1998 Molde FK season

The 1998 season was Molde's 23rd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in Tippeligaen, the Norwegian Cup and the UEFA Cup. From 13 April to 22 August, Molde were unbeaten in 26 consecutive matches in all competitions; a club record.

Molde
1998 season
ChairmanLars Erik Frisvold
Head coachErik Brakstad
StadiumMolde Stadion
Tippeligaen2nd
Norwegian CupQuarter-final vs. Brann
Top goalscorerAndreas Lund (16)
Highest home attendance13,308 vs Rosenborg
(26 September 1998)
Average home league attendance8,516[1]

In Tippeligaen, Molde finished in 2nd position, 9 points behind winners Rosenborg. Molde was unbeaten throughout the first 21 matches in the league, a club record streak which was beaten in the 2014 season.[2] Their first loss of the season came on 20 September when they were defeated 3–1 by Vålerenga in Oslo. In the following round, Molde played Rosenborg at home in a possibly league-defining game since Molde before the match was only one point behind Rosenborg. Molde lost the match with the score 0–1 in the game which, as of 2019, holds the record home attendance on Molde Stadion with 13,308 spectators.

Molde participated in the 1998 Norwegian Cup. Because of the World Cup, the Tippeligaen teams entered in the third round. They defeated Fana and Viking on their way to the quarterfinal vs. Brann. At Brann Stadion on 8 September 2000, Molde lost the quarterfinal with the score 0–4.

In the UEFA Cup, Molde was drawn against Bulgarian team CSKA Sofia in the second qualifying round.[3] Molde drew the first leg at home ground with the score 0–0. CSKA Sofia won the second leg 2–0 at home and advanced to the next round 2–0 on aggregate.[4]

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NOR Morten Bakke
2 DF  SWE Dennis Schiller
3 DF  NOR Petter Christian Singsaas
4 DF  NOR Pål Lydersen
5 DF  NOR Knut Anders Fostervold (Captain)
6 MF  NOR Daniel Berg Hestad
7 DF  ISL Bjarki Gunnlaugsson
8 MF  NOR Karl Oskar Fjørtoft
9 MF  NOR Odd Inge Olsen
10 FW  NOR Andreas Lund
11 MF  NOR Trond Andersen
12 GK  NOR Are Lervik
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW  NOR Geir Televik
14 DF  NOR Sindre Rekdal
15 DF  NOR Freddy dos Santos
16 MF  NOR Per Olav Sætre
17 DF  NOR Trond Strande
18 MF  NOR Ståle Rønningen
19 MF  NOR Anders Hasselgård
20 FW  NOR Ole Bjørn Sundgot
21 MF  NOR Stian Ohr
22 FW  NOR Jo Tessem
23 MF  NOR Thomas Mork

As of end of season.

Friendlies

1998 Molde 2 0 Lyn Malvik
CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Abrahallen
1998 Rosenborg 4 3 Molde Malvik
CET (UTC+1)


Report

Stadium: Abrahallen
1998 Moss 1 2 Molde Fredrikstad
CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Østfoldhallen
1998 Molde 1 1 Hødd Molde
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Lubbenes Kunstgress
1998 Molde 3 1 Byåsen Molde
CET (UTC+1)

Report Stadium: Lubbenes Kunstgress
1998 Molde 3 2 Young Boys La Manga, Spain
CET (UTC+1)

Report
1998 Molde 3 1 Lillestrøm La Manga, Spain
CET (UTC+1)

Report
1998 Molde 3 0 Örgryte La Manga, Spain
CET (UTC+1)

Report
1998 Bodø/Glimt 4 0 Molde Bodø
CET (UTC+1)


Report Stadium: Nordlandshallen
1998 Molde 3 2 Elfsborg Belgium
CET (UTC+1)

Report
1998 Molde 2 1 Lommel Belgium
CET (UTC+1)
Report
1998 Molde 2 0 Belgium military Belgium
CET (UTC+1)
Report
1998 Molde 1 0 Strømsgodset Larvik
CET (UTC+1) Report
1998 Molde 5 0 Moss Harøya, Sandøy
CET (UTC+1)



Report
1998 Molde 5 4 Tromsø Bryne
CET (UTC+1)



Report


1998 Molde 3 0 Vålerenga Bryne
CET (UTC+1)

Report
1998 Molde 1 1 Spårvägen Denmark
CET (UTC+1) Report

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 16 6 4 70 34  +36 54 7 4 2 37 17  +20 9 2 2 33 17  +16

Last updated: 26 April 2018.
Source:

Positions by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWWDDWWWWWWDWDWDDWWWWWLLWLL
Position41222122211111122211122222
Source: see below

