2005–06 Royal League

The Royal League 2005-06 fixtures and results.

2005–06 Royal League
Parken Stadium in Copenhagen hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates10 November 2005 – 9 April 2006
Teams12 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsDenmark Copenhagen (2nd title)
Runners-upNorway Lillestrøm
Tournament statistics
Matches played49
Goals scored124 (2.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Tobias Hysén
Denmark Klaus Kærgård
(6 goals each)

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.

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 FC Midtjylland6330135+812Advanced to knockout stage
2 Hammarby IF62221210+28
3 Vålerenga IF6222810−28
4 IK Start6033816−83
Source: [citation needed]
Thursday 24 November18:00Midtjylland4–0VålerengaSAS ArenaAtt: 3,154
18:00Start2–4HammarbyOdd StadionAtt: 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
20:35Hammarby0–0VålerengaSöderstadionAtt: 6,061

Sunday 11 December

15:55

Start

3–3

Vålerenga

Odd Stadion

Att: 429
Monday 12 December19:00Hammarby2–2MidtjyllandSöderstadionAtt: 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
16:00Hammarby4–0StartSödertälje FotbollsarenaAtt: 4,153

Thursday 16 February

20:35

Midtjylland

1–1

Start

SAS Arena

Att: 3,370
20:35Vålerenga2–1HammarbyVallhall ArenaAtt: 2,178

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Lillestrøm SK624063+310Advanced to knockout stage
2 FC Copenhagen61415507
3 Brøndby IF61327706
4 Kalmar FF613236−36
Source: [citation needed]
Thursday 10 November20:35Kalmar FF1–1BrøndbyFredriksskansAtt: 4,540
Thursday 24 November20:30Lillestrøm0–0CopenhagenÅråsen StadionAtt: 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
20:35Copenhagen1–1BrøndbyParkenAtt: 17,644

Sunday 11 December

16:00

Kalmar FF

1–0

Copenhagen

Fredriksskans

Att: 3,315
18:05Brøndby0–1LillestrømBrøndby StadionAtt: 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
16:00Copenhagen1–1LillestrømParkenAtt: 7,067

Thursday 16 February

20:35

Copenhagen

1–1

Kalmar FF

Parken

Att: 5,432
20:35Lillestrøm2–2BrøndbyTønsberg GressbaneAtt: 323

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Djurgårdens IF631287+110Advanced to knockout stage
2 Lyn Oslo622276+18
3 IFK Göteborg62227708
4 Aalborg BK613279−26
Source: [citation needed]
Thursday 24 November19:00Lyn1–0GöteborgTønsberg GressbaneAtt: 890
20:35Aalborg1–3DjurgårdenAalborg StadionAtt: 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
20:30Lyn1–2DjurgårdenUllevaalAtt: 1,050

Sunday 11 December

15:00

Göteborg

1–3

Lyn

Ullevi

Att: 6,277
Tuesday 13 December19:00Djurgården2–1AalborgSödertälje FotbollsarenaAtt: 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
16:00Lyn0–0AalborgVallhall ArenaAtt: 1,040

Thursday 16 February

20:35

Aalborg

0–0

Göteborg

Aalborg Stadion

Att: 3,771
20:35Djurgården1–1LynSödertälje FotbollsarenaAtt: 1,244

3rd placed teams

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 IFK Göteborg62227708Advanced to knockout stage
2 Vålerenga IF6222810−28
3 Brøndby IF61327706
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

First leg


Lyn 1–3 Midtjylland
Theorin 45'Kærgård 9', 60'
Sørensen 11'

Djurgården 2–1 Vålerenga
Hysén 9', 67'Berre 82'
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Mikael Svendsen (Denmark)

Copenhagen 2–0 Hammarby
Santos 55'
Allbäck 56'
Attendance: 6,011

Göteborg 0–0 Lillestrøm
Attendance: 2,228

Second leg


Midtjylland 1–0 Lyn
Sørensen 54'
Attendance: 3,313

Midtjylland win 4–1 on aggregate


Copenhagen win 3–0 on penalties after playing 2–2 on aggregate


Vålerenga 1–3 Djurgården
Muri 49'Jonson 14'
Håkansson 25'
Hysén 80'

Djurgården win 5–2 on aggregate


Lillestrøm 2–0 Göteborg
Occean 10', 70'

Lillestrøm win 2–0 on aggregate


Semi-finals

First leg


Copenhagen 3–1 Midtjylland
Silberbauer 13'
Ijeh 25'
Hangeland 73'
Reid 87'
Attendance: 9,232
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)


Second leg


Midtjylland 0–4 Copenhagen
Ijeh 24', 43'
Silberbauer 32'
Kvist 62'
Attendance: 5,285

Copenhagen win 7–1 on aggregate


Lillestrøm 1–0 Djurgården
Koren 24' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,301
Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)

Lillestrøm win 4–1 on aggregate


Final

Copenhagen 1–0 Lillestrøm
Pimpong 89'
Attendance: 13,617


 2005-06 champions 
FC Copenhagen
Second title

Top scorers

Goal scorerTeamGoals
Tobias HysénDjurgården6
Klaus KærgårdMidtjylland6
Petter AnderssonHammarby4
Morten BerreVålerenga4
Dennis SørensenMidtjylland4
Jeffrey AubynnHammarby3
Peter IjehCopenhagen3
David JohanssonHammarby3
Todi JónssonStart3
Olivier OcceanLillestrøm3
Stefan SelakovicGöteborg3
Jo TessemLyn3
Preceded by
2004–05
Royal League
2005–06
Succeeded by
2006–07