1998 in Norwegian football

Results from Norwegian football in 1998.

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 
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12. Kongsvinger      26    7   5  14   35–59   26 Play-off 
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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 
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3. Kjelsås           26   11   8   7   43–34 41 Play-off 
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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 
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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

Second Division

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 cup

European cups

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)

Champions league

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

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Juventus F.C.	8	6	1	5	0	7	5	+2
2. Galatasaray	8	6	2	2	2	8	8	0
3. Rosenborg	8	6	2	2	2	7	8	−1
4. Athletic Bilbao	6	6	1	3	2	5	6	−1

Cup winners cup

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)

UEFA Cup 1998/99

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

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

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

Women's first division

Group 1

1. Liungen 18 12 4 2 63–27 40 Play-off 
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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
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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
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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
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9. Havørn             14   1 1 12  25–57   4

Group 4

1. Kaupanger 18 14 4 0 98–15 46 Play-off 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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.

National team

Men

Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.*	Comp.	Norwegian goalscorers
February 25	Marseille	France	3–3	F	Frank Strandli, Tore André Flo, Vegard Heggem
March 25	Brussels	Belgium	2–2	F	Vidar Riseth, Ole Gunnar Solskjær
April 22	Copenhagen	Denmark	2–0	F	Øyvind Leonhardsen, Tore André Flo
May 20	Oslo	Mexico	5–2	F	Roar Strand, Håvard Flo, Ronny Johnsen, Henning Berg, Vidar Riseth
May 27	Molde	Saudi Arabia	6–0	F	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	F
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	F	Tore André Flo

Note: Norway's goals first
Explanation:

F = Friendly
WC98 = World Cup 1998
ECQ = European championship qualifier

Women

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