2004–05 Royal League
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.
 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) |
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: Group A; 
Red: Group B; 
Green: Group C.
Blue: Group A; Red: Group B; Green: Group C.Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vålerenga IF |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 16 |
| 2 | Rosenborg BK |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 |
| 3 | Esbjerg fB |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 4 | Djurgårdens IF |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 |
Source:
| 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 | FC Copenhagen |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 14 |
| 2 | IFK Göteborg |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Brøndby IF |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 |
| 4 | Tromsø IL |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 2 |
Source:
| 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 | Malmö FF |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 |
| 2 | SK Brann |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 | Halmstads BK |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 | Odense BK |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 |
Source:
| 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 | FC Copenhagen |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 2 | Malmö FF |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Rosenborg BK |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
Source:
| 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 | IFK Göteborg |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 |
| 2 | Vålerenga IF |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | SK Brann |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Source:
| 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
| 2004-05 champions |
|---|
| FC Copenhagen |
Top scorers
| Goal scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Markus Rosenberg |
Malmö FF | 7 |
| Frode Johnsen |
Rosenborg | 5 |
| Thomas Kahlenberg |
Brøndby | 5 |
| Fredrik Berglund |
Esbjerg | 4 |
| Steffen Iversen |
Vålerenga | 4 |
 Charlie Miller |
Brann | 4 |
| George Mourad |
Göteborg | 4 |
| Hjalte Nørregaard |
Copenhagen | 4 |
| Ståle Stensaas |
Rosenborg | 4 |
 Afonso Alves |
Malmö FF | 3 |
 Karim Essediri |
Tromsø IL | 3 |
 Peter Ijeh |
Göteborg | 3 |
See also
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