NYON,February 2, 2017 - A grand total of 641 clubs received payments for releasingplayers to the European Qualifiers from 2014–15 and the UEFA EURO 2016 finaltournament. The definitive number of clubs and the amounts distributed weredecided following the finalisation of financial provisions for the event inFrance.

Following329 matches – 278 during the European Qualifiers and 51 at the final tournament– clubs from all 54 participating associations have benefitted from theprogramme. An amount of €150m – which signifies a substantial increase of €50mcompared to 2012 - was available for distribution to clubs as agreed in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) renewed by UEFA and theECA in 2015.

Based onthe mechanism for distribution of the payments as approved by the UEFAExecutive Committee, €100m was shared among clubs releasing players for thefinal tournament of UEFA EURO 2016, and the remaining €50m among those clubswhich released players for the qualifying competition of UEFA EURO 2016,irrespective of whether the national team in question qualified or not.

Inaccordance with the detailed distribution mechanism agreed between UEFA and theEuropean Clubs Association (ECA), clubs received an equal share per player pernational team released for each qualifying match, and a fixed amount per playerper day for the final tournament, weighted with the FIFA categorisation ofclubs for training compensation. The exact distribution mechanism calculationscan be accessed here.

The 641clubs receiving solidarity payments represents a record number. Clubs whobenefitted ranged from the elite level to the amateur tier with even fifthdivision sides from several national associations receiving funds.

For thefull list of the clubs, and the total amount by each club click here.

Commentingon the solidarity payments, UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin said: "I amvery pleased to see that we are able to provide financial benefits to so manyclubs of all profiles and sizes in order to reward their contribution to UEFAEURO 2016. By sharing revenues from a highly successful European Championshipswe continue to support football development in all our memberassociations."

Karl-HeinzRummenigge, Chairman of the ECA, said: "Clubs are investing substantialresources in the development of players, who contribute to the sporting andfinancial success of national team football. Therefore, it is important andfair to recognise and reward the clubs for the release of their players. ECA ispleased that a serious agreement was found with UEFA, which benefits so manyclubs from across Europe."

For UEFAEURO 2020, the targeted total amount to be distributed is set at €200m