Royal League 2004/05

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The 2004/05 Royal League was the first season of the newly created football competition for club teams and took place between November 11, 2004 and May 26, 2005. The winner was FC Copenhagen from Denmark, who prevailed in the final with 12:11 on penalties against IFK Gothenburg from Sweden.

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The twelve teams, four each from the Danish Superliga , the Norwegian Tippeligaen and the Swedish Fotbollsallsvenskan , initially competed in three groups with a return game, the two best teams in each group qualified for a second group stage, in the two groups the two finalists were determined with three clubs each. In the final, the playing time was set at 90 minutes and, in the event of a tie, no extra time was played, but the penalty shoot-out.

Prize money

All prize money is in Norwegian kroner .

  • 1st group stage
    • Qualification: NOK 1,250,000 (for all participants)
    • Victory: NOK 250,000
    • Tie: NOK 150,000
  • 2nd group stage
    • Qualification: NOK 1,500,000
    • Victory: NOK 500,000
    • Tie: NOK 250,000
  • final
    • Victory: NOK 3,000,000
    • 2nd place: 1,000,000 NOK

1st group stage

Group 1

team Points Games S. U N Gates Diff.
1. Vålerenga OsloNorwayNorway 16 6th 5 1 0 10: 04 +6
2. Rosenborg TrondheimNorwayNorway 10 6th 3 1 2 10: 09 +1
3. Esbjerg fBDenmarkDenmark 7th 6th 2 1 3 06: 05 +1
4. Djurgårdens IFSwedenSweden 1 6th 0 1 5 05:13 −8
November 11, 2004
Esbjerg fB 0: 1 Vålerenga Oslo Esbjerg Idrætspark
Rosenborg Trondheim 4: 4 Djurgårdens IF Lerkendal Stadium
November 20, 2004
Vålerenga Oslo 3: 2 Rosenborg Trondheim Ullevaal Stadium
December 2, 2004
Esbjerg fB 1: 2 Rosenborg Trondheim Esbjerg Idrætspark
Vålerenga Oslo 3: 1 Djurgårdens IF Vallhall Arena
December 5, 2004
Djurgårdens IF 0: 3 Esbjerg fB Råsunda Stadium
February 12, 2005
Djurgårdens IF 0: 1 Vålerenga Oslo Råsunda Stadium
Rosenborg Trondheim 1-0 Esbjerg fB Lerkendal Stadium
February 17, 2005
Esbjerg fB 1-0 Djurgårdens IF Esbjerg Idrætspark
Rosenborg Trondheim 0: 1 Vålerenga Oslo Lerkendal Stadium
February 24, 2005
Djurgårdens IF 0: 1 Rosenborg Trondheim Råsunda Stadium
Vålerenga Oslo 1: 1 Esbjerg fB Ullevaal Stadium

Group 2

team Points Games S. U N Gates Diff.
1. FC CopenhagenDenmarkDenmark 14th 6th 4th 2 0 08: 01 +7
2. IFK GothenburgSwedenSweden 10 6th 3 1 2 06: 03 +3
3. Brøndby IFDenmarkDenmark 7th 6th 2 1 3 07: 09 −2
4. Tromso ILNorwayNorway 2 6th 0 2 4th 03:11 −8
November 11, 2004
Brøndby IF 3: 2 Tromso IL Brøndby Stadium
IFK Gothenburg 0: 1 FC Copenhagen Ullevi
November 20, 2004
Tromso IL 0: 1 IFK Gothenburg Alfheim Stadium
December 2, 2004
Tromso IL 0-0 FC Copenhagen Alfheim Stadium
Brøndby IF 0: 1 IFK Gothenburg Brøndby Stadium
December 5, 2004
FC Copenhagen 1: 1 Brøndby IF Park
February 13, 2005
IFK Gothenburg 3-0 Brøndby IF Ullevi
FC Copenhagen 02: 2 1 Tromso IL Park
February 17, 2005
IFK Gothenburg 1: 1 Tromso IL Ullevi
Brøndby IF 0: 2 FC Copenhagen Brøndby Stadium
February 24, 2005
FC Copenhagen 1-0 IFK Gothenburg Park
Tromso IL 02: 4 1 Brøndby IF Nordlandshallen
1 Subsequently rated 0: 3 against Tromsø IL, because Tromsø had used a player who was not eligible to play.

