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

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)

Intertoto cup

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)

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
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
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