Fall 2024 Prize Money Pool
- And growing until end of transfer window!
Open Cup 2024 Award
🏆 Champion of ML Open Cup 2024 will have their team registration fee waived and gain entry into Maryland League Spring 2025 for free!
Prize Pool Explained
Prize Money Allocation
Maryland League operates on a staggered prize system instead of a winner-takes-all approach. This ensures that every member club receives support for their development, fostering stability and encouraging long-term investment in the league and the sport as a whole.
Each season, teams are awarded prize money according to their final position in the league. The Prize Money Pool resets at the end of each season. As the league expands, so too does the pool of funds available to distribute among member clubs, ensuring that success and participation are always duly recognized and rewarded.
* Revised for Fall 2024 Season to allocate more funds to champion.
For example, if the prize money pool is $2000 the champion would receive $1000, the runner-up would receive $500, 3rd place $300, 4th place $200.*
Ways to Boost the Prize Pool Total
For every dollar the league collects for team registration, player registration, disciplinary fines, merchandise sales, event tickets, and sponsorship, a portion of that dollar goes into the prize pool total.
Member Club and League Merchandise
As part of their membership, Maryland League provides a fully-managed platform for amateur and semiprofessional clubs and teams to promote and sell their merchandise.
For every $1 made in member club merchandise sales through the online store:
• 50¢ goes to the member club directly
• 28¢ are added to the Prize Pool Total
• 22¢ are taken for processing costs
For example, Team A sold 3 fan shirts through the Maryland League store for $20.00 each. Team A will receive $30 directly for making the sale, and the Prize Pool Total will be raised by $15.12.*
Boosters
Fans can purchase Maryland League Boosters to directly add funds to the Prize Pool Total and support the development of the game and local soccer clubs.
All Booster revenues, minus a 6.99% processing fee, go directly into the Prize Pool Total and are paid out to the member clubs and players at the end of the season.
Fans who purchase Maryland League Boosters will receive an exclusive badge on their Maryland League profile to show off their commitment to the development of soccer in Maryland.
* Revised for Spring 25 Season.
Player Registration
The minimum required roster size is 15.
For every $1 made in player registrations over the minimum of 15 players:
- 13¢ are added to the Prize Pool Total
* Revised for Spring 25 Season.
Disciplinary Fines
Maryland League imposes fines on clubs for various infractions such as red card dismissals, unsportsmanlike behavior, forfeits, and other disciplinary issues.
For every $1 Maryland League collects in disciplinary fines:
- 70¢ are added to the Prize Pool Total
* Revised for Spring 25 Season.
Combines and Events
9% of all Maryland League Combines and Events revenues will go towards the Prize Pool Total.
Sponsorships
Sponsorships and partnerships will significantly contribute to the Prize Money Pool total.
Fall 2024 Prize Pool Log
| Date | Reason | Amount | Season | running_total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/27/2024 12:10 AM | Initial Prize Money | 800.00 | Fall 2024 | 800.00 |
| 08/09/2024 07:35 PM | Player Registration Over 15 (Summer 2024 Rollover) | 21.75 | Fall 2024 | 821.75 |
| 08/10/2024 12:04 AM | Player Registration Over 15 (Summer 2024 Rollover) | 14.50 | Fall 2024 | 836.25 |
| 09/27/2024 12:46 AM | Player Registration Over 15 | 19.20 | Fall 2024 | 855.45 |
| 09/27/2024 01:20 AM | Player Registration Over 15 | 6.40 | Fall 2024 | 861.85 |
| 09/27/2024 11:52 PM | Player Registration Over 15 | 6.40 | Fall 2024 | 868.25 |
| 09/28/2024 02:02 AM | Player Registration Over 15 | 6.40 | Fall 2024 | 874.65 |
| 09/29/2024 12:44 AM | Player Registration Over 15 | 12.80 | Fall 2024 | 887.45 |
| 10/06/2024 02:02 AM | Player Registration Over 15 | 12.80 | Fall 2024 | 900.25 |
| 10/06/2024 02:37 AM | Player Registration Over 15 | 6.40 | Fall 2024 | 906.65 |
| 10/06/2024 02:45 AM | Player Registration Over 15 | 6.40 | Fall 2024 | 913.05 |
| 10/06/2024 04:57 PM | Player Registration Over 15 | 38.40 | Fall 2024 | 951.45 |
| 10/07/2024 04:20 AM | Player Registration Over 15 | 6.40 | Fall 2024 | 957.85 |
| 10/07/2024 04:21 AM | Red Card Fine | 39.00 | Fall 2024 | 996.85 |
| 10/11/2024 06:53 PM | Player Registration Over 15 | 6.40 | Fall 2024 | 1,003.25 |
| 10/11/2024 08:36 PM | Player Registration Over 15 | 6.40 | Fall 2024 | 1,009.65 |
| 10/13/2024 07:12 PM | Player Registration Over 15 | 6.40 | Fall 2024 | 1,016.05 |
| 10/15/2024 01:11 AM | Player Registration Over 15 | 6.40 | Fall 2024 | 1,022.45 |
| 10/16/2024 11:33 PM | Player Transfer | 5.00 | Fall 2024 | 1,027.45 |
| 10/20/2024 07:25 PM | Player Registration Over 15 | 6.40 | Fall 2024 | 1,033.85 |
| Total 1,033.85 |
