1998 Tippeligaen

The 1998 Tippeligaen is the highest football league in Norway. 26 games are played 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.

Final standings

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Rosenborg	26	20	3	3	79	23	56	63
2	Molde	26	16	6	4	70	34	36	54
3	Stabæk	26	16	5	5	63	29	34	53
4	Viking	26	14	4	8	66	44	22	46
5	Bodø/Glimt	26	9	9	8	47	47	0	36
6	Brann	26	9	8	9	44	39	5	35
7	Vålerenga	26	10	3	13	44	48	-4	33
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	26	7	5	14	35	59	-24	26
13	Haugesund	26	6	5	15	41	55	-14	23
14	Sogndal	26	4	4	18	26	80	-54	16

	Qualified for the UEFA Champions League
	Qualified for the UEFA Cup¹
	Qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup
	Relegation Playoff
	Relegated to 1. Divisjon

¹Stabæk Fotball qualified as the winner of 1998 Norwegian Football Cup.

Relegation/Promotion

• Odd Grenland and Skeid promoted.
• Haugesund and Sogndal relegated.
• Kongsvinger won play-off against Kjelsås, 7-2 on aggregate.
  • Match 1: Kongsvinger 2-2 Kjelsås
  • Match 2: Kjelsås 0-5 Kongsvinger

Top scorers

• Sigurd Rushfeldt, Rosenborg, 27
• Rune Lange, Tromsø, 20
• Petter Belsvik, Stabæk, 19
• Jostein Flo, Strømsgodset, 19
• Andreas Lund, Molde, 16
• Ríkharður Daðason, Viking, 15
• Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen, Rosenborg, 14