Molde FK in European football

Molde FK is a Norwegian professional football club based in Molde, Møre og Romsdal. The club was founded as International in 1911. The club changed its name to Molde Fotballklubb in 1915. The team has participated in 16 seasons of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) club competitions, including 4 seasons in the Champions League (1 group stage), 14 seasons in the UEFA Cup and Europa League (2 group stages) and one season in the Cup Winners' Cup. Their first European game was the 1975–76 UEFA Cup 1st Round against Swedish side Öster on 17 September 1975.[1] In 1999 Molde became the second Norwegian club to enter the UEFA Champions League.[2] The club's best performance in the UEFA Cup or Europa League is reaching the Round of 32 of the 2015–16 Europa League.

Molde FK in European football
ClubMolde FK
First entry1975–76 UEFA Cup
Latest entry2020–21 UEFA Europa League
Titles
Champions League0 (Best: Group stage)
Europa League0 (Best: Round of 32)
Cup Winners' Cup0 (Best: First round)

The club plays its home matches at Aker Stadion, an all-seater stadium in Molde. Molde's record attendance in a European match of 10,705 dates from the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League match against Real Madrid on 3 November 1999.[3] Molde's biggest win is 7–1 against Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualification, while the biggest defeat is 0–6 against Öster in the 1975–76 UEFA Cup. With 66 appearances including qualifying games, Daniel Berg Hestad has appeared in the most UEFA matches for Molde. Molde has played against Stuttgart four times, more than any other team. Molde has played against Spanish clubs eight times, more than any other nation.

Matches

The following is a complete list of matches played by Molde in UEFA tournaments. It includes the season, tournament, the stage, the opponent club and its country and the score, with Molde's score noted first. It is up to date as of 10 December 2020.

Key

List of Molde FK matches in European football
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate Leg
1975–76 UEFA Cup 1R Östers IF 1–0 0–6 1–6 1st 2nd
1978–79 UEFA Cup 1R Torpedo Moscow 3–3 0–4 3–7 1st 2nd
1988–89 UEFA Cup 1R Waregem 0–0 1–5 1–5 1st 2nd
1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Dinamo-93 Minsk 2–1 1–1 3–2
1R Paris Saint-Germain 2–3 0–3 2–6
1996–97 UEFA Cup QR Dinamo Tbilisi 0–0 1–2 1–2 1st 2nd
1998–99 UEFA Cup 2Q CSKA Sofia 0–0 0–2 0–2 1st 2nd
1999–00 UEFA Champions League 2Q CSKA Moscow 4–0 0–2 4–2 1st 2nd
3Q Mallorca 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a) 1st 2nd
Group E Porto 0–1 1–3 4th Home Away
Real Madrid 0–1 1–4 Home Away
Olympiacos 3–2 1–3 Home Away
2000–01 UEFA Cup 1R Rayo Vallecano 0–1 1–1 1–2 1st 2nd
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR 2–0 4–0 6–0 1st 2nd
1R União de Leiria 3–1 0–1 3–2 1st 2nd
2R Benfica 0–2 1–3 1–5 1st 2nd
2006–07 UEFA Cup 2Q Skonto 0–0 2–1 2–1 1st 2nd
1R Rangers 0–0 0–2 0–2 1st 2nd
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2Q Jelgava 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a) 1st 2nd
3Q VfB Stuttgart 2–3 2–2 4–5 1st 2nd
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2Q Ventspils 3–0 1–1 4–1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q Basel 0–1 1–1 1–2 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
UEFA Europa League PO Heerenveen 2–0 2–1 4–1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
Group E Copenhagen 1–2 1–2 4th Home Away
VfB Stuttgart 2–0 1–0 Home Away
Steaua București 1–2 0–2 Home Away
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2Q Sligo Rovers 2–0 1–0 3–0 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
3Q Legia Warsaw 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a) 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
UEFA Europa League PO Rubin Kazan 0–2 0–3 0–5 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 2Q Gorica 4–1 1–1 5–2 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q Zorya Luhansk 1–2 1–1 2–3 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2Q Pyunik 5–0 0–1 5–1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q Dinamo Zagreb 3–3 1–1 4–4 (a) 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
UEFA Europa League PO Standard Liège 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a) 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
Group A Fenerbahçe 0–2 3–1 1st Home Away
Ajax 1–1 1–1 Home Away
Celtic 3–1 2–1 Home Away
R32 Sevilla 1–0 0–3 1–3 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Glenavon 5−1 1−2 6–3 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2Q Laçi 3−0 2−0 5–0 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q Hibernian 3–0 0−0 3–0 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
PO Zenit Saint Petersburg 2−1 1−3 3–4 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q KR 7−1 0−0 7−1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
2Q Čukarički 0−0 3−1 3−1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q Aris 3–0 1–3 (a.e.t.) 4–3 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
PO Partizan 1–1 1–2 2–3 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 1Q KuPS 5–0 N/A N/A (Home)
2Q Celje N/A 2–1 N/A (Away)
3Q Qarabağ N/A 0–0 (6–5 p) N/A (Away)
PO Ferencváros 3–3 0–0 3–3 (a) 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
UEFA Europa League Group B Arsenal 0–3 1–4 2nd 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
Rapid Wien 1–0 2–2 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
Dundalk 3–1 2–1 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
R32 1899 Hoffenheim

Source:[4]

Overall record

By competition

The following is a list of the all-time statistics from Molde's games in the three UEFA tournaments the club has participated in, as well as the overall total. The list contains the tournament, the number of games played (P), 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 qualification matches and is up to date as of 10 December 2020.

As of 10 December 2020
Tournament P W D L GF GA GD Win%
Champions League 24 8 8 8 36 27 +9 033.33
Europa League / UEFA Cup 72 27 17 28 98 99 −1 037.50
Cup Winners' Cup 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 025.00
Total 100 35 26 39 139 134 +5 035.00

By country

As of 10 December 2020
Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
 Albania 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 Armenia 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4 050.00
 Austria 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
 Belarus 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
 Belgium 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 025.00
 Bulgaria 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 Croatia 2 0 2 0 4 4 +0 000.00
 Denmark 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 000.00
 England 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 000.00
 Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
 Finland 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 France 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 000.00
 Georgia 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Germany 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 050.00
 Greece 4 2 0 2 8 8 +0 050.00
 Iceland 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 050.00
 Ireland 4 4 0 0 8 2 +6 100.00
 Latvia 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 050.00
 Netherlands 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 050.00
 Northern Ireland 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 050.00
 Poland 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00
 Portugal 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 016.67
 Romania 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00
 Russia 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 033.33
 Scotland 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 050.00
 Serbia 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 025.00
 Soviet Union 2 0 1 1 3 7 −4 000.00
 Slovenia 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 066.67
 Spain 8 1 3 4 4 11 −7 012.50
 Sweden 2 1 0 1 1 6 −5 050.00
  Switzerland 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Turkey 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
 Ukraine 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00

References

  1. "1975: Sjetteplass og Afrika-tur". Molde FK (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. "Mirakelet på Mallorca". VG. Verdens Gang. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. "Molde - Real Madrid 0-1 (0-1)" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. "Kamper i Europacupene". MFKweb.org (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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