Copa Libertadores prize money above R$100m for champions | OneFootball

Corinthians begin their journey in the 2026 Copa Libertadores next Thursday (9). The São Paulo black-and-white side will travel to Estádio Ciudad de Vicente López, in Argentina, to face Platense in the opening round of the group stage. In addition to chasing the title, the club also enters the competition with its eyes on a major prize.

Just for winning the Libertadores, the champion club is expected to earn approximately R$ 129 million (25 million dollars), an increase of one million dollars compared to the previous edition. Considering the entire campaign, the total prize money can reach 40 million dollars (around R$ 206 million). Compared to 2025, the amounts paid up to the semifinals, as well as to the runner-up, will remain the same.

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Conmebol will also continue rewarding clubs for their performance in the group stage. Each Libertadores win will bring in 340 thousand dollars (approximately R$ 1.75 million per match). In the 2025 edition, that amount was 330 thousand dollars per game (around R$ 1.7 million).

Besides Platense, Corinthians will also face Peñarol of Uruguay and Independiente Santa Fe of Colombia. After the match against the Argentine side, Timão will host both of the other teams at Neo Química Arena in the next two rounds.

The São Paulo black-and-white side enters the competition looking for a better performance compared to its most recent appearances. In 2025, the team was eliminated in the third round of the Libertadores qualifying stage by Barcelona of Ecuador, while in 2023 it was knocked out in the group stage, finishing third in a group with Liverpool of Uruguay, Argentinos Juniors of Argentina, and Independiente del Valle of Ecuador.

Champions in 2012, the only year they reached the final, Timão are seeking their second title in South America’s main competition. Besides the title-winning year, their best campaign had been in 2000, when the team reached the semifinals.

Check out the Libertadores prize money

Group stage: 1 million dollars (R$ 5.15 million)

Group stage win: 340 thousand dollars (R$ 1.75 million)

Round of 16: 1.25 million dollars (R$ 6.44 million)

Quarterfinals: 1.7 million dollars (R$ 9 million)

Semifinals: 2.3 million dollars (R$ 11.85 million)

Runner-up: 7 million dollars (R$ 36 million)

Champion: 25 million dollars (R$ 129 million)

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