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{{infobox football tournament season
| title = Norwegian Football Cup
| year = 1998
| other_titles = Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| country = {{NOR}}
| num_teams = 85 (main competition)
| defending_champions = [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]
| winners = [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] (1st title)
| second = [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
| matches =
| goals =
| scoring_leader = [[Sigurd Rushfeldt]] (5)
| award =
| prev_season = [[1997 Norwegian Football Cup|1997]]
| next_season = [[1999 Norwegian Football Cup|1999]]
}}
[[File:Ullevaal Stadion utenfra.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Ullevaal Stadion]], [[Oslo]] - venue for the [[Norwegian Cup]] final]]
The '''1998 [[Norwegian Football Cup]]''' was the 93rd edition of the [[Norway|Norwegian]] Football Cup and was won by [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] after defeating [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] in the [[1998 Norwegian Football Cup final|final]] at [[Ullevaal Stadion]] on 1 November.

Because of [[Norway national football team|Norway's]] participation in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], the clubs playing in [[1998 Tippeligaen|Tippeligaen]] entered the competition in the third round.

== Calendar==
Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Round !! Date(s) !! Number of fixtures !! width=100 | Clubs !! New entries this round
|-
|align=left|[[#First Round|First Round]]     ||align=right| 21–23 April 1998 || 35 || 85 → 50 || 70: 16th–85th
|-
|align=left|[[#Second Round|Second Round]]   ||align=right|  13 May 1998 || 18 ||  50 → 32 || 1: 15th
|-
|align=left|[[#Third Round|Third Round]]     ||align=right| 3–4 June 1998 || 16 ||  32 → 16 || 14: 1st–14th
|-
|align=left|[[#Fourth Round|Fourth Round]]   ||align=right|   15–16 July 1998 ||  8 ||  16 → 8  || none
|-
|align=left|[[#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] ||align=right| 5 August 1998 ||  4 ||   8 → 4  || none
|-
|align=left|[[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]             ||align=right| 23 September 1998 || 2 || 4 → 2 || none
|-
|align=left|[[#Final|Final]]                 ||align=right| 1 November 1998 || 1 || 2 → 1 || none
|}

==First round==
{{OneLegStart}}
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|'''21 April 1998'''
{{OneLegResult|'''[[FK Vidar|Vidar]]'''||2–0 {{aet}}|[[Sandnes FK]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''Førde'''||4–3|Jotun}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Steinkjer FK|Steinkjer]]||2–3|'''[[Nardo FK|Nardo]]'''}}
|-
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|'''22 April 1998'''
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Sarpsborg FK]]'''||3–2|[[Råde IL|Råde]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Drøbak-Frogn IL|Drøbak/Frogn]]||0–4|'''[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]'''}} 
{{OneLegResult|[[Eidsvold TF|Eidsvold Turn]]||2–3|'''[[Raufoss IL|Raufoss]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Fossum IF|Fossum]]'''||1–1 {{pso|3–1}}|[[Jevnaker IF|Jevnake]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Ski IL|Ski]]||1–3|'''[[Strømmen IF|Strømmen]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|Birkebeineren||0–2|'''[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Storms BK|Storm]]||0–4|'''[[FK Eik Tønsberg|Eik-Tønsberg]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Lyngdal IL|Lyngdal]]||1–2|'''[[IK Start|Start]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|Kopervik||0–3|'''[[Bryne FK|Bryne]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|Ny-Krohnborg||1–3|'''[[Fana IL|Fana]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Os TF|Os]]||1–1 {{pso|3–4}}|'''[[SK Vard Haugesund|Vard Haugesund]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Åsane Fotball|Åsane]]'''||3–1|[[Fyllingen Fotball|Fyllingen]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Stryn TIL|Stryn]]'''||2–2 {{pso|7–6}}|[[IL Hødd|Hødd]]}}
{{OneLegResult|Velledalen/Ringen||0–5|'''[[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Clausenengen FK|Clausenengen]]'''||5–0|[[SK Træff|Træff]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Tromsdalen UIL|Tromsdalen]]'''||4–3 {{aet}}|[[Finnsnes IL|Finnsnes]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Skjervøy IK|Skjervøy]]||1–4|'''[[Alta IF|Alta]]'''}}
|-
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|'''23 April 1998'''
{{OneLegResult|[[Holter IF|Holter]]||0–3|'''[[Ullern IF|Ullern]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Abildsø IL|Abildsø]]||3–5|'''[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[SF Grei|Grei]]||0–2|'''[[Kjelsås Fotball|Kjelsås]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Bærum SK|Bærum]]'''||5–1|[[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Tynset IF|Tynset]]||1–2 {{aet}}|'''[[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Faaberg Fotball|Faaberg]]'''||3–1|[[Elverum Fotball|Elverum]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Hønefoss BK|Liv/Fossekallen]]||0–1|'''[[IL Runar|Runar]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[FK Ørn Horten|Ørn-Horten]]||0–1|'''[[Pors Grenland]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Tollnes BK|Tollnes]]||1–2|'''[[Odd Grenland]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[FK Mandalskameratene|Mandalskameratene]]'''||2–1|[[FK Jerv|Jerv]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Ålgård FK|Ålgård]]'''||1–0|[[Sola FK|Sola]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Ranheim Fotball|Ranheim]]||0–1|'''[[IL Stjørdals-Blink|Stjørdals-Blink]]'''}} 
{{OneLegResult|[[Namsos IL|Namsos]]||1–4|'''[[Strindheim IL|Strindheim]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[FK Lofoten|Lofoten]]'''||4–2|[[FK Gevir Bodø|Gevir Bodø]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Harstad IL|Harstad]]'''||1–0|[[IL Stålkameratene|Stålkameratene]]}}
|}

