UEFA sign at the organization's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland Photo © gettyimages.com
In total, Moldovan clubs have been allocated €720.8 thousand. The largest allocations are intended for Petrocub from Hincesti – €424.4 thousand. Sheriff Tiraspol received €102.4 thousand, Milsami from Orhei – €80.5 thousand, CSF Bălți – €47 thousand, Zimbru from Chisinau – €18.3 thousand, FC Florești – €3.6 thousand.
Even those clubs that have ceased to exist have received compensation payments: Sfântul Gheorghe from Suruceni, which lost its license in 2024, will receive €36.6 thousand, while Dinamo Avto from Bender (not represented in tournaments since 2023) will receive a compensation of €7.3 thousand.
The program, under which the compensation is calculated, is designed to encourage those clubs that delegate their players to national teams to participate in European tournaments. The tournaments for which clubs are eligible to receive compensation from UEFA include the 2024 European Championship, the 2022-2024 World Cup qualifiers and the Nations League (from 2020 to 2023).
The funds come from a €233 million UEFA fund aimed at paying 901 clubs that have delegated their players to national teams, from 55 European countries. The amount of the fund was a record and a significant increase compared to 2020, when it amounted to €200 million
Of all the European clubs, Manchester City (England) received the largest compensation of around €5.17 million, while Real Madrid (Spain) received €4.79 million and Inter (Italy) received €4.65 million.