Group 3

team Points Games S. U N Gates Diff.
1. Malmö FFSwedenSweden 12 6th 4th 0 2 09: 08 +1
2. Brann BergenNorwayNorway 10 6th 3 1 2 08: 06 +2
3. Halmstads BKSwedenSweden 8th 6th 2 2 2 07: 06 +1
4. Odense BKDenmarkDenmark 4th 6th 1 1 4th 07:11 −4
November 11, 2004
Brann Bergen 1-0 Halmstads BK Brann Stadium
Malmö FF 2-0 Odense BK Malmo Stadium
November 20, 2004
Halmstads BK 3: 1 Malmö FF Örjans vall
December 2, 2004
Odense BK 2: 2 Halmstads BK Odense Stadium
Brann Bergen 4: 1 Malmö FF Brann Stadium
December 5, 2004
Odense BK 2: 1 Brann Bergen Odense Stadium
February 12, 2005
Malmö FF 2-0 Brann Bergen Malmo Stadium
Halmstads BK 2: 1 Odense BK Eyravallen
February 17, 2005
Brann Bergen 2: 1 Odense BK Vestlandshallen
February 19, 2005
Malmö FF 1-0 Halmstads BK Malmo Stadium
February 24, 2005
Halmstads BK 0-0 Brann Bergen Ullevi
Odense BK 1: 2 Malmö FF Odense Stadium

2nd group stage

Group 1

team Points Games S. U N Gates Diff.
1. FC CopenhagenDenmarkDenmark 7th 4th 2 1 1 5: 4 +1
2. Malmö FFSwedenSweden 6th 4th 2 0 2 6: 6 ± 0
3. Rosenborg TrondheimNorwayNorway 4th 4th 1 1 2 6: 7 −1
March 3, 2005
FC Copenhagen 2: 2 Rosenborg Trondheim Park
March 10, 2005
Rosenborg Trondheim 2-0 Malmö FF Lerkendal Stadium
March 17, 2005
Malmö FF 1-0 FC Copenhagen Malmo Stadium
April 14, 2005
Rosenborg Trondheim 0: 1 FC Copenhagen Lerkendal Stadium
April 28, 2005
FC Copenhagen 2: 1 Malmö FF Park
May 12, 2005
Malmö FF 4: 2 Rosenborg Trondheim Malmo Stadium

Group 2

team Points Games S. U N Gates Diff.
1. IFK GothenburgSwedenSweden 10 4th 3 1 0 7: 3 +4
2. Vålerenga OsloNorwayNorway 5 4th 1 2 1 6: 6 ± 0
3. Brann BergenNorwayNorway 1 4th 0 1 3 2: 6 −4
March 10, 2005
IFK Gothenburg 2-0 Brann Bergen Ullevi
March 17, 2005
Brann Bergen 2: 2 Vålerenga Oslo Vestlandshallen
April 3, 2005
Vålerenga Oslo 2: 2 IFK Gothenburg Ullevaal Stadium
April 14, 2005
IFK Gothenburg 2: 1 Vålerenga Oslo Ullevi
April 28, 2005
Vålerenga Oslo 1-0 Brann Bergen Ullevaal Stadium
May 12, 2005
Brann Bergen 0: 1 IFK Gothenburg Brann Stadium

final

IFK Gothenburg FC Copenhagen
IFK GothenburgIFK Gothenburg
May 26, 2005 in Gothenburg ( Ullevi )
Result: 1: 1 (1: 1), 10:11 i. E.
Spectators: 10,216
Referee: Terje Hauge ( Norway ) NorwayNorway 
FC CopenhagenFC Copenhagen


