The Women's FA Cup has received a landmark £3m investment to ensure significant financial benefit for clubs participating from the third round onwards.
The total prize money on offer has doubled to £6m, building on the success of last season's competition that saw a record crowd of 77,390 witness Chelsea's 1-0 win over Manchester United at Wembley.
With interest continuing to grow in women's football, the new agreement means there will be a huge financial uplift for clubs who make it through to the third round proper.
Those who compete at that stage of the competition will access a prize pot of £44,000 — a substantial uplift on the £12,500 pot allocated for the same round of the 2022/23 edition.
The eight teams who reach the quarter-finals will compete for a prize pot of £112,500 — £90,000 goes to the winner and £22,500 to the loser — and the semi-final offering has risen to £200,000 from last season's figure of £62,500.
The winner of the Women's FA Cup will pocket £430,000 from a pot of £538,000, which dwarfs the £150,000 competed for by Chelsea and United in 2022/23.
Round
£ per match
Winner
Loser
Total £
Third Round
£44,000
£35,000
£9,000
£880,000
Fourth Round
£67,000
£54,000
£13,000
£1,072,000
Fifth Round
£100,000
£80,000
£20,000
£800,000
Quarter-final
£112,500
£90,000
£22,500
£450,000
Semi-final
£200,000
£160,000
£40,000
£400,000
Final
£538,000
£430,000
£108,000
£538,000
Total*
£5,994,000
Baroness Sue Campbell,The FA’s Director of Women’s Football, said, “Doubling the prize money showcases The FA’s clear commitment to the future of the Women’s FA Cup and will help us maintain its stature as the most prestigious domestic women’s cup competition in the world.
«Ultimately, we want the women’s competition to receive the same prize money as the men’s, and this
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