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Molde Fotballklubb ( norwegian pronunciation : [ ˈmɔ̂ɫdə ] ( ) ) is a professional football club based in Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the golf club was primitively known as International and changed its diagnose to Molde in 1915. Molde are four-time league champions ( 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019 ) and four-time norwegian Cup winners ( 1994, 2005, 2013, 2014 ), and have finished second in the league a far nine times. Molde is one of only two norwegian clubs to have participated in the UEFA Champions League. The clubhouse ‘s home matches are played at the 11,249-capacity Aker Stadion. [ 1 ] The stadium was inaugurated in 1998, and was a giving from local anesthetic businessmen Kjell Inge Røkke and Bjørn Rune Gjelsten. The club was once based at Molde stadion, which hosted the cabaret ‘s record attendance of 14,615. Molde ‘s supporter baseball club is called Tornekrattet ( “ Thicket of thorns ”, a citation to the city ‘s dub “ The Town of Roses ” ) and was founded after the 1994 norwegian Cup final examination victory. [ 2 ] Molde has its strongest competition with Rosenborg. Until the begin of the 1970s, the club chiefly played in local lower part leagues, except for a short visit in the Hovedserien in the 1957–58 season. In 1974, Molde was back in the exceed division and finished second base in the league, and have since then become one of Norway ‘s leadership clubs and by and large stayed in the top division. Molde besides finished second in the league in 1987, when the clubhouse lost the backing to Moss in the decisive match of the temper. During the 1990s and the begin of the 2000s, Molde was the second-best team in Norway ( behind 13-times in a course champions Rosenborg ), with league argent medals in 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2002, and cup championships in 1994 and 2005, equally well as engagement in the UEFA Champions League in the 1999–2000 season, when real Madrid, Porto and Olympiacos visited Molde. As of 2017, the club has approximately 1,000 members and around 55 teams in three departments. [ 3 ] Erling Moe is the stream coach of the golf club since taking over as a caretaker director on 19 December 2018, when Ole Gunnar Solskjær left the position to manage Manchester United as a caretaker director. On 29 April 2019 it was announced that Moe signed a contract as permanent head coach till the end of the 2020 season. [ 4 ]
history [edit ]
early years ( 1911–63 ) [edit ]
Molde FK was founded on 19 June 1911 by a group gathered by Klaus Daae Andersen ( born 30 September 1873 ) ; they named J. Ferdinand Dahl as the inaugural chair. [ 5 ] On a general election on 24 April 1912, it was decided that the club would be named International, [ 6 ] possibly because the opponents were chiefly visitors from cruise ships or trading vessels, [ 7 ] or that it was to make room for the many Danes who worked in the Gideon engine factory. [ 6 ] The same year, on 5 August, the club played its first base competitive match, an away pit against Kristiansund which ended 2–2. [ 6 ] The rising concern and natural process in football in neighbouring towns caused the club to change its diagnose to Molde Fotballklubb in 1915. [ 8 ] The club played its first season in the top division in 1939–40, but the season was abandoned due to the german occupation and was never completed. In the foremost post-war season in 1947–48, Molde were relegated from the top flight. [ 9 ]
The discovery ( 1964–77 ) [edit ]
On 2 August 1964, Molde shocked nine-time norwegian Cup champions and nine-time Norwegian League Champions Fredrikstad by eliminating them from the 1964 norwegian Cup in the third gear circle with a 3–2 win at home. Jan Fuglset, Torkild Brakstad and Harry Hestad, amongst others, played at Molde during that period. [ 10 ] The club played in local lower leagues, save for a short sojourn in the circus tent division in the 1957–58 temper. In 1970, Molde was promoted to the second base grade and played there for three seasons until its forwarding to the top escape with a 5–1 away win against Sogndal on 16 September 1973. [ 11 ] In 1974, Molde returned to the premier division following the debut of respective talented players in the first team, which coincided with the come back of peak flat players like Fuglset, Brakstad and Hestad. Molde surprised the established clubs in their first season of the 1. divisjon, leading the league in 9 of 22 matchdays. Ahead of the final match of the season, Molde would win the league if they defeated Sarpsborg and Viking lost against Strømsgodset. however, both Molde and Viking won their last match, meaning Molde won the argent decoration after finishing one point behind champions Viking. [ 10 ] Since then, Molde has broadly stayed in the exceed division and has become one of Norway ‘s leading clubs. The baseball club has produced a respectable number of national team players, and players who have gone professional in alien leagues .
