Montilivi will listen to the Champions League anthem. Uefa has approved the proposals presented by Girona FC so that this can play the matches of the next Champions League at the Montilivi stadiumaccording to the club in a statement.
These necessary reforms will involve “a significant economic investment” and will allow the stadium to “meets the necessary requirements for the highest European competition“, explains the club in the letter.
The club intended to use the extra stands, maintaining the stadium’s capacity at 14,600 seats. However, Uefa regulations, which do not allow this type of facilities on the fields of their competitions, mean that The maximum capacity for European meetings remains at the 9,500 regular seats in Montivili.
It is estimated that Girona FC’s European qualification will mean a minimum injection of almost twenty million euros into the club’s coffers. Specifically, just for having qualified for the next edition of the Champions League, The club chaired by Delfí Geli will earn 18.6 million euros.
Girona FC will reduce the capacity of Montilivi in European matches to 9,500 seats
The bonus for victory in the group stage will be reduced to 2.1 million euros, compared to 2.8 million euros in the current edition. However, Girona FC will play more games in the league, which could raise this line of income up to 16.8 million euros (eight games will be played in the group stage).
If you emerge victorious and qualify for the round of 16, set Girona he would pocket eleven million euros, 14.6% more than this year’s edition. He prize money accumulated if it were one of the sixteen best teams in Europe it would translate into 46.4 million euros.
If they maintain the winning streak and advance to the quarterfinals, Girona FC’s coffers will receive an extraordinary income of 12.5 million euros more, to which fifteen million euros would be added for reaching the semifinals and twenty million euros more in case of reaching the final of the Champions League 2024-2025.
The European classification has also had a full impact on its board of directors. Due to its timeshare status (it belongs to the City Football Group), the club must do without Ingo Bank, John MacBeath and Simon Cliff, who are also part of the governing body of Manchester City FC.