# 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.

## 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
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vålerenga IF | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 16 | Advanced to second group stage |
| 2 | Rosenborg BK | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | Advanced to second group stage |
| 3 | Esbjerg fB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 | |
| 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 | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Copenhagen | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 14 | Advanced to second group stage |
| 2 | IFK Göteborg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | Advanced to second group stage |
| 3 | Brøndby IF | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Tromsø IL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 2 | |
| 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 | Qualification |
| 1 | Malmö FF | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 | Advanced to second group stage |
| 2 | SK Brann | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Advanced to second group stage |
| 3 | Halmstads BK | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Odense BK | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | |
| 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 | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Copenhagen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | Advanced to final |
| 2 | Malmö FF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Rosenborg BK | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 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 | Qualification |
| 1 | IFK Göteborg | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | Advanced to final |
| 2 | Vålerenga IF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | SK Brann | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 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

The final was between IFK Göteborg and F.C. Copenhagen. The match was played on May 26, 2005 on Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg.
IFK Göteborg :
| GK | 1 | Bengt Andersson | | |
| DF | 16 | Magnus Johansson | 61' | |
| DF | 14 | Hjálmar Jónsson | | |
| DF | 3 | Fredrik Risp | | |
| DF | 6 | Adam Johansson | | |
| MF | 11 | Samuel Wowoah | 74' | 81' |
| MF | 10 | Niclas Alexandersson | | |
| MF | 4 | Sebastian Johansson | | |
| MF | 9 | Stefan Selakovic | | |
| FW | 19 | Peter Ijeh | | |
| FW | 17 | George Mourad | | |
| Substitutes ||||
| GK | 12 | John Alvbåge | | |
| DF | 5 | Mattias Bjärsmyr | | |
| MF | 18 | Martin Smedberg | | |
| FW | 21 | Marcus Berg | | |
| DF | 22 | Oscar Wendt | | 81' |
| MF | 23 | Andrés Vasquez | | |
| MF | 24 | Jonatan Berg | | |
| Manager ||||
| Arne Erlandsen ||||
F.C. Copenhagen :
| GK | 21 | Balázs Rabóczki | | 46' |
| DF | 15 | Peter Christiansen | | |
| DF | 16 | Dan Thomassen | 85' | |
| DF | 2 | Lars Jacobsen | | |
| MF | 9 | Magne Hoseth | | |
| MF | 6 | Tobias Linderoth | | |
| DF | 4 | Bo Svensson | | |
| MF | 25 | Hjalte Nørregaard | 70' | |
| MF | 8 | Michael Silberbauer | 38' | 66' |
| FW | 7 | Álvaro Santos | | 57' |
| FW | 10 | Sibusiso Zuma | | |
| Substitutes ||||
| GK | 21 | Benny Gall | | 46' |
| DF | 5 | Janne Saarinen | | |
| DF | 17 | Ole Tobiasen | | |
| MF | 24 | Christian Traoré | | |
| MF | 26 | Elrio van Heerden | | |
| FW | 27 | Jesper Bech | | 66' |
| FW | 32 | Peter Møller | | 57' |
| Manager ||||
| Hans Backe ||||
* 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 |
| Preceded by — | Royal League 2004–05 | Succeeded by 2005–06 |