March 05 2010
FAI Board of Management decides on Airtricity League prize fund allocation
Tagged Under : Airtricity League, FAI
The FAI Board of Management today (March 5) confirmed the prize fund allocation for the 2010 Airtricity League season, with clubs set to compete for a prize fund of €911,000. Despite a 25% reduction in budgeted wage costs at clubs, this year’s prize fund will maintain much of the increase that was made in 2009, as well as remaining 11% higher than in 2008 and 128% higher than before the FAI took over the management of the Airtricity League.
Prize money in the Airtricity League Premier Division will stand at €700,000 in 2010, while €161,000 will be allocated to Airtricity League First Division clubs. An additional €50,000 in live television money brings the total fund to €911,000.
This total does not include additional monies granted to clubs for marketing and community initiatives.
| Premier Division Placing | Prize money (€) | First Division placing | Prize money (€) |
| 1 | 200,000 | 1 | 50,000 |
| 2 | 100,000 | 2 | 20,000 |
| 3 | 75,000 | 3 | 13,000 |
| 4 | 60,000 | 4 | 11,000 |
| 5 | 50,000 | 5 | 10,000 |
| 6 | 47,000 | 6 | 9,750 |
| 7 | 45,000 | 7 | 9,000 |
| 8 | 42,000 | 8 | 8,500 |
| 9 | 41,000 | 9 | 8,000 |
| 10 | 40,000 | 10 | 7,500 |
| 11 | 7,250 | ||
| 12 | 7,000 |