Battle of Millions in Asia: How Much Money Will Pakhtakor, Neftchi, and Nasaf Earn?

Battle of Millions in Asia: How Much Will "Pakhtakor", "Neftchi", and "Nasaf" Earn?

The clubs "Pakhtakor", "Neftchi", and "Nasaf" are representing our country in Asian club competitions in the 2026/2027 season. "Pakhtakor" and "Neftchi" are participating in the AFC Champions League Elite tournament, while "Nasaf" is taking part in the AFC Champions League 2 competition.

The teams will receive large amounts of prize money from the AFC for their participation in the tournament, each victory, and advancing to the subsequent stages.

"Pakhtakor" and "Neftchi" will receive a guaranteed 800 thousand US dollars for participating in the main (league) stage of the prestigious Elite tournament. In addition, for each victory in this competition, the teams can earn an additional bonus of 100 thousand dollars. The total income of the clubs will increase depending on the results they record and the number of victories.

The prize money in the playoff stage of the competition is also quite high. In the AFC Champions League Elite tournament, a club that reaches the round of 16 will receive 200 thousand dollars, a quarter-finalist will get 400 thousand dollars, and a team that advances to the semi-finals will be awarded 600 thousand dollars.

The winner of the competition — the tournament champion — will claim the grand prize of 10 million dollars. The team defeated in the final will be paid 4 million dollars in prize money. In short, the further "Pakhtakor" and "Neftchi" go in the competition, the more income they will receive — this amount could reach several million dollars.

"Nasaf" will start the AFC Champions League 2 tournament from the group stage. For participating in this stage, the Qarshi-based team is allocated a guaranteed 300 thousand dollars in prize money. In addition, an additional bonus of 50 thousand dollars is provided for each victory in the group.

In the playoff stage of the AFC Champions League 2 tournament, the prizes are distributed as follows: a club that reaches the round of 16 will receive 80 thousand dollars, a team that advances to the quarter-finals will get 160 thousand dollars, and a semi-finalist will receive 240 thousand dollars.

The winner of the tournament will be awarded 2.5 million dollars, and the finalist will receive 1 million dollars. Thus, "Nasaf" also has the opportunity to increase its initial 300 thousand dollars to several million dollars thanks to successful results in the competition.