Champions League winner Chelsea received C59.9 million ($73.1 million) in prize money and was the biggest earner in last season's competition, UEFA said on Friday.
Beaten finalist Bayern Munich earned C41.7 million ($50.9 million) from the C754 million ($919 million) prize fund which UEFA shared among 32 teams playing in the group stage. Bayern got a further C2.1 million ($2.6 million) for playing in the playoff round to qualify for the group stage.
Barcelona, which reached the semifinals, earned C40.6 million ($49.5 million). Barcelona's quarterfinals opponent, AC Milan, was next with C39.9 million ($48.7 million).
Manchester United was sixth with C35.2 million ($43 million) even while failing to reach the last-16 knockout round. It added a further C1.25 million ($1.5 million) from its brief subsequent appearance in the second-tier Europa League.
English clubs are rewarded for valuable national broadcasting deals, which factor into UEFA's calculations.
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