2005–06 Royal League

2005–06 Royal League
Parken Stadium in Copenhagen hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates 10 November 2005 – 9 April 2006
Teams 12 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
Champions Denmark Copenhagen (2nd title)
Runners-up Norway Lillestrøm
Tournament statistics
Matches played 49
Goals scored 124 (2.53 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sweden Tobias Hysén
Norway Klaus Kærgård
(6 goals each)

The Royal League 2005-06 fixtures and results.

Rules

Initially, the twelve participating teams are placed into three groups with four clubs each. These face each other home and away. The group winners and runners-up qualify for the quarter finals, along with the two best 3rd position-teams. From here on, the tournament is purely played as a two-legged knockout tournament, except from the final.

Bonuses

A wide variety of bonuses are paid in the Royal League 2005–06. A complete list is found below. All amounts are in Norwegian kroner.

  • Qualification to Royal League
    • Qualification to the tournament - 1,250,000 NOK (£ 141,525)
  • Qualification to quarterfinals
    • Group winner - 1,250,000 NOK (£ 141,525)
    • Group runner-up - 1,000,000 NOK (£ 113,220)
    • Group third place - 500,000 NOK (£ 56,610)
  • Match bonus
    • Win in group stage - 250,000 NOK (£ 28,305)
    • Draw in group stage - 125,000 NOK (£ 14,152.50)
    • Win in quarter- or semifinals - 400,000 NOK (£ 45,288)
    • Draw in quarter- or semifinals - 200,000 NOK (£ 22,644)
    • Win in the final (final champion) - 3,000,000 NOK (£ 339,660)
    • Loss in the final (final runner-up) - 1,000,000 NOK (£ 113,220)
  • Spectator bonus (for achieving a certain average attendance in home games, except the final)
    • Over 3,000 - 100,000 NOK (£ 11,322)
    • Over 4,000 - 150,000 NOK (£ 16,983)
    • Over 5,000 - 200,000 NOK (£ 22,644)
    • Over 6,000 - 300,000 NOK (£ 33,966)
    • Over 7,000 - 400,000 NOK (£ 45,288)
    • Over 8,000 - 500,000 NOK (£ 56,610)
    • Over 9,000 - 600,000 NOK (£ 67,932)
    • Over 10,000 - 800,000 NOK (£ 90,576)
    • Over 15,000 - 1,000,000 NOK (£ 113,220)

Group stage

Location of teams of the 2005–06 Royal League group stage.
Blue: Group 1; Red: Group 2; Green: Group 3.

Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:

  1. Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
  2. Total goals scored in all group matches.
  3. Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  4. Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  5. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  6. Draw.

Teams that clinched a spot in the quarter-finals are indicated in bold type.

Teams eliminated from Royal League are indicated in italic type.

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. Denmark FC Midtjylland 126330135+8
2. Sweden Hammarby IF 862221210+2
3. Norway Vålerenga IF 86222810-2
4. Norway IK Start 36033816-8
Thursday 24 November 18:00 Midtjylland 4–0 Vålerenga SAS Arena Att: 3,154
18:00 Start 2–4 Hammarby Odd Stadion Att: 639

Sunday 27 November
16:00
Vålerenga
3–1
Start
Ullevaal
Att: 2,940

Thursday 8 December
18:00
Start
1–1
Midtjylland
Odd Stadion
Att: 63
20:35 Hammarby 0–0 Vålerenga Söderstadion Att: 6,061

Sunday 11 December
15:55
Start
3–3
Vålerenga
Odd Stadion
Att: 429
Monday 12 December 19:00 Hammarby 2–2 Midtjylland Söderstadion Att: 6,104

Thursday 9 February
19:00
Midtjylland
4–1
Hammarby
SAS Arena
Att: 3,052

Sunday 12 February
13:30
Vålerenga
0–1
Midtjylland
Vallhall Arena
Att: 2,653
16:00 Hammarby 4–0 Start Södertälje Fotbollsarena Att: 4,153

Thursday 16 February
20:35
Midtjylland
1–1
Start
SAS Arena
Att: 3,370
20:35 Vålerenga 2–1 Hammarby Vallhall Arena Att: 2,178

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. Norway Lillestrøm SK 10624063+3
2. Denmark FC Copenhagen 76141550
3. Denmark Brøndby IF 66132770
4. Sweden Kalmar FF 6613236-3
Thursday 10 November 20:35 Kalmar FF 1–1 Brøndby Fredriksskans Att: 4,540
Thursday 24 November 20:30 Lillestrøm 0–0 Copenhagen Åråsen Stadion Att: 2,289

Sunday 27 November
14:00
Lillestrøm
0–0
Kalmar FF
Åråsen Stadion
Att: 1,777

Thursday 8 December
18:00
Kalmar FF
0–2
Lillestrøm
Fredriksskans
Att: 3,002
20:35 Copenhagen 1–1 Brøndby Parken Att: 17,644

Sunday 11 December
16:00
Kalmar FF
1–0
Copenhagen
Fredriksskans
Att: 3,315
18:05 Brøndby 0–1 Lillestrøm Brøndby Stadion Att: 7,481

