1978 Molde FK season

The 1978 season was Molde's fifth consecutive year in the top flight, and their 7th season in total in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in 1. divisjon (first tier), the Norwegian Cup and the 1978–79 UEFA Cup.

Molde
1978 season
ChairmanSigmund Heggem
CoachHuib Ruijgrok
StadiumMolde Stadion
1. divisjon10th (relegated)
Norwegian CupFourth round vs Rosenborg
UEFA CupFirst round vs Torpedo Moscow
Top goalscorerLeague: Stein Olav Hestad (6)
All: Stein Olav Hestad (10)
Highest home attendance5,742 vs Bodø/Glimt
(4 May 1978)[1]
Lowest home attendance1,183 vs Moss
(24 June 1978)[2]
Average home league attendance2,784[3]

In the league, Molde finished in 10th position, 21 points behind winners Start and were relegated to the 2. divisjon.[4] Molde entered the first round of the 1978–79 UEFA Cup. On 27 September, they were eliminated by Torpedo Moscow with a 3–7 loss on aggregate.[5]

Squad

Source:[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  NOR Torleif Bergsås
— GK  NOR Inge Bratteteig
— DF  NOR Stål Bjørkly
— DF  NOR Erik Brakstad
— DF  NOR Torkild Brakstad
— DF  NOR Tor Gunnar Hagbø
— DF  NOR Svein Kanestrøm
— DF  NOR Einar Sekkeseter
— DF  NOR Bertil Stranden
— MF  NOR Per Arne Aase
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NOR Knut Bjørnå
— MF  NOR Åge Hareide
— MF  NOR Arild Haukaas
— MF  NOR Arnfinn Rye
— FW  NOR Jan Fuglset
— FW  NOR Stein Olav Hestad
— FW  NOR Harry Hestad
— FW  NOR Odd Ivar Moen
— FW  NOR Bjørner Oshaug
— FW  NOR Rune Ulvestad

Friendlies
12 March 1978 Clausenengen 2–2 Molde

Report
18 March 1978 Sunndal 1–0 Molde
Report
25 March 1978 Steinkjer 0–3 Molde
Report

27 March 1978 Molde 3–0 Rosenborg


Report
1 April 1978 Hødd 1–0 Molde
Report
8 April 1978 BUCB 2–1 Molde

Report
11 April 1978 De Valkeniers 1–7 Molde
Report





12 April 1978 De Jegers 1–7 Molde
Report





13 April 1978 Delft 0–1 Molde
Report

Competitions

1. divisjon
Main article: 1978 1. divisjon

Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2252153658–2212 113082233–116 112271425–116

Source:[6]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Start (C) 22 13 7 2 30 13 +17 33 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Lillestrøm 22 11 9 2 45 22 +23 31 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round
3 Viking 22 12 7 3 42 22 +20 31 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Skeid 22 12 2 8 38 33 +5 26
5 Brann 22 11 3 8 52 42 +10 25
6 Vålerengen 22 9 6 7 44 34 +10 24
7 Bryne 22 7 8 7 27 30 −3 22
8 Moss 22 8 4 10 39 38 +1 20
9 Bodø/Glimt 22 6 6 10 37 37 0 18
10 Molde (R) 22 5 2 15 36 58 −22 12 Relegation to 2. divisjon
11 Lyn (R) 22 3 5 14 23 53 −30 11
12 Steinkjer (R) 22 1 9 12 20 51 −31 11
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Norwegian Cup
Main article: 1978 Norwegian Football Cup
8 June 1978 First round Molde 7–0 Dovre Molde
S. Hestad  ?', ?', ?'
T. Brakstad  ?'
Rye  ?'
Hagbø  ?'
H. Hestad  ?'		 Report Stadium: Molde Stadion
1978 Second round Brekken 1–2 Molde Brekken, Røros
Stranden  ?' (o.g.) Report S. Hestad  ?'
T. Brakstad  ?'
26 July 1978 Third round Molde 1–0 Tornado Molde
H. Hestad  ?' Report Stadium: Molde Stadion
23 August 1978 Fourth round Rosenborg 2–0 Molde Trondheim
Eggen  28'
Sundmoen  70'		 Report Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 8,687

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1978–79 UEFA Cup
13 September 1978 First round 1st Leg Torpedo Moscow 4–0 Molde Moscow, Soviet Union
Vasiliev  5'
Mironov  35'
Grishin  78'
Suchilin  86'		 Report Stadium: Eduard Streltsov Stadium
27 September 1978 First round 2nd Leg Molde 3–3
(3–7 agg.)		 Torpedo Moscow Molde, Norway
T. Brakstad  43'
Bjørnå  53'
Fuglset  67'		 Report Vasiliev  26', 71'
Suchilin  81'		 Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 2,813

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Lacking information:

  • Appaerance statistics from 1. divisjon round 4 (away against Start), round 11 (at home against Moss), round 20 (at home against Vålerengen) and one goalscorer from round 4 (away against Start) are missing.
  • Appaerance statistics from Norwegian Cup round 2 (against Brekken) and round 3 (against Tornado) are missing.
No. Pos Nat Player Total1. divisjonNorwegian CupUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Torleif Bergsås 70501010
GK Inge Bratteteig 21015+302010
DF Stål Bjørkly 1201100010
DF Erik Brakstad 603+201000
DF Torkild Brakstad 2351724221
DF Tor Gunnar Hagbø 92511+110+20
DF Svein Kanestrøm 1307+300+2010
DF Einar Sekkeseter 1641441010
DF Bertil Stranden 2401804020
MF Per Arne Aase 502+101+1000
MF Knut Bjørnå 1941631021
MF Åge Hareide 1721422010
MF Arild Haukaas 30300000
MF Arnfinn Rye 17612+152120
FW Jan Fuglset 1361051021
FW Harry Hestad 15211+102+1200
FW Stein Olav Hestad 23101863420
FW Odd Ivar Moen 19312+332020
FW Bjørner Oshaug 601+302000
FW Rune Ulvestad 17412+241020

Goalscorers
Rank Position Nat. Player 1. divisjon Norwegian Cup UEFA Cup Total
1FWStein Olav Hestad64010
2MFArnfinn Rye5106
FWJan Fuglset5016
4DFTorkild Brakstad2215
5DFEinar Sekkeseter4004
FWRune Ulvestad4004
MFKnut Bjørnå3014
8FWOdd Ivar Moen3003
9MFÅge Hareide2002
MFTor Gunnar Hagbø1102
FWHarry Hestad0202
Unknown1001
TOTALS 3610349

See also

References
  1. "Molde - Bodø/Glimt 6-5". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. "Molde - Moss 3-4". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. "Tilskuertall 1978". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. "1978: En trist sesong". moldefk.no. Molde FK. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  5. "Molde - Torpedo Moskva". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  6. "1. divisjon 1978 (Norge)". nifs.no. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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