The Premier League is the most lucrative football league in the world right now and it is not even close.
It is the place to be if you are a player, a coach, an executive and almost anything else within football. There is more money flowing through the Premier League right now than ever before and there are a hell of a lot of people who want to get a piece of the pie.
Football clubs are doing all they can to boost revenues in every area, but we all still know the most obvious and pure way to earn more money is to finish higher up in the Premier League.
How much difference does it really make to finish in eighth in comparison to 12th, though?
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How is Premier League prize money calculated?
There are a few factors to take into account when working out the rough figure each team can earn in a season. Beyond the simple factor of how the prize money changes by each position, there is also television money to consider.
There was an increase on the broadcast pot for 2022/23. In the previous year, it was about £2.5bn. All 20 clubs received a base payout in 2021/22 of £84m, and then there was more to be earned depending on how often a team is chosen to be on television.
That is added to the amount of prize money that you get for finishing in a particular position, which is known as the merit payment system. As a general rule of thumb, each position is worth about £2.2m. That means getting the right result on the final day of the season and moving a few places up in mid-table can be more than worth it.
In 2021/22, there were seven points between Leicester City and Aston Villa but they finished six places apart. That means a difference of £13.2m.
How much will the Premier League winners get in 2022/23?
It is yet to be seen who will finish at the top of the Premier League with the title race potentially going down to the final day of the season. It will be one of Arsenal and Manchester City that gets the biggest prize pot from the Premier League this season.
Based on the inclusion of television money, the winners of the Premier League this season stand to earn somewhere in the region of £160m, which is an eye-watering amount. It could be even more depending on how the TV money grows at the end of the season.
For context, in 2021/22, Real Madrid made around £135m for winning La Liga, while Bayern Munich and AC Milan made around £90m each for winning the Bundesliga and Serie A respectively.
How much money does each position in the Premier League earn?
As mentioned above, there is a lot to gain by moving just a few places up the table. This is why teams such as Bournemouth, who have almost achieved their goal of avoiding relegation should look to keep working hard in the final three games as they mathematically can go from 14th to 11th.
That added cash can cover the wages of a couple of players for a season or be put towards a new signing.
Below is a table that shows how much prize money was on offer for each team purely based on where they finished in the Premier League in 2021/22. The figures are expected to be very similar, if not the same, for the 2022/23 season.
We have used the current Premier League standings to show which teams can make big gains or losses towards the end of the campaign.
One area to really keep an eye on is the cluster of teams ranging from Chelsea in 11th and West Ham in 15th. There are five points separating those sides and there will be an almost £10m difference between who comes 11th and 15th.
This article was originally published on 90min as How much money Premier League clubs will earn by position in 2022/23.