Ups and downs ( 1978–93 ) [edit ]
between 1978 and 1984, Molde did not play on the same horizontal surface in two consecutive years. Molde was relegated from the 1. divisjon in every even-numbered class, and promoted to back to the foremost tier in every odd-numbered year, making it three consecutive promotions and relegations. In fact, Molde and Brann did not play at the like floor these years, as Brann were promoted when Molde was relegated and the other way around. [ 12 ] In 1982, Molde played in their beginning cup concluding, despite being relegated from the 1982 1. divisjon. They lost the final examination at Ullevaal Stadion 3–2 against Brann. [ 13 ] The 1987 season was the closest Molde came to winning the league backing before winning it in 2011, when a draw at base against Moss in the final circle would have ensured the entitle. Despite numerous finish scoring opportunities, Moss won the couple 2–0 at Molde stadium, therefore winning the league championship, while Molde won their second ash grey decoration. [ 14 ] The attendance of 14,615 set the read at the old Molde stadion. Molde played their second cup final in 1989. The first equal against Viking ended in a 2–2 draw, and the subsequent replay was won 2–1 by Viking. [ 15 ] When Molde again was relegated from the norwegian top fledge in 1993, the club was in major economic difficulties following a numeral of projects, the most notably of which was an extension of the main stand at Molde stadion. [ 16 ] local businessmen Kjell Inge Røkke and Bjørn Rune Gjelsten started to invest in the club, and since 1993 they have invested approximately 500 million krypton on old debts, new players and the new stadium. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ]
The ash grey generation ( 1994–2000 ) [edit ]
Åge Hareide was the independent bus of Molde in 1994, when they finished second in their 1. divisjon group and was therefore re-promoted to Tippeligaen. Molde besides met their chief rivals Rosenborg in the semi-final of the 1994 norwegian Cup, and with 4–3 win on aggregate, Molde qualified for their third gear cup final. After having lost to Molde, Rosenborg head coach Nils Arne Eggen called Molde ‘s play style “ arse-football ” ( “ rævvafotball “ ). Molde won their beginning championship by defeating Lyn 3–2 at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo. [ 20 ] [ 21 ]
During the 1995 season, Molde became known for their three strikers : Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Arild Stavrum and Ole Bjørn Sundgot. In their beginning league peer, Molde won 6–0 against Brann in Bergen, with Solskjær scoring two goals and Stavrum and Sundgot besides contributing in one of Brann ‘s heaviest-ever losses at base. [ 22 ] With six-straight wins, Molde stayed in the circus tent two positions of the league throughout the temper, but finally finished second base, 15 points behind Rosenborg. [ 23 ] Solskjær scored 31 goals in 42 matches for Molde and was sold to Manchester United on 29 July 1996 as Molde finished in one-eighth position that season. In 1997, Molde finished fourth in the league, and Erik Brakstad replaced Åge Hareide as head coach ahead of the 1998 temper. [ 24 ] In 1998, Molde played their foremost 21 matches without losing, a norwegian record until 2009, when Rosenborg went 26 matches undefeated. [ 25 ] In the 22nd round, Molde lost against Vålerenga while Rosenborg defeated Kongsvinger to surpass Molde at the circus tent of the mesa. Rosenborg musician Mini Jakobsen subsequently said, “ It was playfulness ampere long as you managed to keep up. Thank you for helping to create tension in the Premier League ! ” On 26 September 1998, Rosenborg won 2–0 against