SPFL announce record prize money for Scottish football clubs
The £23.7million to be distributed across the 42 league clubs is an increase of £800,000 on the previous campaign.
It means all of the teams in the top flight will earn at least one million pounds at the end of the season.
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Hide AdThe biggest difference is between first and second, with the league champions taking home £3.176m while second gets £2.28m.
SPFL Chief Executive Neil Doncaster said: “This season’s revenue distribution is the highest prize fund in the history of the Scottish game and a record windfall for all SPFL clubs.
“The SPFL is committed to continually growing our game in the financial interests of all 42 member clubs. A new and improved deal with title sponsor Ladbrokes and other commercial deals helped us to do just that.”
Breakdown of the prize money for each league...
Premiership
1st - £3.176m
2nd - £2.28m
3rd - £1.96m
4th - £1.72m
5th - £1.6m
6th - £1.48m
7th - £1.36m
8th - £1.3m
9th - £1.24m
10th - £1.19m
11th - £1.13m
12th - £1.07m
Championship
1st - £533k
2nd - £450k
3rd - £379k
4th - £308k
5th - £237k
6th - £213k
7th - £201k
8th - £190k
9th - £178k
10th - £166k
League One
1st - £119k
2nd - £102k
3rd - £83k
4th - £81k
5th - £78k
6th - £76k
7th - £73k
8th - £71k
9th - £69k
10th - £66k
League Two
1st - £64k
2nd - £62k
3rd - £59k
4th - £57k
5th - £55k
6th - £52k
7th - £50k
8yh - £47k
9th - £45k
10th - £43k