International football competition
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
Location of teams of the
2005–06 Royal League group stage.
Blue: Group 1;
Red: Group 2;
Green: Group 3.
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
Group 2
Group 3
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
Blue: Group 1; 
Red: Group 2; 
Green: Group 3.
