Norwegian Premier League 1998 (women's football)

The 1998 season of the Eliteserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 25 April 1998 and ended on 17 October 1998.

18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the First Division were promoted through a playoff round.

Asker won the league, as well as all its games.

League table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F-A	GD	Pts
1	Asker	18	18	0	0	79-14	+65	54
2	Trondheims-Ørn	18	12	4	2	58-24	+34	40
3	Athene Moss	18	9	3	6	47-34	+13	30
4	Kolbotn	18	9	2	7	40-32	+8	29
5	Sandviken	18	8	4	6	27-25	+2	28
6	Klepp	18	8	3	7	36-31	+5	27
7	Setskog/Høland	18	6	3	9	51-57	-6	21
8	Bjørnar	18	5	5	8	31-38	-7	20
9	Fløya	18	1	3	14	14-72	-58	6
10	Byåsen	18	0	1	17	14-70	-56	1

Relegated to the First Division

Top goalscorers

• 36 goals:
  • Marianne Pettersen, Asker
• 16 goals:
  • Ragnhild Gulbrandsen, Trondheims-Ørn
  • Hege Riise, Setskog/Høland
  • Silvi Gian, Kolbotn
• 13 goals:
  • Linda Ørmen, Athene Moss
  • Anne Birgitte Nesset, Athene Moss
  • Christin Lilja, Athene Moss
  • Dagny Mellgren, Klepp
• 12 goals:
  • Elene Moseby, Setskog/Høland
• 10 goals:
  • Ann Kristin Aarønes, Trondheims-Ørn
• 9 goals:
  • Ann Elisabeth Kallevik, Setskog/Høland
  • Ingrid Camilla Fosse Sæthre, Bjørnar
  • Monica Knudsen, Asker

Promotion and relegation

• Fløya and Byåsen were relegated to the First Division.
• Grand Bodø and Kaupanger were promoted from the First Division through playoff.

References

• League table
• Fixtures
• Goalscorers