*[[Byåsen Toppfotball|Byåsen]] had a walkover.

==Second round==
{{OneLegStart}}
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|'''13 May 1998'''
{{OneLegResult|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]||0–1|'''[[Kjelsås Fotball|Kjelsås]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Strømmen IF|Strømmen]]||1–4|'''[[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Ullern IF|Ullern]]||1–4|'''[[Sarpsborg FK]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]]'''||6–0|[[Bærum SK|Bærum]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Raufoss IL|Raufoss]]'''||2–0|[[Faaberg Fotball|Faaberg]]}} 
{{OneLegResult|'''[[FK Eik Tønsberg|Eik-Tønsberg]]'''||9–1|[[Fossum IF|Fossum]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[IL Runar|Runar]]||1–2|'''[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Pors Grenland]]||1–2|'''[[IK Start|Start]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[FK Mandalskameratene|Mandalskameratene]]||0–0 {{pso|6–7}}|'''[[Odd Grenland]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[SK Vard Haugesund|Vard Haugesund]]||2–3|'''[[FK Vidar|Vidar]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Bryne FK|Bryne]]'''||3–0|[[Ålgård FK|Ålgård]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Fana IL|Fana]]'''||2–2<br>{{pso|17–16}}|[[Åsane Fotball|Åsane]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Stryn TIL|Stryn]]'''||2–2 {{pso|5–4}}|Førde}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]]'''||4–1|[[Clausenengen FK|Clausenengen]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Nardo FK|Nardo]]||0–1|'''[[Byåsen Toppfotball|Byåsen]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[IL Stjørdals-Blink|Stjørdals-Blink]]||0–6|'''[[Strindheim IL|Strindheim]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[FK Lofoten|Lofoten]]||0–2|'''[[Tromsdalen UIL|Tromsdalen]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Alta IF|Alta]]||1–2|'''[[Harstad IL|Harstad]]'''}}
|}

