How Much Money did Chelsea Earn From the Club World Cup?

To everyone's surprise, Chelsea managed to beat Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the final of the first expanded Club World Cup.

Thanks to a tactical masterclass by Head Coach Enzo Maresca and a mesmerising performance by Cole Palmer, Chelsea's youthful starting 11 were able to dismantle the almost unbeatable French giants.

CHELSEA ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/6COiL2SJdA

— FIFA Club World Cup (@FIFACWC) July 13, 2025

With the debut of this new Club World Cup format, it has brought a huge change in tournament prize money.

More teams competing has resulted in a large increase in prize money, which has persuaded many of the larger clubs to field their best sides despite the awkward timing of the tournament.

What Was the Total Prize Fund of the 2025 Club World Cup?

According to a press release by FIFA, the overall prize fund that was on offer was a mouth-watering 1 billion USD spread across the 32 participating clubs.

This overall pot is made up of two pillars, based on sporting performance and participation in the competition.

Breakdown of Prize Money

As mentioned above, the overall prize money of the competition was split into two categories.

Clubs were given participation money based on sporting and commercial criteria, you can see these values below. The overall money for participation was 525 million USD.

Considerably more money was on offer to European clubs, which is not surprising considering they are above a level compared to the rest of the world.

As for sporting performance in the Club World Cup, an overall pot of 475 million USD was provided. You can see this exact breakdown taken from the FIFA website below.

The values increase exponentially as teams get further into the competition, meaning that even a run into the knockout stages would be valuable for many participating clubs.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino commented on the prize fund of the competition:

“The distribution model of the FIFA Club World Cup reflects the pinnacle of club football and represents the biggest-ever prize money for a football tournament comprising a seven-match group stage and playoff format with a potential payout of USD 125 million foreseen for the winners,”

“In addition to the prize money for the participating teams, there is an unprecedented solidarity investment programme where we have a target of an additional 250 million dollars being provided to club football across the world. This solidarity will undoubtedly provide a significant boost in our ongoing efforts in making football truly global.

“Not only that, but FIFA will neither retain any funding for this tournament, as all revenues will be distributed to club football, nor will it touch FIFA’s reserves, which are set aside for global football development through the 211 FIFA Member Associations.”

How Much Did Chelsea Earn From Winning The Club World Cup?

FIFA confirmed that the winner of the tournament would potentially earn a huge payout of 125 million USD.

This is potentially season changing for the Blues - with this money they have already paid off a few of their early signings this summer.

Chelsea have already had a fast transfer window, bringing in names in like Jamie Gittens and Liam Delap. If they can utilise some of their prize money to make more signings, it would not be silly to tip them to be a dark horse for the Premier League title this season.

It'll be interesting to see the possible positive impact this will have on Chelsea throughout the next campaign. Or will it cause fatigue with a lack of a summer break?