1998 in Norwegian football

Results from Norwegian football in 1998.

Top scorers
27 goals:
 * Sigurd Rushfeldt, Rosenborg

20 goals:
 * Rune Lange, Tromsø

19 goals:
 * Petter Belsvik, Stabæk
 * Jostein Flo, Strømsgodset

16 goals:
 * Andreas Lund, Molde

15 goals:
 * Rikhardur Dadason, Viking

14 goals:
 * Jahn Ivar Jakobsen, Rosenborg

12 goals:
 * Kjetil Løvvik, Brann
 * Raymond Kvisvik, Brann/Moss
 * Roar Strand, Rosenborg

11 goals:
 * Odd Inge Olsen, Molde
 * Christian Flindt Bjerg, Viking

Average attendance

 * Rosenborg: 13 164
 * Brann: 8 976
 * Molde: 8 516
 * Vålerenga: 7 865
 * Viking: 5 692
 * Strømsgodset: 4 363
 * Haugesund: 3 950
 * Lillestrøm: 3 871
 * Bodø/Glimt: 3 491
 * Stabæk: 3 397
 * Tromsø: 3 394
 * Moss: 2 884
 * Kongsvinger: 2 505
 * Sogndal: 1 482
 * Total average: 5 254 (Total: 956 151)

Play-offs

 * 1st leg
 * October 3: Skjetten – Ørn-Horten 4–1
 * October 4: Clausenengen – Mo 5–1
 * Liv/Fossekallen – Fyllingen 2–1
 * Vidar – Lofoten 2–1


 * 2nd leg
 * October 10: Fyllingen – Liv/Fossekallen 1–4 (agg. 2–6)
 * Ørn-Horten – Skjetten 3–1 (agg. 4–5)
 * October 11: Lofoten – Vidar 3–1 (agg. 4–3)
 * Mo – Clausenengen 1–1 (agg. 2–6)

Clausenengen, Liv/Fossekallen, Lofoten and Skjetten promoted.

Group 1
1. Liungen 18 12 4 2 63–27 40 Play-off – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – 2. Kolbotn 2 18 10 2 6 52–53 32 3. Røa 18 7 8 3 33–19 29 4. Skjetten 18 8 5 5 48–37 29 5. KFUM Oslo 18 7 7 4 42–31 28 6. Bækkelaget 18 7 3 8 27–45 24 7. Holeværingen/JIF 18 6 2 10 30–42 20 8. Vallset 18 5 2 11 35–44 17 - 9. Gjøvik FK 18 4 5 9 24–39 17 Relegated 10. Rødenes/Askim 18 2 6 10 21–38 12 Relegated

Group 2
1. FK Larvik         18  18 0  0  84–15  54  Play-off – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – 2. Linderud          18  10 2  6  48–30  32 3. Gjelleråsen       18  10 2  6  43–40  32 4. Jardar            18   9 1  8  35–30  28 5. Donn              18   8 1  9  39–36  25 6. Bøler             18   7 2  9  39–49  23  Relegated 7. Snøgg             18   6 4  8  24–25  22 8. Eik-Tønsberg      18   7 1 10  36–49  22 - 9. Fossum (Skien)    18   5 3 10  25–46  18 10. Langesund         18   1 2 15  13–66   5  Relegated

Group 3
1. Solid             14  11 2  1  61–16  35  Play-off – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – 2. Ulf-Sandnes       14   7 6  1  43–31  27 3. Haugar            14   7 3  4  43–19  24 4. Vard/Avaldsnes    14   7 2  5  34–35  23 5. Bjerkreim         14   5 6  3  34–24  21  Relegated 6. Lyngdal           14   3 3  8  36–51  12 7. Vidar             14   3 1 10  10–53  10 8. - 9. Havørn            14   1 1 12  25–57   4

Group 4
1. Kaupanger 18 14 4 0 98–15 46 Play-off – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – 2. Øygard 18 11 4 3 41–24 37 3. Sandviken 2 18 9 4 5 44–34 31 4. Follese 18 8 2 8 42–26 26 5. Voss 18 7 5 6 30–27 26 6. Nymark 18 8 2 8 29–42 26 7. Sandane 18 8 1 9 50–37 25 8. Førde 18 6 7 5 25–27 25 - 9. Hald 18 3 1 14 24–62 10 10. Os 18 1 0 17 7–96 3 Relegated

Group 5
1. Verdal 14 12 1 1 81–17 37 Play-off – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – 2. Fortuna Ålesund 14 12 0 2 57–13 36 3. Rindals/Troll 14 7 1 6 44–37 22 4. Frei 14 6 1 7 34–39 19 5. Ranheim 14 6 0 8 33–40 18 6. Molde 14 6 0 8 31–39 18 7. Os/Nansen/RIL 14 5 0 9 37–67 15 Relegated - 8. Trondheims/Ørn 2 14 0 1 13 15–80 1

Herd (before season) and Overhalla withdrew

Group 6
1. Grand Bodø 16 16 0 0 152- 6 48 Play-off – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – 2. Medkila 16 13 0 3 88–43 39 3. Innstranden 16 12 1 3 70–21 37 4. Alta 16 7 1 8 56–44 22 (*) 5. Salangen 16 7 0 9 41–55 21 6. Furuflaten 16 6 0 10 21–44 18 7. Halsøy 16 5 1 10 48–80 16 8. Bossekop 16 3 1 12 16–54 10 (*) - 9. Hardhaus 16 1 0 15 5–150 3 Relegated

Kvaløysletta withdrew. (*) Alta and Bossekop merged to form Alta/BUL.