Molde in the 23rd round and won the backing, with Molde settling for second place. In 1999, Molde had a successful season, finishing second in the league and reaching the semi-final of the 1999 norwegian Cup, where they were eliminated by Brann. Molde besides participated in the UEFA Champions League, where Molde was drawn against CSKA Moscow in the second modification round. In the foremost match in Moscow, Molde lost 2–0, while in the second leg, 19-year-old Magne Hoseth had his big break-through with two goals when CSKA was defeated 4–0 [ 26 ] to send Molde to the third gear qualify round of golf, where they met Mallorca. The first leg against Mallorca ended 0–0 at home. away at Mallorca were Molde one goal behind for a retentive time, but Andreas Lund became the bad hero when he equalized on a penaltyin the 84th minute. With a 1–1 aggregate score, Molde qualified for the group stagecoach on away goals, [ 24 ] and Molde became the team from the smallest city to have qualified for the group stage of Champions League until Unirea Urziceni repeated the feat in 2009–10. [ 27 ] In the group stage, Molde were drawn against Real Madrid, Porto and Olympiacos, and with one winnings and five losses, Molde finished last in their group. On the occasion of Molde ‘s 100-year anniversary in 2011, the readers of the local newspaper Romsdals Budstikke voted 1999 as the best class in the history of the club. [ 28 ]
From “ Gunder method acting ” to relegation ( 2001–2006 ) [edit ]
On 6 November 2000, after the sack of Erik Brakstad, Gunder Bengtsson was announced head passenger car for two years. [ 29 ] After one season, Bengtsson and his adjunct Kalle Björklund were signed for three more years. [ 30 ] In 2002, Gunder Bengtsson led Molde to second space in the league, but like when he won the league with Vålerenga in 1983 and 1984, there was not a lot enthusiasm around the club ‘s sixth silver decoration because of the defensive tactics and miss of local players in the squad. [ 31 ] In the first base six matches of the 2003 season, Molde collected five points. On 22 May 2003, Bengtsson was fired and replaced by Odd Berg. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] In the third base round of 2003 norwegian Cup, Molde were eliminated by second-tier golf club Skeid. [ 34 ] Despite the switch in the coach staff, Molde was struggling in the delegating zone throughout the season, but after a 3–2 succeed away against Sogndal in the end equal of the season, Molde avoided the relegation playoffs. [ 35 ] In 2004, the team led by Reidar Vågnes, former adjunct coach under Erik Brakstad, but Molde only managed 11th place, four points clean of delegating. In 2005, Bo Johansson became question bus of Molde, and on 15 June 2005, Molde won 3–2 against Nybergsund to qualify for the fourth round of the norwegian Cup, having lost in the third cycle for three consecutive years. [ 36 ] Molde finished 12th in the league and had to play in the delegating playoff against Moss, which Molde won 5–2 on aggregate. Molde won their second gear norwegian Cup title on 6 November 2005 when they won 4–2 after extra clock against Lillestrøm in the final examination. [ 37 ] Bo Johansson left Molde after lone one season with the club, and on Christmas Eve, Arild Stavrum was announced as the new head coach. [ 38 ] Following the norwegian Cup champions, Molde played in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. On 25 August 2006, they were drawn to face scottish giants Rangers in the first turn. They were eliminated 2–0 on aggregate after holding Rangers to a 0–0 draw at the Aker Stadion. [ 39 ] The lapp year, Molde was relegated, having been in the relegation zone for the last four seasons. The relegation became final after losing 8–0 against Stabæk at Nadderud in the second-last equal of the season. Arild Stavrum was fired at the end of the season. [ 40 ]
