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Molde Fotballklubb ( norwegian pronunciation : [ ˈmɔ̂ɫdə ] ( ) ) is a professional football clubhouse based in Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club was primitively known as International and changed its name 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 cabaret ‘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 businessmen Kjell Inge Røkke and Bjørn Rune Gjelsten. The cabaret was once based at Molde stadion, which hosted the club ‘s record attendance of 14,615. Molde ‘s athletic supporter club is called Tornekrattet ( “ Thicket of thorns ”, a reference to the city ‘s dub “ The Town of Roses ” ) and was founded after the 1994 norwegian Cup concluding 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 top class and finished second in the league, and have since then become one of Norway ‘s lead clubs and broadly stayed in the circus tent division. Molde besides finished irregular in the league in 1987, when the baseball club lost the championship to Moss in the decisive couple of the season. 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 silver medals in 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2002, and cup championships in 1994 and 2005, equally good as participation 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 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 coach. On 29 April 2019 it was announced that Moe signed a sign as permanent headway 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 ( give birth 30 September 1873 ) ; they named J. Ferdinand Dahl as the inaugural address chair. [ 5 ] On a general election on 24 April 1912, it was decided that the baseball club would be named International, [ 6 ] possibly because the opponents were primarily visitors from cruise ships or deal vessels, [ 7 ] or that it was to make room for the many Danes who worked in the Gideon locomotive factory. [ 6 ] The same class, on 5 August, the clubhouse played its first competitive couple, an aside match against Kristiansund which ended 2–2. [ 6 ] The rising interest and action in football in neighbouring towns caused the clubhouse to change its diagnose to Molde Fotballklubb in 1915. [ 8 ] The club played its first base temper in the exceed part in 1939–40, but the season was abandoned due to the german occupation and was never completed. In the first base post-war season in 1947–48, Molde were relegated from the clear fledge. [ 9 ]
The breakthrough ( 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 base rung with a 3–2 gain at base. Jan Fuglset, Torkild Brakstad and Harry Hestad, amongst others, played at Molde during that period. [ 10 ] The club played in local anesthetic lower leagues, save for a short visit in the top part in the 1957–58 season. In 1970, Molde was promoted to the moment tier and played there for three seasons until its promotion to the top flight 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 beginning team, which coincided with the revert of top horizontal surface players like Fuglset, Brakstad and Hestad. Molde surprised the established clubs in their first base season of the 1. divisjon, leading the league in 9 of 22 matchdays. Ahead of the concluding 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 survive match, meaning Molde won the silver decoration after finishing one luff behind champions Viking. [ 10 ] Since then, Molde has by and large stayed in the top division and has become one of Norway ‘s leadership clubs. The club has produced a goodly total of national team players, and players who have gone professional in foreign leagues .
Ups and downs ( 1978–93 ) [edit ]
between 1978 and 1984, Molde did not play on the lapp level in two straight 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 back-to-back promotions and relegations. In fact, Molde and Brann did not play at the same horizontal surface these years, as Brann were promoted when Molde was relegated and the other way around. [ 12 ] In 1982, Molde played in their first cup final, despite being relegated from the 1982 1. divisjon. They lost the final 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 pull at family against Moss in the final polish would have ensured the title. Despite numerous finish scoring opportunities, Moss won the match 2–0 at Molde stadium, thus winning the league backing, while Molde won their second gear eloquent decoration. [ 14 ] The attendance of 14,615 set the phonograph record at the old Molde stadion. Molde played their moment cup final in 1989. The first catch against Viking ended in a 2–2 draw, and the subsequent play back was won 2–1 by Viking. [ 15 ] When Molde again was relegated from the norwegian peak flight in 1993, the club was in major economic difficulties following a number of projects, the most notably of which was an extension of the chief stand at Molde stadion. [ 16 ] local anesthetic 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 silver generation ( 1994–2000 ) [edit ]
Åge Hareide was the main coach of Molde in 1994, when they finished second in their 1. divisjon group and was thus re-promoted to Tippeligaen. Molde besides met their main rivals Rosenborg in the semi-final of the 1994 norwegian Cup, and with 4–3 win on aggregate, Molde qualified for their third cup final. After having lost to Molde, Rosenborg head passenger car Nils Arne Eggen called Molde ‘s play vogue “ arse-football ” ( “ rævvafotball “ ). Molde won their first title 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 foremost league couple, 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 home. [ 22 ] With six-straight wins, Molde stayed in the acme two positions of the league throughout the season, but finally finished second, 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 eighth position that season. In 1997, Molde finished fourth in the league, and Erik Brakstad replaced Åge Hareide as heading passenger car ahead of the 1998 season. [ 24 ] In 1998, Molde played their inaugural 21 matches without losing, a norwegian criminal 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 top of the table. Rosenborg player Mini Jakobsen subsequently said, “ It was fun adenine hanker 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 plaza. In 1999, Molde had a successful temper, 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 