FA Cup prize money: How much do 2021-22 winning teams earn?

Winning the FA Cup is always an event worth celebrating, especially when it brings with it some healthy financial rewards, and particularly for those lower-league clubs who manage to advance through the rounds.

The overall prize pot on offer from the Football Association may not be as lucrative as it once was, with belts being tightened on the back of a global pandemic, but major silverware is still worth securing and the prize money undoubtedly makes a difference to those lower down the football pyramid.

Indeed, there is plenty of magic still to be found in the FA Cup and, with that in mind, GOAL takes a look and how much clubs stand to earn on the long road to Wembley.

The FA Cup is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2022, with Wanderers the first winners of one of the oldest prizes in world football back in 1872.

The game has come a long way since then and even those that started out in the extra-preliminary rounds back in August will receive some financial reward for their efforts.

It has always been the case, though, that the spoils go to the victors and the winners of this season’s competition will once again receive a trophy-winning bonus of £1.8 million ($2.4m).

A full breakdown of the FA Cup prize money for 2021-22 can be found in the table below.

Round

No. of teams

Prize money

Extra preliminary round winners

174

£1,125

Extra preliminary round losers

174

£375

Preliminary round winners

155

£1,444

Preliminary round losers

155

£481

First round qualifying winners

121

£2,250

First round qualifying losers

121

£750

Second round qualifying winners

82

£3,375

Second round qualifying losers

82

£1,125

Third round qualifying winners

41

£5,625

Third round qualifying losers

41

£1,875

Fourth round qualifying winners

32

£9,375