Liverpool are only one point away from being confirmed as the 2024/25 Premier League champions. It would be the second time they have claimed the title in the competition, while it would be their 20th English top-flight title overall.
But what would they actually get for becoming champions? Here, we look at what clubs and players are rewarded with for winning a Premier League title.
Premier League Trophy
Well, of course, if Liverpool were to win the title, they would receive the Premier League Trophy, with the red-and-white ribbons attached, denoting the club colours.
There are actually two Trophies which are identical and include an engraved base detailing past Premier League champions.
During the season, one stays with the Premier League champions, while the other is used by the League.
Each Trophy stands 3ft 5in (104cm) tall and is 2ft (61cm) wide. It weighs 4st (25.4kg) in total.
Of that weight, the base into which the names of the champions are engraved comprises 2.5st (15.9kg).
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In the past, teams who have been confirmed as champions before the end of the season have been presented with the Trophy at their final home match.
In Liverpool’s case that would be the Crystal Palace fixture at Anfield on the final day of the season on 25 May. But, with the title not yet confirmed, it is too early to say when it will happen.
But the event would be special for Liverpool fans as it would be the first time that the Premier League Trophy would be presented to the team in an Anfield stadium full of fans. When Liverpool were crowned champions in 2019/20, they received the Trophy in an empty stadium because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Premier League medals
As well as being presented with the Trophy, as champions Liverpool would also get 2024/25 Premier League winners’ medals.
As laid out by rule C.13 in the Premier League Handbook, the champions receive 40 commemorative medals “to be presented by the Club to its Manager and to such of its Players and Officials as it thinks fit provided that any Player who has entered the field of play in a minimum of five of its League Matches that Season”.
At present, 21 Liverpool players have played five or more times for the club in the Premier League.
PL apps by Liverpool players 24/25
| Player | Apps. | Player | Apps. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | 33 | Alisson Becker | 23 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | 33 | Diogo Jota | 22 |
| Virgil van Dijk | 33 | Wataru Endo | 16 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | 32 | Kostas Tsimikas | 16 |
| Luis Diaz | 32 | Conor Bradley | 15 |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 31 | Harvey Elliott | 13 |
| Andy Robertson | 30 | Jarell Quansah | 11 |
| Cody Gakpo | 30 | Caoimhin Kelleher | 10 |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | 29 | Joe Gomez | 9 |
| Curtis Jones | 28 | Federico Chiesa | 4 |
| Ibrahima Konate | 27 | Vitezslav Jaros | 1 |
| Darwin Nunez | 25 | Jayden Danns | 1 |
Do Premier League winners get any prize money?
It’s common in sport for individual champions, such as winners of golf tournaments like The Masters or tennis players at Wimbledon to receive a prize fund.
But in the Premier League there is no specific prize fund for being crowned champions.
The team who finish top of the 20 clubs in the division receive the highest merit payment from the Premier League’s central payments.
The merit payments are based on a sliding scale calculated according to where you finish in the league, from 1st to 20th.
The champions receive 20 times the basic merit payment, the club finishing second 19 times, and so on, down to the club finishing bottom receiving one times the merit payment.
Last year, the highest merit payment was £22.6million claimed by Manchester City as champions, while Sheffield United received the lowest merit payments (£1.1m) as the bottom club. See more on how payments were distributed last season, here.
Of course, there are likely to be commercial benefits for the team who win the Premier League title.
It is common for commercial companies who have deals with clubs to have bonus payments based on such scenarios. As champions, any negotiating positions for future deals may be strengthened.
But there would also likely be costs from finishing top as players and staff may have contracts that include bonus payments for such success.
UEFA Champions League spot
The Premier League champions are also guaranteed entry into next season’s UEFA Champions League, although in Liverpool's case this has already been secured, as they have confirmed a top-five spot.
| Position Pos | Club | Played Pl | GD | Points Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liverpool
LIV
|
33 | +44 | 79 |
| 2 |
Arsenal
ARS
|
34 | +34 | 67 |
| 3 |
Man City
MCI
|
34 | +23 | 61 |
| 4 |
Nott'm Forest
NFO
|
33 | +14 | 60 |
| 5 |
Newcastle
NEW
|
33 | +18 | 59 |
FA Community Shield place
The Premier League champions also earn the right to play in English football’s traditional curtain-raiser to the following season, the FA Community Shield, where the Premier League winners face the winners of the FA Cup, a week before the Premier League season starts.
Wall of Champions
The Premier League winners of course also write their name in history. If Liverpool win the title, they would add their name to the Wall of Champions for the second time, becoming only the fifth club to have their name on there more than once.
Most Premier League titles
| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Man Utd | 13 |
| Man City | 8 |
| Chelsea | 5 |
| Arsenal | 3 |
| Liverpool | 1 |
| Blackburn | 1 |
| Leicester | 1 |