A new earned run average ( 2007–present ) [edit ]
In December 2006, Kjell Jonevret became head coach after Stavrum was fired, though Ove Christensen was the club ‘s first choice. [ 41 ] With Jonevret as bus, Molde won the 2007 1. divisjon and was again promoted back to the top escape. After the forwarding to Tippeligaen, Molde recorded a 5–1 win against Vålerenga on the stopping point sidereal day of Moldejazz 2008, [ 42 ] [ 43 ] a well as eliminating Brann from the cup with an impressive 8–0 winnings at family four days later. [ 44 ] Regardless of these strong results, Molde finished ninth in their rejoinder season in the top flight. In the 2009 season, Molde was again the second-best team in Norway, behind champions Rosenborg, who that temper overtook Molde ‘s 1998 unbeaten streak record. [ 25 ] Conversely, Molde ruined Rosenborg ‘s march for a potential double with a 5–0 win at Aker Stadion in the quarter-final of the 2009 norwegian Cup. In the final, Molde met their local rivals Aalesunds FK, where Aalesund won the norwegian Championship on penalty shoot-out after the score ended 2–2 after extra clock. After collecting entirely 20 points during the first 22 matches in the 2010 Tippeligaen, Jonevret was sacked and replaced by Uwe Rösler. [ 45 ] Under Röslers management, Molde collected 20 points in the final eight matches and keep off relegation. [ 46 ] Despite the poor performance by the team, Baye Djiby Fall, who spent the season on lend from Lokomotiv Moscow, became the first Molde player since Jan Fuglset in 1976 to be the top goalscorer in Eliteserien. [ 47 ] prior to the golf club ‘s 100-year anniversary in 2011, former Molde and Manchester United player Ole Gunnar Solskjær returned to Molde to manage the club. [ 48 ] In the open match of 2011 Tippeligaen, his inaugural competitive equal, Molde lost 3–0 away against newly promoted Sarpsborg 08. [ 49 ] On 19 June 2011, Molde celebrated their anniversary with a 2–0 acquire against Sogndal [ 50 ] and positioned themselves at the top of the league postpone. Molde was leading the league until they finally won their beginning backing on 30 October 2011, when Rosenborg, the alone team that could mathematically have still beaten them to first plaza with two matches remaining, lost 6–3 at dwelling to Brann. [ 51 ] Molde successfully defended their title in 2012 by beating Hønefoss 1–0 on 11 November, with one peer remaining in the season. Although Molde could only finish sixth behind champions Strømgodset in the 2013 Tippeligaen, they defeated Rosenborg 4–2 in the 2013 norwegian Cup final on 24 November to win the norwegian Cup for the third clock in their history. Ole Gunnar Solskjær left the golf club to sign for Premier League slope Cardiff City on 2 January 2014. Under newfangled coach Tor Ole Skullerud, Molde won their beginning domestic league and cup double in 2014, however Skullerud was fired in August 2015 due to a run of mediocre results and Solskjær ( whose run at Cardiff lasted just nine months ) was brought back to the team. On 19 December 2018 Solskjær left the club to join Manchester United as caretaker director, with club director Øystein Neerland stating that Solskjær left on a loanword cover for the remainder of the season. [ 52 ] however, Solskjær was signed permanently by Manchester United in March 2019 [ 53 ] and Molde ‘s caretaker director Erling Moe got the coach occupation on a permanent basis on 29 April. [ 54 ] Moe led Molde to their one-fourth league title in his first fully season in charge .
