Maccabi Tel Aviv Misses Out on Millions After Conference League Playoff Exit
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Maccabi Tel Aviv was knocked out of the Conference League playoff by Lugano, missing out on millions in potential earnings and ending their European run for the season.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Maccabi Tel Aviv was eliminated by Lugano in the Conference League playoff round.
- The club earned 1.28 million euros despite the early exit, including a 750,000-euro elimination bonus.
- Advancing to the group stage would have earned them about 3.7 million euros, 2.42 million more.
- This is the first time since 2022/23 that Maccabi Tel Aviv will miss European competition.
- They had qualified for European tournaments in 5 of the last 6 seasons.
- The early exit represents a significant financial and sporting setback for the club.
Maccabi Tel Aviv was eliminated on Thursday evening in the Conference League playoff round by Swiss club Lugano, ending their European campaign for the first time since the 2022/23 season. As a result, the Israeli club will not participate in any European competition this season. Despite the early exit, Maccabi Tel Aviv earned a total of 1.28 million euros from their European journey this summer, which includes a 750,000-euro bonus awarded to all teams eliminated in the playoff round. Had they advanced to the Conference League group stage, the club would have earned approximately 3.7 million euros, about 2.42 million euros more than their current earnings. This marks a significant financial loss for the reigning Israeli State Cup holders, who had qualified for European tournaments in three of the last four seasons and five of the last six. The absence from European competition this winter is a notable setback for the club and Israeli football.
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