| Season | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Champions | ÍBV 3rd title |
| Relegated | Þróttur ÍR |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 249 (2.77 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  S. Jóhannesson(16 goals) |
| ← 1997 1999 → | |
The 1998 season of Úrvalsdeild was the 87th season of league football in Iceland. ÍBV defended their title. ÍR and Þróttur were relegated. The competition was known as Landssímadeild, due to its sponsorship by the now-defunct company, Landssíminn.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ÍBV (C) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 38 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | KR | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 33 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | ÍA | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 30 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Keflavík | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 28 | |
| 5 | Leiftur | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 25 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 6 | Fram | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 20 | |
| 7 | Grindavík | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 19 | |
| 8 | Valur | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 18 | |
| 9 | Þróttur (R) | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 18 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
| 10 | ÍR (R) | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Each team played every opponent once home and away for a total of 18 matches.
| Home \ Away | FRA | GRI | ÍA | ÍBV | ÍR | ÍBK | KR | LEI | VAL | ÞRÓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fram | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | |
| Grindavík | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| ÍA | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| ÍBV | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | |
| ÍR | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Keflavík | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–5 | |
| KR | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Leiftur | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Valur | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | |
| Þróttur | 0–0 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steingrímur Jóhannesson
|
ÍBV | 16 |
| 2 | Tómas Ingi Tómasson
|
Þróttur | 14 |
| 3 | Ásmundur Arnarsson
|
Fram | 8 |
| 4 | Arnór Guðjohnsen
|
Valur | 7 |
| Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson
|
ÍA | ||
| Guðmundur Benediktsson
|
KR | ||
| 7 | Sævar Þór Gíslason
|
ÍR | 6 |
| 1998 Landssímadeild winners |
|---|
| ÍBV 3rd title |
References
| Úrvalsdeild/Besta deild karla seasons | |
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