Madrid, Barca favourite as LaLiga season kicks off and prize money revealed
The actual money that is collected is based on the standings over the last five seasons
Reigning champions Real Madrid, and Barcelona, who have strengthened their squad this summer, start as favourites as La Liga season kicked off on Friday with Osasuna beating Sevilla 2-1.
Atletico Madrid, who know what it's like to win the league having done so twice in the last decade, start on the second row of the grid.
One of the many questions asked by fans is how much money does the LaLiga Santander champion receive, along with how much money is distributed for each position in the final standings based on the Royal Decree-Law
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Based on the LaLiga TV rights deal, half of the money must be distributed equally amongst all 20 of the clubs.
The other half is divided into two parts: one is based on what is called the social implantation of each club, ie. season tickets, the average box office sales over the last five seasons and the individual participation of each club in regards to creating resources that can be used for broadcasting.
The second part is based on the standings, which is 25 per cent of the revenue generated from the Royal Decree-Law.
The champion gets 17 per cent of that revenue, with the remaining money trickling down to the last-placed team, who gets 0.25 per cent.
Among the top eight finishers in the league, the difference between each position is around 7 million euros, with that figure decreasing further down the table.
Using the 1.44 billion euros from the television rights from the 2020/21 LaLiga Santander as a reference, half (722 million) would be shared equally among the 20 teams.
Of the remaining 722 million, one half is distributed by the social implantation and the other half (361 million) is handed out based on the final standings as follows:
First place, 17 percent: 61.3 million
Second place, 15 percent: 54.1 million
Third place, 13 percent: 46.9 million
Fourth place, 11 percent: 39.7 million
Fifth place, 9 percent: 32.4 million
Sixth place, 7 percent: 25.2 million
Seventh place, 5 percent: 18.0 million
Eighth place, 3.5 percent: 12.6 million
Ninth place, 3.0 percent: 10.8 million
Tenth place, 2.75 percent: 9.9 million
Eleventh place, 2.5 percent: 9.0 million
Twelfth place, 2.25 percent: 8.1 million
Thirteenth place, 2 percent: 7.2 million
Fourteenth place, 1.75 percent: 6.3 million
Fifteenth place, 1.5 percent: 5.4 million
Sixteenth place 1.25 percent. 4.5 million
Seventeenth place, 1 percent: 3.6 million
Eighteenth place, 0.75 percent: 2.7 million
Nineteenth place, 0.5 percent: 1.8 million
Twentieth place, 0.25 percent: 0.9 million
The actual money that is collected is based on the standings over the last five seasons at these percentages: 35 per cent, 20 per cent, 15 per cent, 15 per cent and 15 per cent.
That means that Madrid will receive 35 per cent of the 61 million for winning this season, 20 per cent for finishing second last season, 15 per cent for being champions three seasons ago, and 15 per cent for finishing in third place four and five seasons ago, respectively.
