last season. Check out the full list of prize money that was up for grabs in reach round below:
Extra preliminary round winners (174) £1,125
Extra preliminary round losers (174) £375
Preliminary round winners (155) £1,444
Preliminary round losers (155) £481
First round qualifying winners (121) £2,250
First round qualifying losers (121) £750
Second round qualifying winners (82) £3,375
Second round qualifying losers (82) £1,125
Third round qualifying winners (41) £5,625
Third round qualifying losers (41) £1,875
Fourth round qualifying winners (32) £9,375
Fourth round qualifying losers (32) £3,125
First round proper winners (40) £22,629
Second round proper winners (20) £34,000
Third round proper winners (32) £82,000
Fourth round proper winners (16) £90,000
Fifth round proper winners (8) £180,000
Quarter-final winners (4) £360,000
Semi-final winners (2) £900,000
Semi-final losers (2) £450,000
Final runners-up (1) £900,000
Final winners (1) £1,800,000
