1998 in Norwegian football explained

Country:	Norway
Season:	1998
Division1:	Tippeligaen
Champions1:	Rosenborg
Division2:	1. divisjon
Champions2:	Odd Grenland
Division3:	2. divisjon
Champions3:	L/F Hønefoss FB (Group 1) Skjetten (Group 2) Ørn-Horten (Group 3) Vidar (Group 4) Fyllingen (Group 5) Clausenengen (Group 6) Rosenborg 2 (Group 7) Lofoten (Group 8)
Domestic:	Cupen
Dchampions:	Stabæk
Wdivision1:	Toppserien
Wchampions1:	Asker
Wdomestic:	Cupen
Wdchampions:	Trondheims-Ørn
Prevseason:	1997
Nextseason:	1999
Flagicon:	yes

Results from Norwegian football in 1998.

Men's football

League season

Tippeligaen

See main article: 1998 Tippeligaen.

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)

1. divisjon

See main article: 1998 1. divisjon.

2. divisjon

See main article: 1998 2. divisjon.

Play-offs

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.

3. divisjon

See main article: 1998 3. divisjon.

Norwegian Cup

See main article: 1998 Norwegian Football Cup.

Final

See main article: 1998 Norwegian Football Cup final.

Women's football

League season

Toppserien

See main article: 1998 Toppserien.

1. divisjon

Group 1

1. Liungen 18 12 4 2 63–27 40 Play-off – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – 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 ----------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------- 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 8. ----------------------------------------- 9. Havørn 14 1 1 12 25–57 4

Group 4

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

UEFA competitions

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)

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds.

Second qualifying round

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Group stage

See main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage.

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

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

See main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

First round

• September 17: Rapid București (Romania) – Vålerenga 2–2
• October 1: Vålerenga – Rapid București 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)

Quarter-finals

• March 4: Chelsea (Eng) – Vålerenga 3–0
• March 18: Vålerenga – Chelsea 2–3 (agg. 2–6)

UEFA Cup

See main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup.

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

See main article: 1998 UEFA 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

Semi-finals

• February 27: Rosenborg – IFK Göteborg 2–0
• AIK – København 0–1

Final

• February 28: Rosenborg – København 2–0

National teams

Norway men's national football team

See main article: Norway national football team.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.*!style="background: lightblue;" align=center|Competition!style="background: lightblue;"|Norwegian goalscorers|-|February 25 |Marseille||3–3|Friendly|Frank Strandli, Tore André Flo, Vegard Heggem|-|March 25|Brussels||2–2|Friendly|Vidar Riseth, Ole Gunnar Solskjær|-|April 22|Copenhagen||2–0|Friendly|Øyvind Leonhardsen, Tore André Flo|-|May 20|Oslo||5–2|Friendly|Roar Strand, Håvard Flo, Ronny Johnsen, Henning Berg, Vidar Riseth|-|May 27|Molde||6–0|Friendly|Kjetil Rekdal, Ole Gunnar Solskjær (2), Egil Østenstad, Tore André Flo, Vidar Riseth|-|June 10|Montpellier||2–2|WC98 Group stage|Youssef Chippo (Own goal), Dan Eggen|-|June 16|Bordeaux||1–1|WC98 Group stage|Håvard Flo|-|June 23|Marseille||2–1|WC98 Group stage|Tore André Flo, Kjetil Rekdal|-|June 27|Marseille||0–1|WC98 1/8 final||-|August 19|Oslo||0–0|Friendly||-|September 6|Oslo||1–3|ECQ|Ståle Solbakken|-|October 10|Ljubljana||2–1|ECQ|Tore André Flo, Kjetil Rekdal|-|October 14|Oslo||2–2|ECQ|Kjetil Rekdal, Henning Berg|-|November 18|Cairo||1–1|Friendly|Tore André Flo|} Note: Norway's goals first Explanation: WC98 = 1998 World Cup ECQ = European Championship qualifier Norway women's national football team See main article: Norway women's national football team. Date Venue Opponent Res.*!style="background: lightblue;" align=center|Comp.!style="background: lightblue;"|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 ]