Royal League
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The first season of the tournament started on November 11, 2004, and ended in a final between IFK Göteborg and FC København on May 26, 2005, with FC København winning the title in a penalty shootout.
In this season started on November 10, 2005, and ended in a final between FC København and Lillestrøm S.K. on April 6, 2006, with FC København winning the title in the last minutes.
Rules
- From 2005-06: The twelve participating teams will initially be placed into three groups. In each group each team will play against the other three teams, home and away. Then the two best-placed teams of each group, and the two best third-placed teams will play quarterfinals. From here on the rest of the tournament will be played in a knockout-system. The teams will play quarterfinals and semifinals both at home and away, while there will only be played one final.
- 2004-05: The twelve participating teams will initially be placed into three groups. The two best-placed teams from each country will be placed in the same group, while the two other teams will be placed in the two other groups. In each group each team will play against the other three teams, home and away. Then the two best-placed teams of each group will randomly be placed into two new groups. The three teams of each new group will play each other, home and away. The final will be played between the winners of each group.
Finals
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue
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| 2005-06 Details | FC København | 1-0 Details | Lillestrøm S.K. | Parken, Copenhagen
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| 2004-05 Details | FC København | 1-1, 12-11 pen Details | IFK Göteborg | Ullevi, Gothenburg |
External links
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|- style="text-align:center;" |width="12%"|Denmark: |width="22%"|Brøndby IF |width="22%"|FC København |width="22%"|FC Midtjylland |width="22%"|Aalborg BK |- style="text-align:center;" |Norway: |Vålerenga IF |IK Start |FC Lyn Oslo |Lillestrøm SK |- style="text-align:center;" |Sweden: |Djurgårdens IF |IFK Göteborg |Kalmar FF |Hammarby IF
|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |Eliminated clubs in italics.
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|- style="text-align:center;" | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07
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|- style="text-align:center;" | 2005 | 2006
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