Earlier this week, the FIFA Club World Cup organisers revealed a lucrative prize money allocation for the 32 participating clubs, plus a substantial and groundbreaking global solidarity model, and which will certainly have relevance for Mamelodi Sundowns.
The perennial league champions are set to head to America later this year as the sole South African representative at the Club World Cup, and as seen below, there will be everything to play for.
- Participation Fee: $9.55m – R174m
- Group Stage win bonus + $1m per draw: $2m – R36m
- Round of 16: $7,5m – R137m
- Quarterfinal: $13.125m – R237m
- Semi-Final: $21m- R383m
- Runner Up: $30m – R547m
- Winners: $40m – R729m
FIGURES TO NOTE AS SUNDOWNS HEAD TOWARDS THE CLUB WORLD CUP
The distribution model for the 2025 edition will comprise the following pillars:
Total prize money pot: $1 billion, comprised of a sporting performance pillar of $475million and a participation pillar of $525 million.
Sporting performance pillar: $475 million
| Stage | Per club |
|---|---|
| Group Stage (three matches) | USD 2.0 million win/1.0 million draw per club |
| Round of 16 | + USD 7.5 million |
| Quarter-Final | + USD 13.125 million |
| Semi-Final | + USD 21.0 million |
| Finalist | + USD 30.0 million |
| Winner | + USD 40.0 million |
Participation pillar: USD 525 million
| Continent | Per club |
|---|---|
| Europe | USD 12.81-38.19 million * |
| South America | USD 15.21 million |
| North, Central American & Caribbean | USD 9.55 million |
| Asia | USD 9.55 million |
| Africa | USD 9.55 million |
| Oceania | USD 3.58 million |
*Determined by a ranking based on sporting and commercial criteria
Speaking on the solidarity model, FIFA President Gianni Infantino stated: “In addition to the prize money for the participating teams, there is an unprecedented solidarity investment programme where we have a target of an additional 250 million dollars being provided to club football across the world. This solidarity will undoubtedly provide a significant boost in our ongoing efforts in making football truly global.
“Not only that, but FIFA will neither retain any funding for this tournament, as all revenues will be distributed to club football, nor will it touch FIFA’s reserves, which are set aside for global football development through the 211 FIFA Member Associations.”
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