The 2020/2021 DFB Cup final is over. Unlike last year, the winner is Borussia Dortmund.
Despite the COVID19 pandemic, the clubs were able to earn a lot of money in the DFB Cup again this year. The DFB Cup is enormously attractive, especially for smaller clubs. The revenue potential is large and the share of total revenue potentially enormous.
For Rot-Weiss Essen, for example, money plays an enormous role, especially in comparison to the small budget.
Rot Weiss Essen: Revenues of at least 2.5 million euros
The club was able to generate just under 2.5 million euros in premiums. The composition: for the 1st round there were 137,000 euros, for the second round 335,054 euros, for the 3rd round 673,245 euros. For reaching the quarterfinals, there was 1.3 million euros.
How exactly are the bonuses from the DFB Cup distributed?
The bonuses are distributed according to the following key:
There were 137,000 euros for the 1st round, 335,054 euros for the second round, and 673,245 euros for the 3rd round. For reaching the quarterfinals, there was 1.3 million euros. The semifinals brought the clubs 2.6 million euros. The finalists collected 3.5 million euros, with winner Borussia Dortmund receiving 4.5 million euros.
Incidentally, since 2013/2014 there have been no more special payments for clubs involved in matches broadcast live on ARD.
Borussia Dormund: DFB Cup victory brings around €9.5 million in bonuses
The overview:
| Revenue Calculation DFB-Cup 2020/2021 | Football-Finance.com in € | ||||||||
| Rank | Club | Start Bonus | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Total |
| 1. | Borussia Dortmund | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.300.000 | 2.600.000 | 4.500.000 | 9.546.299 |
| 2. | RB Leipzig | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.300.000 | 2.600.000 | 3.500.000 | 8.546.299 |
| 3. | Werder Bremen | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.300.000 | 2.600.000 | 5.046.299 | |
| 4. | Holstein Kiel | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.300.000 | 2.600.000 | 5.046.299 | |
| 5. | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.300.000 | 2.446.299 | ||
| 6. | VfL Wolfsburg | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.300.000 | 2.446.299 | ||
| 7. | Jahn Regensburg | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.300.000 | 2.446.299 | ||
| 8. | Rot-Weiss Essen | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.300.000 | 2.446.299 | ||
| 9. | Bayer Leverkusen | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.146.299 | |||
| 10. | VfB Stuttgart | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.146.299 | |||
| 11. | SC Paderborn | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.146.299 | |||
| 12. | VfL Bochum | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.146.299 | |||
| 13. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.146.299 | |||
| 14. | FC Schalke 04 | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.146.299 | |||
| 15. | SV Darmstadt | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.146.299 | |||
| 16. | 1. FC Köln | 137.000 | 336.054 | 673.245 | 1.146.299 | |||
| 17. | FC Augsburg | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 18. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 19. | FSV Mainz 05 | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 20. | Hannover 96 | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 21. | SV Sandhausen | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 22. | TSG Hoffenheim | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 23. | VfL Osnabrück | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 24. | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 25. | Dynamo Dresden | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 26. | SV Elversberg | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 27. | SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 28. | SC Freiburg | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 29. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 30. | FC Bayern München | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 31. | Union Berlin | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 32. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 137.000 | 336.054 | 473.054 | ||||
| 33. | FC Heidenheim | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 34. | Erzgebirge Aue | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 35. | Hamburger SV | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 36. | Arminia Bielefeld | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 37. | FC St. Pauli | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 38. | Karlsruher SC | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 39. | FC Nürnberg | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 40. | Würzburger Kickers | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 41. | FC Ingolstadt | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 42. | MSV Duisburg | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 43. | Waldhof Mannheim | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 44. | FC Hansa Rostock | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 45. | 1860 München | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 46. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 47. | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 48. | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 49. | VSG Altglienicke | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 50. | FSV Union Fürstenwalde | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 51. | FC Oberneuland | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 52. | Eintracht Norderstedt | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 53. | TSV Steinbach Haiger | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 54. | Hertha BSC | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 55. | TSV Havelse | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 56. | Chemnitzer FC | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 57. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 58. | SC Wiedenbrück | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 59. | 1. FC Düren | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 60. | MTV Eintracht Celle | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 61. | FV Engers 07 | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 62. | SV Todesfelde | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 63. | 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
| 64. | RSV Meinerzhagen | 137.000 | 137.000 | |||||
