The Denmark League XI national football team is an unofficial national football team run by the Danish Football Association. The team generally consists of Danish players playing in the

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each ye ...

, or other leagues if their clubs agree to release them. It is only assembled in the start of the year, during the winter break in the Superliga. The matches of the League XI have generally not been recognised as official matches by the Danish FA, although FIFA recognised matches until 2007.

History

A Danish Football Combination played the

Scottish League XI The Scottish League XI was a representative side of the Scottish Football League. The team regularly played against the (English) Football League and other national league select teams between 1892 and 1980. For a long period the annual fixture be ...

in 1955. Since 1983, the team has been assembled every year except 2005 (because of an early World Cup qualification match) and 2011 (where no suitable trip could be arranged) in January or February. The League XI national team has played 84 matches throughout its existence, of which 51 were played in 1983-1999 and 33 in 2000-2018. No additional matches were played in 2019-2022.

Players

The purpose of the league XI is to give the head coach an opportunity to evaluate the level of the best players of the Superliga, and to introduce new players into the atmosphere of the

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...

Friendlies

Since January 1983, the League XI national team has played 84 matches throughout its existence, of which 51 were played in 1983-1999 and 33 in 2000-2018. No additional matches were played in 2019-2022.

Squad

References

External links

The League XI national team 2010
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