1998 in Norwegian football

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Football in Norway
Season1998
Men's football
TippeligaenRosenborg
1. divisjonOdd Grenland
2. divisjonL/F Hønefoss FB (Group 1)
(Group 2)
Ørn-Horten (Group 3)
Vidar (Group 4)
Fyllingen (Group 5)
Clausenengen (Group 6)
Rosenborg 2 (Group 7)
Lofoten (Group 8)
CupenStabæk
Women's football
EliteserienAsker
Trondheims-Ørn
← 1997 Norway 1999 →

Results from Norwegian football in 1998.

Men's football[]

League season[]

Tippeligaen[]

Main article: 1998 Tippeligaen
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 26 20 3 3 79 23 +56 63 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Molde 26 16 6 4 70 34 +36 54 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Stabæk 26 16 5 5 63 29 +34 53 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
4 Viking 26 14 4 8 66 44 +22 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[b]
5 Bodø/Glimt 26 9 9 8 47 47 0 36
6 Brann 26 9 8 9 44 39 +5 35 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
7 Vålerenga 26 10 3 13 44 48 −4 33 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
8 Lillestrøm 26 9 6 11 41 49 −8 33
9 Moss 26 10 2 14 36 55 −19 32
10 Strømsgodset 26 9 5 12 40 61 −21 32
11 Tromsø 26 7 7 12 39 48 −9 28
12 Kongsvinger (O) 26 7 5 14 35 59 −24 26 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13 Haugesund (R) 26 6 5 15 41 55 −14 23 Relegation to 1. divisjon
14 Sogndal (R) 26 4 4 18 26 80 −54 16
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Stabæk qualified for the UEFA Cup as Norwegian Cup winners.
  2. ^ Bodø/Glimt qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round through their Fair play ranking.
Top scorers[]

27 goals:

20 goals:

19 goals:

16 goals:

15 goals:

  • Rikhardur Dadason, Viking

14 goals:

  • Jahn Ivar Jakobsen, Rosenborg

12 goals:

11 goals:

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)

1. divisjon[]

Main article: 1998 1. divisjon
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

2. divisjon[]

Main article: 1998 2. divisjon
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.

3. divisjon[]

Main article: 1998 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup[]

Main article: 1998 Norwegian Football Cup

Final[]

Main article: 1998 Norwegian Football Cup Final
Stabæk3–1 (a.e.t.)Rosenborg
Sigurðsson 6', 106'
Finstad 98'		 Report Rushfeldt 65' (pen.)
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 23,251

Women's football[]

League season[]

Eliteserien[]

Main article: 1998 Eliteserien
1. Asker 18 18 0 0 79–14 54 
2. Trondheims/Ørn 18 12 4 2 58–24 40 
3. Athene Moss 18 9 3 6 47–34 30 
4. Kolbotn 18 9 2 7 40–32 29 
5. Sandviken 18 8 4 6 27–25 28 
6. Klepp 18 8 3 7 36–31 27 
7. Setskog/Høland 18 6 3 9 51–57 21 
8. Bjørnar 18 5 5 8 31–38 20 
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9. Fløya 18 1 3 14 14–72 6 Relegated 
10. Byåsen 18 0 1 17 14–70 1 Relegated

1. divisjon[]

Main article:
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 
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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
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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 
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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 
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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 (*) 
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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 
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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
[]

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

UEFA competitions[]

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)

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds[]

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
Second qualifying round[]
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rosenborg Norway 4–4 (a) Belgium Club Brugge 2–0 2–4

Group stage[]

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage
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
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Juventus 6 1 5 0 7 5 +2 8 Advance to knockout stage
2 Turkey Galatasaray 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
3 Norway Rosenborg 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
4 Spain Athletic Bilbao 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6
Source: UEFA

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

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)

UEFA Cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup

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)

Intertoto Cup[]

Main article: 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup

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)

Scandinavian masters[]

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

National teams[]

Norway men's national football team[]

Main article: Norway national football team
Date Venue Opponent Res.* Competition Norwegian goalscorers
February 25 Marseille  France 3–3 Friendly Frank Strandli, Tore André Flo, Vegard Heggem
March 25 Brussels  Belgium 2–2 Friendly Vidar Riseth, Ole Gunnar Solskjær
April 22 Copenhagen  Denmark 2–0 Friendly Øyvind Leonhardsen, Tore André Flo
May 20 Oslo  Mexico 5–2 Friendly Roar Strand, Håvard Flo, Ronny Johnsen, Henning Berg, Vidar Riseth
May 27 Molde  Saudi Arabia 6–0 Friendly Kjetil Rekdal, Ole Gunnar Solskjær (2), Egil Østenstad, Tore André Flo, Vidar Riseth
June 10 Montpellier  Morocco 2–2 WC98 Group stage Youssef Chippo (Own goal), Dan Eggen
June 16 Bordeaux  Scotland 1–1 WC98 Group stage Håvard Flo
June 23 Marseille  Brazil 2–1 WC98 Group stage Tore André Flo, Kjetil Rekdal
June 27 Marseille  Italy 0–1 WC98 1/8 final
August 19 Oslo  Romania 0–0 Friendly
September 6 Oslo  Latvia 1–3 ECQ Ståle Solbakken
October 10 Ljubljana  Slovenia 2–1 ECQ Tore André Flo, Kjetil Rekdal
October 14 Oslo  Albania 2–2 ECQ Kjetil Rekdal, Henning Berg
November 18 Cairo  Egypt 1–1 Friendly Tore André Flo

Note: Norway's goals first
Explanation:

Norway women's national football team[]

Main article: Norway women's national football team
Date Venue Opponent Res.* Comp. Norwegian goalscorers
January 18 Guangzhou China 2–1 F Margunn Haugenes, Marianne Pettersen
January 21 Guangzhou Sweden 2–1 F Marianne Pettersen, Hege Riise
January 24 Guangzhou United States 0–3 F
March 15 Olhao China 0–1 F
March 17 Loulé Finland 1–0 F Hege Riise
March 19 Lagoa United States 4–1 F Marianne Pettersen (2), Hege Riise, Unni Lehn
March 21 Quarteira Denmark 4–1 F Margunn Haugenes, Unni Lehn, Linda Ørmen, Linda Medalen
April 18 Sittard Netherlands 0–0 WCQ
May 14 Oldham England 2–1 WCQ Monica Knudsen, Margunn Haugenes
June 17 Ulefoss Germany 3–2 WCQ Ragnhild Gulbrandsen (2), Hege Riise
July 25 Uniondale China 1–1, 2–4 on penalties F Marianne Pettersen
July 27 New York City Denmark 1–1, 4–2 on penalties F Unni Lehn
August 15 Lillestrøm England 2–0 WCQ Marianne Pettersen, Brit Sandaune
September 24 Moss France 6–0 F Ragnhild Gulbrandsen, Marianne Pettersen (3), Unni Lehn (2)
October 10 Gothenburg Sweden 2–0 F Margunn Haugenes, Unni Lehn
  • F = Friendly
  • WCQ = World Cup Qualification
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