FA Cup round-by-round prize money as Man City, Man Utd & Arsenal look aim to win

With the FA Cup already well underway, many teams will be dreaming of a trip to Wembley Stadium this year.

While it remains football's oldest cup competition, this season's winners will take home a surprisingly low amount.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City are the current holders of the competition after they defeated rivals Manchester United back in June.

Ilkay Gundogan scored twice, including the quickest goal in FA Cup history, as City secured a 2-1 win against Erik ten Hag's side.

And so, Mail Sport breaks down how much each team will pocket every round of the competition.

Round-by-round prize money

Traditionally, the FA Cup provides fans will several twists and turns, as well as many shocks.

A few non league teams remain in the competition and have already pocketed themselves a fairly big payday - which will no doubt help them financially. Winners of the second round proper earned £67,000.

As expected, the prize money only gets bigger from then on in - with the winners of the third round pocketing £105,000.

Losers of the semi-final will earn £500,000, while the winners will take home £1million.

For the two teams who make it to the final, the loser will take home £1m, while the winner of this season's FA Cup will pocket £2m.

While that is an extraordinary amount for a lower league club, it is surprisingly low payday given how big the competition is.

The full round by round prize money is as follows: