Monetary allowances increased by 21% for Libertadores and 30% for South Americans.
The Copa Libertadores is the most important tournament to demonstrate the level of each of the South American teams playing the most important club tournament in America. But on the other hand, it is also a championship which is used to add large sums of money for the needs of the club . In this direction, Conmebol has already announced the prizes that participants can claim.
It should be remembered that four Chilean teams participated in this contest: Colo Colo (first division champion) and cloudense (first division runner-up) have a direct quota for group stage ; while United Curico (third place in the league) and Magellan (champion of the Chilean Cup) must play the previous phase of the tournament, in search of a ticket for the group stage.
According to the very slogan of Conmebol, for this year the prices increased by 21 percent compared to the previous edition, with a total of US$207 million 800,000 to be distributed among the 47 participating teams of the cup. In this sense, the teams that play in the group stage will be among the most advantaged, since they will obtain a total sum of $3 million which will increase by $300,000 for each match won in said case. All this, after the South American football house reached agreements with Coca-Cola and Powerade, which envisage the 2023-2026 cycle, which will add millionaire income. In addition, the Women’s Libertadores and the Recopa will benefit. The brands will sponsor tournaments involving 121 teams from 10 South American countries, including 16 women’s soccer clubs.
This award looks like a juicy opportunity to Colo Colo and Nublense , who managed to access this round of the competition with a direct ticket. In the case of Curico and Magellan should start from second phase of the tournament which gives 500 thousand dollars, yes, for the third phase the price increases by 100 thousand dollars, remaining in $600,000 . In the case of Chile, no team should play the first phase, in which a price of 400 thousand in US currency.
In case of successful participation in the group stage and obtaining a ticket to the knockout stages, the sums of money begin to increase gradually. For the best round of 16 the amount is USD 1 million USD 250,000 . If successful and access to quarter-finals, level reached by Colo Colo in 2018, the payment will be one million 700 thousand dollars.
Arrived at the final instances of the contest, the prices swell more and more. If a quota is reached between the four best of the Copa Libertadores the price will be 2 million US dollars 300,000 an example that last saw a Chilean club in 2012, when Jorge Sampaoli’s Universidad de Chile reached the semi-finals of the tournament but fell to Boca Juniors.
Upon reaching the prized championship final, the money grows exponentially. They are 7 million US dollars for the finalist, In the case of Chile, the last was Universidad Católica in 1993 after losing to Sao Paulo by an aggregate score of 5-3. And finally, for the title monarch, the prize will be a hefty $18 million, more than double what is paid in second place . The only national team to win this trophy was Colo Colo in 1991.
Remember that the adventure of the Chilean teams in the said tournament will begin on the 21st of February with the key between Kingdom of Curicó and Cerro Porteño . Two days later (23) , Magellan you will see the faces with Always ready the two correspondences valid for the second phase of the tournament . In the case of Colo Colo and Nublense both tables will have to wait for the group stage draw which will take place on the day March 22 . Once the groups are known, the instance will start playing from the April 4 .
South American Cup
In the case of the second most important club tournament on the continent, the payouts have also increased compared to the previous edition. This increase consists of 30 percent with a total payment of USD 77 million $800,000 to be distributed among participants . On the Chilean side, the qualifiers are: Palestino, Cobresal, Universidad Católica and Audax Italiano all on the occasion of their positions at the 2022 National Championship.
In the first stage, the local from the key will receive 225 thousand dollars, while the visitor will keep 250 thousand from the same room. Those who access the group stage they will get a sum of $900,000 with a bonus of $100,000 for each match won in said instance.
In the playoffs eighth finals key that the second of each group in Copa Sudamericana will play against the third of each zone in Copa Libertadores, the price will be $500,000 , moving up $50,000 for the top 16 round.
In case of violation quarter-finals the increase will also be 50,000 USD, remaining in the 600 thousand dollars . For the semi finals participants will raise 800 thousand in North American currency . Already in the final instances of the contest, the finalist will have $2 million to swell their coffers; while the champion will keep five million dollars in total.
The Chilean teams classified in this tournament will enter from the preliminary phase , which is played between clubs from the same country. In this direction, Audax Italiano and Catholic University the first ticket for the next phase will be played on the day March 7 while Cobresal with Palestinian Faces will be seen for the remaining quota on the day March 9 .
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