1998 in Norwegian football

1. Liungen 18 12 4 2 63–27 40 Play-off 
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2. Kolbotn 2 18 10 2 6 52–53 32 
3. Røa 18 7 8 3 33–19 29 
4. Skjetten 18 8 5 5 48–37 29 
5. KFUM Oslo 18 7 7 4 42–31 28 
6. Bækkelaget 18 7 3 8 27–45 24 
7. Holeværingen/JIF 18 6 2 10 30–42 20 
8. Vallset 18 5 2 11 35–44 17 
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9. Gjøvik FK 18 4 5 9 24–39 17 Relegated 
10. Rødenes/Askim 18 2 6 10 21–38 12 Relegated

1. FK Larvik          18  18 0  0  84–15  54  Play-off
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2. Linderud           18  10 2  6  48–30  32
3. Gjelleråsen        18  10 2  6  43–40  32
4. Jardar             18   9 1  8  35–30  28
5. Donn               18   8 1  9  39–36  25
6. Bøler              18   7 2  9  39–49  23  Relegated
7. Snøgg              18   6 4  8  24–25  22
8. Eik-Tønsberg       18   7 1 10  36–49  22
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9. Fossum (Skien)     18   5 3 10  25–46  18
10. Langesund          18   1 2 15  13–66   5  Relegated

1. Solid              14  11 2  1  61–16  35  Play-off
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2. Ulf-Sandnes        14   7 6  1  43–31  27
3. Haugar             14   7 3  4  43–19  24
4. Vard/Avaldsnes     14   7 2  5  34–35  23
5. Bjerkreim          14   5 6  3  34–24  21  Relegated
6. Lyngdal            14   3 3  8  36–51  12
7. Vidar              14   3 1 10  10–53  10
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9. Havørn             14   1 1 12  25–57   4

1. Kaupanger 18 14 4 0 98–15 46 Play-off 
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2. Øygard 18 11 4 3 41–24 37 
3. Sandviken 2 18 9 4 5 44–34 31 
4. Follese 18 8 2 8 42–26 26 
5. Voss 18 7 5 6 30–27 26 
6. Nymark 18 8 2 8 29–42 26 
7. Sandane 18 8 1 9 50–37 25 
8. Førde 18 6 7 5 25–27 25 
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9. Hald 18 3 1 14 24–62 10 
10. Os 18 1 0 17 7–96 3 Relegated

1. Verdal 14 12 1 1 81–17 37 Play-off 
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2. Fortuna Ålesund 14 12 0 2 57–13 36 
3. Rindals/Troll 14 7 1 6 44–37 22 
4. Frei 14 6 1 7 34–39 19 
5. Ranheim 14 6 0 8 33–40 18 
6. Molde 14 6 0 8 31–39 18 
7. Os/Nansen/RIL 14 5 0 9 37–67 15 Relegated 
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8. Trondheims/Ørn 2 14 0 1 13 15–80 1

Herd (before season) and Overhalla withdrew

1. Grand Bodø 16 16 0 0 152- 6 48 Play-off 
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2. Medkila 16 13 0 3 88–43 39 
3. Innstranden 16 12 1 3 70–21 37 
4. Alta 16 7 1 8 56–44 22 (*) 
5. Salangen 16 7 0 9 41–55 21 
6. Furuflaten 16 6 0 10 21–44 18 
7. Halsøy 16 5 1 10 48–80 16 
8. Bossekop 16 3 1 12 16–54 10 (*) 
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9. Hardhaus 16 1 0 15 5–150 3 Relegated

Kvaløysletta withdrew. (*) Alta and Bossekop merged to form Alta/BUL.

• October 3: Grand Bodø – Solid 9–0
• October 10: Solid – Liungen 4–5
• October 17: Liungen – Grand Bodø 0–3

1. Grand Bodø 2 2 0 0 12- 0 6 Promoted 
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2. Liungen 2 1 0 1 5- 7 3 
3. Solid 2 0 0 2 4–14 0

• October 4: Verdal – Kaupanger 3–3
• October 10: Kaupanger – Larvik 2–1
• October 17: Larvik – Verdal 5–4

1. Kaupanger 2 1 1 0 5- 4 4 Promoted 
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2. Larvik 2 1 0 1 6- 6 3 
3. Verdal 2 0 1 1 7- 8 1

Kvam, Lørenskog, Jerv, Skjetten, Bryne, Eiger, Flekkefjord, Bjørnar 2, Eid, Buvik/Gimse, Herd, Bossmo/Ytteren, Tromsdalen.