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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:

1. Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
2. Total goals scored in all group matches.
3. Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
4. Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
5. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
6. Draw.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Midtjylland	6	3	3	0	13	5	+8	12	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Hammarby IF	6	2	2	2	12	10	+2	8
3	Vålerenga IF	6	2	2	2	8	10	−2	8
4	IK Start	6	0	3	3	8	16	−8	3

Source:

Thursday 24 November	18:00	Midtjylland	4–0	Vålerenga	SAS Arena	Att: 3,154
	18:00	Start	2–4	Hammarby	Odd Stadion	Att: 639
Sunday 27 November	16:00	Vålerenga	3–1	Start	Ullevaal	Att: 2,940
Thursday 8 December	18:00	Start	1–1	Midtjylland	Odd Stadion	Att: 63
	20:35	Hammarby	0–0	Vålerenga	Söderstadion	Att: 6,061
Sunday 11 December	15:55	Start	3–3	Vålerenga	Odd Stadion	Att: 429
Monday 12 December	19:00	Hammarby	2–2	Midtjylland	Söderstadion	Att: 6,104
Thursday 9 February	19:00	Midtjylland	4–1	Hammarby	SAS Arena	Att: 3,052
Sunday 12 February	13:30	Vålerenga	0–1	Midtjylland	Vallhall Arena	Att: 2,653
	16:00	Hammarby	4–0	Start	Södertälje Fotbollsarena	Att: 4,153
Thursday 16 February	20:35	Midtjylland	1–1	Start	SAS Arena	Att: 3,370
	20:35	Vålerenga	2–1	Hammarby	Vallhall Arena	Att: 2,178

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lillestrøm SK	6	2	4	0	6	3	+3	10	Advanced to knockout stage
2	FC Copenhagen	6	1	4	1	5	5	0	7
3	Brøndby IF	6	1	3	2	7	7	0	6
4	Kalmar FF	6	1	3	2	3	6	−3	6

Source:

Thursday 10 November	20:35	Kalmar FF	1–1	Brøndby	Fredriksskans	Att: 4,540
Thursday 24 November	20:30	Lillestrøm	0–0	Copenhagen	Åråsen Stadion	Att: 2,289
Sunday 27 November	14:00	Lillestrøm	0–0	Kalmar FF	Åråsen Stadion	Att: 1,777
Thursday 8 December	18:00	Kalmar FF	0–2	Lillestrøm	Fredriksskans	Att: 3,002
	20:35	Copenhagen	1–1	Brøndby	Parken	Att: 17,644
Sunday 11 December	16:00	Kalmar FF	1–0	Copenhagen	Fredriksskans	Att: 3,315
	18:05	Brøndby	0–1	Lillestrøm	Brøndby Stadion	Att: 7,481
Thursday 9 February	20:35	Brøndby	1–2	Copenhagen	Brøndby Stadion	Att: 12,345
Sunday 12 February	16:00	Brøndby	2–0	Kalmar FF	Brøndby Stadion	Att: 7,851
	16:00	Copenhagen	1–1	Lillestrøm	Parken	Att: 7,067
Thursday 16 February	20:35	Copenhagen	1–1	Kalmar FF	Parken	Att: 5,432
	20:35	Lillestrøm	2–2	Brøndby	Tønsberg Gressbane	Att: 323

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Djurgårdens IF	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	10	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Lyn Oslo	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8
3	IFK Göteborg	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8
4	AaB	6	1	3	2	7	9	−2	6

Source:

Thursday 24 November	19:00	Lyn	1–0	Göteborg	Tønsberg Gressbane	Att: 890
	20:35	AaB	1–3	Djurgården	Aalborg Stadion	Att: 5,246
Sunday 27 November	16:00	Djurgården	0–1	Göteborg	Södertälje Fotbollsarena	Att: 2,238
Thursday 8 December	18:00	Göteborg	3–3	AaB	Ullevi	Att: 4,178
	20:30	Lyn	1–2	Djurgården	Ullevaal	Att: 1,050
Sunday 11 December	15:00	Göteborg	1–3	Lyn	Ullevi	Att: 6,277
Tuesday 13 December	19:00	Djurgården	2–1	AaB	Södertälje Fotbollsarena	Att: 1,309
Thursday 9 February	19:00	AaB	2–1	Lyn	Aalborg Stadion	Att: 3,012
Sunday 12 February	16:00	Göteborg	2–0	Djurgården	Ullevi	Att: 3,349
	16:00	Lyn	0–0	AaB	Vallhall Arena	Att: 1,040
Thursday 16 February	20:35	AaB	0–0	Göteborg	Aalborg Stadion	Att: 3,771
	20:35	Djurgården	1–1	Lyn	Södertälje Fotbollsarena	Att: 1,244