Bengt Andersson - Magnus Johansson , Hjálmar Jónsson , Fredrik Risp , Adam Johansson - Samuel Wowoah (81st Oscar Wendt ), Sebastian Johansson , Niclas Alexandersson , Stefan Selakovic - George Mourad , Peter Ijeh
Trainer: Arne Erlandsen 		Balázs Rabóczki (46th Benny Gall ) - Peter Christiansen , Dan Thomassen , Bo Svensson , Lars Jacobsen - Magne Hoseth , Tobias Linderoth , Hjalte Nørregaard , Michael Silberbauer (66th Jesper Bech ) - Sibusiso Zuma , Álvaro Santos (57th Peter Møller )
Trainer: Hans Backe

goal 1: 1 George Mourad (31st) 		goal 0: 1 Hjalte Nørregaard (18th)
penalties shoot
Penalty convertedMagnus Johansson
Penalty convertedGeorge Mourad
Penalty missedNiclas Alexandersson
Penalty convertedPeter Ijeh
Penalty convertedStefan Selakovic
Penalty convertedOscar Wendt
Penalty convertedAdam Johansson
Penalty convertedHjálmar Jónsson
Penalty missedSebastian Johansson
Penalty convertedBengt Andersson
Penalty convertedFredrik Risp
Penalty convertedMagnus Johansson
Penalty missedGeorge Mourad 		Penalty convertedHjalte Nørregaard
Penalty missedPeter Christiansen
Penalty convertedMagne Hoseth
Penalty convertedLars Jacobsen
Penalty convertedBo Svensson
Penalty convertedDan Thomassen
Penalty convertedJesper Bech
Penalty convertedSibusiso Zuma
Penalty missedTobias Linderoth
Penalty convertedPeter Møller
Penalty convertedBenny Gall
Penalty convertedMagne Hoseth Hjalte
Penalty convertedNørregaard
yellow cards Magnus Johansson (61.), Samuel Wowoah (74.) yellow cards Michael Silberbauer (38th), Hjalte Nørregaard (70th), Dan Thomassen (85th)

Average audience

space society Games spectator
1. DenmarkDenmark Brøndby IF 3 38634 12878
2. DenmarkDenmark FC Copenhagen 5 53085 10617
3. NorwayNorway Rosenborg Trondheim 5 32460 06492
4th NorwayNorway Vålerenga Oslo 5 29056 05811
5. NorwayNorway Brann Bergen 5 26784 05357
6th SwedenSweden IFK Gothenburg 5 26319 05264
7th SwedenSweden Malmö FF 5 20097 04019
8th. SwedenSweden Djurgårdens IF 3 08758 02919
9. DenmarkDenmark Esbjerg fB 3 08476 02825
10. DenmarkDenmark Odense BK 3 07876 02625
11. NorwayNorway Tromso IL 3 06683 02228
12. SwedenSweden Halmstads BK 3 01765 00588

An average of 5514 spectators (including the final) came to the games. In terms of countries, Denmark led with an average attendance of 7719 per game, followed by Norway (5277) and Sweden (3559).

List of goalscorers

space player society Gates
1 SwedenSweden Markus Rosenberg Malmö FF 7th
2 NorwayNorway Frode Johnsen Rosenborg Trondheim 5
DenmarkDenmark Thomas Kahlenberg Brøndby IF 5
4th SwedenSweden Fredrik Berglund Esbjerg fB 4th
NorwayNorway Steffen Iversen Vålerenga Oslo 4th
ScotlandScotland Charlie Miller Brann Bergen 4th
SwedenSweden George Mourad IFK Gothenburg 4th
DenmarkDenmark Hjalte Nørregaard FC Copenhagen 4th
NorwayNorway Ståle Stensaas Rosenborg Trondheim 4th
10 BrazilBrazil Afonso Alves Malmö FF 3
TunisiaTunisia Karim Essediri Tromso IL 3
NigeriaNigeria Peter Ijeh IFK Gothenburg 3

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