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The National (Scotland)
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Ewan Paton

How much Rangers lost in Europa League cash after Sturm Graz loss

Rangers lost out on UEFA prize money last night following their disappointing Europa League defeat to Sturm Graz.

More pressure has mounted on Russell Martin after his side came out on the wrong side of a 2-1 loss in Austria.

Djeidi Gassama pulled one back for the visitors in the second half, with the hosts 2-0 up after 35 minutes.

But the Scottish Premiership giants could not pull level, as they suffered consecutive defeats to open their Europa League campaign.

No only was it damaging in footballing terms, as Rangers sit with no points after two games against Genk and Sturm Graz.

But last night's loss also meant Rangers earned zilch in terms of prize money on offer from UEFA.

That's because in the league phase of this season's Europa League, for every win a team records, £389,000 will be paid out by European football's governing body.

And for a draw, they will award teams £130,000.

In this scenario, Sturm Graz claimed the full amount of prize money, with the Ibrox club taking home zero.

Rangers' next Europa League fixture comes on October 23 later this month, when they will travel to play Brann.

Europa League 2025/26 prize money in full

Qualification: £3.7m

Per league phase win - £389,000

Per league phase draw - £130,000

Top eight finish (automatic qualification for last-16) - £519,000

Finish between ninth and 16th (play-off qualification) - £260,000

Knockout play-off round: £260,000

Round of 16: £1.5m

Quarter-final: £2.2m

Semi-final: £3.9m

Final: £6.1m

Winner: £5.2m

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