Results from Norwegian football in 1998.

Men's football League season Tippeligaen

Top scorers 27 goals: Sigurd Rushfeldt, Rosenborg

20 goals: Rune Lange, Tromsø

19 goals: Petter Belsvik, Stabæk Jostein Flo, Strømsgodset

16 goals: Andreas Lund, Molde

15 goals: Rikhardur Dadason, Viking

14 goals: Jahn Ivar Jakobsen, Rosenborg

12 goals: Kjetil Løvvik, Brann Raymond Kvisvik, Brann/Moss Roar Strand, Rosenborg

11 goals: Odd Inge Olsen, Molde Christian Flindt Bjerg, Viking

Average attendance Rosenborg: 13 164 Brann: 8 976 Molde: 8 516 Vålerenga: 7 865 Viking: 5 692 Strømsgodset: 4 363 Haugesund: 3 950 Lillestrøm: 3 871 Bodø/Glimt: 3 491 Stabæk: 3 397 Tromsø: 3 394 Moss: 2 884 Kongsvinger: 2 505 Sogndal: 1 482 Total average: 5 254 (Total: 956 151)

1. divisjon

2. divisjon

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Play-offs 1st leg October 3: Skjetten – Ørn-Horten 4–1 October 4: Clausenengen – Mo 5–1 Liv/Fossekallen – Fyllingen 2–1 Vidar – Lofoten 2–1

2nd leg October 10: Fyllingen – Liv/Fossekallen 1–4 (agg. 2–6) Ørn-Horten – Skjetten 3–1 (agg. 4–5) October 11: Lofoten – Vidar 3–1 (agg. 4–3) Mo – Clausenengen 1–1 (agg. 2–6)

Clausenengen, Liv/Fossekallen, Lofoten and Skjetten promoted.

3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup

Final

Women's football League season Toppserien

1. divisjon

Group 1 1. Liungen 18 12 4 2 63–27 40 Play-off – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – 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

9. Gjøvik FK 18 4 5 9 24–39 17 Relegated 10. Rødenes/Askim 18 2 6 10 21–38 12 Relegated

Group 2 1. FK Larvik 18 18 0 0 84–15 54 Play-off – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – 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

9. Fossum (Skien) 18 5 3 10 25–46 18 10. Langesund 18 1 2 15 13–66 5 Relegated

Group 3 1. Solid 14 11 2 1 61–16 35 Play-off – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – 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 8. ----------------------------------------- 9. Havørn 14 1 1 12 25–57 4

Group 4 1. Kaupanger 18 14 4 0 98–15 46 Play-off – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – 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

9. Hald 18 3 1 14 24–62 10 10. Os 18 1 0 17 7–96 3 Relegated

Group 5 1. Verdal 14 12 1 1 81–17 37 Play-off – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – 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

8. Trondheims/Ørn 2 14 0 1 13 15–80 1

Herd (before season) and Overhalla withdrew

Group 6 1. Grand Bodø 16 16 0 0 152- 6 48 Play-off – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – 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 (*)

9. Hardhaus 16 1 0 15 5–150 3 Relegated

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

Play-off group 1 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

2. Liungen 2 1 0 1 5- 7 3 3. Solid 2 0 0 2 4–14 0

Play-off group 2 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

2. Larvik 2 1 0 1 6- 6 3 3. Verdal 2 0 1 1 7- 8 1

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

UEFA competitions Norwegian representatives Rosenborg (UEFA Champions League) Vålerenga (Cup Winners Cup) Brann (UEFA Cup) Strømsgodset (UEFA Cup) Molde (UEFA Cup) Stabæk (Intertoto Cup) Kongsvinger (Intertoto Cup)

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round

Group stage

Group B September 16: Athletic Bilbao (Spain) – Rosenborg 1–1 September 30: Rosenborg – Juventus (Italy) 1–1 October 21: Rosenborg – Galatasaray (Turkey) 3–0 November 4: Galatasaray – Rosenborg 3–0 November 25: Rosenborg – Athletic Bilbao 2–1 December 19: Juventus – Rosenborg 2–0

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round September 17: Rapid București (Romania) – Vålerenga 2–2 October 1: Vålerenga – Rapid București 0–0 (agg. 2–2, Vålerenga on away goals)

Second round October 22: Vålerenga – Besiktas (Turkey) 1–0 November 5: Besiktas – Vålerenga 3–3 (agg. 3–4)

Quarter-finals March 4: Chelsea (Eng) – Vålerenga 3–0 March 18: Vålerenga – Chelsea 2–3 (agg. 2–6)

UEFA Cup

Second preliminary round 1st leg August 11: Brann – Zalgiris Vilnius (Lithuania) 1–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) – Strømsgodset 1–0 Molde – CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) 0–0

2nd leg August 25: CSKA Sofia – Molde 2–0 (agg. 2–0) Strømsgodset – Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0 (extra time) (agg. 1–1, 4–2 on penalties) Zalgiris Vilnius – Brann 0–0 (agg. 0–1)

First round 1st leg September 15: Aston Villa (England) – Strømsgodset 3–2 Brann – Werder Bremen (Germany) 2–0

2nd leg September 29: Strømsgodset – Aston Villa 0–3 (agg. 2–6) Werder Bremen – Brann 4–0 aet (agg. 4–2)

