Royal League

 

Royal League
2004/05
Ullevi in Gothenburg hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates
11 November 2004 – 26 May 2005
Teams
12 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
Champions
 Copenhagen (1st title)
Runners-up
 IFK Göteborg
Tournament statistics
Matches played
49
Goals scored
120 (2.45 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Markus Rosenberg (7 goals)
Group A

[Nov 11]
Rosenborg          4-4 Djurgården
Esbjerg            0-1 Vålerenga
[Nov 20]
Vålerenga          3-2 Rosenborg
[Dec 5]
Djurgården         0-3 Esbjerg
[Dec 2]
Esbjerg            1-2 Rosenborg
Vålerenga          3-1 Djurgården
[Feb 12]
Djurgården         0-1 Vålerenga
Rosenborg          1-0 Esbjerg
[Feb 17]
Rosenborg          0-1 Vålerenga
Esbjerg            1-0 Djurgården
[Feb 24]
Djurgården         0-1 Rosenborg
Vålerenga          1-1 Esbjerg

 1.Vålerenga IF (Oslo)             6  5  1  0  10- 4  16  Qualified
 2.Rosenborg BK (Trondheim)        6  3  1  2  10- 9  10  Qualified
 3.Esbjerg fB                      6  2  1  3   6- 5   7
 4.Djurgårdens IF (Stockholm)      6  0  1  5   5-13   1

Group B

[Nov 11]
Göteborg           0-1 København 
Brøndby            3-2 Tromsø 
[Nov 20]
Tromsø             0-1 Göteborg
[Dec 5]
København          1-1 Brøndby
[Dec 2]
Tromsø             0-0 København 
Brøndby            0-1 Göteborg 
[Feb 13]
København          2-2 Tromsø   
Göteborg           3-0 Brøndby
[Feb 17]
Göteborg           1-1 Tromsø   
Brøndby            0-2 København 
[Feb 24]
København          1-0 Göteborg 
Tromsø             2-4 Brøndby

 1.FC København                    6  3  3  0   7- 3  12  Qualified
 2.IFK Göteborg                    6  3  1  2   6- 3  10  Qualified
 3.Brøndby IF (København)          6  2  1  3   8-11   7
 4.Tromsø IL                       6  0  3  3   7-11   3

Group C
[Nov 11]
Malmö              2-0 OB  
Brann              1-0 Halmstad 
[Nov 20]
Halmstad           3-1 Malmö 
[Dec 5]
OB                 2-1 Brann
[Dec 2]
OB                 2-2 Halmstad 
Brann              4-1 Malmö 
[Feb 12]
Malmö              2-0 Brann  
[Feb 13]
Halmstad           2-1 OB        
[Feb 17]
Brann              2-1 OB        
[Feb 19]
Malmö              1-0 Halmstad 
[Feb 24]
OB                 1-2 Malmö    
Halmstad           0-0 Brann  

 1.Malmö FF                        6  4  0  2   9- 8  12  Qualified
 2.SK Brann (Bergen)               6  3  1  2   8- 6  10  Qualified
 3.Halmstads BK                    6  2  2  2   7- 6   8
 4.OB (Odense)                     6  1  1  4   7-11   4
NB: top-2 teams of each group qualify for second stage

Second Stage

Group A
[Mar 3]
København          2-2 Rosenborg
[Mar 10]
Rosenborg          2-0 Malmö
[Mar 17]
Malmö              1-0 København
[Apr 14]
Rosenborg          0-1 København
[Apr 28]
København          2-1 Malmö
[May 12]
Malmö              4-2 Rosenborg

 1.FC København                    4  2  1  1   5- 4   7  Qualified
 2.Malmö FF                        4  2  0  2   6- 6   6
 3.Rosenborg BK (Trondheim)        4  1  1  2   6- 7   4

Group B
[Mar 10]
Göteborg           2-0 Brann
Brann              2-2 Vålerenga 
[Apr 3]
Vålerenga          2-2 Göteborg
[Apr 14]
Göteborg           2-1 Vålerenga 
[Apr 28]
Vålerenga          1-0 Brann
[May 12]
Brann              0-1 Göteborg

