In the 1998 season of the 2. divisjon, the third highest association football league for men in Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

, 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

Adeccoligaen

The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....

 through playoffs against the other 4 group winners. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen were relegated to the Third Division. The winning teams from each of the 19 groups in the Third Division, plus some number-two teams, were promoted to the Second Division.

Group 1

37

21

12

9

11

4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liv/Fossekallen	22	16	4	2	51	14
52
2	Årvoll Årvoll IL Årvoll Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Årvoll, Bjerke, Oslo. It has sections for association football, team handball, volleyball, orienteering and Nordic skiing....	22	12	4	6	60	39
40
3	Lyn 2	22	11	4	7	47	35
37
4	Faaberg	22	11	3	8	46	37
36
5	Lillestrøm 2	22	10	5	7	46	35
35
6	Sprint-Jeløy	22	10	5	7	46	42
35
7	Drøbak/Frogn Drøbak/Frogn IL Drøbak/Frogn Idrettslag, DFI, is a Norwegian sports club from Drøbak. It has sections for association football, badminton, basketball, table tennis, floorball, team handball, orienteering, gymnastics, cycling, alpine skiing and Nordic skiing....	22	10	1	11	38	40
31
8	Jevnaker Jevnaker IF Jevnaker Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Jevnaker. It has sections for association football, speed skating, gymnastics and skiing....	22	7	7	8	31	35
28
9	Gjøvik-Lyn SK Gjøvik-Lyn SK Gjøvik/Lyn is a Norwegian football club based in Gjøvik, which was founded on 1 February 1902. Their home ground was Gjøvik Stadion.Its honours include the 1962 Norwegian Cup. The men's team played in the Third Division in 2008, and in the Second Division as late as in 2007, but ahead of the...	22	7	7	8	36	41
28
10	Strømmen Strømmen IF Strømmen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Strømmen. It has sections for football, athletics,-History:The club was founded on 25 September 1911 as Strømmen FK. The name was changed to FK Norrøna in 1914. In 1923 the club merged with Strømmen IL and took the name IL Norrøna...	22	6	3	13	34	52
21
11	Jotun	22	5	3	14	30	61
18
12	Bjerke Bjerke IL Bjerke Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Nannestad, Akershus. It has sections for association football, skiing and biathlon.It was founded on 15 March 1936 as Bjerke AIL, a team in Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund. It had a certain predecessor in Bjerke SK, which existed from 1896 to 1935.The...	22	1	6	15	24	58
9

Group 2

38

31

9

1

8

2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Skjetten	22	16	2	4	58	20
50
2	Sarpsborg	22	16	2	4	57	26
50
3	Stabæk 2	22	13	1	8	52	43
40
4	Grei SF Grei SF Grei is a Norwegian sports club from Rødtvet, Oslo. It currently has sections for association football, floorball, gymnastics and skiing....	22	10	4	8	33	32
34
5	Bærum Bærum SK Bærum Sportsklubb is a Norwegian association football club founded on 26 March 1910. The men's team is currently playing in the Adeccoligaen, after being promoted from the Norwegian Second Division in 2011....	22	11	0	11	57	49
33
6	Lørenskog	22	10	3	9	35	35	0	33
7	Abildsø Abildsø IL Abildsø Idrettslag is a sports club in the suburb of Abildsø, Oslo.The sports club has a membership of around 400.- History :Abildsø Idrettslag was formed in September 1931, and competed in the Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund. The club had cycling, athletics, bancy, skiing, handball, and football on the...	22	10	1	11	43	52
31
8	Elverum Elverum Fotball Elverum Fotball is the association football section of the sports club Elverum IL from Elverum, Norway.-History:It was founded on 30 June 1907 under the name Elverum Footballklub....	22	9	2	11	43	46
29
9	Nybergsund Nybergsund IL Nybergsund IL-Trysil is a Norwegian football club located in Nybergsund in Trysil. It currently plays in the Norwegian Second Division, having being relegated from Adeccoligaen in 2011 after four seasons on the second tier.- Recent history :...	22	8	4	10	33	31
28
10	Fossum Fossum IF Fossum Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Fossum, Grini, Østerås and Eiksmarka in Bærum. It has sections for cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, alpine skiing, Nordic combined, orienteering and football, and was founded on 7 December 1918...	22	7	4	11	39	41
25
11	Rakkestad Rakkestad IF Rakkestad Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Rakkestad, Østfold. It has sections for association football, team handball, floorball, volleyball, track and field, gymnastics, skiing and speed skating.It was founded on 11 November 1914...	22	7	4	11	39	49
25
12	Ham-Kam 2	22	1	1	20	15	80
4