Intertoto Cup

First round

1st leg June 20: Ebbw Vale (Wales) – Kongsvinger 1–6 Stabæk – Vojvodina (Yugoslavia) 1–2

2nd leg June 27: Vojvodina – Stabæk 3–2 (agg. 5–3) June 28: Kongsvinger – Ebbw Vale 3–0 (agg. 9–1)

Second round

1st leg July 5: Twente (Net) – Kongsvinger 2–0

2nd leg July 11: Kongsvinger – Twente 0–0 (agg. 0–2)

Scandinavian masters

Group 1 February 20: Rosenborg – Vejle 4–1 February 22: Malmö FF – Vejle 0–2 February 24: Rosenborg – Malmö FF 0–0

1.Rosenborg 2 1 1 0 4- 1 4 2.Vejle B 2 1 0 1 3- 4 3 3.Malmö FF 2 0 1 1 0- 2 1

Group 2 February 20: Halmstad – Strømsgodset 1–1 February 22: København – Strømsgodset 2–1 February 24: Halmstad – København 0–1

1.FC København 2 2 0 0 3- 1 6 2.Strømsgodset IF (Drammen) 2 0 1 1 2- 3 1 3. Halmstad IF 2 0 1 1 1- 2 1

Group 3 February 21: Brann – AIK 1–1 February 23: Brøndby – Brann 4–2 February 25: AIK – Brøndby 3–1

1.AIK 2 1 1 0 4- 2 4 2.Brøndby IF 2 1 0 1 5- 5 3 3.SK Brann (Bergen) 2 0 1 1 3- 5 1

Group 4 February 21: AGF – Vålerenga 1–2 February 23: IFK Göteborg – AGF 2–1 February 25: Vålerenga – IFK Göteborg 2–5

1.IFK Göteborg 2 2 0 0 7- 3 6 2.Vålerenga IF (Oslo) 2 1 0 1 4- 6 3 3.AGF (Århus) 2 0 0 2 2- 4 0

Consolation matches February 27: Brøndby – Vålerenga 3–2 Brann – Vejle 4–1 AGF – Halmstad 2–0 Malmö – Strømsgodset 1–0

Semi-finals February 27: Rosenborg – IFK Göteborg 2–0 AIK – København 0–1

Final February 28: Rosenborg – København 2–0

National teams Norway men's national football team

DateVenueOpponentRes.*CompetitionNorwegian goalscorersFebruary 25 Marseille3–3FriendlyFrank Strandli, Tore André Flo, Vegard HeggemMarch 25Brussels2–2FriendlyVidar Riseth, Ole Gunnar SolskjærApril 22Copenhagen2–0FriendlyØyvind Leonhardsen, Tore André FloMay 20Oslo5–2FriendlyRoar Strand, Håvard Flo, Ronny Johnsen, Henning Berg, Vidar RisethMay 27Molde6–0FriendlyKjetil Rekdal, Ole Gunnar Solskjær (2), Egil Østenstad, Tore André Flo, Vidar RisethJune 10Montpellier2–2WC98 Group stageYoussef Chippo (Own goal), Dan EggenJune 16Bordeaux1–1WC98 Group stageHåvard FloJune 23Marseille2–1WC98 Group stageTore André Flo, Kjetil RekdalJune 27Marseille0–1WC98 1/8 finalAugust 19Oslo0–0FriendlySeptember 6Oslo1–3ECQStåle SolbakkenOctober 10Ljubljana2–1ECQTore André Flo, Kjetil RekdalOctober 14Oslo2–2ECQKjetil Rekdal, Henning BergNovember 18Cairo1–1FriendlyTore André Flo

Note: Norway's goals first Explanation: WC98 = 1998 World Cup ECQ = European Championship qualifier

Norway women's national football team

DateVenueOpponentRes.*Comp.Norwegian goalscorersJanuary 18GuangzhouChina2–1FMargunn Haugenes, Marianne PettersenJanuary 21GuangzhouSweden2–1FMarianne Pettersen, Hege RiiseJanuary 24GuangzhouUnited States0–3FMarch 15OlhaoChina0–1FMarch 17LouléFinland1–0FHege RiiseMarch 19LagoaUnited States4–1FMarianne Pettersen (2), Hege Riise, Unni LehnMarch 21QuarteiraDenmark4–1FMargunn Haugenes, Unni Lehn, Linda Ørmen, Linda MedalenApril 18SittardNetherlands0–0WCQMay 14OldhamEngland2–1WCQMonica Knudsen, Margunn HaugenesJune 17UlefossGermany3–2WCQRagnhild Gulbrandsen (2), Hege RiiseJuly 25UniondaleChina1–1, 2–4 on penaltiesFMarianne PettersenJuly 27New York CityDenmark1–1, 4–2 on penaltiesFUnni LehnAugust 15LillestrømEngland2–0WCQMarianne Pettersen, Brit SandauneSeptember 24MossFrance6–0FRagnhild Gulbrandsen, Marianne Pettersen (3), Unni Lehn (2)October 10GothenburgSweden2–0FMargunn Haugenes, Unni Lehn

F = Friendly WCQ = World Cup Qualification