| 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.[1] The competition was known as Landssímadeild, due to its sponsorship by the now-defunct company, Landssíminn.[citation needed]
| 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 |
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 |
| Rank | 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 |
| Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson
|
ÍA | ||
| Guðmundur Benediktsson
|
KR | ||
| 7 | Sævar Þór Gíslason
|
ÍR | 6 |
| 1998 Landssímadeild winners |
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| ÍBV 3rd title |
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Úrvalsdeild/Besta deild karla seasons
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