In the 1998 2. Divisjon, the third highest football league for men in Norway, 22 games were played in 8 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Liv/Fossekallen, Skjetten, Clausenengen and Lofoten were promoted to the First Division through playoffs against the other 4 group winners. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen were relegated to the 3. Divisjon. The winning teams from each of the 19 groups in the 3. Divisjon, plus some number-two teams, were promoted to the 2. Divisjon.
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1998 2. Divisjon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA