There was trouble with the match schedule for the 2005-06 season in Royal League but on November 1 2005 it was finally ready.
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
- Qualification to quarterfinals
- Group winner - 1,250,000 NOK
- Group runner-up - 1,000,000 NOK
- Group third place - 500,000 NOK
- Match bonus
- Win in group stage - 250,000 NOK
- Draw in group stage - 125,000 NOK
- Win in quarter- or semifinals - 400,000 NOK
- Draw in quarter- or semifinals - 200,000 NOK
- Win in the final (final champion) - 3,000,000 NOK
- Loss in the final (final runner-up) - 1,000,000 NOK
- Spectator bonus (for achieving a certain average attandance in home games, except the final)
- Over 3,000 - 100,000 NOK
- Over 4,000 - 150,000 NOK
- Over 5,000 - 200,000 NOK
- Over 6,000 - 300,000 NOK
- Over 7,000 - 400,000 NOK
- Over 8,000 - 500,000 NOK
- Over 9,000 - 600,000 NOK
- Over 10,000 - 800,000 NOK
- Over 15,000 - 1,000,000 NOK
Group Stage
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.
Teams that have clinched a spot in the quarter finals are indicated in bold type.
Teams eliminated from Royal League are indicated in italic type.
Group 1
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Midtjylland FC Midtjylland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 2. Hammarby Hammarby IF | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 3. Vålerenga Vålerenga I.F. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 4. I.K. Start | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
| November 24, 2005 | ||||
| Start | 2–4 | Hammarby | ||
| Midtjylland | 4–0 | Vålerenga | ||
| November 27, 2005 | ||||
| Vålerenga | 3–1 | Start | ||
| December 8, 2005 | ||||
| Hammarby | 0–0 | Vålerenga | ||
| Start | 1–1 | Midtjylland | ||
| December 11, 2005 | ||||
| Start | 3–3 | Vålerenga | ||
| December 12, 2005 | ||||
| Hammarby | 2–2 | Midtjylland | ||
| February 9, 2006 | ||||
| Midtjylland | – | Hammarby | ||
| February 12, 2006 | ||||
| Hammarby | – | Start | ||
| Vålerenga | – | Midtjylland | ||
| February 16, 2006 | ||||
| Vålerenga | – | Hammarby | ||
| Midtjylland | – | Start |
Group 2
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Lillestrøm S.K.
|
8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| 2. Kalmar Kalmar FF | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 3. Brøndby Brøndby IF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 4. København FC København | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| November 10, 2005 | ||||
| Kalmar | 1–1 | Brøndby | ||
| November 24, 2005 | ||||
| Lillestrøm | 0–0 | København | ||
| November 27, 2005 | ||||
| Lillestrøm | 0–0 | Kalmar | ||
| December 8, 2005 | ||||
| København | 1–1 | Brøndby | ||
| Kalmar | 0–2 | Lillestrøm | ||
| December 11, 2005 | ||||
| Kalmar | 1–0 | København | ||
| Brøndby | 0–1 | Lillestrøm | ||
| February 9, 2006 | ||||
| Brøndby | – | København | ||
| February 12, 2006 | ||||
| København | – | Lillestrøm | ||
| Brøndby | – | Kalmar | ||
| February 16, 2006 | ||||
| København | – | Kalmar | ||
| Lillestrøm | – | Brøndby |
Group 3
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Djurgården Djurgårdens IF | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| 2. Lyn F.C. Lyn Oslo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 3. Göteborg IFK Göteborg | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| 4. Aalborg Aalborg BK | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
| November 24, 2005 | ||||
| Aalborg | 1–3 | Djurgården | ||
| Lyn | 1–0 | Göteborg | ||
| November 27, 2005 | ||||
| Djurgården | 0–1 | Göteborg | ||
| December 8, 2005 | ||||
| Lyn | 1–2 | Djurgården | ||
| Göteborg | 3–3 | Aalborg | ||
| December 11, 2005 | ||||
| Göteborg | 1–3 | Lyn | ||
| December 13, 2005 | ||||
| Djurgården | 2–1 | Aalborg | ||
| February 9, 2006 | ||||
| Aalborg | – | Lyn | ||
| February 12, 2006 | ||||
| Göteborg | – | Djurgården | ||
| Lyn | – | Aalborg | ||
| February 16, 2006 | ||||
| Djurgården | – | Lyn | ||
| Aalborg | – | Göteborg |
Quarter Finals
The first leg takes place on February 23/26 2006. The second on March 9 2006.
Semi Finals
The first leg takes place on March 16 2006. The second on March 23 2006.