2005–06 in Danish football

Events

• 13 July 2005: Brøndby IF won the League Cup at Brøndby Stadion. FC København ended second, and FC Midtjylland third.
• 19 July 2005: The Superliga kicks off.
• 28 July 2005: Esbjerg fB beats Estonian FC Flora Tallinn 7-2 agg. in the first qualifying round in the UEFA Cup.
• 30 July 2005: The 1st Division kicks off.
• 3 August 2005: Brøndby IF beats Georgian FC Dinamo Tbilisi 5-1 agg. in the second qualifying round in the UEFA Champions League.
• 5 August 2005: The 2nd Division West kicks off.
• 6 August 2005: The 2nd Division East kicks off.
• 24 August 2005: Brøndby IF are beaten by Dutch AFC Ajax 3–5 agg. in the third qualifying round in the UEFA Champions League.
• 25 August 2005: FC København beats Welch Carmarthen Town F.C. 4-0 agg., FC Midtjylland beats Faorese B36 Tórshavn 4-3 agg. and Esbjerg fB are beaten by Norwegian Tromsø I.L. 1-1 All this in the UEFA Cup's second qualifying round.
• 3 September 2005: The Danish national team can't reach the first place in their qualification group. Ukraine have clinched it. Now their target is the second place.
• 29 September 2005: Brøndby IF beats Swiss FC Zürich 3-2 agg., FC København are beaten by German Hamburger SV 1–2 agg. and FC Midtjylland are beaten by the holding UEFA Cup-champions, Russian CSKA Moscow. All this in the UEFA Cup first round.
• 12 October 2005: The Danish national team is now definitely out of the FIFA World Cup 2006, since Turkey beat Albania.
• 27 October 2005: The Danish Football Association no longer searches for a friendly match in November, since Ireland cancelled.
• 10 November 2005: Royal League kicks off.
• 7 December 2005: Yearly awards by the players association:
• *2005 Danish Superliga profile: Michael Gravgaard, FC København
• *2005 Danish 1st Division profile: Henrik Toft, Vejle Boldklub
• *2005 Danish 2nd Division West profile: Rene Svendsen, Hobro IK
• *2005 Danish 2nd Division East profile: Gilberto Macena, Holbæk B&I
• *2005 team of the year: Jesper Christiansen, Michael Gravgaard, Daniel Agger, Lars Jacobsen, Allan K. Jepsen, Thomas Kahlenberg, Christian Poulsen, Martin Retov, Søren Larsen, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Morten Rasmussen.
• *2005 talent of the year: Daniel Agger, Brøndby IF
• 15 December 2005: Brøndby IF played the last game in their UEFA Cup group B against Palermo. After only 1 victory and 1 draw in four games, Brøndby ended 4th in the group.
• 28 December 2005: Yearly awards by Sports Confederation of Denmark:
• *2005 Danish footballer of the year: Christian Poulsen, FC Schalke 04
• *2005 best goal in the Superliga: Álvaro Santos, FC København against SønderjyskE on 28 October
• 2 January 2006: 2005 Goalie of the year: Jesper Christiansen, FC København
• 1 February 2006: The Danish league national team won the Hong Kong-tournament Carlsberg Cup, after winning 3–1 against South Korea.
• 13 February 2006: FC Midtjylland qualified for the quarter finals in Royal League with 3 victories and 2 draws.
• 16 February 2006: Brøndby IF, FC København, FC Midtjylland and AaB played the last games in their Royal League groups. Brøndby's was against Lillestrøm. After only 1 victory and 3 draws in six games, Brøndby ended 3rd in the group, but they didn't qualify for the quarter finals. FCK's last game was against Kalmar. FCK had also only won 1 game, but with 4 draws, they ended 2nd in the group and qualified for the quarter finals. AaB's match was against Gothenburg. AaB had, just like Brøndby, won only 1 match and played 3 draws. They ended last in the group and neither qualified for the quarter finals. Midtjylland's last match was a 1–1 draw against Start.
• 9 March 2006: FC København and FC Midtjylland played their last quarter finals in Royal League. The match ended with a 4–0 win to FCK, and they went through to the final – 7-1 on agg.
• 6 April 2006: FC København won the 2006 Royal League Final 1-0 against Lillestrøm at Parken Stadium.
• 29 April 2006: Aarhus GF relegated from the Superliga
• 4 May 2006: SønderjyskE relegated from the Superliga
• 7 May 2006: FC København won the Danish Superliga 2005-06.
• 11 May 2006: Randers FC won the Danish Cup 2005-06 after a 1–0 win against Esbjerg fB in the final at Parken Stadium.
• 14 May 2006: Last round in the Superliga.
• 14 May 2006: Brønshøj BK relegated from the 1st Division.
• 14 May 2006: BK Avarta relegated from the 2nd Division East.
• 27 May 2006: BK Skjold relegated from the 1st Division.
• 5 June 2006: Last round in the 2nd Divisions were played.
• 5 June 2006: Esbjerg 2 won the Danish 2nd Division West 2005-06.
• 5 June 2006: Næstved BK won the Danish 2nd Division East 2005-06.
• 5 June 2006: Aarhus Fremad promoted to the Danish 1st Division.
• 5 June 2006: Værløse BK relegated from the 2nd Division East-
• 5 June 2006: Kalundborg GB and Boldklubben 1909 relegated from the 2nd Division West.
• 10 June 2006: First playoff match, between the runners-up in the 2nd Divisions, Holbæk B&I and Thisted FC were played. Thisted won 3–0.
• 11 June 2006: Vejle BK won the Danish 1st Division 2005-06.
• 17 June 2006: Thisted FC promoted to the Danish 1st Division, in spite of they lost the second playoff match against Holbæk B&I 0–2.
• 18 June 2006: Last round in the 1st Division.

  National team results

• H = Home match
• A = Away match
• N = Neutral site match
• LT = League team
• F = Friendly
• WCQ2 = FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying, European Zone Group 2
• CC = Carlsberg Cup

  Honours