Results

13 April 1998 1 Haugesund 2 3 Molde Haugesund
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Helgeland  13'
Garba  81'
Report Lund  28'
Andersen  34'
Ole Bjørn Sundgot  89'
Stadium: Haugesund Stadion
Attendance: 4,566
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
18 April 1998 2 Molde 4 0 Lillestrøm Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Berntsen  4' (o.g.)
Hestad  30'
Lund  38'
Gunnlaugsson  72'
Report Stadium: Nye Molde Stadion
Attendance: 13,010
Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen
26 April 1998 3 Brann 2 2 Molde Bergen
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Mjelde  2'
Løvvik  54'
Report Lund  19'
Hestad  35'
Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 11,885
Referee: Rune Pedersen
30 April 1998 4 Molde 1 1 Stabæk Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Olsen  23' Report Flem  56' Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 8,510
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen
3 May 1998 5 Bodø/Glimt 0 2 Molde Bodø
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Sundgot  1'
Hestad  41'
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 4,416
Referee: Jon E. Skjervold
7 May 1998 6 Molde 6 0 Moss Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Olsen  30', 80'
Lund  34', 45'
Sundgot  58'
Fjørtoft  67'
Report Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 6,290
Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen
10 May 1998 7 Kongsvinger 0 3 Molde Kongsvinger
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Lund  24'
Schiller  36'
Sundgot  45'
Stadium: Gjemselund Stadion
Attendance: 3,132
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen
16 May 1998 8 Molde 4 0 Sogndal Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Lund  44'
Sundgot  48'
Tessem  66'
Hestad  76'
Report Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
7 June 1998 9 Molde 4 1 Vålerenga Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Tessem  19'
Gunnlaugsson  55'
Olsen  90'
Rekdal  90+1'
Report Kaasa  79' Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 8,005
Referee: Frode Kvam
1 July 1998 10 Rosenborg 1 2 Molde Trondheim
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Jakobsen  35' Report Lund  60', 74' Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 16,067
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
5 July 1998 11 Molde 2 2 Tromsø Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Lund  2'
Olsen  81'
Report Lange  51'
Hafstad  57'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 6,309
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
9 July 1998 12 Strømsgodset 1 2 Molde Drammen
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Flo  42' Report Hestad  49'
Olsen  73'
Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion
Attendance: 3,949
Referee: Frode Kvam
13 July 1998 13 Molde 4 4 Viking Molde
20:15 CET (UTC+1) Hasselgård  3', 6'
Mork  47'
Olsen  59'
Report Bjerg  22', 63'
Daðason  72'
Aase  89'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
19 July 1998 14 Molde 4 1 Haugesund Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Olsen  15'
Mork  28'
Hestad  74'
Televik  87'
Report Berre Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 7,520
Referee: Tor-Arne Fiskum
26 July 1998 15 Lillestrøm 1 1 Molde Lillestrøm
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Andreassen  70' Report Hestad  59' Stadium: Åråsen Stadion
Attendance: 4,609
Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen
1 August 1998 16 Molde 2 2 Brann Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Olsen  15'
Hestad  45'
Report Mjelde  64'
Kvisvik  88'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 7,466
Referee: Kjell Alseth
8 August 1998 17 Stabæk 1 4 Molde Bærum
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Belsvik  62' Report Tessem  11', 29'
Hasselgård  20'
Fostervold  75'
Stadium: Nadderud Stadion
Attendance: 5,202
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
16 August 1998 18 Molde 1 0 Bodø/Glimt Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Lund  13' Report Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 6,045
Referee: Terje Hauge
22 August 1998 19 Moss 0 2 Molde Moss
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Lund  59'
Televik  90'
Stadium: Melløs Stadion
Attendance: 2,458
Referee: Jon E. Skjervold
30 August 1998 20 Molde 4 1 Kongsvinger Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Fjørtoft  7', 65'
Lund  69'
Schiller  90'
Report Bergman  39' Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 6,036
Referee: Kjell Alseth
13 September 1998 21 Sogndal 1 4 Molde Sogndal
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Johansen  47' Report Lund  21'
Olsen  43'
Andersen  68'
Mork  85'
Stadium: Fosshaugane
Attendance: 1,055
Referee: Kjell Alseth
20 September 1998 22 Vålerenga 3 1 Molde Oslo
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Carew  49'
Viljugrein  87'
Ødegaard  90'
Report Tessem  71' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 12,318
Referee: Jon Eilif Skjervold
26 September 1998 23 Molde 0 2 Rosenborg Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Strand  67'
Dahlum  87'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 13,308
Referee: Rune Pedersen
4 October 1998 24 Tromsø 2 6 Molde Tromsø
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Lange  60', 81' Report Tessem  8', 69', 78'
Olsen  41'
Lund  47'
Sundgot  82'
Stadium: Alfheim Stadion
Attendance: 2,457
Referee: Espen Berntsen
18 October 1998 25 Molde 1 3 Strømsgodset Molde
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Lund  64' Report Flo  41'
Karlsen  62', 74'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 6,583
Referee: Kjell Alseth
25 October 1998 26 Viking 3 1 Molde Stavanger
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Andersen  6' (o.g.)
Kristensen  8'
Bjerg  38'
Report Ohr  17' Stadium: Stavanger Stadion
Attendance: 4,621
Referee: Rune Pedersen