Thursday 9 February
20:35
Brøndby
1–2
Copenhagen
Brøndby Stadion
Att: 12,345

Sunday 12 February
16:00
Brøndby
2–0
Kalmar FF
Brøndby Stadion
Att: 7,851
16:00 Copenhagen 1–1 Lillestrøm Parken Att: 7,067

Thursday 16 February
20:35
Copenhagen
1–1
Kalmar FF
Parken
Att: 5,432
20:35 Lillestrøm 2–2 Brøndby Tønsberg Gressbane Att: 323

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. Sweden Djurgårdens IF 10631287+1
2. Norway Lyn Oslo 8622276+1
3. Sweden IFK Göteborg 86222770
4. Denmark Aalborg BK 6613279-2
Thursday 24 November 19:00 Lyn 1–0 Göteborg Tønsberg Gressbane Att: 890
20:35 Aalborg 1–3 Djurgården Aalborg Stadion Att: 5,246

Sunday 27 November
16:00
Djurgården
0–1
Göteborg
Södertälje Fotbollsarena
Att: 2,238

Thursday 8 December
18:00
Göteborg
3–3
Aalborg
Ullevi
Att: 4,178
20:30 Lyn 1–2 Djurgården Ullevaal Att: 1,050

Sunday 11 December
15:00
Göteborg
1–3
Lyn
Ullevi
Att: 6,277
Tuesday 13 December 19:00 Djurgården 2–1 Aalborg Södertälje Fotbollsarena Att: 1,309

Thursday 9 February
19:00
Aalborg
2–1
Lyn
Aalborg Stadion
Att: 3,012

Sunday 12 February
16:00
Göteborg
2–0
Djurgården
Ullevi
Att: 3,349
16:00 Lyn 0–0 Aalborg Vallhall Arena Att: 1,040

Thursday 16 February
20:35
Aalborg
0–0
Göteborg
Aalborg Stadion
Att: 3,771
20:35 Djurgården 1–1 Lyn Södertälje Fotbollsarena Att: 1,244

3rd placed teams

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. Sweden IFK Göteborg 86222770
2. Norway Vålerenga IF 86222810-2
3. Denmark Brøndby IF 66132770

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals, first leg

Norway Lyn 1–3 Denmark Midtjylland
Theorin 45' Kærgård 9', 60'
Sørensen 11'
Attendance: 303
Sweden Djurgården 2–1 Norway Vålerenga
Hysén 9', 67' Berre 82'
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Mikael Svendsen (Denmark)
Denmark Copenhagen 2–0 Sweden Hammarby
Santos 55'
Allbäck 56'
Attendance: 6,011
Sweden Göteborg 0–0 Norway Lillestrøm
Attendance: 2,228

Quarter-finals, second leg

Denmark Midtjylland 1–0 Norway Lyn
Sørensen 54'
Attendance: 3,313
Midtjylland win 4–1 on aggregate
Copenhagen win 3–0 on penalties after playing 2–2 on aggregate
Norway Vålerenga 1–3 Sweden Djurgården
Muri 49' Jonson 14'
Håkansson 25’
Hysén 80'
Attendance: 996
Djurgården win 5–2 on aggregate
Norway Lillestrøm 2–0 Sweden Göteborg
Occean 10', 70'
Attendance: 586
Lillestrøm win 2–0 on aggregate

Semi-finals, first leg

Denmark Copenhagen 3–1 Denmark Midtjylland
Silberbauer 13'
Ijeh 25'
Hangeland 73'		 Reid 87'
Attendance: 9,232
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Sweden Djurgården 1–3 Norway Lillestrøm
Håkansson (pen) 77' Koren 19'
Andersson 68’
Storm (og) 86'
Attendance: 2,180

Semi-finals, second leg

Denmark Midtjylland 0–4 Denmark Copenhagen
Ijeh 24', 43'
Silberbauer 32'
Kvist 62'
Attendance: 5,285
Copenhagen win 7–1 on aggregate
Norway Lillestrøm 1–0 Sweden Djurgården
Koren (pen) 24'
Attendance: 4,301
Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)
Lillestrøm win 4–1 on aggregate

Final

Denmark Copenhagen 1–0 Norway Lillestrøm
Pimpong 89'
Attendance: 13,617
2005-06 champions

FC Copenhagen
Second title

Top scorers

Goal scorer Team Goals
Sweden Tobias Hysén Djurgården 6
Denmark Klaus Kærgård Midtjylland 6
Sweden Petter Andersson Hammarby 4
Norway Morten Berre Vålerenga 4
Denmark Dennis Sørensen Midtjylland 4
Sweden Jeffrey Aubynn Hammarby 3
Nigeria Peter Ijeh Copenhagen 3
Sweden David Johansson Hammarby 3
Faroe Islands Todi Jónsson Start 3
Canada Olivier Occean Lillestrøm 3
Sweden Stefan Selakovic Göteborg 3
Norway Jo Tessem Lyn 3

See also

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