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The 1998 Tippeligaen was the 54th completed season of top division football in Norway. Each team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the first division (where number one and two are directly promoted) for the last spot.
Teams and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
---|---|---|---|
Bodø/Glimt | 10 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion |
Brann | 42 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
Haugesund | 2 | Haugesund | Haugesund Stadion |
Kongsvinger | 16 | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion |
Lillestrøm | 35 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
Molde | 23 | Molde | Nye Molde Stadion |
Moss | 18 | Moss | Melløs Stadion |
Rosenborg | 35 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
Sogndal | 8 | Sogndal | Fosshaugane |
Stabæk | 4 | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion |
Strømsgodset | 17 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion |
Tromsø | 13 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion |
Vålerenga | 39 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion |
Viking | 49 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |
League table
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 First Division |
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Stabæk qualified for the UEFA Cup as Norwegian Cup winners.
- ^ Bodø/Glimt qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round through their Fair play ranking.
Relegation play-offs
Kongsvinger won the play-offs against Kjelsås 7–2 on aggregate.
Kjelsås | 0–5 | Kongsvinger |
---|---|---|
Report | Bergman 7', 59' Alm 49' Dybendal 78' Solberg 87' |
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sigurd Rushfeldt | Rosenborg | 27 |
2 | Rune Lange | Tromsø | 20 |
3 | Petter Belsvik | Stabæk | 19 |
Jostein Flo | Strømsgodset | 19 | |
5 | Andreas Lund | Molde | 16 |
6 | Ríkharður Daðason | Viking | 15 |
7 | Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen | Rosenborg | 14 |
Attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rosenborg | 171,129 | 21,230 | 8,864 | 13,164 | +16.1% |
2 | Brann | 116,693 | 12,290 | 7,236 | 8,976 | −20.7% |
3 | Molde | 110,712 | 13,308 | 6,036 | 8,516 | +114.8% |
4 | Vålerenga | 102,242 | 12,318 | 3,331 | 7,865 | n/a1 |
5 | Viking | 73,999 | 8,126 | 4,263 | 5,692 | −12.8% |
6 | Strømsgodset | 56,715 | 6,537 | 3,309 | 4,363 | −21.7% |
7 | Haugesund | 51,353 | 5,950 | 2,391 | 3,950 | −18.2% |
8 | Lillestrøm | 51,133 | 7,008 | 2,313 | 3,933 | −3.3% |
9 | Tromsø | 45,700 | 6,896 | 1,762 | 3,515 | +9.9% |
10 | Bodø/Glimt | 45,393 | 5,020 | 2,263 | 3,492 | +5.0% |
11 | Stabæk | 44,159 | 7,938 | 1,523 | 3,397 | −0.4% |
12 | Moss | 37,537 | 5,139 | 1,442 | 2,887 | n/a1 |
13 | Kongsvinger | 32,567 | 3,870 | 1,688 | 2,505 | +2.6% |
14 | Sogndal | 19,336 | 2,336 | 841 | 1,487 | −18.8% |
League total | 958,668 | 21,230 | 841 | 5,267 | +11.2% |
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.
References
- ^ a b c d "Ligastats Tippeligaen 1998". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
- ^ "Rosenborg-Moss 6-0". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
- ^ "Sogndal-Stabæk 0-9". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
- ^ "Kongsvinger 2–2 Kjelsås". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Kjelsås 0–5 Kongsvinger". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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