The “gold” of the Champions League was lost because of Antwerp, but the AEK earned not inconsiderable revenue from this year’s European adventure which ended on Thursday night after defeat by Ajax in Amsterdam. The “yellow and black” secured a little less than 11 million euros.
particularly, AEK by qualifying over Dinamo Zagreb and participating in the Champions League playoffs automatically received 5 million euros. The elimination from Antwerp brought them to the Europa League groups which earned them an automatic €3,630,000 in participation bonus, while the win over Brighton and the draw with Ajax offered an additional €630,000 and €210,000 respectively. In addition, based on its position in the ten-year UEFA ranking, the “Union” secured another 1,320,000 euros (it had the 23rd highest ranking).
Overall, therefore, AEK has already won 10,790,000 euros and to this money will be added the amount from the market pool, which is expected to be approximately 1,750,000 euros, therefore the fund will close with an amount close to 12.5 million euros.
If AEK continued to Conference League by finishing third in the group she would have the opportunity to increase her harvest even more. Participation in the Conference League playoffs is additionally rewarded with 300,000 euros, while if AEK qualified for the “16” they would receive 600,000 euros. The corresponding premium for the quarter-finals is €1 million, in the semi-finals €1 million and in the final €3 million, with winning the title offering an additional €2 million.
Source: Sport Fm
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