UEFA will distribute 41 million euros during the next Women’s Euro. The tournament, which will take place in Switzerland from July 2 to 27, 2025, will redistribute a prize fund more than doubled compared to the previous edition, the European Football body announced on Monday. In detail, the winning team will receive up to 5.1 million euros – compared to 2.085 million for the English European champions in 2022 –, while each of the 16 participating selections will receive at least 1.8 million euros.
Like the general development of women’s football, the funding for the continental tournament has increased five-fold since Euro 2017, with 8 million euros, and has increased by 156% since Euro 2022 in England. Some 70% of this envelope will be distributed to the teams involved, who will have to pay “between 30 and 40%” of their allocation to the players, with a recommended range “from 35 to 40%” for the selections which will reach the direct elimination phase, explains UEFA.
The remaining 30% will be used to reward performance: each team will receive 50,000 euros for a draw and 100,000 euros for a victory during the group stage, then respectively 550,000, 700,000 and 850,000 euros. if she reaches the quarter-finals, semi-finals or final.
The European champions will receive a minimum of 1.75 million euros for their title, in addition to the participation of 1.8 million, and up to 5.1 million if they win their three group matches. As in 2022, clubs which have released their internationals will be compensated, for a total envelope of 6 million euros (+33% compared to the previous edition), or 657 euros per player and per day of release.
UEFA announced in October its intention to invest 1 billion euros in women’s football by 2030, targeting both grassroots practice, high-level professionalization and stadium attendance. The European body has also remodeled its allocation system for women’s club competitions from the 2025/2026 season, incorporating two changes: the overhaul of the Champions League and the creation announced last year of a new competition, called the “Europa Cup” on Monday.
The women’s C1 will replace the group stage with a mini-championship of 18 teams – on the model adopted this season by the men’s club competitions -, while the Europa Cup will be played “in the form of home and away matches at direct elimination,” according to UEFA. The body intends to distribute 37.7 million euros per season for 2025/26 and 2026/27 (including 18.2 million for the clubs participating in the league phase of the C1), then 46.7 million per season for the next three (including 24.1 million reserved for those entered in C1).
