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Full name | Molde Fotballklubb | |||
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Short name | MFK | |||
Founded | 19 June 1911 | |||
Ground | Aker Stadion Molde Norway | |||
Capacity | 11,800 [1] | |||
Chairman | Erik Berg | |||
Manager | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | |||
League | Tippeligaen | |||
2011 | Tippeligaen, 2nd | |||
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Molde Fotballklubb is a football club from Molde, Norway. It was founded on 19 June 1911. They currently play in Tippeligaen, the Norwegian top division.
Molde's home matches are played at Aker Stadion (inaugurated 1998), which holds a record attendance of 13,308 (vs Rosenborg BK, 1998). Aker stadium's maximum capacity now is 11,800 attendants. The record attendance at the former Molde stadium was 14,793 (vs Moss F.K., 1987). Among their investors is Kjell Inge Røkke. He invests approximately 10-15 million NOK annually, and in January 2006 he invested 10 million NOK for the club to buy players. [1] Former prime minister Kjell Magne Bondevik is among Molde's supporters. The club is perhaps most famous for being Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjær's first professional club (where he scored thirty-one goals in just one season). He returned to manage the club in 2011.
Molde participated in the UEFA Champions League in 1999 (1 win, 5 losses). In 2006, Molde played in the UEFA Cup, having won the Norwegian cup the previous season. On the 25th August, they were drawn to face Rangers F.C. in the UEFA Cup first round. They were knocked out 2–0 on aggregate after holding Scottish Giants Rangers to a 0–0 draw at the Aker stadion.
History of league positions (since 1963)
- 1963–1970: Level 3
- 1971–1973: Level 2
- 1974–1978: Level 1
- 1979: Level 2
- 1980: Level 1
- 1981: Level 2
- 1982: Level 1
- 1983: Level 2
- 1984–1993: Level 1
- 1994: Level 2
- 1995–2006: Level 1
- 2007: Level 2
- 2008– : Level 1
Molde also briefly appeared among the championship contestants in 1958, but the league was differently organized at the top levels until 1963.
Supporter club - Tornekrattet
Tornekrattet (Eng: Thorn thicket) is an independent and unpolitical supporter club for Molde FK. They are the main singers and flag users on Molde matches. «Tornekrattet» where started after the 1994 cupfinal, by a group called «The Granlia gang». On Molde Idrettspark (Old Molde Stadium) Tornekrattet was situated in the upper corner of left standing stand. Today the supporter club stands in the lower right corner at the west side of Aker Stadium. Today, Tornekrattet is one of the oldest supporter clubs in Norway. Today the supporter club counts about 1100 members.
Achievements
Domestic
- Norwegian Premier League:
- Runners-up (7): 1974, 1987, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2009
- Norwegian Football Cup:
- Winners (2): 1994, 2005
- Runners-up (3): 1982, 1989, 2009
Non-official
- La Manga Cup:
- Winners (1): 2010
Recent history
Season League Cup Europe Top goalscorer Division Pos Pl W D L GS GA Pts Name Goals 1999 Prem 2 26 16 2 8 49 37 50 SF Champions League – R1 Andreas Lund 20 2000 Prem 7 26 11 7 8 46 47 40 QF UEFA Cup – R1 Magne Hoseth 15 2001 Prem 5 26 13 5 8 54 41 44 R4 Magne Hoseth 10 2002 Prem 2 26 15 5 6 48 26 50 R3 André Schei Lindbæk
Bernt Hulsker9 2003 Prem 9 26 9 4 13 32 41 31 R3 UEFA Cup – R2 Magne Hoseth 11 2004 Prem 11 26 7 10 9 34 37 31 R3 Bernt Hulsker
Thomas Mork
Magne Hoseth4 2005 Prem 12 26 8 6 12 40 46 30 Winner Rob Friend 10 2006 Prem 14 26 7 4 15 29 50 25 R3 UEFA Cup – R1 Pape Paté Diouf 5 2007 Div 1 1 30 22 3 5 62 28 69 R1 Mame Biram Diouf 10 2008 Prem 9 26 8 6 12 39 43 31 SF José Roberto Rodrigues Mota 12 2009 Prem 2 30 17 5 8 62 35 56 Final Mame Biram Diouf 16 2010 Prem 11 30 10 10 10 42 45 40 R3 Baye Djiby Fall 16 2011 (in progress) Prem 1 15 9 2 4 30 23 29 Pape Paté Diouf 12
Current squad
- As of 23 March
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players on loan
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Coaching staff
Coach | Ole Gunnar Solskjær |
Reserve coach | Mark Dempsey |
Goalkeeper coach | Richard Hartis |
Administrative staff
Chairman | Erik Berg |
Director | Tarje Nordstrand Jacobsen |
Notable former players
Cup champions for Molde 1994
- Morten Bakke, Trond Strande, Sindre Rekdal, Flaco, Knut Anders Fostervold, Ulrich Møller, Tarje Nordstrand Jacobsen, André Nevstad, Kjetil Rekdal, Daniel Berg Hestad, Tor Gunnar Johnsen, Ole Bjørn Sundgot, Arild Stavrum, Berdon Sønderland, Jan Berg.
Cup champions for Molde 2005
- Marcus Andreasson, John Andreas Husøy, Matej Mavric, Rob Friend, Tommy Eide Møster, Toni Kallio, Knut Dørum Lillebakk, Stian Ohr, Magnus Kihlberg, Kai Røberg, Trond Strande, Mitja Brulc, Øyvind Gjerde, Daniel Berg Hestad, Thomas Mork, Petter Rudi, Dag Roar Ørsal, Øyvind Gram, Torgeir Hoås, Martin Høyem, Lars Ivar Moldskred, Erlend Ormbostad, Madiou Konate, Johan Nås, Torgeir Ruud Ramsli, Petter Christian Singsaas.
Molde players who have played for the Norwegian national team
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References
- ^ "Aker Stadion". Molde FK. Retrieved 07 June 2011.
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