FA Cup held each year with start of the new season. There are 737 teams that take part in the tournament. 645 clubs who play’s in the qualification round and 124 clubs played in main competition. £15.1 million is the total prize fund that is adjusted for the whole tournament event. Here you will see how this money is distributed among the teams and what is actual winner’s share.
Stage | Prize Money | Clubs Receive Funds |
Extra Preliminary Round winners | £1,500 | 184 |
Preliminary Round winners | £1,925 | 160 |
First Round Qualifying winners | £3,000 | 116 |
Second Round Qualifying winners | £4,500 | 80 |
Third Round Qualifying winners | £7,500 | 40 |
Fourth Round Qualifying winners | £12,500 | 32 |
First Round Proper winners | £18,000 | 40 |
Second Round Proper winners | £27,000 | 20 |
Third Round Proper winners | £67,000 | 32 |
Fourth Round Proper winners | £90,000 | 16 |
Fifth Round Proper winners | £180,000 | 8 |
Quarter-final winners | £360,000 | 4 |
Semi-final losers | £450,000 | 2 |
Semi-final winners | £900,000 | 2 |
Final runners-up | £900,000 | 1 |
Final winner | £1.8 Million | 1 |
Total Prize Money | £15.1 Million | N/A |
The total prize money is (£15.1 Million) which previously adjusted for the FA Cup 2016-17. There are no such updates about the increase in prize money. The winner of the FA Cup will received £1.8 Million and the team who lost the final will received £900,000. The teams who will win the semi final matches get paid (£900,000) and (£450,000) will be distributed among the losing semi finalist.
All four teams who won their quarter final matches will receive (£360,000). 184 teams who won the extra preliminary round get paid £1,500 and 160 clubs who won the preliminary round earn (£1,925). You will see further details in the above table about fund division.