As of 2016–17, the fixed amount of prize money paid to the clubs is as follows:
- First qualifying round: €220,000
- Second qualifying round: €320,000
- Losers third qualifying round: €420,000
- Losers play-off round: €3,000,000
- Winners play-off round: €2,000,000
- Base fee for group stage: €12,700,000
- Group match victory: €1,500,000
- Group match draw: €500,000
- Round of 16: €6,000,000
- Quarter-finals: €6,500,000
- Semi-finals: €7,500,000
- Losing finalist: €11,000,000
- Winning the Final: €15,500,000
This means that at best, a club can earn €57,200,000 of prize money under this structure, not counting shares of the qualifying rounds, play-off round and/or the market pool.
A large part of the distributed revenue from the UEFA Champions League is linked to the “market pool”, the distribution of which is determined by the value of the television market in each country. For the 2014–15 season, Juventus, who were the runners-up, earned nearly €89.1 million in total, of which €30.9 million was prize money, compared with the €61.0 million earned by Barcelona, who won the tournament and were awarded €36.4 million in prize money.