1998 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season1998
Dates19 April – 18 October
ChampionsOdd Grenland
PromotedOdd Grenland
Skeid
RelegatedAalesund
Strindheim
Ullern
Ham-Kam
Matches played182
Goals scored536 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorerCaleb Francis
(18 goals)
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 19 April 1998 and ended on 18 October 1998. The league was contested by 14 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the third placed played a promotion-playoff against the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

Odd Grenland and Skeid won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Kjelsås lost the promotion-playoff against Kongsvinger. Aalesund, Strindheim, Ullern and Ham-Kam was relegated to the 2. divisjon.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Odd Grenland (C, P) 26 16 7 3 55 18 +37 55 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Skeid (P) 26 13 5 8 40 37 +3 44
3 Kjelsås 26 11 8 7 43 34 +9 41 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Byåsen 26 12 4 10 38 30 +8 40
5 Start 26 11 6 9 37 29 +8 39
6 Bryne 26 12 3 11 46 42 +4 39
7 Hødd 26 12 2 12 40 45 −5 38
8 Raufoss 26 11 4 11 35 43 −8 37
9 Lyn 26 9 9 8 44 26 +18 36
10 Eik-Tønsberg 26 9 8 9 39 35 +4 35
11 Aalesund (R) 26 10 4 12 26 41 −15 34 Relegation to Second Division
12 Strindheim (R) 26 8 8 10 37 37 0 32
13 Ullern (R) 26 6 3 17 26 55 −29 21
14 HamKam (R) 26 6 1 19 30 64 −34 19
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AAL BRY BYÅ EIK HAM ILH KJE LYN ODD RIL SKD IKS SDM ULL
Aalesund — 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–3 0–3 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–6 2–1 2–1
Bryne 2–0 — 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–3 2–0 1–0 2–4 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–4 6–0
Byåsen 0–1 1–0 — 1–2 4–1 3–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 8–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2
Eik-Tønsberg 0–0 0–4 1–2 — 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 5–0 4–1 1–1 2–0
HamKam 3–0 3–2 1–2 0–1 — 0–3 1–3 3–5 0–6 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–2
Hødd 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 — 2–3 0–0 2–3 2–0 2–4 2–4 5–3 4–1
Kjelsås 2–2 1–2 2–1 3–3 2–2 4–2 — 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0
Lyn 1–0 5–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 — 0–0 6–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 5–0
Odd Grenland 5–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 5–0 5–0 2–1 1–1 — 4–0 4–1 3–0 0–0 1–0
Raufoss 2–0 3–4 0–1 4–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 — 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0
Skeid 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 — 1–0 2–1 3–3
Start 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 4–2 3–0 — 0–0 0–0
Strindheim 1–1 2–4 2–2 3–1 1–0 4–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 2–3 1–0 — 4–3
Ullern 1–0 1–4 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–7 1–2 3–0 2–3 0–1 0–2 —
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

[1]

Goals Player Club
18
 Norway Caleb Francis Bryne
16
 Norway Tommy Nilsen Lyn
15
 Norway Rune Medalen Bryne
Norway Ole Petter Skonnord Kjelsås
14
 Norway Andre Skotheim Hødd
12
 Norway Trond Nordseth Byåsen
10
 Norway Iver Sletten Skeid
9
 Norway Knut Brændvang Kjelsås
Norway Lasse Jørn Fredriksen Eik-Tønsberg
Norway Vegard Olsen Strindheim
Norway Erling Ytterland Aalesund
8
 Norway Frode Birkeland Eik-Tønsberg
Norway Dag Halvorsen Kjelsås
Norway Krister Isaksen Start
Norway Frode Johnsen Odd Grenland
Norway Arne Sandstø Odd Grenland
Norway Harald Åsland Riise Hødd
Norway Tom Eirik Sørum Byåsen

See also

References

  1. ^ "Toppscorere 1. divisjon". Gjengangeren (in Norwegian). 19 October 1998. p. 10.