Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv are hosting Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul next Wednesday night (April 13), in a game that will decide whether the Iraeli team or the reigning champions Anadolu Efes will take the fifth place in the Euroleague standings.
Regardless of whether Maccabi end up fifth or sixth, they will have received the greatest return from this season's games in the EuroLeague when it comes to income from market pool.
According to the data collected by Mozzart Sport, the Israeli giants are going to receive 3.145.881 from the market pool because for many years the TV rights in Israel have brought some serious income to the EuroLeague.
In case Maccabi make it to the Final Four, they will receive at least 150.000 more as a bonus for their participation in the semifinals.
The third-place winner in Belgrade, in addition to all other league prizes, will be richer by another 300.000 euros, the finalist gets 500.000, and the new Euroleague champion a check for 1.000.000 euros.
Besides Maccabi, only four other teams will have inflows of more than 2,000,000 euros from the regular season: Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos OPAP Athens (2.681.625 each), FC Barcelona and Real Madrid (2.319.424 each).
According to the same source, Crvena Zvezda are not entitled to market pool income, but receive a participation bonus of 200.000 euros, since they don't have a multi-year license.
When it comes to the costs of referees and delegates, teams share equal parts, and therefore each club is obliged to pay 159.630 euros for the regular season alone. The eight teams qualified for the playoffs will be billed another 24.780 euros for their respective series.
MARKET POOL EARNINGS OF EUROLEAGUE TEAMS
1. Maccabi Tel Aviv (17-14) 3.145.881
2. Olympiacos Pireaus (20-11) 2.681.625
3. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens (10-22) 2.681.625
4. FC Barcelona (24-8) 2.319.424
5. Real Madrid (23-11) 2.319.424
6. AX Armani Exchange Milan (21-12) 1.275.000
7. Anadolu Efes (18-16) 1.275.000
8. Fenerbahce (13-17) 1.275.000
9. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (12-20) 1.140.768
10. FC Bayern Munich (14-17) 943.500
11. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (10-22) 688.500
12. Zalgiris Kaunas (8-25) 688.500
13. AS Monaco (19-14) 200.000
14. Zenit Saint Petersburg (14-9) 200.000
15. CSKA Moscow (14-10) 200.000
16. UNICS Kazan (14-11) 200.000
17. Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (14-19) 200.000
18. ALBA Berlin (14-20) 200.000
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