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 26 20 3 3 79 23 +56 63 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Molde 26 16 6 4 70 34 +36 54 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Stabæk 26 16 5 5 63 29 +34 53 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Viking 26 14 4 8 66 44 +22 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
5 Bodø/Glimt 26 9 9 8 47 47 0 36
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Stabæk qualified for the UEFA Cup as Norwegian Cup winners.
  2. Bodø/Glimt qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round through their Fair play ranking.

Norwegian Cup

Due to Norway's participation in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the Tippeligaen clubs entered the competition in the third round.

3 June 1998 Third Round Fana 2 4 Molde Fana
CEST (UTC+2) Unknown  81'
Unknown  86'
Report Olsen  31'
Fostervold  53'
Sundgot  67'
Gunnlaugsson  71'
Stadium: Nesttun idrettspark
Attendance: 480
16 July 1998 Fourth Round Molde 2 1 Viking Molde
CEST (UTC+2) Hestad  3' (pen.), 29' (pen.) Unknown  11' Stadium: Molde Stadion
8 September 1998 Quarterfinal Brann 4 0 Molde Bergen
CEST (UTC+2) Unknown  9', 71', 75'
Løvvik  73'
Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 6,504
Note: Thorstein Helstad scored two goals and Per-Ove Ludvigsen scored one goal

UEFA Cup

Qualifying rounds

11 August 1998 Second qualifying round 1st leg Molde 0 0 CSKA Sofia Molde
CEST (UTC+2) Report Ivanov  43'
Petrov  53'
Tchomakov  77'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 2,243
25 August 1998 Second qualifying round 2nd leg CSKA Sofia 2 0
(2 0 agg.)
Molde Sofia
CEST (UTC+2) Loultchev  7'
Petrov  33',  54'
Stantshev  60',  67'
Andonov  81'
Report Fjørtoft  31'
Lydersen  36'
Andersen  43'
Singsaas  69'
Hestad  80'
Stadium: Balgarska Armia Stadium
Attendance: 12,000

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalTippeligaenNorwegian CupUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Morten Bakke 3102603020
2 DF Dennis Schiller 18211+52100+10
3 DF Petter Christian Singsaas 1403+801+100+10
4 DF Pål Lydersen 2902402+1020
5 DF Knut Anders Fostervold 2822313120
6 MF Daniel Berg Hestad 29102483220
7 DF Bjarki Gunnlaugsson 932+620+1100
8 MF Karl Oskar Fjørtoft 3032533020
9 MF Odd Inge Olsen 311226113120
10 FW Andreas Lund 291623+2161+1020
11 MF Trond Andersen 2922423020
13 FW Geir Televik 1520+122100+20
14 DF Sindre Rekdal 412+210000
15 DF Freddy dos Santos 26017+502020
17 DF Trond Strande 201+100000
18 MF Ståle Rønningen 100+100000
19 MF Anders Hasselgård 20311+431+2020
20 FW Ole Bjørn Sundgot 21710+962100
21 MF Stian Ohr 211+110000
22 FW Jo Tessem 3182683020
23 MF Thomas Mork 2536+1431+200+20
Players away from Molde on loan:
Players who left Molde during the season:

Goalscorers

Rank Position Nat. No. Player Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup UEFA Cup Total
1FW10Andreas Lund160016
2MF9Odd Inge Olsen111012
3MF6Daniel Berg Hestad82010
4FW22Jo Tessem8008
5FW20Ole Bjørn Sundgot6107
6MF8Karl Oskar Fjørtoft3003
MF23Thomas Mork3003
MF19Anders Hasselgård3003
DF7Bjarki Gunnlaugsson2103
10DF2Dennis Schiller2002
MF11Trond Andersen2002
FW13Geir Televik2002
DF5Knut Anders Fostervold1102
14DF14Sindre Rekdal1001
MF21Stian Ohr1001
Own goal1001
TOTALS 706076

See also

References

  1. "Tilskuertall Molde". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. "Skullerud: - Har utviklet oss etter at jeg tok over etter Solskjær". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. "Molde trakk CSKA Sofia". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 31 July 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. "Molde for urutinerte". vg.no. Verdens Gang. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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