 1.IFK Göteborg                    4  3  1  0   7- 3  10  Qualified
 2.Vålerenga IF (Oslo)             4  1  2  1   6- 6   5
 3.SK Brann (Bergen)               4  0  1  3   2- 6   1

Final [May 26, Nya Ullevi, Göteborg; att: 10216; ref: Terje Hauge (Norway)]
Göteborg           1-1 København          [10-11 pen]
2005/06
Parken Stadium in Copenhagen hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates
10 November 2005 – 9 April 2006
Teams
12 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
Champions
 Copenhagen (2nd title)
Runners-up
 Lillestrøm
Tournament statistics
Matches played
49
Goals scored
124 (2.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Tobias Hysén
 Klaus Kærgård
(6 goals each)
Group A

[Nov 24]
Start              2-4 Hammarby
Midtjylland        4-0 Vålerenga
[Nov 27]
Vålerenga          3-1 Start
[Feb 9]
Midtjylland        4-1 Hammarby
[Dec 8]
Start              1-1 Midtjylland
Hammarby           0-0 Vålerenga       
[Dec 11]
Start              3-3 Vålerenga
[Dec 12]
Hammarby           2-2 Midtjylland
[Feb 12]
Hammarby           4-0 Start
Vålerenga          0-1 Midtjylland
[Feb 16]
Vålerenga          2-1 Hammarby
Midtjylland        1-1 Start

 1.FC Midtjylland (Herning)        6  3  3  0  13- 5  12  Qualified
 2.Hammarby IF (Stockholm)         6  2  2  2  12-10   8  Qualified
 3.Vålerenga IF (Oslo)             6  2  2  2   8-10   8  Qualified
 4.IK Start (Kristiansand)         6  0  3  3   8-16   3

Group B

Round 1 
[Nov 10]
Kalmar             1-1 Brøndby
[Nov 24]
Lillestrøm         0-0 København  
[Nov 27]
Lillestrøm         0-0 Kalmar
[Feb 9]
Brøndby            1-2 København
[Dec 8]
Kalmar             0-2 Lillestrøm
København          1-1 Brøndby
[Dec 11]
Kalmar             1-0 København
Brøndby            0-1 Lillestrøm
[Feb 12]
Brøndby            2-0 Kalmar
København          1-1 Lillestrøm
[Feb 16]
København          1-1 Kalmar
Lillestrøm         2-2 Brøndby

 1.Lillestrøm SK                   6  2  4  0   6- 3  10  Qualified
 2.FC København                    6  1  4  1   5- 5   7  Qualified
 3.Brøndby IF (København)          6  1  3  2   7- 7   6
 4.Kalmar FF                       6  1  3  2   3- 6   6

Group C
[Nov 24]
Lyn                1-0 Göteborg
AaB                1-3 Djurgården
[Nov 27]
Djurgården         0-1 Göteborg
[Feb 9]
AaB                2-1 Lyn
[Dec 8]
Göteborg           3-3 AaB
Lyn                1-2 Djurgården
[Dec 11]
Göteborg           1-3 Lyn
[Dec 13]
Djurgården         2-1 AaB
[Feb 12]
Göteborg           2-0 Djurgården
Lyn                0-0 AaB
[Feb 16]
Djurgården         1-1 Lyn
AaB                0-0 Göteborg

 1.Djurgårdens IF (Stockholm)      6  3  1  2   8- 7  10  Qualified
 2.FC Lyn Oslo                     6  2  2  2   7- 6   8  Qualified
 3.IFK Göteborg                    6  2  2  2   7- 7   8  Qualified
 4.AaB (Aalborg)                   6  1  3  2   7- 9   6

NB: top-2 teams of each group and two best third-placed teams qualify

Quarterfinals

[Feb 23]
Djurgården         2-1 Vålerenga
Lyn                1-3 Midtjylland
København          2-0 Hammarby
Göteborg           0-0 Lillestrøm
[Mar 9]
Vålerenga          1-3 Djurgården
Midtjylland        1-0 Lyn
Hammarby           2-0 København     [0-3 pen]
[Mar 11]   
Lillestrøm         2-0 Göteborg

