The Denmark League XI is an unofficial national football team run by the Danish Football Association.
| Nickname(s) | Ligalandsholdet (lit. "The league's national team") |
|---|---|
| Association | Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union) |
| First international | |
 League XI 3 - 1 FC Luzern  (Maspalomas, Spain; 1 February 1983) Against another national team  United Arab Emirates 3 - 1 League XI (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 24 February 1984) | |
| Biggest win | |
| United Arab Emirates 0 - 5 League XI (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 9 February 1990) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 El Salvador 3 - 0 League XI (San Salvador, El Salvador; 3 February 1984) League XI 0 - 3 Soviet Union  (Calcutta, India; 3 February 1987) | |
The team generally consists of Danish players playing in the Danish Superliga or other leagues if their clubs agree to release them. It is only assembled in the start of the year, during the winter break in the Superliga.
The matches of the League XI have generally not been recognised as official matches by the Danish FA, although FIFA recognised matches until 2007.[1]
History
editA Danish Football Combination played the Scottish League XI in 1955.[2][3] Since 1983, the team has been assembled every year except 2005 (because of an early World Cup qualification match)[4] and 2011 (where no suitable trip could be arranged)[5] in January or February.[6]
The League XI national team has played 84 matches throughout its existence, of which 51 were played in 1983-1999 and 33 in 2000-2018. No additional matches were played in 2019-2022.[7]
Players
editThe purpose of the league XI is to give the head coach an opportunity to evaluate the level of the best players of the Superliga, and to introduce new players into the atmosphere of the national team.[1]
Friendlies
edit| 17 January 2010 2010 King's Cup | Denmark League XI | 3–1 |  Poland | Thailand |
| 16:00 UTC+7 | Rieks  22'Rasmussen 48'Bech 60' |
Report | Peszko 26' |
Stadium: 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima |
| 20 January 2010 2010 King's Cup | Singapore  | 1–5 | Denmark League XI | Thailand |
| 16:00 UTC+7 | Fazrul 84' |
Report | Larsen 8' Poulsen 19' (pen.)Lekic 35'Thygesen 48'Rieks 80' |
Stadium: 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima |
| 23 January 2010 2010 King's Cup | Thailand  | 0–3 | Denmark League XI | Thailand |
| 18:45 UTC+7 | Report | Lekic 19' Absalonsen 37'Bernburg 86' |
Stadium: 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand) |
| 15 January 2012 2012 King's Cup | Denmark League XI | 1–1 |  Norway | Thailand |
| 16:10 | Makienok 70' |
Report | Elyounoussi 79' |
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 3,240 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand) |
| 18 January 2012 2012 King's Cup | Denmark League XI | 0–0 |  South Korea U-23 | Thailand |
| 16:10 | Report | Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Referee: Prathan Nasawang (Thailand) |
| 21 January 2012 2012 King's Cup | Thailand | 1–3 | Denmark League XI | Thailand |
| 19:00 | Sumanya Purisai 52' |
Report | Makienok 10' Spelmann 43' Nielsen 92' |
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan) |
| 26 January 2013 | Canada  | 0–4 | Denmark League XI | United States |
| Report | Andreas Cornelius 8', 35', 63' Kasper Lorentzen 11' |
Stadium: Veterans Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 3,082 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| 30 January 2013 | Mexico  | 1–1 | Denmark League XI | United States |
| Marco Fabián 66' (pen.) |
Report | Andreas Cornelius 83' (pen.) |
Stadium: University of Phoenix Stadium Attendance: 43,345 Referee: Chris Penso |
| 11 January 2018 Friendly | Sweden  | 1–0 | Denmark League XI | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 20:45 UTC+4 | G. Nilsson 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland) |
| 15 January 2018 Friendly | Jordan  | 3–2 | Denmark League XI | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 17:00 UTC+4 |
|
Report | Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Attendance: 272 Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates) |
Since January 1983, the League XI national team has played 84 matches throughout its existence, of which 51 were played in 1983-1999 and 33 in 2000-2018. No additional matches were played in 2019-2022.[7]
Squad
editThis section needs to be updated. (June 2019) |
References
edit- ^ a b Staff writer. "Målsætninger til gavn for dansk fodbold". dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish FA. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "Wed 30 Nov 1955 Danish Football Combination 0 SFL 4".
- ^ Danish Combination v Scottish League, 11 October 1955, 11v11.com
- ^ Staff writer. "Ligalandsholdet 2005". dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish FA. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ Behrendt, Lars. "Ingen Ligalandshold denne vinter". dbu.dk. Danish FA. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ Staff writer. "Ligalandsholdets træningsture siden 1983". dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish FA. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Landsholdsdatabasen (search for all results of matches played by "Ligalandsholdet")". Dansk Boldspil Union. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
External links
edit- The League XI national team 2010 Archived 2009-11-23 at the Wayback Machine at the Danish FA