UEFA and the European Club Association have officially endorsed an updated revenue distribution plan that will boost solidarity payments for teams that are not partaking in UEFA’s club competitions.
This development comes as part of a newly introduced distribution model by UEFA, which was announced on Wednesday.
In the upcoming 2024-2027 cycle, a notable change in the model will see seven percent of the revenue generated by UEFA and European football’s governing body from the Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League allocated to teams not participating in these competitions.
This marks a substantial increase from the previous allocation of four percent.
A statement from the European Leagues Association, the body that represents the domestic leagues, read, “The European Leagues Association welcomes today’s announcement of UEFA to increase solidarity payments for non-participating clubs during the upcoming 2024-27 UEFA Club Competitions (UCC) cycle.”
“Through the years, the European Leagues and its members have been firmly calling UEFA and the football stakeholders for the implementation of a fairer revenue distribution model in UCC so as to protect the competitive balance of domestic league competitions.”
“Today’s announcement to grow the share for non-participating clubs to 7% (up from the current 4%) of the projected annual €4.4 billion of UCC global income will help all clubs across Europe to safeguard their competitiveness on and off the pitch while keeping investing in youth and talent development.”