==Third round==
{{OneLegStart}}
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|'''3 June 1998'''
{{OneLegResult|[[Sarpsborg FK]]||0–5|'''[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]'''}} 
{{OneLegResult|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]||1–3|'''[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[IK Start|Start]]||1–3|'''[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Fana IL|Fana]]||2–4|'''[[Molde FK|Molde]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Stryn TIL|Stryn]]||0–1|'''[[SK Brann|Brann]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Harstad IL|Harstad]]||1–4|'''[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]'''}}
|-
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|'''4 June 1998'''
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Moss FK|Moss]]'''||2–0|[[FK Eik Tønsberg|Eik-Tønsberg]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Kjelsås Fotball|Kjelsås]]||0–2|'''[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]'''||1–0|[[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]]'''||4–3 {{aet}}|[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]]'''||2–1|[[Raufoss IL|Raufoss]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Odd Grenland]]||1–2|'''[[Bryne FK|Bryne]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[FK Vidar|Vidar]]||0–1|'''[[Viking FK|Viking]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Strindheim IL|Strindheim]]'''||3–3 {{pso|4–3}}|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Byåsen Toppfotball|Byåsen]]'''||2–1|[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Tromsdalen UIL|Tromsdalen]]||0–10|'''[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]'''}}
|}

==Fourth round==
{{Football box
|date = 15 July 1998
|time = 
|team1 = [[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]] 
|score = 0–1
|aet = yes
|report = 
|team2 = [[Moss FK|Moss]]
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = [[Hans Erik Ramberg|Ramberg]] {{goal|98}}
|stadium = [[Briskeby Arena|Briskeby gressbane]], [[Hamar]]
|attendance = 1,181
|referee = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = 15 July 1998
|time = 
|team1 = [[Bryne FK|Bryne]]
|score = 4–2
|report = 
|team2 = [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]
|goals1 = [[Rune Medalen|Medalen]] {{goal|21||23||32}}<br />[[Peter Mörk|Mörk]] {{goal|44}}
|goals2 = [[Tryggvi Guðmundsson|Guðmundsson]] {{goal|38}}<br />[[Rune Lange|Lange]] {{goal|40}}
|stadium = [[Bryne Stadion]], [[Bryne]]
|attendance = 1,084
|referee = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = 15 July 1998
|time = 
|team1 = [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]
|score = 1–0
|report = 
|team2 = [[Strindheim IL|Strindheim]]
|goals1 = [[Tommy Bergersen|Bergersen]] {{goal|68}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Aspmyra Stadion]], [[Bodø]]
|attendance = 1,181
|referee = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = 15 July 1998
|time = 
|team1 = [[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]
|score = 4–1
|aet = yes
|report = 
|team2 = [[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]]
|goals1 = [[Lennart Steffensen|Steffensen]] {{goal|83}}<br />Grinna {{goal|96}}<br />Halvorsen {{goal|99||115}}
|goals2 = Jacobsen {{goal|25}}
|stadium = [[Voldsløkka Stadion]], [[Oslo]]
|attendance = 385
|referee = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = 15 July 1998
|time = 
|team1 = [[SK Brann|Brann]]
|score = 3–1
|report = 
|team2 = [[Byåsen Toppfotball|Byåsen]]
|goals1 = [[Kjetil Løvvik|Løvvik]] {{goal|7||85}}<br />[[Lars Bakkerud|Bakkerud]] {{goal|89}}
|goals2 = Sørum {{goal|83}}
|stadium = [[Brann Stadion]], [[Bergen]]
|attendance = 2,057
|referee = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = 15 July 1998
|time = 
|team1 = [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]]
|score = 1–3
|aet = yes
|report = 
|team2 = [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]
|goals1 = [[Ludwig Ernstsson|Ernstsson]] {{goal|17|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Petter Belsvik|Belsvik]] {{goal|77}}<br />[[Axel Kolle|Kolle]] {{goal|107||112|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Gjemselund Stadion]], [[Kongsvinger]]
|attendance = 1,046
|referee = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = 16 July 1998
|time = 
|team1 = [[Molde FK|Molde]]
|score = 2–1
|report = 
|team2 = [[Viking FK|Viking]]
|goals1 = [[Daniel Berg Hestad|Hestad]] {{goal|3|pen.|29|pen.}}
|goals2 = Kristensen {{goal|11}}
|stadium = [[Aker Stadion|Molde Stadion]], [[Molde]]
|attendance = 6,488
|referee = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = 16 July 1998
|time = 
|team1 = [[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]
|score = 1–4
|report = 
|team2 = [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|goals1 = [[Rune Hagen|Hagen]] {{goal|27}}
|goals2 = [[Jan Derek Sørensen|Sørensen]] {{goal|22||90}}<br />[[Runar Berg|Berg]] {{goal|72}}<br />[[André Bergdølmo|Bergdølmo]] {{goal|83|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Marienlyst Stadion]], [[Drammen]]
|attendance = 5,691
|referee = 
}}

