2005–06 Royal League

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.

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)

Hammarby

Midtjylland

Start

Vålerenga

Brøndby

Copenhagen

Kalmar

Lilleström

AaB

Djurgården

IFK Göteborg

Lyn

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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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Midtjylland	6	3	3	0	13	5	+8	12	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Hammarby IF	6	2	2	2	12	10	+2	8
3	Vålerenga IF	6	2	2	2	8	10	−2	8
4	IK Start	6	0	3	3	8	16	−8	3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lillestrøm SK	6	2	4	0	6	3	+3	10	Advanced to knockout stage
2	FC Copenhagen	6	1	4	1	5	5	0	7
3	Brøndby IF	6	1	3	2	7	7	0	6
4	Kalmar FF	6	1	3	2	3	6	−3	6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Djurgårdens IF	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	10	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Lyn Oslo	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8
3	IFK Göteborg	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8
4	Aalborg BK	6	1	3	2	7	9	−2	6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	IFK Göteborg	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Vålerenga IF	6	2	2	2	8	10	−2	8
3	Brøndby IF	6	1	3	2	7	7	0	6

23 February 2006

18:00

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

Tønsberg Gressbane, Tønsberg

Attendance: 303

Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

23 February 2006

18:30

Djurgården	2–1	Vålerenga
Hysén 9', 67'		Berre 82'

Södertälje Fotbollsarena, Södertälje

Attendance: 1,130

Referee: Mikael Svendsen (Denmark)

23 February 2006

20:35

Copenhagen	2–0	Hammarby
Santos 55' Allbäck 56'

Parken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 6,011

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

23 February 2006

20:35

Göteborg	0–0	Lillestrøm

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 2,228

Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)

9 March 2006

18:30

Midtjylland	1–0	Lyn
Sørensen 54'

SAS Arena, Herning

Attendance: 3,313

Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Midtjylland win 4–1 on aggregate

9 March 2006

20:35

Hammarby	2–0	Copenhagen
Andersson 87', 90'
Penalties
von Schlebrügge Andersson Fischbein	0–3	Jacobsen Hutchinson Pimpong

Södertälje Fotbollsarena, Södertälje

Attendance: 2,172

Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

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

9 March 2006

20:35

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

Tønsberg Gressbane, Tønsberg

Attendance: 996

Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Djurgården win 5–2 on aggregate

11 March 2006

14:00

Lillestrøm	2–0	Göteborg
Occean 10', 70'

Tønsberg Gressbane, Tønsberg

Attendance: 586

Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)

Lillestrøm win 2–0 on aggregate

16 March 2006

20:35

Copenhagen	3–1	Midtjylland
Silberbauer 13' Ijeh 25' Hangeland 73'		Reid 87'

Parken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 9,232

Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

16 March 2006

20:35

Djurgården	1–3	Lillestrøm
Håkansson 77' (pen.)		Koren 19' Andersson 68' Storm 86' (o.g.)

Södertälje Fotbollsarena, Södertälje

Attendance: 2,180

Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

23 March 2006

20:35

Midtjylland	0–4	Copenhagen
		Ijeh 24', 43' Silberbauer 32' Kvist 62'

SAS Arena, Herning

Attendance: 5,285

Referee: Daniel Stålhammar (Sweden)

Copenhagen win 7–1 on aggregate

26 March 2006

15:30

Lillestrøm	1–0	Djurgården
Koren 24' (pen.)

Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm

Attendance: 4,301

Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)

Lillestrøm win 4–1 on aggregate

6 April 2006

20.35 CEST (UTC+02)

Copenhagen	1–0	Lillestrøm
Pimpong 89'

Parken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 13,617

Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)