1998 Norwegian Second Division

In the 1998 2. divisjon, the third highest football league for men in Norway, 22 games were played in 8 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Liv/Fossekallen, Skjetten, Clausenengen and Lofoten were promoted to the First Division through playoffs against the other 4 group winners. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen were relegated to the 3. divisjon. The winning teams from each of the 19 groups in the 3. divisjon, plus some number-two teams, were promoted to the 2. divisjon.

League tables

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Liv/Fossekallen (P) 22 16 4 2 51 14 +37 52 Promotion to First Division
2 Årvoll 22 12 4 6 60 39 +21 40
3 Lyn 2 22 11 4 7 47 35 +12 37
4 Faaberg 22 11 3 8 46 37 +9 36
5 Lillestrøm 2 22 10 5 7 46 35 +11 35
6 Sprint-Jeløy 22 10 5 7 46 42 +4 35
7 Drøbak/Frogn 22 10 1 11 38 40 −2 31
8 Jevnaker 22 7 7 8 31 35 −4 28
9 Gjøvik-Lyn 22 7 7 8 36 41 −5 28
10 Strømmen (R) 22 6 3 13 34 52 −18 21 Relegation to Third Division
11 Jotun (R) 22 5 3 14 30 61 −31 18
12 Bjerke (R) 22 1 6 15 24 58 −34 9
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Skjetten (P) 22 16 2 4 58 20 +38 50 Promotion to First Division
2 Sarpsborg 22 16 2 4 57 26 +31 50
3 Stabæk 2 22 13 1 8 52 43 +9 40
4 Grei 22 10 4 8 33 32 +1 34
5 Bærum 22 11 0 11 57 49 +8 33
6 Lørenskog 22 10 3 9 35 35 0 33
7 Abildsø 22 10 1 11 43 52 −9 31
8 Elverum 22 9 2 11 43 46 −3 29
9 Nybergsund 22 8 4 10 33 31 +2 28
10 Fossum (R) 22 7 4 11 39 41 −2 25 Relegation to Third Division
11 Rakkestad (R) 22 7 4 11 39 49 −10 25
12 Ham-Kam 2 (R) 22 1 1 20 15 80 −65 4
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Ørn-Horten 22 14 5 3 67 34 +33 47
2 Fredrikstad 22 14 5 3 47 17 +30 47
3 Sandefjord 22 11 7 4 41 29 +12 40
4 Runar 22 8 10 4 45 29 +16 34
5 Vålerenga 2 22 9 6 7 58 46 +12 33
6 Ski 22 9 6 7 39 37 +2 33
7 Råde 22 10 2 10 47 50 −3 32
8 Drafn 22 6 8 8 42 56 −14 26
9 Østsiden 22 7 4 11 41 47 −6 25
10 Mjøndalen (R) 22 6 6 10 38 42 −4 24 Relegation to Third Division
11 Larvik Turn (R) 22 3 4 15 26 56 −30 13
12 Åssiden (R) 22 1 5 16 25 73 −48 8
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Vidar 22 13 7 2 65 30 +35 46
2 Pors Grenland 22 11 4 7 48 30 +18 37
3 Mandalskameratene 22 9 9 4 41 26 +15 36
4 Haugesund 2 22 10 4 8 59 48 +11 34
5 Sandnes 22 8 8 6 31 29 +2 32
6 Sola 22 9 5 8 30 39 −9 32
7 Ålgård 22 8 7 7 35 44 −9 31
8 Flekkefjord 22 6 11 5 38 33 +5 29
9 Randaberg 22 7 8 7 45 41 +4 29
10 Eiger (R) 22 6 5 11 22 42 −20 23 Relegation to Third Division
11 Jerv (R) 22 5 6 11 34 47 −13 21
12 Klepp (R) 22 1 4 17 31 70 −39 7
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Fyllingen 22 17 4 1 69 23 +46 55
2 Åsane 22 17 2 3 59 27 +32 53
3 Stord 22 10 5 7 46 35 +11 35
4 Fana 22 10 4 8 42 33 +9 34
5 Brann 2 22 9 5 8 40 36 +4 32
6 Vard Haugesund 22 9 4 9 42 41 +1 31
7 Os 22 8 5 9 44 49 −5 29
8 Førde 22 9 2 11 36 41 −5 29
9 Sogndal 2 22 7 2 13 33 61 −28 23
10 Stryn (R) 22 6 3 13 34 47 −13 21 Relegation to Third Division
11 Nest-Sotra (R) 22 4 5 13 29 52 −23 17
12 Vedavåg (R) 22 4 3 15 39 68 −29 15
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Clausenengen (P) 22 15 5 2 69 20 +49 50 Promotion to First Division
2 Molde 2 22 12 2 8 58 31 +27 38
3 Skarbøvik 22 10 7 5 39 29 +10 37
4 Verdal 22 11 3 8 49 41 +8 36
5 Steinkjer 22 9 5 8 40 39 +1 32
6 Averøykameratene 22 8 8 6 34 40 −6 32
7 Orkdal/Orkanger 22 7 7 8 33 42 −9 28
8 Volda 22 8 2 12 41 47 −6 26
9 Træff 22 7 4 11 28 45 −17 25
10 Kristiansund (R) 22 7 2 13 30 44 −14 23 Relegation to Third Division
11 Åndalsnes (R) 22 6 5 11 30 50 −20 23
12 Aalesund 2 (R) 45 8 11 26 49 –23 35
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Rosenborg 2 22 15 4 3 71 24 +47 49
2 Mo 22 15 3 4 47 33 +14 48
3 Narvik 22 12 6 4 38 23 +15 42
4 Kolstad 22 12 2 8 54 47 +7 38
5 Bodø/Glimt 2 22 11 4 7 48 39 +9 37
6 Ranheim 22 9 7 6 52 42 +10 34
7 Nardo 22 9 3 10 39 40 −1 30
8 Gevir Bodø 22 5 9 8 45 48 −3 24
9 Mosjøen 22 6 5 11 35 46 −11 23
10 Bangsund (R) 22 5 4 13 22 47 −25 19 Relegation to Third Division
11 Nationalkam (R) 22 3 5 14 37 63 −26 14
12 Stjørdals/Blink (R) 22 4 0 18 36 72 −36 12
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lofoten (P) 22 19 2 1 82 36 +46 59 Promotion to First Division
2 Tromsdalen 22 15 3 4 60 24 +36 48
3 Harstad 22 14 5 3 63 24 +39 47
4 Alta 22 13 3 6 92 40 +52 42
5 Hammerfest 22 9 6 7 53 53 0 33
6 Skjervøy 22 10 2 10 52 52 0 32
7 Finnsnes 22 9 3 10 40 39 +1 30
8 Lyngen/Karnes 22 7 5 10 45 65 −20 26
9 Silsand/Omegn 22 6 1 15 41 65 −24 19
10 Ulfstind (R) 22 5 3 14 35 64 −29 18 Relegation to Third Division
11 Morild (R) 22 4 5 13 30 64 −34 17
12 Polarstjernen (R) 22 1 2 19 28 95 −67 5
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion playoffs

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References

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  • Johansen, Tore (ed.). Sportsboken 98–99 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Schibsted. p. 267. ISBN 82-516-1710-3.