Denmark League XI
AssociationDanish Football Association
(Dansk Boldspil-Union)
First gameLeague 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)
Largest winUnited Arab Emirates 0 - 5 League XI
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 9 February 1990)
Largest lossEl Salvador 3 - 0 League XI
(San Salvador, El Salvador; 3 February 1984)
League XI 0 - 3 USSR
(Calcutta, India; 3 February 1987)

The Denmark League XI is an unofficial national football team run by the Danish Football Association.

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

A 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

The 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

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]

References

  1. ^ Staff writer. "Målsætninger til gavn for dansk fodbold" (in Danish). dbu.dk. Danish FA. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Wed 30 Nov 1955 Danish Football Combination 0 SFL 4"
  3. ^ Danish Combination v Scottish League, 11 October 1955, 11v11.com
  4. ^ Staff writer. "Ligalandsholdet 2005" (in Danish). dbu.dk. Danish FA. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  5. ^ Behrendt, Lars. "Ingen Ligalandshold denne vinter". dbu.dk. Danish FA. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  6. ^ Staff writer. "Ligalandsholdets træningsture siden 1983" (in Danish). dbu.dk. Danish FA. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Landsholdsdatabasen (search for all results of matches played by "Ligalandsholdet")". Dansk Boldspil Union. Retrieved 12 June 2022.