1998 Norwegian First Division

Football league season

1\. divisjonSeason| 1998

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Dates| 19 April – 18 October
Champions| Odd Grenland
Promoted| Odd Grenland
Skeid
Relegated| Aalesund
Strindheim
Ullern
Ham-Kam
Matches played| 182
Goals scored| 536 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorer| Caleb Francis
(18 goals)

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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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

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Home \ Away  | AAL | BRY | BYÅ | EIK | HAM | ILH | KJE | LYN | ODD | RIL | SKD | IKS | SDM | ULL

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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

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Goals  | Player  | Club

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|  Caleb Francis | Bryne

|  Tommy Nilsen | Lyn

|  Rune Medalen | Bryne
Ole Petter Skonnord | Kjelsås

|  Andre Skotheim | Hødd

|  Trond Nordseth | Byåsen

|  Iver Sletten | Skeid

|  Knut Brændvang  | Kjelsås
Lasse Jørn Fredriksen  | Eik-Tønsberg
Vegard Olsen  | Strindheim
Erling Ytterland  | Aalesund

|  Frode Birkeland | Eik-Tønsberg
Dag Halvorsen  | Kjelsås
Krister Isaksen | Start
Frode Johnsen | Odd Grenland
Arne Sandstø | Odd Grenland
Harald Åsland Riise  | Hødd
Tom Eirik Sørum  | Byåsen

## See also

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* 1998 Tippeligaen
* 1998 2. divisjon
* 1998 3. divisjon

## References

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

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