1998 Norwegian First Division

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1. divisjon
Season1998
PromotedOdd Grenland
Skeid
RelegatedAalesund
Strindheim
Ullern
Ham-Kam
Matches played182
Goals scored536 (2.95 per match)
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 19 April 1998 and ended on 18 October 1998. The league was contested by 14 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the third placed played a promotion-playoff against the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

Odd Grenland and Skeid won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Kjelsås lost the promotion-playoff against Kongsvinger. Aalesund, Strindheim, Ullern and Ham-Kam was relegated to the 2. divisjon.

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Odd Grenland (C, P) 26 16 7 3 55 18 +37 55 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Skeid (P) 26 13 5 8 40 37 +3 44
3 Kjelsås 26 11 8 7 43 34 +9 41 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Byåsen 26 12 4 10 38 30 +8 40
5 Start 26 11 6 9 37 29 +8 39
6 Bryne 26 12 3 11 46 42 +4 39
7 Hødd 26 12 2 12 40 45 −5 38
8 Raufoss 26 11 4 11 35 43 −8 37
9 Lyn 26 9 9 8 44 26 +18 36
10 Eik-Tønsberg 26 9 8 9 39 35 +4 35
11 Aalesund (R) 26 10 4 12 26 41 −15 34 Relegation to 2. divisjon
12 Strindheim (R) 26 8 8 10 37 37 0 32
13 Ullern (R) 26 6 3 17 26 55 −29 21
14 HamKam (R) 26 6 1 19 30 64 −34 19
Source: nifs.no
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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