1998 in Norwegian football

Norwegian Premier League

1. Rosenborg 26 20 3 3 79-23 63 UEFA Champions League 2. Molde 26 16 6 4 70-34 54 UEFA Champions League 3. Stabæk 26 16 5 5 63-29 53 UEFA Cup (cup winner) 4. Viking 26 14 4 8 66-44 46 UEFA Cup 5. Bodø/Glimt 26 9 9 8 47-47 36 UEFA Cup (fair play) 6. Brann 26 9 8 9 44-39 35 Intertoto Cup 7. Vålerenga 26 10 3 13 44-48 33 Intertoto Cup 8. Lillestrøm 26 9 6 11 41-49 33 9. Moss 26 10 2 14 36-55 32 10. Strømsgodset 26 9 5 12 40-61 32 11. Tromsø 26 7 7 12 39-48 28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12. Kongsvinger 26 7 5 14 35-59 26 Play-off ----------------------------------------- 13. Haugesund 26 6 5 15 41-55 23 Relegated 14. Sogndal 26 4 4 18 26-80 16 Relegated

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)

First Division

1. Odd Grenland 26 16 7 3 55-18 55 Promoted 2. Skeid 26 13 5 8 40-37 44 Promoted ----------------------------------------- 3. Kjelsås 26 11 8 7 43-34 41 Play-off - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4. Byåsen 26 12 4 10 38-30 40 5. Start 26 11 6 9 37-29 39 6. Bryne 26 12 3 11 46-42 39 7. Hødd 26 12 2 12 40-45 38 8. Raufoss 26 11 4 11 35-43 37 9. Lyn 26 9 9 8 44-26 36 10. Eik-Tønsberg 26 9 8 9 39-35 35 ----------------------------------------- 11. Aalesund 26 10 4 12 26-41 34 Relegated 12. Strindheim 26 8 8 10 37-37 32 Relegated 13. Ullern 26 6 3 17 26-55 21 Relegated 14. Hamarkameratene 26 6 1 19 30-64 19 Relegated

Play-off

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.

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 preliminary round

August 12: Rosenborg - FC Brügge (Belgium) 2-0

August 26: FC Brügge - Rosenborg 4-2 (agg. 4-4, Rosenborg on away goals)

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 Bucureşti (Romania) - Vålerenga 2-2

October 1: Vålerenga - Rapid Bucureşti 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)

Quarterfinal

March 4: Chelsea (Eng) - Vålerenga 3-0

March 18: Vålerenga - Chelsea 2-3 (agg. 2-6)

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)

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)

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)

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

Semifinals

February 27: Rosenborg - IFK Göteborg 2-0

AIK - København 0-1

Final

February 28: Rosenborg - København 2-0

Women's Premier Division

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 ----------------------------------------- 9. Fløya 18 1 3 14 14-72 6 Relegated 10. Byåsen 18 0 1 17 14-70 1 Relegated

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.

Men

Note: Norway's goals first
Explanation:

F = Friendly

WC98 = World Cup 1998

ECQ = European championship qualifier

Women

F = Friendly

WCQ = World Cup Qualification