Eliteserien (Norway) 1997/98
| Elite series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ◄ previous | 1997/98 season | next ► | |
| Master: | Vålerenga ishockey | ||
| Relegated: | Lørenskog IK | ||
| • Elite series | |||
The 1997/98 season was the 59th season of the Eliteserien , the highest Norwegian ice hockey division . Champion was Vålerenga Ishockey for the 19th time in the club's history . The Lørenskog IK relegated to the second division.
mode
In the main round, each of the ten teams played a total of 44 games. The four best-placed teams qualified for the playoffs in which the champions were played out. The penultimate of the main round had to compete in the relegation against the runner-up in the second division, while the last place in the main round was relegated directly to the second division. Each team received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
Main round
- table
| club | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vålerenga ishockey | 44 | 34 | 2 | 8th | 240: 94 | 70 |
| 2. | Storhamar ishockey | 44 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 213: 92 | 67 |
| 3. | Starry | 44 | 23 | 4th | 17th | 172: 149 | 50 |
| 4th | Sparta Sarpsborg | 44 | 23 | 3 | 18th | 165: 152 | 49 |
| 5. | Frisk Asker | 44 | 21st | 7th | 16 | 183: 147 | 49 |
| 6th | Lillehammer IK | 44 | 22nd | 5 | 17th | 163: 139 | 49 |
| 7th | Manglerud Star Ishockey | 44 | 18th | 3 | 23 | 172: 179 | 39 |
| 8th. | Trondheim IK | 44 | 15th | 5 | 24 | 159: 181 | 35 |
| 9. | Furuset IF | 44 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 155: 218 | 29 |
| 10. | Lørenskog IK | 44 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 79: 350 | 3 |
Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Playoffs
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| Vålerenga ishockey | 3 | |||||
| Sparta Sarpsborg | 0 | |||||
| Vålerenga ishockey | 3 | |||||
| Storhamar ishockey | 0 | |||||
| Game for third place | ||||||
| Storhamar ishockey | 3 | not played out | ||||
| Starry | 0 | |||||
Relegation
- Jar IL - Furuset IF 1: 2 (2: 1, 2: 7, 3: 7)