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
Norway Klaus Kærgård
(6 goals each)

Rules edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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
Source: [citation needed]
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 edit

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
Source: [citation needed]
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 edit

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
Source: [citation needed]
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 edit

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
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage edit

Quarter-finals edit

First leg edit


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

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

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

Göteborg  0–0  Lillestrøm
Attendance: 2,228

Second leg edit


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 edit

First leg edit


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

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

Second leg edit


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 edit

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


 2005-06 champions 
FC Copenhagen
Second title

Top scorers edit

Goal scorer Team Goals
  Tobias Hysén Djurgården 6
  Klaus Kærgård Midtjylland 6
  Petter Andersson Hammarby 4
  Morten Berre Vålerenga 4
  Dennis Sørensen Midtjylland 4
  Jeffrey Aubynn Hammarby 3
  Peter Ijeh Copenhagen 3
  David Johansson Hammarby 3
  Todi Jónsson Start 3
  Olivier Occean Lillestrøm 3
  Stefan Selakovic Göteborg 3
  Jo Tessem Lyn 3
Preceded by
2004–05
Royal League
2005–06
Succeeded by
2006–07