Semifinals

Mar 16]
Djurgården         1-3 Lillestrøm 
København          3-1 Midtjylland
[Mar 23]
Midtjylland        0-4 København 
[Mar 26]  
Lillestrøm         1-0 Djurgården       

Final [Apr 6; Parken, København; ref: Peter Fröjdfeldt; att: 13,617]
København          1-0 Lillestrøm
2006/07
Brøndby Stadium in Copenhagen hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates
9 November 2006 – 15 March 2007
Teams
12 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
Champions
 Brøndby (1st title)
Runners-up
 Copenhagen
Tournament statistics
Matches played
43
Goals scored
131 (3.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Martin Ericsson
 Jan-Derek Sørensen
(6 goals each)
Group A

[Nov 9]
Rosenborg          1-3 Brann
[Feb 18]
OB                 3-0 Helsingborg
[Nov 19]
Helsingborg        3-1 Rosenborg 
[Feb 25]
OB                 3-2 Brann 
[Nov 26]
Brann              2-2 Helsingborg
OB                 5-3 Rosenborg
[Dec 3]
Brann              1-1 OB 
Rosenborg          0-0 Helsingborg
[Dec 7]
Helsingborg        1-0 OB 
Brann              3-2 Rosenborg
[Dec 10]
Helsingborg        2-2 Brann
Rosenborg          0-1 OB 

 1.OB (Odense)                     6  4  1  1  13- 7  13  Qualified
 2.SK Brann (Bergen)               6  2  3  1  13-11   9  Qualified
 3.Helsingborgs IF                 6  2  3  1   8- 8   9  Qualified
 4.Rosenborg BK (Trondheim)        6  0  1  5   7-15   1

Group B

[Nov 18]
Hammarby           1-1 Lillestrøm
[Feb 18]
Brøndby            1-3 København
[Nov 30]
Brøndby            3-1 Hammarby 
Lillestrøm         1-0 København 
[Nov 26]
Lillestrøm         2-0 Hammarby 
[Feb 11]
København          0-1 Brøndby IF
[Nov 23]
Hammarby           2-3 Brøndby 
[Dec 3]
København          0-1 Lillestrøm
[Dec 7]
Lillestrøm         1-1 Brøndby
[Feb 25]
København          4-0 Hammarby
[Dec 10]
Brøndby            1-1 Lillestrøm 
Hammarby           1-2 København 

 1.Lillestrøm SK                   6  3  3  0   7- 3  12  Qualified
 2.Brøndby IF (København)          6  3  2  1  10- 8  11  Qualified
 3.FC København                    6  3  0  3   9- 5   9  Qualified
 4.Hammarby IF (Stockholm)         6  0  1  5   5-15   1

Group C

[Nov 12]
Elfsborg           4-0 AIK
[Nov 23]
Vålerenga          1-0 Viborg 
[Nov 19]
Vålerenga          2-1 Elfsborg
[Nov 30]
AIK                1-1 Viborg
[Nov 26]
AIK                1-1 Vålerenga 
Viborg             2-2 Elfsborg 
[Dec 2]
Elfsborg           1-0 Viborg
[Dec 3]
Vålerenga          4-2 AIK
[Dec 7]
Viborg             2-2 Vålerenga 
AIK                1-1 Elfsborg 
[Dec 10]
Viborg             1-2 AIK 	
Elfsborg           2-3 Vålerenga

 1.Vålerenga IF (Oslo)             6  4  2  0  13- 8  14  Qualified
 2.Elfsborg IF (Borås)             6  2  2  2  11- 8   8  Qualified
 3.AIK (Solna)                     6  1  3  2   7-12   6
 4.Viborg FF                       6  0  3  3   6- 9   3
NB: top-2 teams of each group and two best third-placed teams qualify

Quarterfinals 
[Mar 1]
Brøndby            3-0 Brann
Vålerenga          1-2 Helsingborg
[Mar 4]
OB                 2-2 Lillestrøm    [aet, 3-1 pen]
Elfsborg           1-2 København

Semifinals [Mar 8]
København          3-1 Helsingborg
Brøndby            2-1 OB            [aet]

Final [Mar 15, Brøndby Stadion]
Brøndby            1-0 København