AFC Champions League 2023 Prize Money

The biggest club football competition in Asia, AFC Champions League, is currently in action. The 2023 AF Champions League is the 40th edition of Asia’s premier club football tournament. The competition commenced on 14 April 2023 and will be played till 23 November 2023. Every team in the league is fighting for the prestigious title and AFC Champions League 2023 prize money.

2023 AFC Champions League is the first edition of the tournament to feature 40 teams. Until 2023, only 32 teams used to participate. South Korean club Ulsan Hyundai is the defending champion after winning the AFC Champions League 2023.

The 40 teams in the 2023 AFC Champions League are battling out to win the AFC Champions League trophy. There are many perks of winning this tournament; The winner of the AFC Champions League competition will directly qualify for the play-off round of next year’s competition. The winner of the AFC Champions League 2023 will also qualify for the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.

AFC Champions League 2023 Prize Money

Along with positional benefits, winners of the AFC Champions League 2023 also take away sumptuous amounts of money in the form of prize money. The 2023 AFC Champions League winners were granted an amount of $4,000,000. The Runner up of the league takes away $2,000,000.

PhasePurse
(USD)
Travel Subsidy
(per match)
Preliminary stageN/A$40,000
Playoff stageN/A$40,000
Group stagesWin: $50,000
Draw: $10,000
$60,000
Round of 16$100,000$60,000
Quarter-finals$150,000$60,000
Semi-finals$250,000$60,000
FinalWinners: $4,000,000
Runners-up: $2,000,000
$120,000

When is AFC Champions League Final 2023?

The Final of the AFC Champions League 2023 will be played on 23 November 2023. The winner of the Semi-final East and Semi-Finals West will faceoff in the Final.

AFC Champions League 2023 Knockout stage schedule.

PhaseDate
Round of 1613–15 September 2023
Quarter-finals16–17 October 2023
Semi-finals19–20 October 2023
Final   23 November 2023

The Champions League prize money has been increased significantly in the last five years by the AFC.

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