1998 Tippeligaen
| Season | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Rosenborg 14th title |
| Relegated |
Sogndal Haugesund |
| UEFA Champions League |
Rosenborg Molde FK |
| UEFA Cup |
Stabæk Viking Bodø/Glimt |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Vålerenga |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 671 (3.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sigurd Rushfeldt (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Rosenborg 7-1 Strømsgodset[1] |
| Biggest away win | Kongsvinger 2-8 Rosenborg[1] |
| Highest scoring | Sogndal 0-9 Stabæk[1] |
| Highest attendance | 21,230 |
| Lowest attendance | 841 |
| Average attendance |
5,267  11.1% |
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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
References
- 1 2 3 "Ligastats Tippeligaen 1998". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
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