Clubs earn a combined €9m for releasing players for Women’s Euro 2025

December 22 – Women’s clubs have received a record €9 million from UEFA’s club benefits programme for the release of players for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.

The sum was club  agreed in collaboration with European Football Clubs (EFC), and distributed a record €9 million to 103 European clubs this year. It is double the figure from Women’s EURO 2022.

“As women’s football continues to grow and thrive, we want everyone to share in its success. The club benefits programme is a reflection of the vital role that European clubs play in developing the players who made UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 such a groundbreaking and memorable tournament,” said UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin.

“The payments are not just a financial reward – they are an investment in the future of the game, strengthening the important collaboration between club and national team football.”

UEFA said the payments reward both elite and amateur clubs whose players were selected for national teams at Women’s Euro 2025and that the increase in the club benefit payments reflect a series of increases in tournament financial distributions including a 156% growth in Women’s Euro prize money, and players receiving a guaranteed percentage of the rewards for the first time.

Nadine Kessler, UEFA director for women’s football, said: “The massive success of UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 was made possible through collective efforts, significant investment and outstanding performances by world class players proudly wearing their national team jerseys. The club benefits programme recognises the immense contribution of the clubs in developing this top talent.”

Clubs from 16 leagues received payments, with the total amount paid calculated according to the number of days each player was released, including ten preparation days.

The daily rate amounted to €1,095 per player, which guaranteed a minimum of €21,900 per player for teams eliminated after the group stage.

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