Mamelodi Sundowns To Earn A Whopping R174m For Fifa Club World Cup Participation
South African Premier Soccer League PSL champions Mamelodi Sundowns are in for a hefty R174 million paycheck just for participating at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
This is the minimum they will earn, as they will get more if they win or draw in the group stages and if they advance to the quarterfinals onwards.
Mamelodi Sundowns to earn big at FIFA Club World Cup 2025FIFA confirmed the distribution model for the tourney in a news release on Wednesday 26 March. It includes 1 billion prize money for the 32 participants.
This is the biggest-ever prize money for a soccer tournament comprising a seven-match group stage and playoff format, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said.
"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, he added.
The potential payout for the winners could be 125 million. FIFA pledged to distribute all revenues from this years Club World Cup tournament to club football and not retain funding for itself.
The distribution model for the 1 billion prize money consists of:
- A sporting performance pillar of 475 million.
- A participation pillar of 525 million.
The table below shows the breakdown for the sporting performance pillar:
The table below shows the breakdown for the participation pillar:
This means that Mamelodi Sundowns will earn a guaranteed 9.55 million R174 million at current exchange rates for their participation in the tournament, which is scheduled for June and July in the USA.