Denmark League XI national football team

The Denmark League XI national football team is an unofficial national football team run by the Danish Football Association.

Denmark League XI national football team
Nickname(s)Ligalandsholdet (lit. "The league national football team")
AssociationDanish Football Association
(Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Head coachÅge Hareide
First colours
Second colours
First international
League XI 3 - 1 FC Luzern
(Maspalomas, Spain; 1 February 1983)
Against another national team
 United Arab Emirates 3 - 1 League XI
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 24 February 1984)
Biggest win
 United Arab Emirates 0 - 5 League XI
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 9 February 1990)
Biggest defeat
 El Salvador 3 - 0 League XI
(San Salvador, El Salvador; 3 February 1984)
League XI 0 - 3 Soviet Union 
(Calcutta, India; 3 February 1987)

The team generally consists of Danish players playing in the Danish Superliga, or other leagues if their clubs agree to release them. It is only assembled in the start of the year, during the winter break in the Superliga.

The matches of the League XI have generally not been recognised as official matches by the Danish FA, although FIFA recognised matches until 2007.[1]

History

A Danish Football Combination played the Scottish League XI in 1955.[2][3] Since 1983, the team has been assembled every year except 2005 (because of an early World Cup qualification match)[4] and 2011 (where no suitable trip could be arranged)[5] in January or February.[6]

Players

The purpose of the league XI is to give the head coach an opportunity to evaluate the level of the best players of the Superliga, and to introduce new players into the atmosphere of the national team.[1]

Friendlies
17 January 2010 2010 King's CupDenmark League XI 3 – 1 PolandThailand
16:00 UTC+7 Rieks  22'
Rasmussen  48'
Bech  60'		 Report Peszko  26' Stadium: 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima
20 January 2010 2010 King's CupSingapore 1 – 5 Denmark League XIThailand
16:00 UTC+7 Nawaz  84' Report Larsen  8'
Poulsen  19' (pen.)
Lekic  35'
Thygesen  48'
Rieks  80'		 Stadium: 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima
23 January 2010 2010 King's CupThailand 0 – 3 Denmark League XIThailand
18:45 UTC+7 Report Lekic  19'
Absalonsen  37'
Bernburg  86'		 Stadium: 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
15 January 2012 2012 King's CupDenmark League XI 1 – 1 NorwayThailand
16:10 Makienok  70' Report Elyounoussi  79' Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 3,240
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
18 January 2012 2012 King's CupDenmark League XI 0 - 0 South Korea U-23Thailand
16:10 Report Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Referee: Prathan Nasawang (Thailand)
21 January 2012 2012 King's CupThailand 1 – 3 Denmark League XIThailand
19:00 Sumanya Purisai  52' Report Makienok  10'
Spelmann  43'
Nielsen  92'		 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
26. January 2013 Canada 0 - 4 Denmark League XIUnited States
Report Andreas Cornelius  8',  35',  63'
Kasper Lorentzen  11'		 Stadium: Veterans Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Juan Guzman
30. January 2013 Mexico 1 - 1 Denmark League XIUnited States
Marco Fabián  66' (pen.) Report Andreas Cornelius  83' (pen.) Stadium: University of Phoenix Stadium
Attendance: 43,345
Referee: Chris Penso
11 January 2018 FriendlySweden 1 – 0 Denmark League XIAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20:45 UTC+4 G. Nilsson  90+3' Report Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)

Squad

References
  1. Staff writer. "Målsætninger til gavn for dansk fodbold". dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish FA. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  2. http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/games/19551130.html
  3. Danish Combination v Scottish League, 11 October 1955, 11v11.com
  4. Staff writer. "Ligalandsholdet 2005". dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish FA. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  5. Behrendt, Lars. "Ingen Ligalandshold denne vinter". dbu.dk. Danish FA. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  6. Staff writer. "Ligalandsholdets træningsture siden 1983". dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish FA. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
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