3rd placed teams

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	IFK Göteborg	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Vålerenga IF	6	2	2	2	8	10	−2	8
3	Brøndby IF	6	1	3	2	7	7	0	6

Source:

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

First leg

23 February 200618:00

Lyn	1–3	Midtjylland
Theorin 45'		Kærgård 9', 60'Sørensen 11'

Tønsberg Gressbane, TønsbergAttendance: 303Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) 23 February 200618:30

Djurgården	2–1	Vålerenga
Hysén 9', 67'		Berre 82'

Södertälje Fotbollsarena, SödertäljeAttendance: 1,130Referee: Mikael Svendsen (Denmark) 23 February 200620:35

Copenhagen	2–0	Hammarby
Santos 55'Allbäck 56'

Parken, CopenhagenAttendance: 6,011Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) 23 February 200620:35

Göteborg	0–0	Lillestrøm

Ullevi, GothenburgAttendance: 2,228Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)

Second leg

9 March 200618:30

Midtjylland	1–0	Lyn
Sørensen 54'

SAS Arena, HerningAttendance: 3,313Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Midtjylland win 4–1 on aggregate

9 March 200620:35

Hammarby	2–0	Copenhagen
Andersson 87', 90'
Penalties
von Schlebrügge Andersson Fischbein	0–3	Jacobsen Hutchinson Pimpong

Södertälje Fotbollsarena, SödertäljeAttendance: 2,172Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Copenhagen win 3–0 on penalties after playing 2–2 on aggregate

9 March 200620:35

Vålerenga	1–3	Djurgården
Muri 49'		Jonson 14'Håkansson 25'Hysén 80'

Tønsberg Gressbane, TønsbergAttendance: 996Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Djurgården win 5–2 on aggregate

11 March 200614:00

Lillestrøm	2–0	Göteborg
Occean 10', 70'

Tønsberg Gressbane, TønsbergAttendance: 586Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)

Lillestrøm win 2–0 on aggregate

Semi-finals

First leg

16 March 200620:35

Copenhagen	3–1	Midtjylland
Silberbauer 13' Ijeh 25' Hangeland 73'		Reid 87'

Parken, CopenhagenAttendance: 9,232Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) 16 March 200620:35

Djurgården	1–3	Lillestrøm
Håkansson 77' (pen.)		Koren 19'Andersson 68'Storm 86' (o.g.)

Södertälje Fotbollsarena, SödertäljeAttendance: 2,180Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

Second leg

23 March 200620:35

Midtjylland	0–4	Copenhagen
		Ijeh 24', 43' Silberbauer 32' Kvist 62'

SAS Arena, HerningAttendance: 5,285Referee: Daniel Stålhammar (Sweden)

Copenhagen win 7–1 on aggregate

26 March 200615:30

Lillestrøm	1–0	Djurgården
Koren 24' (pen.)

Åråsen Stadion, LillestrømAttendance: 4,301Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)

Lillestrøm win 4–1 on aggregate

Final

6 April 200620.35 CEST (UTC+02)

Copenhagen	1–0	Lillestrøm
Pimpong 89'

Parken, CopenhagenAttendance: 13,617Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

2005-06 champions
FC CopenhagenSecond title

Top scorers

Goal scorer	Team	Goals
Tobias Hysén	Djurgården	6
Klaus Kærgård	Midtjylland	6
Petter Andersson	Hammarby	4
Morten Berre	Vålerenga	4
Dennis Sørensen	Midtjylland	4
Jeffrey Aubynn	Hammarby	3
Peter Ijeh	Copenhagen	3
David Johansson	Hammarby	3
Todi Jónsson	Start	3
Olivier Occean	Lillestrøm	3
Stefan Selakovic	Göteborg	3
Jo Tessem	Lyn	3

Preceded by2004–05

Royal League2005–06

Succeeded by2006–07