For winning the Copa do Brasil this year, its third title of the season, Atlético-MG earned R$ 71.1 million, the most financially interesting prize in football in Brazil.
However, even though he was also Brazilian champion after 50 years of fasting, the sum of the club’s awards in 2021, R$ 147 million, was not enough to take the lead in the ranking with the highest revenue with awards.
The leadership in this regard belongs to Palmeiras, mainly due to the victory of alviverdes in the Copa Libertadores, whose reward is paid in dollars.
Two-time champion of the continental tournament under the command of Portuguese Abel Ferreira, the association pocketed US$ 22.55 million from Conmebol (the equivalent of R$ 128 million) after beating Flamengo, in Montevideo.
Despite being eliminated in the third phase of the Copa do Brasil, against the CRB, at Allianz, Palmeiras ended up well placed in practically all the championships in which they participated in the year.
At the beginning of the season, he competed in the Recopa Sudamericana and the Supercopa do Brasil, taking the runner-up in both competitions for Defensa y Justicia (ARG) and Flamengo, respectively. Afterwards, he was also vice-champion of Paulista, defeated in the decision by rival São Paulo.
In the Brazilian Championship, he finished in third place, which earned him R$ 29.7 million, enough for him, with the Libertadores title, to take the lead in the 2021 awards ranking.
The third club that earned the most in the year was the one that, like Atlético-MG and Palmeiras, constantly fought for important cups in the season.
Vice-champion of the Copa Libertadores and the Campeonato Brasileiro, Flamengo raised R$ 108.3 million in these two tournaments. In the season, totaled a total of R$ 128.4 million in prizes.
In addition to the good participation in the continental and National tournament, the Rio de Janeiro club also pocketed the R$ 5 million bonus for the Supercopa title over Palmeiras and another R$ 15.1 million for its campaign in the Copa do Brasil, in which it was eliminated in the semifinal by Athletico.
Among São Paulo, the second that earned the most with awards was São Paulo, state champion. The title ended a nine-year cup-free drought. In all, the Morumbi club earned R$ 55.95 million in 2021.
R$3.5 million for winning the Campeonato Paulista, R$30.9 million for Conmebol for reaching the quarter-finals of the Libertadores, R$7.85 million for participating in the Copa do Brasil, in which they also it fell in the quarterfinals, and R$ 13.7 million for the dispute of the Campeonato Brasileiro, competition in which it ended in 13th place.
Although they have done better than their rivals at Nacional, Santos earned a little less this season compared to São Paulo. In 2021, the alvinegro of Vila Belmiro totaled R$ 52.1 million.
For the performance in the Brazilian Championship, the club received R$ 18.1 million. Eliminated in the group stage of Libertadores, he received R$ 23.1 million from Conmebol. In the Copa Sudamericana, it earned R$ 3.1 million for reaching the quarterfinals, a phase in which it fell to Libertad (PAR). In the Copa do Brasil, he was also eliminated in the quarterfinals and got BRL 7.85 million.
Corinthians, which, like Santos, ended the season without any achievements, raised a total of R$36.2 million.
The biggest share corresponds to the campaign in the Brazilian Nationals. Coach Sylvinho’s team finished the Nacional in fifth place, a position that brought in R$ 26.4 million to the club’s coffers in awards paid by the CBF. Eliminated in the third phase of the Copa do Brasil, he received BRL 4.2 million for his participation in the tournament, in addition to BRL 5.66 million for the dispute of the Copa Sudamericana, in which he failed to pass the group stage.
Atlético-MG, Flamengo and Athletico, which are part of the group of five clubs that earned the most with awards, did not receive awards for their respective titles in the State.
The five clubs that earned the most awards this season
Palmeiras – BRL 169.3 million
R$ 4.2 million from the South American Recopa
BRL 4.2 million from the Copa do Brasil
R$ 2 million from the Super Cup in Brazil
BRL 1.1 million from the São Paulo Championship
BRL 128 million from Libertadores
BRL 29.7 million from the Brazilian
Atlético-MG – BRL 147 million*
BRL 42.9 million from Libertadores
BRL 33 million from Brazilian
BRL 71.1 million from the Copa do Brasil
Flamengo – BRL 128.4 million*
R$ 5 million from the Super Cup in Brazil
BRL 15.1 million from the Copa do Brasil
BRL 77 million from Libertadores
BRL 31.3 million from the Brazilian
Athletico – BRL 89.55 million*
BRL 12.8 million from the Brazilian
BRL 38.6 million from Sul-Americana
BRL 38.1 million from the Copa do Brasil
Fluminense – R$ 62.4 million
R$7.8 million from the Copa do Brasil
BRL 31.5 million from Libertadores
BRL 23.1 million from the Brazilian
* Rio, Minas Gerais and Paraná states did not distribute awards to the champions
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