HE Botafogo achieved an unprecedented achievement in its history, by defeating, on the afternoon of this Saturday (30th), the Atlético-MG 3-1 in the final of the Libertadores Cup.
Even playing with one less player for practically the entire match, Glorioso managed to contain Galo’s pressure and win the match, played in Most Monumental Stadiumin Buenos Aires, and thus secure their first trophy in the continental tournament, driven by South American Football Confederation (Conmebol).
Off the field, Botafogo, which like Atlético-MG, is currently a Sociedad Anónima de Fútbol (SAF)There is also much to celebrate.
With the victory of the 2024 Copa Libertadores, the team controlled by the North American investor Juan Textorfrom the Eagle Soccer Participationsguaranteed the symbolic title of “finance champion” of the seasonaccording to a survey conducted by sports machine.
The sum includes what he will earn not only in the continental tournament, but also for his participation in the Brazilian Championship Series A and in Brazil Cup. Remembering that the Carioca Championship does not distribute cash prizes.
Brazilian Serie A
Estrela Solitária is the Brazilian team that will win the most awards this year. Currently, it has not yet been defined how much Botafogo will receive in the current edition of the Brazilian Championship.
The black and white team leads the competition organized by Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)with 73 points, three more than the palm treeswhich occupies second place.
There are still two rounds left until the end of the championship – or three, in the case of International and Strengthwho occupy third and fourth place respectively in the classification, with 65 points.
Although mathematically it could be surpassed in points by Palmeiras and Internacional or Fortaleza, Botafogo would not lose so much money in its prize pool in the Brasileirão of Serie A.
The money that guarantees the payment of the prizes comes from commercial contracts signed by the CBF, especially the one made with the betanewhich owns the naming rights to Serie A of the Brasileirão.
Each season, the entity allocates an amount that is distributed among the clubs, from 1st to 16th in the table, with the champion receiving 10% of the total. From that moment on, the value of the prize drops half a percentage point per position. The descendants receive nothing. The expectation is that this year R$ 500 million will be distributed to Serie A clubs, but the amount has not yet been made official.
If it becomes champion, the Rio club could earn between R$ 50 million. If you come second, the prize would drop to R$ 47.5 million (second place prize). If he finishes third, he would earn R$ 45 million.
Despite being in tenth place, with 36 matches played, Atlético-MG would still guarantee a considerable prize in this year’s Brasileirão. If it remains like this until the end, the Minas Gerais team will win 27.5 million reais. It is worth noting that, if he maintains his current position, Galo will be excluded from the 2025 Copa Libertadores.
Brazil Cup
The 2024 Brazilian Cup did not leave good memories for Botafogo and did not help boost the club’s finances. Both Glorioso and Atlético-MG began their journey in the tournament in the third phase, due to the good positions achieved in Brasileirão 2023. At that stage, the prize paid to the participating clubs was R$ 2,205 million. Both managed to qualify for the round of 16, guaranteeing the sum of R$ 3,465 million each.
While the Minas Gerais team advanced in the competition, Botafogo fell in this phase, against Bay. As a result, the Brazilian Cup brought the Estrela Solitária team only 5.67 million.
Galo, for his part, won another 4.515 million reais in the quarterfinals, 9.45 million reais in the semifinals and another 31.5 million reais, paid to the runner-up.
if I had defeated flamenco In the final, Atlético-MG could have won a prize of 73.5 million, in addition to what they already received in the previous phases. However, by losing, the Belo Horizonte team took home R$ 51,135 million.
Libertadores Cup
The Copa Libertadores 2024 was the competition in charge of defining the “financial champion” of Brazilian football this year.
While they were playing the second and third phases of the Pre-Libertadores, Botafogo had already accumulated a greater amount of prizes throughout the tournament. Before the final, it had a total of US$ 10.34 million (R$ 61.76 million, at current prices), while Atlético-MG had US$ 9.9 million (R$ 59.13 million) guaranteed ).
By finishing runner-up, Galo will receive another 7 million dollars from Conmebol, which will translate into a total prize of 16.9 million dollars (100.94 million reais, at the current price) in the Copa Libertadores 2024.
Glorioso will earn another $23 million for winning the big decision of the continental tournament. Botafogo’s prize pool in the competition will be 33.34 million dollars (199.14 million reais).
In the graph below, we see how much each club would receive in prizes, if they finished in the positions they currently occupy in the Brasileirão 2024. The ranking also includes Flamengo, who won the Brazilian Cup and competed in the Copa Libertadores, having been eliminated by Penarol in the quarterfinals.
