Norwegian Premier League 1998 (women's football)
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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.
Women's football (soccer)
Women's association football has been played for many decades, but was associated with charity games and physical exercise in the past before the breakthrough of organized women's association football came in the 1970s. Before the 1970s, football was basically seen as a men's game...
league 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...
, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 79-14 | 54 | |
| 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 58-24 | 40 | |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 47-34 | 30 | |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40-32 | 29 | |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27-25 | 28 | |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 36-31 | 27 | |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 51-57 | ||
| 21 | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 31-38 | ||
| 20 | ||||||
| 9 | Fløya | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14-72 |
| 6 | ||||||
| 10 | Byåsen | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14-70 |
| 1 |
| Relegated to the First Division |
Top goalscorers
- 36 goals:
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Marianne PettersenMarianne PettersenMarianne Iren Pettersen is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season of 18 matches. For the Norwegian national team, she debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy....
, Asker
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- 16 goals:
- Ragnhild GulbrandsenRagnhild GulbrandsenRagnhild Gulbrandsen is a Norwegian football striker from the city of Trondheim who retired from football at the end of 2007...
, Trondheims-Ørn - Hege RiiseHege RiiseHege Riise is a female footballer from Norway.-Club career:Riise started playing football at age 6 and played in a boys' team until age 14....
, Setskog/Høland -
Silvi Gian, Kolbotn
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- 13 goals:
- Linda ØrmenLinda ØrmenLinda Ørmen is a former Norwegian football player who played for the Norway women's national football team from 1998 to 2001.She played on the Norwegian team that finished fourth at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in United States....
, Athene MossFK Athene MossFK Athene Moss is a Norwegian women's football club from Moss. It is named after Athena in Greek mythology.It was founded in 1996, replacing SK Sprint-Jeløy which was a former successful club from Moss. Athene Moss played in the Toppserien until 2001, when it was relegated... - Anne Birgitte Nesset, Athene MossFK Athene MossFK Athene Moss is a Norwegian women's football club from Moss. It is named after Athena in Greek mythology.It was founded in 1996, replacing SK Sprint-Jeløy which was a former successful club from Moss. Athene Moss played in the Toppserien until 2001, when it was relegated...
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Christin Lilja, Athene MossFK Athene MossFK Athene Moss is a Norwegian women's football club from Moss. It is named after Athena in Greek mythology.It was founded in 1996, replacing SK Sprint-Jeløy which was a former successful club from Moss. Athene Moss played in the Toppserien until 2001, when it was relegated... - Dagny MellgrenDagny MellgrenDagny Mellgren from Ålgård is a former Norwegian footballer. She retired in December 2005 while playing for Klepp. She has also played for Boston Breakers, in the WUSA. She scored the golden goal which gave Norway the Olympic gold medal in Sydney 2000.-References:...
, KleppKlepp ILKlepp 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....
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- 12 goals:
- Elene Moseby, Setskog/Høland
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- 10 goals:
- Ann Kristin Aarønes, Trondheims-Ørn
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- 9 goals:
- Ann Elisabeth Kallevik, Setskog/Høland
- Ingrid Camilla Fosse Sæthre, Bjørnar
- Monica KnudsenMonica KnudsenMonica Knudsen is a former Norwegian footballer and Olympic champion.She played for the club Asker in the Toppserien league, debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1996, and played 87 matches for the national team....
, Asker
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Promotion and relegation
- Fløya and Byåsen were relegated to the First Division.
- Grand BodøIK Grand BodøIdrettsklubben Grand Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland.It was founded on 12 April 1917.Former Liverpool and England international full-back Chris Lawler was player-coach for the club in 1979....
and KaupangerKaupanger ILKaupanger Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Kaupanger in Sogndal. It has sections for association football, athletics, floorball and skiing.The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football...
were promoted from the First Division through playoff.