Over 120 million baht combined: Prize money revealed for 4 Thai League teams in this season's ACL Elite and ACL2.
On 12 March 2026 GMT+7, the prize money for four Thai League 1 teams representing Thailand in the 2025-26 Asian club championship tournaments—the AFC Champions League Elite and AFC Champions League 2—was announced.
Currently, two teams have advanced to the knockout stages: Buriram United (AFC Champions League Elite) and True Bangkok United (AFC Champions League 2), while Ratchaburi FC and BG Pathum United have concluded their campaigns in ACL2, as follows.
(Reached quarterfinals of ACL Elite)
- 800,000 US dollars (Participation fee for ACL Elite)
- 400,000 US dollars (Bonus for 4 league stage wins)
- 200,000 US dollars (Bonus for reaching round of 16)
- 400,000 US dollars (Bonus for reaching quarterfinals)
Total 1,800,000 US dollars (57.09 million baht)
(Reached semifinals of ACL2)
- 50,000 US dollars (Played in ACL Elite playoff round)
- 300,000 US dollars (Participation fee for ACL2)
- 150,000 US dollars (Bonus for 3 group stage wins)
- 80,000 US dollars (Bonus for reaching round of 16)
- 160,000 US dollars (Bonus for reaching quarterfinals)
- 240,000 US dollars (Bonus for reaching semifinals)
Total 980,000 US dollars (31.08 million baht)
(Eliminated in ACL2 quarterfinals)
- 300,000 US dollars (Participation fee for ACL2)
- 150,000 US dollars (Bonus for 3 group stage wins)
- 80,000 US dollars (Bonus for reaching round of 16)
- 160,000 US dollars (Bonus for reaching quarterfinals)
Total 690,000 US dollars (21.88 million baht)
(Eliminated in ACL2 group stage)
- 300,000 US dollars (Participation fee for ACL2)
- 100,000 US dollars (Bonus for 2 group stage wins)
Total 400,000 US dollars (12.69 million baht)
Adding up the prize money of all four Thai League 1 teams in this season's Asian competitions, the total reaches an impressive 122.74 million baht.
