Royal League

Royal League
Association	DBU , NFF , SFF
founding	2004
First edition	2004/05
Teams	12
Game mode	Group stage, knockout system
Title holder	Brøndby IF
Record winner	FC Copenhagen (2)
Record player	Michael Silberbauer (25)
Record scorer	Fredrik Berglund , Martin Ericsson , Tobias Hysén (8 each)
Website	www.royalleague.com

The Royal League was a competition organized by the football associations of Denmark , Sweden and Norway for football club teams to determine a Scandinavian champion. It was initially planned for five years and took place for the first time in November 2004. In the 2007/08 season, however, the competition was canceled because no sponsors could be found who were interested in the broadcasting rights. A new edition was planned for the 2008/09 season. On October 11, 2008, however, it was announced that the competition would not be held because the TV rights could not be sold. Nevertheless, there were plans for the 2009/10 season to continue the competition under the name Royal Cup with a total of 15 teams.

The four best-placed teams from the football leagues of the three participating countries were eligible to participate. Brøndby IF , FC Copenhagen and Vålerenga Oslo took part in every season.

With the new competition, the long break between the individual seasons in Scandinavia and the associated loss of income should be bridged.

mode

In the first season, the twelve participants competed against each other in three groups with four teams each, the two best teams in each group qualified for a second group stage, in which the two finalists were determined in two groups with three clubs each were.

In the second edition in 2005/06, only one group stage with three groups and four teams each was played, with the two first-placed and the two third-placed finishers with the highest points and goals qualifying for the quarter-finals, which, like the subsequent semi-finals, consisted of a return leg was decided.

In the third season, the mode of the group stage was retained, but the quarter-finals and semi-finals were decided in only one game.

The finale was designed to last 90 minutes for the first two editions. If it was then a draw, a penalty shoot-out followed immediately. Since 2006/07, an extension of 30 minutes has been provided for 90 minutes prior to a tie.

Previous Royal League events

season	winner	Result	finalist
2004/05 details	FC Copenhagen	1: 1, 11:10 i. E.	IFK Gothenburg
2005/06 details	FC Copenhagen	1-0	Lillestrøm SK
2006/07 details	Brøndby IF	1-0	FC Copenhagen

Top scorer

season	player	society	Gates
2004/05	Markus Rosenberg	Malmö FF	07th
2005/06	Tobias Hysén	Malmö FF	06th
	Klaus Kærgård	FC Midtjylland
2006/07	Martin Ericsson	Brøndby IF	06th
	Jan Derek Sørensen	Vålerenga Oslo

Records

Calls

Below is a list of the players with the most stakes in the competition.

space	player	country	Calls
1	Michael Silberbauer	FC Copenhagen	25th
2	Morten Berre	Vålerenga Oslo	24
	Ardian Gashi	Vålerenga Oslo (17) / Brann Bergen (7)
	Lars Jacobsen	FC Copenhagen
5	Freddy dos Santos	Vålerenga Oslo	23
6th	Tobias Linderoth	FC Copenhagen	22nd
	Oscar Wendt	IFK Gothenburg (13) / FC Copenhagen (9)
8th	Peter Ijeh	IFK Gothenburg (11) / FC Copenhagen (10)	21st
	André Muri	Vålerenga Oslo
10	Thomas Holm	Vålerenga Oslo	20th
	Per Nielsen	FC Copenhagen
	Dan Thomassen	FC Copenhagen

Goal scorers

Below is a list of the most successful goal scorers in the competition.

space	player	country	Gates
1	Fredrik Berglund	Esbjerg fB (4) / FC Copenhagen (4)	08th
	Martin Ericsson	Aalborg BK (1) / Brøndby IF (7)
	Tobias Hysén	Djurgårdens IF
4th	Morten Berre	Vålerenga Oslo	07th
	Markus Rosenberg	Malmö FF
	Michael Silberbauer	FC Copenhagen
7th	Peter Ijeh	IFK Gothenburg (3) / FC Copenhagen (3)	06th
	Klaus Kærgård	FC Midtjylland
	Jan Derek Sørensen	Vålerenga Oslo
10	Steffen Iversen	Vålerenga Oslo (4) / Rosenborg Trondheim (1)	05
	Frode Johnsen	Rosenborg Trondheim
	Thomas Kahlenberg	Brøndby IF
	Stefan Selakovic	IFK Gothenburg

Individual evidence

1. ^ Svenska Dagbladet : Royal league stalls in , December 11, 2007.
2. ^ Dansk Boldspil Union : Ny time-out til Royal League , October 11, 2008.
3. ↑ Bold.dk: Fem danske hold i Royal Cup 19 February, 2009.