Group 3

33

30

12

16

12

2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Ørn-Horten	22	14	5	3	67	34
47
2	Fredrikstad	22	14	5	3	47	17
47
3	Sandefjord	22	11	7	4	41	29
40
4	Runar IL Runar Idrettslaget Runar is a Norwegian sports club from Haukerød in Sandefjord. It has sections for athletics, team handball, football and cross country skiing....	22	8	10	4	45	29
34
5	Vålerenga 2	22	9	6	7	58	46
33
6	Ski Ski IL Ski Idrettslag is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Ski, Akershus. It has sections for association football, track and field, team handball, floorball, ice hockey, tennis and gymnastics. The club colors are yellow and blue.-General history:...	22	9	6	7	39	37
33
7	Råde Råde IL Råde Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Råde, Østfold. It has sections for association football, race walking, team handball, floorball, tennis, volleyball, speed skating and skiing....	22	10	2	10	47	50
32
8	Drafn	22	6	8	8	42	56
26
9	Østsiden Østsiden IL Østsiden Idrettslag Fredrikstad is a Norwegian sports club, based in the city of Fredrikstad.The club was formed as Østsiden IL in 1935, and includes football and handball branches...	22	7	4	11	41	47
25
10	Mjøndalen Mjøndalen IF Mjøndalen IF is a Norwegian sports club from Mjøndalen, Buskerud, Norway.-Football:The club have won the Norwegian Cup three times, 1933, 1934 and 1937...	22	6	6	10	38	42
24
11	Larvik Turn	22	3	4	15	26	56
13
12	Åssiden Åssiden IF Åssiden Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Drammen, Buskerud. It has sections for association football and team handball....	22	1	5	16	25	73
8

Group 4

35

18

15

11

2

5

4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Vidar FK Vidar FK Vidar is an association football club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the Norwegian Second Division, the third highest level in the Norwegian football league system.-Club history:...	22	13	7	2	65	30
46
2	Pors Grenland	22	11	4	7	48	30
37
3	Mandalskameratene	22	9	9	4	41	26
36
4	Haugesund 2	22	10	4	8	59	48
34
5	Sandnes Sandnes FK Sandnes Fotballklubb was a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes. It existed from late 1997 to early 2004, and was in the end incorporated by Ulf-Sandnes to form Sandnes Ulf...	22	8	8	6	31	29
32
6	Sola Sola FK Sola Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Sola, Rogaland.The women's football team currently plays in the First Division, the second tier of Norwegian football....	22	9	5	8	30	39
32
7	Ålgård	22	8	7	7	35	44
31
8	Flekkefjord	22	6	11	5	38	33
29
9	Randaberg Randaberg IL Randaberg Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Randaberg. It has sections for football, swimming, gymnastics and volleyball.-Football:Before the 2007 season the football team made the national news as it increased its budget significantly in order to gain promotion, signing players like Petar...	22	7	8	7	45	41
29
10	Eiger Eiger IL Eiger Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Eigerøy, Rogaland.It was founded on 19 March 1961.The men's football team will in 2011 play in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football. It last played in the Norwegian Second Division in 1998....	22	6	5	11	22	42
23
11	Jerv FK Jerv FK Jerv is a Norwegian football club from Grimstad. Jerv is the Norwegian name for wolverine.It was founded in 1921, as Vestergatens FK, named after the street in which the foundation took place, but later changed name to Djerv and then Jerv...	22	5	6	11	34	47
21
12	Klepp Klepp IL Klepp IL is a Norwegian sports club from the municipality of Klepp. It was founded on 1 October 1919, and has sections for football, handball and gymnastics as well as the less active sections for athletics and orienteering....	22	1	4	17	31	70
7

Group 5

46

32

11

9

4

1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Fyllingen Fyllingen Fotball Fyllingen Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Fyllingsdalen, Bergen, Hordaland.It was founded as a formally independent section of the alliance sports club Fyllingen IL on 1 January 1994. Fyllingen IL was founded on 6 June 1946...	22	17	4	1	69	23
55
2	Åsane Åsane Fotball Åsane Fotball is a Norwegian football club located in Åsane. It currently plays in the Norwegian 2nd division, group 1, and last played in the Norwegian First Division in 2002.-Famous players:...	22	17	2	3	59	27
53
3	Stord	22	10	5	7	46	35
35
4	Fana	22	10	4	8	42	33
34
5	Brann 2	22	9	5	8	40	36
32
6	Vard Haugesund	22	9	4	9	42	41
31
7	Os	22	8	5	9	44	49
29
8	Førde	22	9	2	11	36	41
29
9	Sogndal 2	22	7	2	13	33	61
23
10	Stryn	22	6	3	13	34	47
21
11	Nest-Sotra Nest-Sotra Fotball Nest-Sotra Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Sotra, Hordaland.The club was founded in 1968, and its team colors are green and white. Its traditional base is in Skålvik, but it now plays its matches in Ågotnes....	22	4	5	13	29	52
17
12	Vedavåg	22	4	3	15	39	68
15

Group 6

49

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Clausenengen	22	15	5	2	69	20
50
2	Molde 2	22	12	2	8	58	31		38
3	Skarbøvik	22	10	7	5	39	29		37
4	Verdal Verdal IL Verdal Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Verdalsøra, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, weightlifting and speed skating....	22	11	3	8	49	41		36
5	Steinkjer Steinkjer FK Steinkjer FK is a Norwegian football club from the town of Steinkjer, currently playing in Fair Play ligaen, the third tier in the Norwegian league system. It was founded in 1910...	22	9	5	8	40	39		32
6	Averøykameratene IL Averøykameratene Idrettslaget Averøykameratene is a Norwegian association football club from Averøy, Møre og Romsdal.The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. It had a stint in the Norwegian Second Division before being relegated after the 1999 season...	22	8	8	6	34	40		32
7	Orkdal/Orkanger	22	7	7	8	33	42		28
8	Volda Volda TI Volda Turn- og Idrottslag is a Norwegian sports club from Volda, Møre og Romsdal. It currently has sections for association football and "general sports"....	22	8	2	12	41	47		26
9	Træff SK Træff Sportsklubben Træff is a Norwegian sports club from Molde, Møre og Romsdal. It currently has sections for association football and team handball....	22	7	4	11	28	45		25
10	Kristiansund Kristiansund FK Kristiansund Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal.The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. It last played in the Norwegian Second Division in 1998...	22	7	2	13	30	44		23
11	Åndalsnes Åndalsnes IF Åndalsnes Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Åndalsnes, Møre og Romsdal. It has sections for association football, team handball, floorball, gymnastics, track and field and skiing.It was founded on 25 May 1917....	22	6	5	11	30	50		23
12	Aalesund 2		3	8	11	26	49		17

Group 7

47

14

15

7

9

10

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Rosenborg 2	22	15	4	3	71	24
49
2	Mo Mo IL Mo Idrettslag is a football club from Mo i Rana, Norway. They currently play in the Norwegian Third Division, the fourth highest division in the Norwegian football league system, having been relegated from the 2010 Norwegian Second Division....	22	15	3	4	47	33
48
3	Narvik	22	12	6	4	38	23
42
4	Kolstad	22	12	2	8	54	47
38
5	Bodø/Glimt 2	22	11	4	7	48	39
37
6	Ranheim Ranheim Fotball Ranheim Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Ranheim in Trondheim. Ranheim is the football department of Ranheim IL, founded on 17 February 1901. Former manager Per Joar Hansen earned Ranheim a promotion to the Norwegian First Division after the 2009 season...	22	9	7	6	52	42
34
7	Nardo	22	9	3	10	39	40
30
8	Gevir Bodø FK Gevir Bodø Fotballklubben Gevir Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland.The men's football team last played in the Norwegian Second Division in 1999. After the 2000 season it contested playoffs to win re-promotion, but failed...	22	5	9	8	45	48
24
9	Mosjøen Mosjøen IL Mosjøen Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Mosjøen, Vefsn, Nordland. It has sections for association football, gymnastics and skiing....	22	6	5	11	35	46
23
10	Bangsund Bangsund IL Bangsund Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Bangsund, Nord-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball and skiing....	22	5	4	13	22	47
19
11	Nationalkam	22	3	5	14	37	63
14
12	Stjørdals/Blink	22	4	0	18	36	72
12

Group 8

46

36

39

52

1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Lofoten	22	19	2	1	82	36
59
2	Tromsdalen	22	15	3	4	60	24
48
3	Harstad Harstad IL Harstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion...	22	14	5	3	63	24
47
4	Alta Älta IF Älta IF is a Swedish football club located in Älta.-Background:Älta IF currently plays in Division 4 Stockholm Södra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Älta IP in Älta....	22	13	3	6	92	40
42
5	Hammerfest Hammerfest FK Hammerfest Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hammerfest, founded on 18 December 1994 as a merger between HIF/Stein and Indrefjord IL....	22	9	6	7	53	53	0	33
6	Skjervøy Skjervøy IK Skjervøy Idrettsklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Skjervøy, Troms. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field, Nordic skiing and biathlon.It was established on 6 June 1930....	22	10	2	10	52	52	0	32
7	Finnsnes	22	9	3	10	40	39
30
8	Lyngen/Karnes	22	7	5	10	45	65
26
9	Silsand/Omegn	22	6	1	15	41	65
19
10	Ulfstind IL Ulfstind Idrettslaget Ulfstind is a Norwegian sports club from Tromsø, Troms. It has sections for association football and skiingIt was founded as a sports section of UL Ulfstind on 2 April 1966, and IL Ulfstind became a separate entity on 10 January 1981...	22	5	3	14	35	64
18
11	Morild IL Morild Idrettslaget Morild is a Norwegian association football club from Myre, Øksnes, Nordland.It is named after Noctilucales. It was founded on 26 July 1937 as IL Bjørn , but seeing as another team with this name existed, they had to change to IL Morild...	22	4	5	13	30	64
17
12	Polarstjernen IL Polarstjernen Idrettslaget Polarstjernen is a Norwegian sports club from Vestre Jakobselv, Vadsø, Finnmark. It has sections for association football and skiing....	22	1	2	19	28	95
5

	Promoted to the First Division
	Relegated to the Third Division