moment qualify round. In the first meet in Moscow, Molde lost 2–0, while in the moment stage, 19-year-old Magne Hoseth had his boastfully break-through with two goals when CSKA was defeated 4–0 [ 26 ] to send Molde to the third stipulate circle, where they met Mallorca. The first stage against Mallorca ended 0–0 at home. away at Mallorca were Molde one goal behind for a farseeing clock time, but Andreas Lund became the big hero when he equalized on a penaltyin the 84th hour. With a 1–1 aggregate score, Molde qualified for the group stage on aside goals, [ 24 ] and Molde became the team from the smallest city to have qualified for the group phase of Champions League until Unirea Urziceni repeated the feat in 2009–10. [ 27 ] In the group stagecoach, Molde were drawn against Real Madrid, Porto and Olympiacos, and with one winnings and five losses, Molde finished last in their group. On the affair of Molde ‘s 100-year anniversary in 2011, the readers of the local newspaper Romsdals Budstikke voted 1999 as the best year in the history of the club. [ 28 ]
From “ Gunder method ” to relegation ( 2001–2006 ) [edit ]
On 6 November 2000, after the displace of Erik Brakstad, Gunder Bengtsson was announced head coach for two years. [ 29 ] After one season, Bengtsson and his assistant Kalle Björklund were signed for three more years. [ 30 ] In 2002, Gunder Bengtsson led Molde to second identify in the league, but like when he won the league with Vålerenga in 1983 and 1984, there was not much enthusiasm around the club ‘s sixth ash grey decoration because of the defensive tactics and lack of local players in the police squad. [ 31 ] In the first 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 round of 2003 norwegian Cup, Molde were eliminated by second-tier club Skeid. [ 34 ] Despite the change in the coaching staff, Molde was struggling in the relegation zone throughout the season, but after a 3–2 winnings off against Sogndal in the end pit of the temper, Molde avoided the relegation playoffs. [ 35 ] In 2004, the team led by Reidar Vågnes, former adjunct coach under Erik Brakstad, but Molde alone managed 11th put, four points clear of delegating. In 2005, Bo Johansson became head coach of Molde, and on 15 June 2005, Molde won 3–2 against Nybergsund to qualify for the one-fourth round of the norwegian Cup, having lost in the third round for three consecutive years. [ 36 ] Molde finished 12th in the league and had to play in the relegation playoff against Moss, which Molde won 5–2 on aggregate. Molde won their moment norwegian Cup deed on 6 November 2005 when they won 4–2 after supernumerary fourth dimension against Lillestrøm in the final examination. [ 37 ] Bo Johansson left Molde after only one temper 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 scots giants Rangers in the first round. They were eliminated 2–0 on sum after holding Rangers to a 0–0 draw at the Aker Stadion. [ 39 ] The same year, Molde was relegated, having been in the delegating zone for the death four seasons. The relegation became concluding after losing 8–0 against Stabæk at Nadderud in the second-last match of the season. Arild Stavrum was fired at the end of the season. [ 40 ]
A new era ( 2007–present ) [edit ]
In December 2006, Kjell Jonevret became fountainhead passenger car after Stavrum was fired, though Ove Christensen was the club ‘s first choice. [ 41 ] With Jonevret as coach, Molde won the 2007 1. divisjon and was again promoted back to the top flight. After the promotion to Tippeligaen, Molde recorded a 5–1 win against Vålerenga on the last day of Moldejazz 2008, [ 42 ] [ 43 ] a well as eliminating Brann from the cup with an impressive 8–0 win at family four days subsequently. [ 44 ] Regardless of these hard results, Molde finished ninth in their comeback season in the acme flight. In the 2009 temper, 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 possible double with a 5–0 winnings at Aker Stadion in the quarter-final of the 2009 norwegian Cup. In the final examination, Molde met their local anesthetic rivals Aalesunds FK, where Aalesund won the norwegian Championship on punishment shoot-out after the seduce ended 2–2 after extra time. After collecting entirely 20 points during the inaugural 22 matches in the 2010 Tippeligaen, Jonevret was sacked and replaced by Uwe Rösler. [ 45 ] Under Röslers management, Molde collected 20 points in the concluding eight matches and debar delegating. [ 46 ] Despite the poor performance by the team, Baye Djiby Fall, who spent the temper on loanword from Lokomotiv Moscow, became the first Molde player since Jan Fuglset in 1976 to be the top goalscorer in Eliteserien. [ 47 ] prior to the baseball club ‘s 100-year anniversary in 2011, erstwhile Molde and Manchester United actor Ole Gunnar Solskjær returned to Molde to manage the clubhouse. [ 48 ] In the opening peer of 2011 Tippeligaen, his first base competitive match, Molde lost 3–0 away against newly promoted Sarpsborg 08. [ 49 ] On 19 June 2011, Molde celebrated their anniversary with a 2–0 winnings against Sogndal [ 50 ] and positioned themselves at the top of the league table. Molde was leading the league until they finally won their first championship on 30 October 2011, when Rosenborg, the only team that could mathematically have still beaten them to first topographic point with two matches remaining, lost 6–3 at home to Brann. [ 51 ] Molde successfully defended their title in 2012 by beating Hønefoss 1–0 on 11 November, with one match remaining in the season. Although Molde could merely 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 base time in their history. Ole Gunnar Solskjær left the golf club to sign for Premier League side Cardiff City on 2 January 2014. Under new coach Tor Ole Skullerud, Molde won their beginning domestic league and cup bivalent in 2014, however Skullerud was fired in August 2015 due to a race of average results and Solskjær ( whose play at Cardiff lasted merely nine months ) was brought rear to the team. On 19 December 2018 Solskjær left the cabaret to join Manchester United as caretaker director, with club director Øystein Neerland stating that Solskjær left on a loanword distribute 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 director job on a permanent basis on 29 April. [ 54 ] Moe led Molde to their one-fourth league deed in his first full season in agitate .
