The
Royal League
The Royal League was an annual Scandinavian football tournament held three times in the 2000s between teams from the three Scandinavian monarchies (Denmark, Sweden, and Norway), starting after the end of the regular domestic seasons of Norway and ...
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
A single-elimination knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of a match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, w ...
, 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 krone
The krone (, currency sign, abbreviation: kr (also NKr for distinction); ISO 4217, code: NOK), plural ''kroner'', is the currency of the Kingdom of Norway (including List of possessions of Norway, overseas territories and dependencies). It was t ...
r.
*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:
#Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
#Total goals scored in all group matches.
#Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
#Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
#Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
#Draw.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
3rd placed teams
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
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''Midtjylland win 4–1 on aggregate''
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''Copenhagen win 3–0 on penalties after playing 2–2 on aggregate''
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''Djurgården win 5–2 on aggregate''
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''Lillestrøm win 2–0 on aggregate''
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Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
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''Copenhagen win 7–1 on aggregate''
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''Lillestrøm win 4–1 on aggregate''
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Final
Top scorers
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Royal League
2005-06
2005–06 in Danish football
2006 in Swedish football
2005 in Swedish football
2006 in Norwegian football
2005 in Norwegian football