Royal League
The Royal League is an annual Scandinavian football tournament, played after the end of the regular domestic seasons of the 3 countries. The four best-placed football teams in the football leagues of Denmark, Norway and Sweden will participate in the tournament.
The first season of the tournament started on November 11, 2004. The final will be held on May 26, 2005.
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.
Groups
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Norway Vålerenga I.F. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| 2. Sweden Djurgårdens IF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 3. Norway Rosenborg B.K. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 4. Denmark Esbjerg fB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| November 11, 2004 | ||||
| Esbjerg | 0 – 1 (0-1) | Vålerenga | ||
| Rosenborg | 4 – 4 (2-2) | Djurgårdens | ||
| November 20, 2004 | ||||
| Vålerenga | – | Rosenborg | ||
| December 2, 2004 | ||||
| Djurgårdens | – | Vålerenga | ||
| Esbjerg | – | Rosenborg | ||
| December 5, 2004 | ||||
| Djurgårdens | – | Esbjerg | ||
| February 12, 2005 | ||||
| Rosenborg | – | Esbjerg | ||
| Vålerenga | – | Djurgårdens | ||
| February 17, 2005 | ||||
| Esbjerg | – | Djurgårdens | ||
| Rosenborg | – | Vålerenga | ||
| February 24, 2005 | ||||
| Djurgårdens | – | Rosenborg | ||
| Vålerenga | – | Esbjerg |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Denmark Brøndby I.F. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 2. Denmark FC København | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| 3. Norway Tromsø I.L. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 4. Sweden IFK Göteborg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| November 11, 2004 | ||||
| Brøndby | 3 – 2 (1-2) | Tromsø | ||
| Göteborg | 0 – 1 (0-0) | København |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sweden Malmö FF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| 2. Norway S.K. Brann | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| 3. Sweden Halmstads BK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 4. Denmark Odense BK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| November 11, 2004 | ||||
| Brann | 1 – 0 (1-0) | Halmstads | ||
| Malmö | 2 – 0 (0-0) | Odense |
Matches
- Esbjerg fB vs. Vålerenga I.F. Fotball 0-1
- Rosenborg B.K. vs. Djurgårdens IF 4-4
- Brøndby I.F. vs. Tromsø I.L. 3-2
- IFK Göteborg vs. FC København 0-1
- S.K. Brann vs. Halmstads BK 1-0
- Malmö FF vs. Odense BK 2-0
- Vålerenga I.F. Fotball vs. Rosenborg B.K.
- Tromsø I.L. vs. IFK Göteborg
- Halmstads BK vs. Malmö FF
- Djurgårdens IF vs. Vålerenga I.F. Fotball
- Esbjerg fB vs. Rosenborg B.K.
- Brøndby I.F. vs. IFK Göteborg
- Tromsø I.L. vs. FC København
- S.K. Brann vs. Malmö FF
- Odense BK vs. Halmstads BK
- Djurgårdens IF vs. Esbjerg fB
- FC København vs. Brøndby I.F.
- Odense BK vs. S.K. Brann
- Rosenborg B.K. vs. Esbjerg fB
- Vålerenga I.F. Fotball vs. Djurgårdens IF
- IFK Göteborg vs. Brøndby I.F.
- FC København vs. Tromsø I.L.
- Halmstads BK vs. Odense BK
- Malmö FF vs. S.K. Brann
- Esbjerg fB vs. Djurgårdens IF
- Rosenborg B.K. vs. Vålerenga I.F. Fotball
- Brøndby I.F. vs. FC København
- IFK Göteborg vs. Tromsø I.L.
- S.K. Brann vs. Odense BK
- Malmö FF vs. Halmstads BK
- Djurgårdens IF vs. Rosenborg B.K.
- Vålerenga I.F. Fotball vs. Esbjerg fB
- FC København vs. IFK Gøteborg
- Tromsø I.L. vs. Brøndby I.F.
- Halmstads BK vs. S.K. Brann
- Odense BK vs. Malmö FF
March 10, 2005 2nd Group Stage
March 17, 2005 2nd Group Stage
April 14, 2005 2nd Group Stage