1998 Norwegian Second Division
Football season in Norway 2nd 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
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Promotion playoffs
References
Johansen, Tore (ed.). Sportsboken 98–99 (in Norwegian).
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