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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]
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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]
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]
| 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 |
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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]
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 | This section needs to be updated. (June 2019) |
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