1998 Úrvalsdeild

The 1998 season of Úrvalsdeild was the 87th season of league football in Iceland. ÍBV defended their title. ÍR and Þróttur were relegated.[1] The competition was known as Landssímadeild, due to its sponsorship by the now-defunct company, Landssíminn.

Úrvalsdeild

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 →

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	ÍBV	18	12	2	4	40	15	+25	38	UEFA Champions League
2	KR	18	9	6	3	25	9	+16	33
3	ÍA	18	8	6	4	27	22	+5	30	UEFA Cup
4	Keflavík	17	8	4	5	19	23	−4	28
5	Leiftur	18	7	4	7	21	21	0	25	Inter-Toto Cup
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	18	4	6	8	27	39	−12	18	Relegated
10	ÍR	18	4	5	9	20	30	−10	17

Source: rsssf.com

Top goalscorers

#	Player[2]	Club	Goals
1	Steingrímur Jóhannesson	ÍBV	16
2	Tómas Ingi Tómasson	Þróttur	14
3	Ásmundur Arnarsson	Fram	8
4	Arnór Guðjohnsen	Valur	7
4	Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson	ÍA	7
4	Guðmundur Benediktsson	KR	7
7	Sævar Þór Gíslason	ÍR	6
8	Grétar Ólafur Hjartarson	Grindavík	5
8	Þórarinn Kristjánsson	Keflavík	5
8	Jón Þ. Stefánsson	Valur	5
8	Uni Arge	Leiftur	5
8	Ragnar Hauksson	ÍA	5
8	Hreinn Hringsson	Þróttur	5
8	Kristófer Sigurgeirsson	Fram	5
8	Milan Stefán Jankovic	Grindavík	5

1998 Landssímadeild Winners
ÍBV 3rd title

References

1. Iceland Final League Tables 1912-1998.
2. Iceland - Topscorers.