Kit [edit ]
Molde ‘s club colours are blue shirts, egg white shorts and egg white socks, [ 3 ] which has become the standard Molde FK home kit out. Molde ‘s traditional aside colours are the same as for the home kit, but in the opposite order ; white shirts, blue sky shorts and blue socks. All-blue home kits and all-white away kits has been common for Molde to use in european games. Molde ‘s first shirt sponsor, Opel, agreed for the 1980 temper. Following that, several short-run deals was made before a long-run deal was signed with G-Sport in 1992. In 1999, Molde ended their condense with G-Sport and were sponsored by Commit for three seasons. Sparebanken Møre became their shirt sponsor in 2003, a share first renewed in 2007 worth NOK 20 million over a five-year period. [ 55 ] In 2016, the club once again renewed their sponsorship with the savings bank, signing a deal until 2019. [ 56 ] In February 2020, Molde and Sparebanken Møre announced that they had agreed to a deal until the end of the 2022 temper. [ 57 ] For twelve years in the begin of the twenty-first hundred, from 2002 to the end of 2013, Molde ‘s shirts were supplied by Umbro. In December 2013, Molde signed a four-year deal with Nike starting January 2014. [ 58 ]
Molde ‘s jersey ( worn by Eirik Hestad in 2018 ) is manufactured by Nike, with Sparebanken Møre the shirt sponsor
Stadiums [edit ]
Aker Stadion Molde ‘s current stadium is the Aker Stadion, once known as Molde Stadion, located at Reknes, by the seashore of central Molde. The 212 million krypton price was largely paid for by investor Kjell Inge Røkke, after whom the ground has been nicknamed “ Røkkeløkka “. The official appoint of the raw stadium was Molde Stadion until 3 May 2006, when the stadium diagnose changed to Aker Stadion following a sponsorship deal with Røkke ‘s company Aker. The stadium was inaugurated on 18 April 1998, when the stadium was officially opened by Prime Minister and Molde fan Kjell Magne Bondevik. [ 60 ] In the opening match, Molde defeated Lillestrøm 4–0 in their first gear family meet of the temper, attracting 13,010 spectators. [ 61 ] Tommy Berntsen scored the first goal on Aker Stadion with an own goal, while Daniel Berg Hestad was the beginning Molde actor to score a goal at the modern stadium. [ 62 ] The all-time attendance record was set on 26 September when Molde hosted Rosenborg in movement of 13,308 people. [ 63 ] When Molde qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League group stage, the stadium was converted to an all-seater, with seats being installed on the lower sections of the short end stands. This reduced the attendance capacity permanently because the baseball club chose not to remove the seats afterwards. [ 64 ] Today the capacity of Aker Stadion is 11,249. [ 1 ] Before moving to Aker Stadion in the beginning of the 1998 season, Molde had been playing their home matches at Molde Idrettspark ( at the clock time called Molde stadion ), a municipal-owned multi-use venue, [ 65 ] since 1955. Molde Idrettspark was inaugurated on 28 August 1955, when Kristiansund was defeated 1–0. [ 16 ] About 2,500 spectators attended the inauguration peer. [ 16 ] The first base top-tier league match was played here on 28 July 1957, when Molde managed a 1–1 draw against Sandefjord in the foremost round of 1957–58 norwegian Main League. [ 16 ] When Molde earned a promotion to the 1974 1. divisjon, the main stand was expanded. [ 16 ] The unexcelled commemorate attendance at Molde Idrettspark is 14,615 in a match against Moss in 1987. [ 66 ] [ 67 ] [ 68 ] Today, Molde Idrettspark is used by Træff and Molde 2 .
support [edit ]
Molde ‘s assistant club is Tornekrattet ( english : “ The brush of thorns ” ). The name Tornekrattet is a reference to the city ‘s dub “ Rosenes by ” ( english : “ The Town of Roses ” ) and was founded after the 1994 norwegian Football Cup Final victory .
Rivalries [edit ]
Molde has their impregnable competition with Rosenborg. early rivals are Møre og Romsdal neighbours Aalesund and Kristiansund. The competition with Rosenborg arises from the numerous times the two teams have battled for the Eliteserien title. With 29 titles between them, this repair has become known as one of the finest Eliteserien match-ups .
Players [edit ]
current police squad [edit ]
- As of 15 December 2021[69]
bill : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
For season transfers, see 2020 Molde FK season.
