The 1998 Tippeligaen was the 54th completed season of top division 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 first division (where number one and two are directly promoted) for the last spot.
Teams and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Bodø/Glimt 10 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion Brann 42 Bergen Brann Stadion Haugesund 2 Haugesund Haugesund Stadion Kongsvinger 16 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion Lillestrøm 35 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion Molde 23 Molde Nye Molde Stadion Moss 18 Moss Melløs Stadion Rosenborg 35 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Sogndal 8 Sogndalsfjøra Fosshaugane Stabæk 4 Bærum Nadderud Stadion Strømsgodset 17 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion Tromsø 13 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion Vålerenga 39 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Viking 49 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion
League table
Relegation play-offs Kongsvinger won the play-offs against Kjelsås 7–2 on aggregate.
Results
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Sigurd RushfeldtRosenborg272 Rune LangeTromsø203 Petter BelsvikStabæk19 Jostein FloStrømsgodset5 Andreas LundMolde166 Ríkharður DaðasonViking157 Jahn Ivar "Mini" JakobsenRosenborg148 Christian Flindt BjergViking12 Kjetil LøvvikBrann Raymond KvisvikMoss/Brann Roar StrandRosenborg
Attendances
References