2005–06 Royal League

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

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. FC Midtjylland	12	6	3	3	0	13	5	+8
2. Hammarby IF	8	6	2	2	2	12	10	+2
3. Vålerenga IF	8	6	2	2	2	8	10	-2
4. IK Start	3	6	0	3	3	8	16	-8

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Lillestrøm SK	10	6	2	4	0	6	3	+3
2. FC Copenhagen	7	6	1	4	1	5	5	0
3. Brøndby IF	6	6	1	3	2	7	7	0
4. Kalmar FF	6	6	1	3	2	3	6	-3

Group 3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Djurgårdens IF	10	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1
2. Lyn Oslo	8	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1
3. IFK Göteborg	8	6	2	2	2	7	7	0
4. Aalborg BK	6	6	1	3	2	7	9	-2

3rd placed teams

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. IFK Göteborg	8	6	2	2	2	7	7	0
2. Vålerenga IF	8	6	2	2	2	8	10	-2
3. Brøndby IF	6	6	1	3	2	7	7	0

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals, first leg

Lyn v Midtjylland

Thursday 23 February 18:00

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

Tønsberg Gressbane, Tønsberg Attendance: 303 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Djurgården v Vålerenga

Thursday 23 February 18:30

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

Södertälje Fotbollsarena, Södertälje Attendance: 1,130 Referee: Mikael Svendsen (Denmark)

Copenhagen v Hammarby

Thursday 23 February 20:35

Copenhagen	2–0	Hammarby
Santos 55' Allbäck 56'

Parken, Copenhagen Attendance: 6,011 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Göteborg v Lillestrøm

Thursday, February 23 20:35

Göteborg	0–0	Lillestrøm

Ullevi, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,228 Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)

Quarter-finals, second leg

Midtjylland v Lyn

Thursday, March 9 18:30

Midtjylland	1–0	Lyn
Sørensen 54'

SAS Arena, Herning Attendance: 3,313 Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Hammarby v Copenhagen

Thursday, March 9 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)

Vålerenga v Djurgården

Thursday, March 9 20:35

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

Tønsberg Gressbane, Tønsberg Attendance: 996 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Lillestrøm v Göteborg

Saturday, March 11 14:00

Lillestrøm	2–0	Göteborg
Occean 10', 70'

Tønsberg Gressbane, Tønsberg Attendance: 586 Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)

Semi-finals, first leg

Copenhagen v Midtjylland

Thursday, March 16 20:35

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

Parken, Copenhagen Attendance: 9,232 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Djurgården v Lillestrøm

Thursday, March 16 20:35

Djurgården	1–3	Lillestrøm
Håkansson (pen) 77'		Koren 19' Andersson 68’ Storm (og) 86'

Södertälje Fotbollsarena, Södertälje Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

Semi-finals, second leg

Midtjylland v Copenhagen

Thursday, March 23 20:35

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

SAS Arena, Herning Attendance: 5,285 Referee: Daniel Stålhammar (Sweden)

Lillestrøm v Djurgården

Sunday, March 26 15:30

Lillestrøm	1–0	Djurgården
Koren (pen) 24'

Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)

Final

Copenhagen v Lillestrøm

Thursday, April 9 20:35

Copenhagen	1–0	Lillestrøm
Pimpong 89'

Parken, Copenhagen Attendance: 13,617 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Top scorers

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

See also

• 2005-06 Royal League statistics