FA Cup Prize Money 2021
2021 FA Cup prize money? What is the prize money for the FA Trophy? English FA has confirmed the prize money for the 2021 FA Cup and 2021 winners of will pocket around £3.6 million while the runners-up will take home £1.8 million. Below is the round by round breakdown of FA Cup fund from earlier rounds to all the way to final.
Here is how the prize money in FA Cup is distributed starting from the qualifying preliminary rounds to all the way till final. Statistics below shows the way most of premier league clubs don’t bother turning up for the FA Cup. Watch & Bet on Sports =>
2021 FA Cup prize money for each round
Are you are looking for the 2021 English Cup prize money by round? Starting with the very early qualification rounds FA award a certain amount of money to winners of each round. There are two preliminary rounds, 4 qualifying rounds, 6 FA Cup proper rounds plus semifinal and final each year and following tables shows how much money is awarded to teams for winning ties in each round.
2021 prize money by round
Prize money for each round? Here are the English Cup prize money by round:
| Prize money for each round | Teams | Winner | Looser |
| Extra preliminary round winners | (184) | £2,500 | £750 |
| Preliminary round winners | (160) | £2,890 | £960 |
| First round qualifying winners | (116) | £4,500 | £1,500 |
| Second Round Qualifying winners | (80) | £6,750 | £2,500 |
| Third Round Qualifying winners | (40) | £11,250 | £3,750 |
| Fourth Round Qualifying winners | (32) | £18,750 | £6,250 |
| First Round Proper winners | (40) | £40,000 | |
| Second Round Proper winners | (20) | £54,000 | |
| Third Round Proper winners | (32) | £135,000 | |
| Fourth Round Proper winners | (16) | £200,000 | |
| Fifth Round Proper winners | (8) | £400,000 | |
| Quarter-Final winners | (4) | £720,000 | |
| Semi-Final winners | (2) | £1,800,000 | |
| Semi-Final losers | (2) | £900,000 | |
| Final runners-up | (1) | £1,800,000 | |
| Final winners | (1) | £3,600,000 |
2021 preliminary rounds prize money
Preliminary rounds prize money? Here are the two preliminary rounds prize money:
| Preliminary rounds | Teams | Winner | Looser |
| Extra preliminary round winners | (184) | £2,500 | £750 |
| Preliminary round winners | (160) | £2,890 | £960 |
2021 qualifying rounds prize money
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th qualifying rounds prize money? qualifying rounds prize money? Here are the first, second, third and fourth round prize money:
| Qualifying rounds | Teams | Winner | Looser |
| First round qualifying winners | (116) | £4,500 | £1,500 |
| Second Round Qualifying winners | (80) | £6,750 | £2,500 |
| Third Round Qualifying winners | (40) | £11,250 | £3,750 |
| Fourth Round Qualifying winners | (32) | £18,750 | £6,250 |
2021 Proper rounds prize money
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th proper rounds prize money? Proper rounds prize money? The early stages of the tournament also have prize money for players. In fact for some teams, who come from the lower divisions. Their prize money from here is all that makes the difference between the club being kept alive or sinking. Here is an overview of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth proper round prize money:
| Proper rounds | Teams | 2021 |
| First Round Proper winners | (40) | £40,000 |
| Second Round Proper winners | (20) | £54,000 |
| Third Round Proper winners | (32) | £135,000 |
| Fourth Round Proper winners | (16) | £200,000 |
| Fifth Round Proper winners | (8) | £400,000 |
1st round prize money
1st round prize money? Here are the first round prize money:
| 1st round | Teams | 2021 |
| First Round Proper winners | (40) | £40,000 |
2nd round prize money
2nd round prize money? Here are the second round prize money:
| 2st round | Teams | 2021 |
| Second Round Proper winners | (20) | £54,000 |
3rd round prize money
3rd round prize money? Here are the third round prize money:
| 3rd round | Teams | 2021 |
| Third Round Proper winners | (32) | £135,000 |
4th round prize money
4th round prize money? Here are the fourth round prize money:
| 4th round | Teams | 2021 |
| Fourth Round Proper winners | (16) | £200,000 |
5th round prize money
5th round prize money? Here are the fifth round prize money:
| 5th round | Teams | 2021 |
| Fifth Round Proper winners | (8) | £400,000 |
2021 Quarter-final prize money
Prize money quarter final? Here are 2021 quarter finals prize money:
| FA Cup Quarter-final | Teams | 2021 |
| Quarter-Final winners | (4) | £720,000 |
2021 Semi-final prize money
Prize money quarter final? Here are 2021 Semi-final prize money:
| FA Cup Semi-final | Teams | 2021 |
| Semi-Final winners | (2) | £1,800,000 |
| Semi-Final losers | (2) | £900,000 |
2021 Final prize money
Prize money final? Here are 2021 Final prize money:
| FA Cup Final | Teams | 2021 |
| Final runners-up | (1) | £1,800,000 |
| Final winners | (1) | £3,600,000 |
FA Cup Television Fees Breakdown
Clubs are awarded a certain fee for every time their match is broadcasted live in UK. here is how television fee is provided to clubs.
