1998 Toppserien Explained

Competition:	Toppserien
Season:	1998
Winners:	Asker 5th title
Relegated:	Fløya Byåsen
League Topscorer:	Marianne Pettersen (36 goals)
Matches:	90
Total Goals:	394
Prevseason:	1997
Nextseason:	1999

The 1998 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 25 April 1998 and ended on 17 October 1998.

18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the First Division were promoted through a playoff round.

Asker won the league, as well as all its games.

League table

Top goalscorers

• 36 goals:
  • Marianne Pettersen, Asker
• 16 goals:
  • Ragnhild Gulbrandsen, Trondheims-Ørn
  • Hege Riise, Setskog/Høland
  • Silvi Jan, Kolbotn
• 13 goals:
  • Linda Ørmen, Athene Moss
  • Anne Birgitte Nesset, Athene Moss
  • Christin Lilja, Athene Moss^[1]
  • Dagny Mellgren, Klepp
• 12 goals:
  • Elene Moseby, Setskog/Høland
• 10 goals:
  • Ann Kristin Aarønes, Trondheims-Ørn
• 9 goals:
  • Ann Elisabeth Kallevik, Setskog/Høland
  • Ingrid Camilla Fosse Sæthre, Bjørnar
  • Monica Knudsen, Asker

Promotion and relegation

• Fløya and Byåsen were relegated to the First Division.
• Grand Bodø and Kaupanger were promoted from the First Division through playoff.

References

• League table
• Fixtures
• Goalscorers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christin Marie Lilja - Profil. Norges. Fotballforbund. fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund.