{{Short description|54th season of top-tier football league in Norway}} {{refimprove|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = [[Tippeligaen]] | season = [[1998 in Norwegian football|1998]] | winners = [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]<br>13th title | relegated = [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]]<br />[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]] | continentalcup1 = [[1999–00 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = Rosenborg<br />[[Molde FK|Molde]] | continentalcup2 = [[1999–00 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] | continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]<br />[[Viking FK|Viking]]<br />[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] | continentalcup3 = [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]] | continentalcup3 qualifiers = [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] | matches = 182 | total goals = 671 | biggest home win = {{nowrap|Rosenborg 6–0 [[Moss FK|Moss]]}}<ref name="nifs">{{cite web|url=http://www.nifs.no/ligastats.php?h2hskjul=1&land=1&t=5&u=1759&visou= | language = Norwegian | title = Ligastats Tippeligaen 1998 | work = nifs.no | publisher = [[A-pressen]]}}</ref><br><small>(16 May 1998)</small><br> {{nowrap|Rosenborg 7–1 [[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]}}<ref name="nifs"/><br><small>(19 July 1998)</small> | biggest away win = Sogndal 0–9 Stabæk<ref name="nifs"/><br><small>(25 October 1998)</small> | highest scoring = {{nowrap|[[Kongsvinger IL|Kongsvinger]] 2–8 Rosenborg}}<ref name="nifs"/><br><small>(9 September 1998)</small> | league topscorer = [[Sigurd Rushfeldt]]<br>(27 goals) | highest attendance = 21,230<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nifs.no/kampfakta.php?kamp_id=1927&land=1&t=5&u=11&lag1=5&lag2=2 |language= Norwegian |title= Rosenborg-Moss 6-0 |work= nifs.no |publisher= [[A-pressen]]}}</ref><br>Rosenborg 6–0 Moss<br><small>(16 May 1998)</small> | lowest attendance = 841<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nifs.no/kampfakta.php?kamp_id=2054&land=1&t=5&u=11&lag1=10&lag2=4 |language= Norwegian |title= Sogndal-Stabæk 0-9 |work= nifs.no |publisher= [[A-pressen]]}}</ref><br>Sogndal 0–9 Stabæk<br><small>(25 October 1998)</small> | average attendance = 5,267 {{increase}} 11.2% | prevseason = [[1997 Tippeligaen|1997]] | nextseason = [[1999 Tippeligaen|1999]] | dates = 13 April – 25 October }}
The '''1998 [[Tippeligaen]]''' was the 54th completed season of top division [[association football|football]] in [[Norway]]. Each team played 26 games 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 [[1. divisjon|first division]] (where number one and two are directly promoted) for the last spot.
==Teams and locations== :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |- ! Team !{{Tooltip| Ap. | Appearances in top divisions of Norwegian football}}<!--Begins with 1937–38 season. Abandoned 1939–40 season does not count.--> ! Location ! Stadium |- | [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] | align="center"| '''10''' | [[Bodø (town)|Bodø]] | [[Aspmyra Stadion]] |- | [[SK Brann|Brann]] | align="center"| '''42''' | [[Bergen (city)|Bergen]] | [[Brann Stadion]] |- | [[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]] | align="center"| '''2''' | [[Haugesund (town)|Haugesund]] | [[Haugesund Stadion]] |- | [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] | align="center"| '''16''' | [[Kongsvinger (town)|Kongsvinger]] | [[Gjemselund Stadion]] |- | [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] | align="center"| '''35''' | [[Lillestrøm (town)|Lillestrøm]] | [[Åråsen Stadion]] |- | [[Molde FK|Molde]] | align="center"| '''23''' | [[Molde]] | [[Nye Molde Stadion]] |- | [[Moss FK|Moss]] | align="center"| '''18''' | [[Moss (town)|Moss]] | [[Melløs Stadion]] |- | [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] | align="center"| '''35''' | [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]] | [[Lerkendal Stadion]] |- | [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] | align="center"| '''8''' | [[Sogndalsfjøra]] | [[Fosshaugane Campus|Fosshaugane]] |- | [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] | align="center"| '''4''' | [[Bekkestua|Bærum]] | [[Nadderud Stadion]] |- | [[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] | align="center"| '''17''' | [[Drammen (town)|Drammen]] | [[Marienlyst Stadion]] |- | [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] | align="center"| '''13''' | [[Tromsø]] | [[Alfheim Stadion]] |- | [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] | align="center"| '''39''' | [[Oslo]] | [[Ullevaal Stadion]] |- | [[Viking FK|Viking]] | align="center"| '''49''' | [[Stavanger (city)|Stavanger]] | [[Stavanger Stadion]] |}
==League table== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=QR
|team1=RBK|name_RBK=[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] |team2=MFK|name_MFK=[[Molde FK|Molde]] |team3=STB|name_STB=[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] |team4=VIK|name_VIK=[[Viking FK|Viking]] |team5=BOD|name_BOD=[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] |team6=BRA|name_BRA=[[SK Brann|Brann]] |team7=VIF|name_VIF=[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] |team8=LSK|name_LSK=[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] |team9=Moss|name_Moss=[[Moss FK|Moss]] |team10=SIF|name_SIF=[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] |team11=TIL|name_TIL=[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] |team12=KIL|name_KIL=[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] |team13=HAU|name_HAU=[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]] |team14=SIL|name_SIL=[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]]
|win_RBK=20|draw_RBK=3|loss_RBK=3|gf_RBK=79|ga_RBK=23|status_RBK=C |win_MFK=16|draw_MFK=6|loss_MFK=4|gf_MFK=70|ga_MFK=34 |win_STB=16|draw_STB=5|loss_STB=5|gf_STB=63|ga_STB=29 |win_VIK=14|draw_VIK=4|loss_VIK=8|gf_VIK=66|ga_VIK=44 |win_BOD=9|draw_BOD=9|loss_BOD=8|gf_BOD=47|ga_BOD=47 |win_BRA=9|draw_BRA=8|loss_BRA=9|gf_BRA=44|ga_BRA=39 |win_VIF=10|draw_VIF=3|loss_VIF=13|gf_VIF=44|ga_VIF=48 |win_LSK=9|draw_LSK=6|loss_LSK=11|gf_LSK=41|ga_LSK=49 |win_Moss=10|draw_Moss=2|loss_Moss=14|gf_Moss=36|ga_Moss=55 |win_SIF=9|draw_SIF=5|loss_SIF=12|gf_SIF=40|ga_SIF=61 |win_TIL=7|draw_TIL=7|loss_TIL=12|gf_TIL=39|ga_TIL=48 |win_KIL=7|draw_KIL=5|loss_KIL=14|gf_KIL=35|ga_KIL=59|status_KIL=O |win_HAU=6|draw_HAU=5|loss_HAU=15|gf_HAU=41|ga_HAU=55|status_HAU=R |win_SIL=4|draw_SIL=4|loss_SIL=18|gf_SIL=26|ga_SIL=80|status_SIL=R
|col_CLGS=green1|text_CLGS=Qualification for the [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|Champions League group stage]] |result1=CLGS |col_CL2=green2|text_CL2=Qualification for the [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|Champions League second qualifying round]] |result2=CL2 |col_UC1=blue1|text_UC1=Qualification for the [[1999–2000 UEFA Cup#First round|UEFA Cup first round]] |note_res_UC1=[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]] as [[1998 Norwegian Football Cup|Norwegian Cup winners]]. |result3=UC1 |col_UCQ=blue2|text_UCQ=Qualification for the [[1999–2000 UEFA Cup#Qualifying round|UEFA Cup qualifying round]] |note_res_UCQ=[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] qualified for the [[1999–2000 UEFA Cup#Qualifying round|UEFA Cup qualifying round]] through their [[Fair play ranking]]. |result4=UCQ|result5=UCQ |col_IC2=#CCCCFF|text_IC2=Qualification for the [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup#Second round|Intertoto Cup second round]] |result6=IC2 |col_IC1=#CCCCFF|text_IC1=Qualification for the [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup#First round|Intertoto Cup first round]] |result7=IC1 |col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification for the [[1998 Tippeligaen#Relegation and promotion|relegation play-offs]] |result12=RP |col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to [[1999 Norwegian First Division|First Division]] |result13=R|result14=R
|show_limit=5 |class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. |update=complete|source=[https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/tabell/?fiksId=82972 fotball.no] }}</onlyinclude>
==Relegation play-offs== [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] won the play-offs against [[Kjelsås Fotball|Kjelsås]] 7–2 on aggregate.
{{footballbox |date = 28 October 1998 |time = 14:00 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]) |team1 = [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] |score = 2–2 |report = https://www.rsssf.no/1998/po |team2 = [[Kjelsås Fotball|Kjelsås]] |goals1 = [[Trym Bergman|Bergman]] {{goal|30|pen.}} <br> [[Marius Gullerud|Gullerud]] {{goal|76}} |goals2 = [[Stian Theting|Theting]] {{goal|5}} <br> [[Ole Petter Skonnord|Skonnord]] {{goal|10}} |stadium = [[Gjemselund Stadion]], [[Kongsvinger (town)|Kongsvinger]] |attendance = 2,016 |referee = [[Terje Hauge]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=3480981 |title=Kongsvinger 2–2 Kjelsås |work=fotball.no |publisher=Norwegian Football Association (NFF) |language=no|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 31 October 1998 |time = 13:00 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]) |team1 = [[Kjelsås Fotball|Kjelsås]] |score = 0–5 |report = https://www.rsssf.no/1998/po |team2 = [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Trym Bergman|Bergman]] {{goal|7||59}} <br> [[Andreas Alm|Alm]] {{goal|49}} <br> Dybendal {{goal|78}} <br> Solberg {{goal|87}} |stadium = [[Grefsen Stadion]], [[Oslo]] |attendance = 3,293 |referee = [[Roy Helge Olsen]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=3480982 |title=Kjelsås 0–5 Kongsvinger |work=fotball.no |publisher=Norwegian Football Association (NFF) |language=no|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> }}
== Results == {{#invoke:sports results|main | source = [https://www.nifs.no/kamper.php?land=1&t=5&u=11 NIFS] {{in lang|no}} | update = complete |start_date= 13 April 1998 | a_note = | matches_style = FBR | team1= BOD | team2= BRA | team3= HAU | team4= KON | team5= LIL | team6= MOL | team7= MOS | team8= ROS | team9= SOG | team10= STB | team11= STM | team12= TRO | team13= VÅL | team14= VIK
|name_BOD=[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] | match_BOD_BRA = 2–2 | match_BOD_HAU = 3–2 | match_BOD_KON = 0–0 | match_BOD_LIL = 1–1 | match_BOD_MOL = 0–2 | match_BOD_MOS = 2–1 | match_BOD_ROS = 2–6 | match_BOD_SOG = 3–0 | match_BOD_STB = 1–3 | match_BOD_STM = 6–2 | match_BOD_TRO = 3–2 | match_BOD_VÅL = 2–1 | match_BOD_VIK = 3–1
|name_BRA=[[SK Brann|Brann]] | match_BRA_BOD = 2–1 | match_BRA_HAU = 2–2 | match_BRA_KON = 3–0 | match_BRA_LIL = 1–2 | match_BRA_MOL = 2–2 | match_BRA_MOS = 0–1 | match_BRA_ROS = 0–0 | match_BRA_SOG = 4–0 | match_BRA_STB = 2–0 | match_BRA_STM = 0–1 | match_BRA_TRO = 3–1 | match_BRA_VÅL = 3–0 | match_BRA_VIK = 1–4
|name_HAU=[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]] | match_HAU_BOD = 5–4 | match_HAU_BRA = 2–3 | match_HAU_KON = 1–1 | match_HAU_LIL = 0–2 | match_HAU_MOL = 2–3 | match_HAU_MOS = 5–1 | match_HAU_ROS = 0–3 | match_HAU_SOG = 4–0 | match_HAU_STB = 0–1 | match_HAU_STM = 1–1 | match_HAU_TRO = 1–1 | match_HAU_VÅL = 3–1 | match_HAU_VIK = 1–4
|name_KON=[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] | match_KON_BOD = 0–0 | match_KON_BRA = 2–2 | match_KON_HAU = 0–1 | match_KON_LIL = 3–0 | match_KON_MOL = 0–3 | match_KON_MOS = 2–4 | match_KON_ROS = 2–8 | match_KON_SOG = 3–2 | match_KON_STB = 1–5 | match_KON_STM = 2–1 | match_KON_TRO = 2–1 | match_KON_VÅL = 1–3 | match_KON_VIK = 1–1
|name_LIL=[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] | match_LIL_BOD = 0–0 | match_LIL_BRA = 1–1 | match_LIL_HAU = 5–0 | match_LIL_KON = 0–3 | match_LIL_MOL = 1–1 | match_LIL_MOS = 3–4 | match_LIL_ROS = 0–3 | match_LIL_SOG = 0–1 | match_LIL_STB = 2–3 | match_LIL_STM = 2–4 | match_LIL_TRO = 2–1 | match_LIL_VÅL = [[Lillestrøm SK–Vålerenga Fotball rivalry|3–2]] | match_LIL_VIK = 2–3
|name_MOL=[[Molde FK|Molde]] | match_MOL_BOD = 1–0 | match_MOL_BRA = 2–2 | match_MOL_HAU = 4–1 | match_MOL_KON = 4–1 | match_MOL_LIL = 4–0 | match_MOL_MOS = 6–0 | match_MOL_ROS = [[Molde FK–Rosenborg BK rivalry|0–2]] | match_MOL_SOG = 4–0 | match_MOL_STB = 1–1 | match_MOL_STM = 1–3 | match_MOL_TRO = 2–2 | match_MOL_VÅL = 4–1 | match_MOL_VIK = 4–4
|name_MOS=[[Moss FK|Moss]] | match_MOS_BOD = 0–1 | match_MOS_BRA = 3–0 | match_MOS_HAU = 2–0 | match_MOS_KON = 2–0 | match_MOS_LIL = 1–2 | match_MOS_MOL = 0–2 | match_MOS_ROS = 1–3 | match_MOS_SOG = 1–1 | match_MOS_STB = 1–0 | match_MOS_STM = 3–1 | match_MOS_TRO = 3–2 | match_MOS_VÅL = 3–2 | match_MOS_VIK = 0–1
|name_ROS=[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] | match_ROS_BOD = 3–0 | match_ROS_BRA = 4–2 | match_ROS_HAU = 1–0 | match_ROS_KON = 4–0 | match_ROS_LIL = 6–1 | match_ROS_MOL = [[Molde FK–Rosenborg BK rivalry|1–2]] | match_ROS_MOS = 6–0 | match_ROS_SOG = 4–0 | match_ROS_STB = 2–2 | match_ROS_STM = 7–1 | match_ROS_TRO = 1–1 | match_ROS_VÅL = 1–0 | match_ROS_VIK = 3–1
|name_SOG=[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] | match_SOG_BOD = 1–2 | match_SOG_BRA = 2–1 | match_SOG_HAU = 0–4 | match_SOG_KON = 2–5 | match_SOG_LIL = 2–2 | match_SOG_MOL = 1–4 | match_SOG_MOS = 4–3 | match_SOG_ROS = 2–1 | match_SOG_STB = 0–9 | match_SOG_STM = 2–2 | match_SOG_TRO = 0–0 | match_SOG_VÅL = 1–3 | match_SOG_VIK = 1–2
|name_STB=[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] | match_STB_BOD = 3–2 | match_STB_BRA = 1–1 | match_STB_HAU = 1–1 | match_STB_KON = 2–1 | match_STB_LIL = 1–1 | match_STB_MOL = 1–4 | match_STB_MOS = 4–0 | match_STB_ROS = 2–0 | match_STB_SOG = 5–1 | match_STB_STM = 4–0 | match_STB_TRO = 1–0 | match_STB_VÅL = 2–0 | match_STB_VIK = 4–3
|name_STM=[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] | match_STM_BOD = 2–2 | match_STM_BRA = 0–2 | match_STM_HAU = 4–1 | match_STM_KON = 1–0 | match_STM_LIL = 2–3 | match_STM_MOL = 1–2 | match_STM_MOS = 2–0 | match_STM_ROS = 0–2 | match_STM_SOG = 2–1 | match_STM_STB = 2–1 | match_STM_TRO = 3–2 | match_STM_VÅL = 0–5 | match_STM_VIK = 1–5
|name_TRO=[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] | match_TRO_BOD = 4–4 | match_TRO_BRA = 1–0 | match_TRO_HAU = 2–1 | match_TRO_KON = 3–0 | match_TRO_LIL = 1–0 | match_TRO_MOL = 2–6 | match_TRO_MOS = 0–0 | match_TRO_ROS = 3–4 | match_TRO_SOG = 3–1 | match_TRO_STB = 0–4 | match_TRO_STM = 2–2 | match_TRO_VÅL = 2–1 | match_TRO_VIK = 1–2
|name_VÅL=[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] | match_VÅL_BOD = 2–2 | match_VÅL_BRA = 3–2 | match_VÅL_HAU = 3–2 | match_VÅL_KON = 2–3 | match_VÅL_LIL = [[Lillestrøm SK–Vålerenga Fotball rivalry|1–5]] | match_VÅL_MOL = 3–1 | match_VÅL_MOS = 1–0 | match_VÅL_ROS = 0–2 | match_VÅL_SOG = 4–0 | match_VÅL_STB = 2–0 | match_VÅL_STM = 1–1 | match_VÅL_TRO = 1–0 | match_VÅL_VIK = 2–2
|name_VIK=[[Viking FK|Viking]] | match_VIK_BOD = 1–1 | match_VIK_BRA = 2–3 | match_VIK_HAU = 3–1 | match_VIK_KON = 4–2 | match_VIK_LIL = 0–1 | match_VIK_MOL = 3–1 | match_VIK_MOS = 5–2 | match_VIK_ROS = 1–2 | match_VIK_SOG = 5–1 | match_VIK_STB = 1–3 | match_VIK_STM = 4–1 | match_VIK_TRO = 1–2 | match_VIK_VÅL = 3–0
}}
==Season statistics== ===Top scorers=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Goals |- |1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Sigurd Rushfeldt]] |align="left"|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] |27 |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Rune Lange]] |align="left"|[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] |20 |- |rowspan="2"|3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Petter Belsvik]] |align="left"|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] |rowspan="2"|19 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jostein Flo]] |align="left"|[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] |- |5 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Andreas Lund]] |align="left"|[[Molde FK|Molde]] |16 |- |6 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Ríkharður Daðason]] |align="left"|[[Viking FK|Viking]] |15 |- |7 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jahn Ivar Jakobsen|Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen]] |align="left"|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] |14 |- |rowspan="4"|8 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Christian Flindt Bjerg]] |align="left"|[[Viking FK|Viking]] |rowspan="4"|12 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Kjetil Løvvik]] |align="left"|[[SK Brann|Brann]] |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Raymond Kvisvik]] |align="left"|[[Moss FK|Moss]]/[[SK Brann|Brann]] |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Roar Strand]] |align="left"|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] |} <ref>{{cite news|title=Toppscorere|work=Nordlys|date=26 October 1998|page=22|language=no}}</ref>
===Attendances=== {{fb a header}} {{fb a2 team|p=1 |t=[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]|s=171129|h=21230|l=8864 |a=13164 |pr=11338}} {{fb a2 team|p=2 |t=[[SK Brann|Brann]]|s=116693|h=12290 |l=7236 |a=8976 |pr=11325}} {{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=[[Molde FK|Molde]]|s=110712|h=13308|l=6036 |a=8516 |pr=3965}} {{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]|s=102242|h=12318|l=3331 |a=7865 |nt=1}} {{fb a2 team|p=5 |t=[[Viking FK|Viking]]|s=73999|h=8126|l=4263 |a=5692 |pr=6528}} {{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]|s=56715|h=6537|l=3309 |a=4363 |pr=5571}} {{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]]|s=51353|h=5950|l=2391 |a=3950 |pr=4827}} {{fb a2 team|p=8 |t=[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]|s=51133|h=7008|l=2313 |a=3933|pr=4067}} {{fb a2 team|p=9 |t=[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]|s=45700|h=6896|l=1762 |a=3515 |pr=3199}} {{fb a2 team|p=10|t=[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]|s=45393|h=5020|l=2263 |a=3492 |pr=3327}} {{fb a2 team|p=11|t=[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]|s=44159|h=7938|l=1523 |a=3397 |pr=3411}} {{fb a2 team|p=12|t=[[Moss FK|Moss]]|s=37537|h=5139|l=1442 |a=2887 |nt=1}} {{fb a2 team|p=13|t=[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]]|s=32567|h=3870|l=1688 |a=2505 |pr=2441}} {{fb a2 team|p=14|t=[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]]|s=19336 |h=2336 |l=841 |a=1487 |pr=1831}} {{fb a footer |s=958668|h=21230|l=841|a=5267|pr=4738|source=[https://www.nifs.no/tilskuertall.php?land=1&t=5&fra=1998&til=1998&kamper=&sortering=avgt nifs.no]|date=May 2019|notes=1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.}}
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Eliteserien}} {{1998 in Norwegian football}} {{1997–98 in European football (UEFA)}} {{1998–99 in European football (UEFA)}}
[[Category:Eliteserien seasons]] [[Category:1998 in European association football leagues|Norway]] [[Category:1998 in Norwegian football|1]]