2004–05 Royal League

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2004–05 Royal League
Ullevi stadium in gothenburg 20060510.jpg
Ullevi in Gothenburg hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates11 November 2004 – 26 May 2005
Teams12 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsDenmark Copenhagen (1st title)
Runners-upSweden IFK Göteborg
Tournament statistics
Matches played49
Goals scored120 (2.45 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Markus Rosenberg (7 goals)

The Royal League 2004–05 was the first season of the Scandinavian Royal League football tournament. Play started on 11 November 2004, and ended in a final between FC Copenhagen and IFK Göteborg on 26 May 2005, with Copenhagen winning the title in a penalty shootout.

Bonuses[]

All prize money amounts are in Norwegian kroner.

  • 1st group stage
    • Qualification (for the tournament itself) - 1,250,000 NOK
    • Win - 250,000 NOK
    • Draw - 150,000 NOK
  • 2nd group stage
    • Qualification (for the 2nd group stage) - 1,500,000 NOK
    • Win - 500,000 NOK
    • Draw - 250,000 NOK
  • Final
    • Win (final champion) - 3,000,000 NOK
    • Draw (final runner-up) - 1,000,000 NOK

This would give a team with a perfect record throughout the tournament a total of 7,750,000 NOK.

First group stage[]

Location of teams of the 2004–05 Royal League group stage.
Blue pog.svg Blue: Group A; Red pog.svg Red: Group B; Green pog.svg Green: Group C.

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Norway Vålerenga IF 6 5 1 0 10 4 +6 16
2 Norway Rosenborg BK 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10
3 Denmark Esbjerg fB 6 2 1 3 6 5 +1 7
4 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 6 0 1 5 5 13 −8 1
Source:[citation needed]
Thu 11 Nov 18:00 Esbjerg 0–1 Vålerenga Esbjerg Idrætspark Att: 2,773
20:30 Rosenborg 4–4 Djurgården Lerkendal stadion Att: 7,925

Sat 20 Nov
16:00
Vålerenga
3–2
Rosenborg
Ullevaal
Att: 11,535

Thu 2 Dec
18:00
Esbjerg
1–2
Rosenborg
Esbjerg Idrætspark
Att: 3,230
20:00 Vålerenga 3–1 Djurgården Vallhall Arena Att: 4,307

Sun 5 Dec
15:00
Djurgården
0–3
Esbjerg
Råsunda stadion
Att: 2,209

Sat 12 Feb
16:00
Djurgården
0–1
Vålerenga
Råsunda stadion
Att: 5,281
16:00 Rosenborg 1–0 Esbjerg Lerkendal stadion Att: 4,771

Thu 17 Feb
18:30
Esbjerg
1–0
Djurgården
Esbjerg Idrætspark
Att: 2,473
20:30 Rosenborg 0–1 Vålerenga Lerkendal stadion Att: 7,270

Thu 24 Feb
20:35
Djurgården
0–1
Rosenborg
Råsunda stadion
Att: 1,268
20:35 Vålerenga 1–1 Esbjerg Ullevaal Att: 3,020

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Denmark FC Copenhagen 6 4 2 0 8 1 +7 14
2 Sweden IFK Göteborg 6 3 1 2 6 3 +3 10
3 Denmark Brøndby IF 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7
4 Norway Tromsø IL 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2
Source:[citation needed]
Thu 11 Nov 18:00 Brøndby 3–2 Tromsø Brøndby Stadion Att: 11,450
20:00 Göteborg 0–1 Copenhagen Ullevi Att: 5,711

Sat 20 Nov
16:00
Tromsø
0–1
Göteborg
Alfheim Stadion
Att: 3,595

Thu 2 Dec
18:00
Tromsø
0–0
Copenhagen
Alfheim Stadion
Att: 2,277
20:00 Brøndby 0–1 Göteborg Brøndby Stadion Att: 12,826

Sun 5 Dec
17:00
Copenhagen
1–1
Brøndby
Parken
Att: 21,763

Sun 13 Feb
15:00
Göteborg
3–0
Brøndby
Ullevi
Att: 7,301
17:05 Copenhagen 3–0 (f) Tromsø Parken Att: 6,587

Thu 17 Feb
18:30
Göteborg
1–1
Tromsø
Ullevi
Att: 5,116
20:00 Brøndby 0–2 Copenhagen Brøndby Stadion Att: 14,358

Thu 24 Feb
20:00
Copenhagen
1–0
Göteborg
Parken
Att: 5,845
20:35 Tromsø 0–3 (f) Brøndby Nordlandshallen Att: 811
Tromsø twice lost 0–3 by forfeit for fielding an ineligible player against Copenhagen (originally 2–2) and against Brøndby (originally 2–4).