Out on loanword [edit ]
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Reserves [edit ]
former players [edit ]
actor records [edit ]
All current players are in bold
player of the season [edit ]
| Season | Name | Nationality | Position | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Norway |
Goalkeeper | RB-kruset | [72] | |
| 2012 | Norway |
Midfielder | RB-kruset | [72] | |
| 2013 | Norway |
Defender | Decided by Molde players and staff | [73] | |
| 2014 | Norway |
Defender | RB-kruset | [74] | |
| 2015 | Norway |
Midfielder | RB-kruset | [75] | |
| 2016 | Norway |
Defender | Vote on club website | [76] | |
| 2017 |  Iceland |
Forward | Decided by Molde players and staff | [77] | |
| 2018 | Norway |
Midfielder | RB-kruset | ||
| 2019 |
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Norway |
Midfielder | RB-kruset | [78] |
| 2020 | Norway |
Defender | RB-kruset | [79] |
club officials [edit ]
Club directors [edit ]
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Odd Ivar Moen |
| Managing director | Ole Erik Stavrum |
| Finance Manager | Ole Jakob Strandhagen |
| Marketing director | Oddvar Talset |
| Media officer and Match day director | Per Lianes |
Coaching staff [edit ]
aesculapian and sport science staff [edit ]
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Physiotherapist | [80]
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| Medical coordinator | |
| Manual therapist | |
| Sports rehabilitator | |
| Doctor | |
| Doctor | |
| Doctor | |
| Head of sport secretariat | |
| Equipment manager | |
| Assistant equipment manager | |
| Main chef | |
Honours [edit ]
Molde are one of the most successful clubs in Norway in terms of trophies won. The club ‘s first gear trophy was the norwegian Cup, which it won in 1994. In 2011, the club won its first league title, and won its inaugural double in 2014 .
domestic [edit ]
league [edit ]
- First tier
- Second tier
- Third tier
- 3. divisjon (Møre)
- Winners (2): 1969, 1970
cup [edit ]
Doubles [edit ]
- League and Cup: 2014
Records [edit ]
Daniel Berg Hestad holds the baseball club record for competitive appearances with 666 .
source : [ 68 ]
european history [edit ]
The following is a list of the all-time statistics from Molde ‘s games in the three UEFA tournaments the club has participated in, american samoa well as the overall full. The tilt contains the tournament, the number of games played ( Pld ), won ( W ), drawn ( D ) and lost ( L ). The number of goals scored ( GF ), goals against ( GA ), goal difference ( GD ) and the share of matches won ( Win % ). The statistics include qualification matches and is up to date as of the match against Granada on 18 March 2021 .
- As of 12 August 2021
| Tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions League | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 0 29.63 |
| Europa League / UEFA Cup | 76 | 29 | 18 | 29 | 105 | 98 | +7 | 0 38.16 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 0 25.00 |
| Cup Winners’ Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 25.00 |
| Total | 111 | 39 | 32 | 40 | 156 | 142 | +14 | 0 35.14 |
holocene history [edit ]
number of Molde managers [edit ]
history of league positions ( since 1963 ) [edit ]
| 1963– 1970 |
1971– 1973 |
1974– 1978 |
1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984– 1993 |
1994 | 1995– 2006 |
2007 | 2008– | |
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Molde played in the top tier and appeared among the championship contestants in 1947–48 and 1957–58, but the league was differently organized at the exceed levels until 1963. [ 83 ]
- a bTippeligaen ahead of the 1990 season. The second tier formerly known as 2. divisjon inherited the name 1. divisjon was the name of the top tier of norwegian league football from 1963 until 1990. The clear tier changed its name to the sponsor-affiliated nameahead of the 1990 season. The second tier once known as 2. divisjon inherited the appoint 1. divisjon ahead of the 1991 season. The third tier, once known as 3. divisjon was named 2. divisjon ahead of the 1991 season and the names of all the lower divisions were adjusted consequently. Effecting 2017, the top grade is named Eliteserien .
References [edit ]
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