The matches have now been rescheduled. 27-28 June is when the quarter-finals will be played. Semi-finals will be on 18-19 July. And the final will be on 1st August, 2021. Watch & Bet on Sports =>
Television Fee For Every Live Match Broadcasted
| FA Cup rounds | Live | Live replay |
| 1st round | £67,500 | £33,750 |
| 2nd round | £72,000 | £40,000 |
| 3rd round | £144,000 | £72,000 |
| 4th round | £144,000 | £72,000 |
| 5th round | £247,500 | £123,750 |
| 6th round | £247,500 | £123,750 |
How is FA Cup gate money split? Gate Receipt Revenue Share!
English FA has installed a good system where both home and away teams for every tie of FA Cup get 45% of gate receipt revenue each. So if a lower league team hit a jackpot and they are drawn against a top premier league side away they make more money from that away game than their entire season (or in some cases several season).
Cambridge United took United to a replay at Old Trafford, although they lost the game 3-0 but they earned a massive fortune with 45% share of gate receipt which was reportedly around £1.2 million.
2021 FA English Cup Prize Money winner – what does the FA Cup winner get?
Manchester United won the FA Cup 2016 and they took home £1.8 million for winning the final against Palace but the real income for United in the FA Cup run was a lot more than that which included TV money (matches shown live on TV) plus 45% gate receipt for the final.
Manchester City won it in 2019 while Chelsea won it in 2018 and they both pocketed 1.8million pounds as well. 2021 FA Cup follows the same prize money fund distribution and we take a look at how much 2021 FA Cup winners can take home.
- Winners: (£3.6 million In prize money) + tv revenue and gate receipts
- Runner-ups:(£1,800,000 in prize money) + tv revenue and gate reciepts
FA English Cup prize money for winners – how much is FA Cup worth?
As far as top premier league teams are concerned winning FA Cup only means prestige and honor because for top Premier League teams the prize money and financial rewards of playing or Winning FA Cup is just a change compared to what they make in the premier league or champions league.
For example, Arsenal won the FA Cup two years ago and they made around £4.2 million from their FA Cup win but compared that to their Premier League (£93million) or Champions League (£25million) earnings and you will see FA Cup financial rewards are just a change for the clubs.
Having said that FA Cup and Capital One Cup represent huge financial possibilities for clubs in lower leagues. Last year when Manchester United visited Cambridge United for the 3rd Round tie they game was shown live on TV and Cambridge made £144,000 with Television Fees for the live broadcast.
They held United to a 0-0 draw and earned a very lucrative replay where they also received £72,000 for Television fees plus the massive 45% gate receipt revenue. So, the FA Cup represents good value for money as far as lower league teams are concerned. Watch & Bet on Sports =>
What does the FA Cup winner get?
The FA Cup winner gets an amount of £3,600,000!
What is the Prize Money for winning the FA Cup?
The FA Cup provides money in the amount of £3,600,000 for the winner. However, the winner also gets an entry into Europa so that brings in even more revenue!
What is the Premier League money vs FA Cup money?
The Premier League prize money is £150 million which is way more than the FA Cup prize pool which stands at £3,600,000.
How is the FA Cup money split?
The FA Cup money comes from three sources – Gate Receipts, TV money and from the FA.
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