Play-off group 1

 * October 3: Grand Bodø – Solid 9–0
 * October 10: Solid – Liungen 4–5
 * October 17: Liungen – Grand Bodø 0–3

1. Grand Bodø 2 2 0 0 12- 0 6 Promoted 2. Liungen 2 1 0 1 5- 7 3 3. Solid 2 0 0 2 4–14 0

Play-off group 2

 * October 4: Verdal – Kaupanger 3–3
 * October 10: Kaupanger – Larvik 2–1
 * October 17: Larvik – Verdal 5–4

1. Kaupanger 2 1 1 0 5- 4 4 Promoted --- 2. Larvik 2 1 0 1 6- 6 3 3. Verdal 2 0 1 1 7- 8 1

Promoted to first division
Kvam, Lørenskog, Jerv, Skjetten, Bryne, Eiger, Flekkefjord, Bjørnar 2, Eid, Buvik/Gimse, Herd, Bossmo/Ytteren, Tromsdalen.

Norwegian representatives

 * Rosenborg (UEFA Champions League)
 * Vålerenga (Cup Winners Cup)
 * Brann (UEFA Cup)
 * Strømsgodset (UEFA Cup)
 * Molde (UEFA Cup)
 * Stabæk (Intertoto Cup)
 * Kongsvinger (Intertoto Cup)

Second qualifying round

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Group B

 * September 16: Athletic Bilbao (Spain) – Rosenborg 1–1
 * September 30: Rosenborg – Juventus (Italy) 1–1
 * October 21: Rosenborg – Galatasaray (Turkey) 3–0
 * November 4: Galatasaray – Rosenborg 3–0
 * November 25: Rosenborg – Athletic Bilbao 2–1
 * December 19: Juventus – Rosenborg 2–0

First round

 * September 17: Rapid București (Romania) – Vålerenga 2–2
 * October 1: Vålerenga – Rapid București 0–0 (agg. 2–2, Vålerenga on away goals)

Second round

 * October 22: Vålerenga – Besiktas (Turkey) 1–0
 * November 5: Besiktas – Vålerenga 3–3 (agg. 3–4)

Quarter-finals

 * March 4: Chelsea (Eng) – Vålerenga 3–0
 * March 18: Vålerenga – Chelsea 2–3 (agg. 2–6)

Second preliminary round

 * 1st leg
 * August 11: Brann – Zalgiris Vilnius (Lithuania) 1–0
 * Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) – Strømsgodset 1–0
 * Molde – CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) 0–0


 * 2nd leg
 * August 25: CSKA Sofia – Molde 2–0 (agg. 2–0)
 * Strømsgodset – Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0 (extra time) (agg. 1–1, 4–2 on penalties)
 * Zalgiris Vilnius – Brann 0–0 (agg. 0–1)

First round

 * 1st leg
 * September 15: Aston Villa (England) – Strømsgodset 3–2
 * Brann – Werder Bremen (Germany) 2–0


 * 2nd leg
 * September 29: Strømsgodset – Aston Villa 0–3 (agg. 2–6)
 * Werder Bremen – Brann 4–0 aet (agg. 4–2)

First round

 * 1st leg
 * June 20: Ebbw Vale (Wales) – Kongsvinger 1–6
 * Stabæk – Vojvodina (Yugoslavia) 1–2


 * 2nd leg
 * June 27: Vojvodina – Stabæk 3–2 (agg. 5–3)
 * June 28: Kongsvinger – Ebbw Vale 3–0 (agg. 9–1)

Second round

 * 1st leg
 * July 5: Twente (Net) – Kongsvinger 2–0


 * 2nd leg
 * July 11: Kongsvinger – Twente 0–0 (agg. 0–2)

Group 1

 * February 20: Rosenborg – Vejle 4–1
 * February 22: Malmö FF – Vejle 0–2
 * February 24: Rosenborg – Malmö FF 0–0

1.Rosenborg 2 1 1 0 4- 1 4 2.Vejle B 2 1 0 1 3- 4 3 3.Malmö FF 2 0 1 1 0- 2 1

Group 2

 * February 20: Halmstad – Strømsgodset 1–1
 * February 22: København – Strømsgodset 2–1
 * February 24: Halmstad – København 0–1

1.FC København 2 2 0 0 3- 1 6 2.Strømsgodset IF (Drammen) 2 0 1 1 2- 3 1 3. Halmstad IF 2 0 1 1 1- 2 1

Group 3

 * February 21: Brann – AIK 1–1
 * February 23: Brøndby – Brann 4–2
 * February 25: AIK – Brøndby 3–1

1.AIK 2 1 1 0 4- 2 4 2.Brøndby IF 2 1 0 1 5- 5 3 3.SK Brann (Bergen) 2 0 1 1 3- 5 1

Group 4

 * February 21: AGF – Vålerenga 1–2
 * February 23: IFK Göteborg – AGF 2–1
 * February 25: Vålerenga – IFK Göteborg 2–5

1.IFK Göteborg 2 2 0 0 7- 3 6 2.Vålerenga IF (Oslo) 2 1 0 1 4- 6 3 3.AGF (Århus) 2 0 0 2 2- 4 0

Consolation matches

 * February 27: Brøndby – Vålerenga 3–2
 * Brann – Vejle 4–1
 * AGF – Halmstad 2–0
 * Malmö – Strømsgodset 1–0

Semi-finals

 * February 27: Rosenborg – IFK Göteborg 2–0
 * AIK – København 0–1

Final

 * February 28: Rosenborg – København 2–0

Norway men's national football team
Note: Norway's goals first

Explanation:
 * WC98 = 1998 World Cup
 * ECQ = European Championship qualifier

Norway women's national football team

 * F = Friendly
 * WCQ = World Cup Qualification