Norwegian Premier League 1998

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The Tippeligaen 1998 is the highest Football league in Norway. 26 games are played 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.

[edit] Final standings

                       P   W   D   L   F   A   GD   Points
 1 Rosenborg          26  20   3   3  79  23  56    63   
 2 Molde              26  16   6   4  70  34  36    54   
 3 Stabæk             26  16   5   5  63  29  34    53   
 4 Viking             26  14   4   8  66  44  22    46   
 5 Bodø/Glimt         26   9   9   8  47  47   0    36
 6 Brann              26   9   8   9  44  39   5    35
 7 Vålerenga          26  10   3  13  44  48  -4    33
 8 Lillestrøm         26   9   6  11  41  49  -8    33
 9 Moss               26  10   2  14  36  55 -19    32
10 Strømsgodset       26   9   5  12  40  61 -21    32
11 Tromsø             26   7   7  12  39  48  -9    28
12 Kongsvinger        26   7   5  14  35  59 -24    26    Won Play-off (against Kjelsås I.L.)
13 Haugesund          26   6   5  15  41  55 -14    23    Relegated
14 Sogndal            26   4   4  18  26  80 -54    16    Relegated

 P: Games played, W: Win, D: Draw, L: Lose, F: Goals scored, A: Goals conceded, GD: Goal difference

[edit] Relegation/Promotion

• Odd Grenland and Skeid promoted.
• Haugesund and Sogndal relegated.
• Kongsvinger won play-off against Kjelsås, 7-2 on aggregate.
  • Match 1: Kongsvinger 2-2 Kjelsås
  • Match 2: Kjelsås 0-5 Kongsvinger

[edit] Top scorers

• Sigurd Rushfeldt, Rosenborg, 27
• Rune Lange, Tromsø, 20
• Petter Belsvik, Stabæk, 19
• Jostein Flo, Strømsgodset, 19
• Andreas Lund, Molde, 16
• Ríkharður Daðason, Viking, 15
• Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen, Rosenborg, 14

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