Kit [edit ]
Molde ‘s club colours are blue shirts, egg white shorts and white socks, [ 3 ] which has become the standard Molde FK home kit. Molde ‘s traditional away colours are the same as for the home kit, but in the opposite club ; white shirts, blasphemous 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 season. Following that, respective short-run deals was made before a long-run deal was signed with G-Sport in 1992. In 1999, Molde ended their contract with G-Sport and were sponsored by Commit for three seasons. Sparebanken Møre became their shirt sponsor in 2003, a softwood 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 deposit, signing a distribute until 2019. [ 56 ] In February 2020, Molde and Sparebanken Møre announced that they had agreed to a manage until the end of the 2022 season. [ 57 ] For twelve years in the get down of the twenty-first century, from 2002 to the conclusion 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 new jersey ( worn by Eirik Hestad in 2018 ) is manufactured by Nike, with Sparebanken Møre the shirt patronize
Stadiums [edit ]
Aker Stadion Molde ‘s stream 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 crunch has been nicknamed “ Røkkeløkka “. The official appoint of the new stadium was Molde Stadion until 3 May 2006, when the stadium mention changed to Aker Stadion following a sponsorship deal with Røkke ‘s caller Aker. The stadium was inaugurated on 18 April 1998, when the stadium was officially opened by Prime Minister and Molde winnow Kjell Magne Bondevik. [ 60 ] In the open match, Molde defeated Lillestrøm 4–0 in their first home match of the season, attracting 13,010 spectators. [ 61 ] Tommy Berntsen scored the first goal on Aker Stadion with an own finish, while Daniel Berg Hestad was the first Molde musician to score a goal at the fresh stadium. [ 62 ] The all-time attendance criminal record was set on 26 September when Molde hosted Rosenborg in front 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 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 plate matches at Molde Idrettspark ( at the 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 inaugural address 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 first round of 1957–58 norwegian Main League. [ 16 ] When Molde earned a forwarding to the 1974 1. divisjon, the main stall was expanded. [ 16 ] The unexcelled record attendance at Molde Idrettspark is 14,615 in a pit against Moss in 1987. [ 66 ] [ 67 ] [ 68 ] Today, Molde Idrettspark is used by Træff and Molde 2 .
confirm [edit ]
Molde ‘s assistant golf club is Tornekrattet ( english : “ The brush of thorns ” ). The name Tornekrattet is a reference to the city ‘s nickname “ Rosenes by ” ( english : “ The Town of Roses ” ) and was founded after the 1994 norwegian Football Cup Final victory .
Rivalries [edit ]
Molde has their strong competition with Rosenborg. other 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 fastness has become known as one of the finest Eliteserien match-ups .
Players [edit ]
current squad [edit ]
- As of 17 August 2021[69]
note : 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 ]
notice : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Reserves [edit ]
former players [edit ]
player records [edit ]
All current players are in bold
player of the season [edit ]
2011–
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 ]
medical and mutant skill staff [edit ]
Role
Name
Physiotherapist
[80]
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 trophy was the norwegian Cup, which it won in 1994. In 2011, the club won its first league title, and won its first 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 cabaret record for competitive appearances with 666 .
source : [ 68 ]
european history [edit ]
The follow is a list of the all-time statistics from Molde ‘s games in the three UEFA tournaments the cabaret has participated in, adenine well as the overall total. The list 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 percentage of matches won ( Win % ). The statistics include reservation 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
late history [edit ]
list 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–
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
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 top 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 diagnose of the top grade of norwegian league football from 1963 until 1990. The top tier changed its name to the sponsor-affiliated nameahead of the 1990 season. The second tier once known as 2. divisjon inherited the name 1. divisjon ahead of the 1991 season. The third tier, once known as 3. divisjon was named 2. divisjon ahead of the 1991 temper and the names of all the lower divisions were adjusted consequently. Effecting 2017, the exceed tier is named Eliteserien .
References [edit ]
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