OTHER With its elimination from the Europa League, Anderlecht is losing several million euros. How big is the damage? And how can it be limited if the club qualifies for the Conference League?
First and foremost, the placement bonus for the group stage will be around €1.15 million less. A win will also yield €150,000 less. The difference in the event of a draw is relatively small.
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Continue reading Anderlecht will also play fewer matches in the Conference League: six instead of eight. That will definitely affect revenue, as there will certainly be one less home match. The opponents will be less strong, which will cause ticket prices to fall. The stadium may not sell out for all matches.
Compensate If Anderlecht qualifies for the group stage, it will have to aim for first place in the group (among the best eight first places), while a position among the best eight in the Europa League might have been difficult. In that case, it will earn 100,000 euros more. The opponents will be of a lower caliber, so it will have to try to win more matches. In this way, the difference in prize money can be largely compensated. Starting bonuses and ticket revenues will be lower in any case.
If we look at last season's examples, when Anderlecht played in the Europa League and Cercle played in the Conference League, the difference can be limited to just over a million, provided that the results in the Conference League are favorable.
