Soccer:Bohemians will receive €80,000 less than they picked up last year if they retain their League of Ireland Premier Division title in 2010.
The defending champions stand to claim €200,000 from a total prize fund of €911,000 if they can make it three in a row by winning the newly branded Airticity League.
The entire fund, which is spread out of over the Premier and First Divisions, is down from €1,045,000 in these straitened times but is still 11 per cent more than the 2008 allocation, despite a 25 per cent wage reduction at clubs from 2009.
Second place in the Premier Division will earn a payout of €100,000 from the FAI, down from €130,000 last year.
The First Division winners will pick up €50,000, while the runner-up in the second tier will pick up €20,000.
Premier Division clubs will account for €700,000 of the total prize fund revealed by the FAI Board of Management today, with €161,000 being divvied-up between the First Division teams. An additional €50,000 from television money makes-up the €911,000 total.
Bohemians open the defence of their title against newly-promoted Sporting Fingal at Dalymount Park this evening and will be shown live on RTE2 (kick-off 7.35pm).
Prize Fund Breakdown 2010
Premier Division
1 €200,000
2 €100,000
3 €75,000
4 €60,000
5 €50,000
6 €47,000
7 €45,000
8 €42,000
9 €41,000
10 €40,000
First Division
1 €50,000
2 €20,000
3 €13,000
4 €11,000
5 €10,000
6 €9,750
7 €9,000
8 €8,500
9 €8,000
10 €7,500
11 €7,250
12 €7,000