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sweden Malmö FF 6 4 0 2 9 8 +1 12
2 Norway SK Brann 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
3 Sweden Halmstads BK 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
4 Denmark Odense BK 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4
Source:[citation needed]
Thu 11 Nov 18:00 Brann 1–0 Halmstad Brann Stadion Att: 11,762
18:00 Malmö FF 2–0 Odense Malmö stadion Att: 6,265

Sat 20 Nov
16:00
Halmstad
3–1
Malmö FF
Örjans vall
Att: 1,407

Thu 2 Dec
18:00
Odense
2–2
Halmstad
Odense Stadion
Att: 3,124
20:30 Brann 4–1 Malmö FF Brann Stadion Att: 6,509

Sun 5 Dec
16:00
Odense
2–1
Brann
Odense Stadion
Att: 3,025

Sat 12 Feb
13:30
Malmö FF
2–0
Brann
Malmö stadion
Att: 3,896
13:30 Halmstad 2–1 Odense Eyravallen (Örebro) Att: 86

Thu 17 Feb
18:30
Brann
2–1
Odense
Vestlandshallen
Att: 3,500
Sat 19 Feb 13:30 Malmö FF 1–0 Halmstad Malmö stadion Att: 3,086

Thu 24 Feb
20:35
Halmstad
0–0
Brann
Ullevi (Gothenburg)
Att: 272
20:35 Odense 1–2 Malmö FF Odense Stadion Att: 1,727

Second group stage[]

Group 1[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Denmark FC Copenhagen 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
2 Sweden Malmö FF 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6
3 Norway Rosenborg BK 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4
Source:[citation needed]
Thu 3 Mar 20:35 Copenhagen 2–2 Rosenborg Parken Att: 6,543

Thu 10 Mar
20:35
Rosenborg
2–0
Malmö FF
Lerkendal Stadion
Att: 5,104

Thu 17 Mar
20:35
Malmö FF
1–0
Copenhagen
Malmö stadion
Att: 5,391

Thu 14 Apr
20:35
Rosenborg
0–1
Copenhagen
Lerkendal Stadion
Att: 7,390

Thu 28 Apr
20:35
Copenhagen
2–1
Malmö FF
Parken
Att: 12,347

Thu 12 May
20:35
Malmö FF
4–2
Rosenborg
Malmö stadion
Att: 1,459

Group 2[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sweden IFK Göteborg 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 10
2 Norway Vålerenga IF 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5
3 Norway SK Brann 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 1
Source:[citation needed]
Thu 10 Mar 18:30 Göteborg 2–0 Brann Ullevi Att: 4,072

Thu 17 Mar
20:35
Brann
2–2
Vålerenga
Vestlandshallen
Att: 3,200

Sun 3 Apr
16:00
Vålerenga
2–2
Göteborg
Ullevaal
Att: 7,414

Thu 14 Apr
20:35
Göteborg
2–1
Vålerenga
Ullevi
Att: 4,119

Thu 28 Apr
20:30
Vålerenga
1–0
Brann
Ullevaal
Att: 2,780

Thu 12 May
18:00
Brann
0–1
Göteborg
Brann Stadion
Att: 1,813

Final[]

Main article: 2005 Royal League Final
Göteborg Sweden1–1 (a.e.t.)Denmark Copenhagen
Mourad Goal 31' Nørregaard Goal 18'
Penalties
M. Johansson Penalty scored
Mourad Penalty scored
Alexandersson Penalty missed
Ijeh Penalty scored
Selakovic Penalty scored
Wendt Penalty scored
A. Johansson Penalty scored
Jónsson Penalty scored
S. Johansson Penalty missed
Andersson Penalty scored
Risp Penalty scored
M. Johansson Penalty scored
Mourad Penalty missed		 10 – 11 Penalty scored Nørregaard
Penalty missed Christiansen
Penalty scored Hoseth
Penalty scored Jacobsen
Penalty scored Svensson
Penalty scored Thomassen
Penalty scored Bech
Penalty scored Zuma
Penalty missed Linderoth
Penalty scored Møller
Penalty scored Gall
Penalty scored Hoseth
Penalty scored Nørregaard
Attendance: 10,216
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)


 2004-05 champions 
FC Copenhagen

Top scorers[]

Goal scorer Team Goals
Sweden Markus Rosenberg Malmö FF 7
Norway Frode Johnsen Rosenborg 5
Denmark Thomas Kahlenberg Brøndby 5
Sweden Fredrik Berglund Esbjerg 4
Norway Steffen Iversen Vålerenga 4
Scotland Charlie Miller Brann 4
Sweden George Mourad Göteborg 4
Denmark Hjalte Nørregaard Copenhagen 4
Norway Ståle Stensaas Rosenborg 4
Brazil Afonso Alves Malmö FF 3
Tunisia Karim Essediri Tromsø IL 3
Nigeria Peter Ijeh Göteborg 3

See also[]

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