Winners Leicester Only Fifth-Highest Earners

Champions Leicester earned less from the Premier League last season than their four closest rivals, official figures have revealed.

The Foxes' incredible campaign saw them finish 10 points clear at the top of the table - but television revenue meant they still pocketed less than Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester City and Manchester United.

Arsenal were the biggest earners, with their haul of £100,952,257 making them the first club in history to receive more than £100m from the Premier League.

Claudio Ranieri's side earned £93,219,598, including just over £24.8m in prize money for winning the title, but almost £9m less than Arsenal in "facility fees" as only 15 of their matches featured live on television, 12 fewer than the Gunners.

However, Leicester's total still amounts to £21.6m more than they earned for the 2014-15 season when they finished 14th.

Tottenham also pipped the champions, earning a total of £95,222,320, although their final-day capitulation to Arsenal cost them an extra £1.2m they would have made for coming second.

Manchester City earned just under £97m and Manchester United only slightly less with a little over £96.4m. Bottom-placed Aston Villa still took £66.6m.

The rules of the 2015-16 season meant 50% of UK broadcast revenue was split equally, ensuring the 20 clubs banked £21.9m each.

Overseas television revenue and central commercial revenue were also divided across the teams, paying out another £29.4m and £4.5m respectively to every top-flight club.

Teams then received different "merit" payments depending on their placing - spanning from £24,848,100 for Leicester to £1,242,405 for Villa - as well as "facility fees", which were dictated by the number of times they appeared live on television.

Leicester are predicted to pick up an extra £50m from playing in the Champions League next season.