==Quarter-finals==
{{Football box
|date = 5 August 1998
|time = 
|team1 = [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|score = 5–0
|report = 
|team2 = [[Bryne FK|Bryne]]
|goals1 = [[Roar Strand|Strand]] {{goal|7}}<br />[[Jahn Ivar Jakobsen|Jakobsen]] {{goal|21}}<br />[[Tore André Dahlum|Dahlum]] {{goal|75||76}}<br />[[Bent Inge Johnsen|Johnsen]] {{goal|86}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Lerkendal Stadion]], [[Trondheim]]
|attendance = 8,646
|referee = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = 5 August 1998
|time = 
|team1 = [[Moss FK|Moss]]
|score = 2–1
|report = 
|team2 = [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]
|goals1 = [[Dagfinn Enerly|Enerly]] {{goal|2}}<br />Løvlien {{goal|3}}
|goals2 = [[Arild Berg|Berg]] {{goal|76}}
|stadium = [[Melløs Stadion]], [[Moss]]
|attendance = 1,951
|referee = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = 5 August 1998
|time = 
|team1 = [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]
|score = 3–1
|report = 
|team2 = [[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]
|goals1 = [[Petter Belsvik|Belsvik]] {{goal|24}}<br />[[Inge André Olsen|Olsen]] {{goal|43}}<br />[[Axel Kolle|Kolle]] {{goal|76}}
|goals2 = Halvorsen {{goal|84}}
|stadium = [[Bislett Stadion]], [[Oslo]]
|attendance = 2,029
|referee = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = 8 September 1998
|time = 
|team1 = [[SK Brann|Brann]]
|score = 4–0
|report = 
|team2 = [[Molde FK|Molde]]
|goals1 = [[Thorstein Helstad|Helstad]] {{goal|6||75}}<br />[[Per Ove Ludvigsen|Ludvigsen]] {{goal|70}}<br />[[Kjetil Løvvik|Løvvik]] {{goal|73}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Brann Stadion]], [[Bergen]]
|attendance = 6,504
|referee = 
}}

==Semi-finals==
{{Football box
|date = 23 September 1998
|time = 
|team1 = [[SK Brann|Brann]]
|score = 2–3
|report = 
|team2 = [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|goals1 = [[Kjetil Løvvik|Løvvik]] {{goal|44|pen.}}<br />[[Jørn Jamtfall|Jamtfall]] {{goal|74|o.g.}}
|goals2 = [[Sigurd Rushfeldt|Rushfeldt]] {{goal|38||59}}<br />[[Bent Skammelsrud|Skammelsrud]] {{goal|85}}
|stadium = [[Brann Stadion]], [[Bergen]]
|attendance = 14,071
|referee = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = 23 September 1998
|time = 
|team1 = [[Moss FK|Moss]]
|score = 0–0
|aet = yes
|report =
|team2 = [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]
|stadium = [[Melløs Stadion]], [[Moss]]
|attendance = 3,160
|referee = 
|penalties1 = Månsson {{penmiss}}<br />[[Tommy Sylte|Sylte]] {{pengoal}}<br />Andersen {{penmiss}}<br />Hansen {{penmiss}}
|penaltyscore = 1–3
|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} [[Petter Belsvik|Belsvik]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Tommy Svindal Larsen|Larsen]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Christian Holter|Holter]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Martin Andresen|Andresen]]
}}

==Final==
{{main|1998 Norwegian Football Cup final}}
{{:1998 Norwegian Football Cup final}}

==References==
*[https://www.rsssf.no/1998/Cup.html http://www.rsssf.no]

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