Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Friday, January 30, 2026, 9:03 p.m. / Updated Friday, January 30, 2026, 9:09 p.m.
FCSB ended this season's European journey with a draw, 1-1 against Fenerbahce, in the last stage of the single group in the Europa League. With only 7 points accumulated in 8 matches, the Romanian champion ranked 27th and missed qualifying for the knockout stages of the competition.
In parallel, the red-blues are also going through a complicated period in the Superliga, where they are in 11th place, with 31 points, five lengths away from 6th position, the last one that ensures presence in the play-offs.
How much money did FCSB earn from the Europa League
According to statisticians at Football Meets Data, FCSB is at the bottom of the table in terms of revenue from the single Europa League group.
Concretely, FCSB collected approximately 1.86 million euros from the eight contested games. The amount is almost double the investment made by the club in the transfer of Dennis Politic, for which Gigi Becali paid around 1 million euros to rival Dinamo.
Top teams with the highest earnings
At the opposite pole, the clubs that have dominated the financial standings in this phase of the competition are:
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Olympique Lyon – €8.40 million
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Aston Villa – €8.32 million
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FC Midtjylland – €7.94 million
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Real Betis – €7.56 million
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FC Porto – €7.48 million
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Braga – €7.40 million
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Freiburg – €7.32 million
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AS Roma – €7.09 million
There are also teams that did not manage to cross the threshold of one million euros in revenue:
💰💶 UEL 🟠 prize money earned by PERFORMANCE in league stage:
€8.40m 🇫🇷 Olympique Lyonnais
€8.32m 🏴 Aston Villa FC
€7.94m 🇩🇰 FC Midtjylland
€7.56m 🇪🇸 Real Betis Balompié
€7.48m 🇵🇹 FC Porto
€7.40m 🇵🇹 SC Braga
€7.32m 🇩🇪 SC Freiburg
€7.09m 🇮🇹 AS Roma€5.26m 🇧🇪 KRC Genk… pic.twitter.com/PmNuLzWltS
— Football Meets Data (@fmeetsdata) January 30, 2026
How the income was calculated
The model used by Football Meets Data takes into account the following indicators:
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€150,000 for each point earned
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€81,000 for each position taken in the final ranking
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€2.35 million for qualifying in the Top 8
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€600,000 for qualification in the KO Play-off (places 9-16)
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€300,000 for qualification in the KO Play-off (places 17-24)
Not included:
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Value Pillar (TV rights, 5 and 10 year UEFA coefficient)
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Participation fee
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Bonuses for preliminary rounds
FCSB, focus on the Superliga
Eliminated from the Europa League, FCSB will now focus exclusively on the championship. The next test is the duel with Csikszereda, scheduled for Sunday, from 20:00. Since the 2015/2016 season, since the introduction of the current competitive system, FCSB has never missed the play-off, but the situation this season is one of the most complicated for the title champion.
