The FAI has confirmed there will be no increase in League of Ireland prize money in this 2023 season but exactly how much can your club earn?
A total prize fund of €650,000 will again be shared out between the Men’s Premier Division clubs, those in the First Division and the Women’s Premier Division.
The men's champions win €125,000. The First Division winners get €36,200 and first place in the Women's Premier Division pocket €12,000.
Here is the full breakdown of each division:
Premier Division
1st - € 125,000
2nd - € 70,000
3rd - € 45,000
4th - € 35,000
5th - € 32,000
6th - € 28,000
7th - € 26,000
8th - € 24,000
9th - € 23,000
10th - € 22,000
Total - € 430,000
First Division
1st - €36,200
2nd - €23,600
3rd - €20,600
4th - €18,600
5th - €17,100
6th - €15,600
7th - €14,100
8th - €12,600
9th - €11,600
10th - €11,600
Total - €181,600
Women’s Premier Division
1st - €12,000
2nd - €9,000
3rd - €6,500
4th - €5,000
5th - €4,500
6th -€4,000
7th - €3,500
8th - €3,000
9th - €2,500
10th - €2,000
Total - €52,000
According to the FAI, these figures represent a 30% increase in prize money since 2019, although there were no increases in 2022 either.
Clubs used to pay annual affiliation fees - €17,000 for Premier Division, €8,000 for First Division - just to take part in the League of Ireland but these were scrapped before the 2021 season.
Asked about prize money for the 2023 SSE Airtricity League of Ireland season, League director Mark Scanlon said yesterday: “Obviously we’d love to see it increase.
“The prize fund isn’t where we want it to be but it has increased by 30 percent in the last three seasons. It’s a move in the right direction.
"We’re ambitious and want it to be higher, we want more revenue generated for the clubs.”
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