French Ligue 1 Prize Money 2024/25 (Breakdown)
Reports revealed the amount & distribution of the French Ligue 1 prize money for the latest season. How much money does the Ligue 1 Winner get? What does 5th get you in Ligue 1? Here GoalTheBall leaks French Ligue 1 prize money breakdown per position for 2024/25.
Ligue 1 Prize Money Distribution
There are 3 portions in the entire prize sum. All 18 clubs taking part in the league campaign receive an equal share of the money. This portion includes 50% of the entire sum. The league authority divides the portion to all the clubs without considering their performance or popularity. 30% allocated for the performance-based portion. The winning team gets the highest sum of money followed by the runner-up. Going down all the way, the relegated sides take the least amount of money. The remaining 20% depends on a club’s popularity, fanbase, and media profile. More popular clubs’ like PSG, Lyon, Marseille, etc take the bigger bites while newly promoted sides do get a smaller percentage.
| Criteria | Percentage | Details |
| Equal Distribution to the Participating Clubs | 50% | All participating clubs get an equal percentage & share. Doesn’t consider performance or media profile. |
| Performance Based Prize Money | 30% | The higher position in the league table brings in the higher sum of money. |
| Media Profile & Popularity Based Reward | 20% | The teams that are more popular and have bigger fanbases will get the bigger bite. |
How Much Does Ligue 1 Winner Get?
According to reports, the French domestic league-winning side receives a winning prize money of around 60 million Euros. The 2nd-placed side takes around €10m less. Meanwhile, the last-placed side in the league takes only around €20m. The entirely allocated sum is within €550m-600m or more precisely around €560-579 Million.
Ligue 1 Prize Money 2024
| Position | Prize Money |
| 1st (Winner) | €60 Million |
| 2nd (Runner-Up) | €48 Million |
| 3rd | €47 Million |
| 4th | €40 Million |
| 5th | €38 Million |
| 6th | €32 Million |
| 7th | €32 Million |
| 8th | €30 Million |
| 9th | €29 Million |
| 10th | €28 Million |
| 11th | €25 Million |
| 12th | €25 Million |
| 13th | €23 Million |
| 14th | €22 Million |
| 15th | €22 Million |
| 16th (Relegation Play-Off) | €21 Million |
| 17th (Relegation) | €19 Million |
| 18th (Relegation) | €19 Million |
The alluded amounts are collected from secondary sources, to be honest, unlike other leagues’ prize money sums we’ve leaked on our web. These sums might be the share of the TV rights deal as well. But GoalTheBall failed to collect the Ligue 1 Prize Money amount from primary sources hence had to publish this chart obtained from secondary media.
