Royal League
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The Royal League is an annual Scandinavian football tournament, starting after the end of the regular domestic seasons of Norway and Sweden. Denmark, however, are in mid-season when the tournament starts. The four best-placed teams in the football leagues of Denmark, Norway and Sweden participate in the tournament.
The first season of the tournament started on November 11, 2004, and ended in a final between FC København and IFK Göteborg on May 26, 2005, with FC København winning the title in a penalty shootout.
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Rules
The twelve participating teams will initially be placed into three groups. The two best-placed teams from each country will be placed in the same group, while the two other teams will be placed in the two other groups. In each group each team will play against the other three teams, home and away. Then the two best-placed teams of each group will randomly be placed into two new groups. The three teams of each new group will play each other, home and away. The final will be played between the winners of each group.
1st group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1.  Vålerenga I.F.
| 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
| 2. Rosenborg B.K.
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
3.  Esbjerg fB
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
4.  Djurgårdens IF
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 |
| November 11, 2004 | ||||
| Esbjerg | 0 – 1 | Vålerenga | ||
| Rosenborg | 4 – 4 | Djurgården | ||
| November 20, 2004 | ||||
| Vålerenga | 3 – 2 | Rosenborg | ||
| December 2, 2004 | ||||
| Vålerenga | 3 – 1 | Djurgården | ||
| Esbjerg | 1 – 2 | Rosenborg | ||
| December 5, 2004 | ||||
| Djurgården | 0 – 3 | Esbjerg | ||
| February 12, 2005 | ||||
| Rosenborg | 1 – 0 | Esbjerg | ||
| Djurgården | 0 – 1 | Vålerenga | ||
| February 17, 2005 | ||||
| Esbjerg | 1 – 0 | Djurgården | ||
| Rosenborg | 0 – 1 | Vålerenga | ||
| February 24, 2005 | ||||
| Djurgården | 0 – 1 | Rosenborg | ||
| Vålerenga | 1 – 1 | Esbjerg |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC København
| 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 2. IFK Göteborg
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| 3. Brøndby I.F.
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| 4. Tromsø I.L.
| 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
| November 11, 2004 | ||||
| Brøndby | 3 – 2 | Tromsø | ||
| Göteborg | 0 – 1 | København | ||
| November 20, 2004 | ||||
| Tromsø | 0 – 1 | Göteborg | ||
| December 2, 2004 | ||||
| Brøndby | 0 – 1 | Göteborg | ||
| Tromsø | 0 – 0 | København | ||
| December 5, 2004 | ||||
| København | 1 – 1 | Brøndby | ||
| February 13, 2005 | ||||
| Göteborg | 3 – 0 | Brøndby | ||
| København | 2 – 2 | Tromsø | ||
| February 17, 2005 | ||||
| Brøndby | 0 – 2 | København | ||
| Göteborg | 1 – 1 | Tromsø | ||
| February 24, 2005 | ||||
| København | 1 – 0 | Göteborg | ||
| Tromsø | 2 – 4 | Brøndby |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1. Malmö FF
| 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 |
| 2. S.K. Brann
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| 3. Halmstads BK
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| 4. Odense BK
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
| November 11, 2004 | ||||
| Brann | 1 – 0 | Halmstad | ||
| Malmö | 2 – 0 | Odense | ||
| November 20, 2004 | ||||
| Halmstad | 3 – 1 | Malmö | ||
| December 2, 2004 | ||||
| Odense | 2 – 2 | Halmstad | ||
| Brann | 4 – 1 | Malmö | ||
| December 5, 2004 | ||||
| Odense | 2 – 1 | Brann | ||
| February 12, 2005 | ||||
| Malmö | 2 – 0 | Brann | ||
| Halmstad | 2 – 1 | Odense | ||
| February 17, 2005 | ||||
| Brann | 2 – 1 | Odense | ||
| February 19, 2005 | ||||
| Malmö | 1 – 0 | Halmstad | ||
| February 24, 2005 | ||||
| Halmstad | 0 – 0 | Brann | ||
| Odense | 1 – 2 | Malmö |
2nd group stage
Group 1
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1. FC København
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| 2. Malmö FF
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 3. Rosenborg B.K.
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| March 3, 2005 | ||||
| København | 2 – 2 | Rosenborg | ||
| March 10, 2005 | ||||
| Rosenborg | 2 – 0 | Malmö | ||
| March 17, 2005 | ||||
| Malmö | 1 – 0 | København | ||
| April 14, 2005 | ||||
| Rosenborg | 0 – 1 | København | ||
| April 28, 2005 | ||||
| København | 2 – 1 | Malmö | ||
| May 12, 2005 | ||||
| Malmö | 4 – 2 | Rosenborg |
Group 2
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1. IFK Göteborg
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 2. Vålerenga I.F.
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 3. S.K. Brann
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| March 10, 2005 | ||||
| Göteborg | 2 – 0 | Brann | ||
| March 17, 2005 | ||||
| Brann | 2 – 2 | Vålerenga | ||
| April 3, 2005 | ||||
| Vålerenga | 2 – 2 | Göteborg | ||
| April 14, 2005 | ||||
| Göteborg | 2 – 1 | Vålerenga | ||
| April 28, 2005 | ||||
| Vålerenga | 1 – 0 | Brann | ||
| May 12, 2005 | ||||
| Brann | 0 – 1 | Göteborg |
Final
| Göteborg | 1 – 1 (11 – 12 pen) | København |
Top scorers
- 7 goals: Markus Rosenberg (Malmö)
- 5 goals: Thomas Kahlenberg (Brøndby), Frode Johnsen (Rosenborg)
- 4 goals: Steffen Iversen (Vålerenga), Fredrik Berglund (Esbjerg), Ståle Stensås (Rosenborg), Charlie Miller (Brann), George Mourad (Göteborg), Hjalte Bo Nørregaard (København)
- 3 goals: Karim Essediri (Tromsø), Peter Ijeh (Göteborg), Alfonso Alves (Malmö)
- 18 players have 2 goals
External link
- Royal League official web pages (http://www.royalleague.com)da:Royal League
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