Corinthians’ surge in the Brazilian Championship, with a sequence of eight victories that led the team to qualify not only for the Copa do Brasil but also for the Copa Libertadores da América in 2025, not only brings satisfaction to fans, but also financial relief to the coffers of the club. Just for their final placement in the Brasileirão and for their participation in the first stages of these cups, the São Paulo team already knows that they will receive around R$40 million.
The first good calculation comes from the Brazilian Championship itself: Corinthians can receive R$33.3 million from the CBF, if they finish in seventh place, or R$31.3 million, if they finish in 8th place. Not bad for someone who was in the relegation zone in 22 of the tournament’s 37 rounds so far – the last four positions do not generate prizes.
The prize paid for attending the Copa do Brasil could yield even more than this amount. With the guarantee of debuting in the 3rd phase of the tournament next year, Timão already knows that it will receive more than R$2.2 million – this was the value of the minimum quota in 2024, which should be readjusted each year for inflation. next year.
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But as the team was left out of the competition for most of the year, the possibilities are for even greater gains. In 2024, just for reaching the semi-final against Flamengo, Corinthians received R$ 22.9 million in all phases.
The Rio club received R$93 million in total for the title and Atlético Mineiro received more than R$50 million for the runner-up finish.
For the Copa Libertadores da América, the same reasoning works, with the prize pool increasing at each stage. The new values for next year have not yet been released, but it is possible to draw a parallel with Botafogo, which started the competition in the preliminary phase – the same one where Corinthians will go next year.
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The Rio club received US$ 1.1 million (R$ 6.6 million, at current prices) in this initial phase and added US$ 33.3 million (around R$ 200 million) on the way towards the title.
The accounts do not take into account other gains, such as box office, marketing actions and brand appreciation.
