The Royal League 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, 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 kroner. 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
Thursday 24 November18:00Midtjylland4–0VålerengaSAS ArenaAtt: 3,15418:00Start2–4HammarbyOdd StadionAtt: 639Sunday 27 November16:00Vålerenga3–1StartUllevaalAtt: 2,940Thursday 8 December18:00Start1–1MidtjyllandOdd StadionAtt: 6320:35Hammarby0–0VålerengaSöderstadionAtt: 6,061Sunday 11 December15:55Start3–3VålerengaOdd StadionAtt: 429Monday 12 December19:00Hammarby2–2MidtjyllandSöderstadionAtt: 6,104Thursday 9 February19:00Midtjylland4–1HammarbySAS ArenaAtt: 3,052Sunday 12 February13:30Vålerenga0–1MidtjyllandVallhall ArenaAtt: 2,65316:00Hammarby4–0StartSödertälje FotbollsarenaAtt: 4,153Thursday 16 February20:35Midtjylland1–1StartSAS ArenaAtt: 3,37020:35Vålerenga2–1HammarbyVallhall ArenaAtt: 2,178
Group 2
Thursday 10 November20:35Kalmar FF1–1BrøndbyFredriksskansAtt: 4,540Thursday 24 November20:30Lillestrøm0–0CopenhagenÅråsen StadionAtt: 2,289Sunday 27 November14:00Lillestrøm0–0Kalmar FFÅråsen StadionAtt: 1,777Thursday 8 December18:00Kalmar FF0–2LillestrømFredriksskansAtt: 3,00220:35Copenhagen1–1BrøndbyParkenAtt: 17,644Sunday 11 December16:00Kalmar FF1–0CopenhagenFredriksskansAtt: 3,31518:05Brøndby0–1LillestrømBrøndby StadionAtt: 7,481Thursday 9 February20:35Brøndby1–2CopenhagenBrøndby StadionAtt: 12,345Sunday 12 February16:00Brøndby2–0Kalmar FFBrøndby StadionAtt: 7,85116:00Copenhagen1–1LillestrømParkenAtt: 7,067Thursday 16 February20:35Copenhagen1–1Kalmar FFParkenAtt: 5,43220:35Lillestrøm2–2BrøndbyTønsberg GressbaneAtt: 323
Group 3
Thursday 24 November19:00Lyn1–0GöteborgTønsberg GressbaneAtt: 89020:35AaB1–3DjurgårdenAalborg StadionAtt: 5,246Sunday 27 November16:00Djurgården0–1GöteborgSödertälje FotbollsarenaAtt: 2,238Thursday 8 December18:00Göteborg3–3AaBUlleviAtt: 4,17820:30Lyn1–2DjurgårdenUllevaalAtt: 1,050Sunday 11 December15:00Göteborg1–3LynUlleviAtt: 6,277Tuesday 13 December19:00Djurgården2–1AaBSödertälje FotbollsarenaAtt: 1,309Thursday 9 February19:00AaB2–1LynAalborg StadionAtt: 3,012Sunday 12 February16:00Göteborg2–0DjurgårdenUlleviAtt: 3,34916:00Lyn0–0AaBVallhall ArenaAtt: 1,040Thursday 16 February20:35AaB0–0GöteborgAalborg StadionAtt: 3,77120:35Djurgården1–1LynSödertälje FotbollsarenaAtt: 1,244
3rd placed teams
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals First leg
Second leg
Midtjylland win 4–1 on aggregate
Copenhagen win 3–0 on penalties after playing 2–2 on aggregate
Djurgården win 5–2 on aggregate
Lillestrøm win 2–0 on aggregate
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Copenhagen win 7–1 on aggregate
Lillestrøm win 4–1 on aggregate
Final
Top scorers Goal scorerTeamGoals Tobias HysénDjurgården6 Klaus KærgårdMidtjylland6 Petter AnderssonHammarby4 Morten BerreVålerenga4 Dennis SørensenMidtjylland4 Jeffrey AubynnHammarby3 Peter IjehCopenhagen3 David JohanssonHammarby3 Todi JónssonStart3 Olivier OcceanLillestrøm3 Stefan SelakovicGöteborg3 Jo TessemLyn3
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