DFB-Pokal Prize Money Distribution Highlights Growing German Football Finances

The 2024/25 DFB-Pokal awarded VfB Stuttgart the championship and a total prize haul of €10.812 million, including €4.32 million for winning the final. Runner‑up Arminia Bielefeld earned €9.372 million, while the competition distributed roughly €74.2 million across all participating clubs.

Across Europe, professional football continues to expand as a multi‑billion‑euro market. Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance reported total European football revenues of about €38 billion for the 2023/24 season, with the “Big Five” leagues (Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1) collectively surpassing €20 billion. In Germany, the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga secured media‑rights contracts worth roughly €1.121 billion per season for the 2025‑2028 period, indicating strong commercial growth despite inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty.