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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 in 1915. Molde FK currently play in the Eliteserien, the top tier of Norwegian football. They have not been out of the top tier since 2007. They have been involved in European football several times since their first time in 1975. In 1999 Molde became the second Norwegian club to enter the UEFA Champions League.[1]
This list encompasses the major honours won by Molde FK and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records club's attendance records, both at Molde Idrettspark, their home until 1997 season, and Aker Stadion, their home from 1998 and forward.
The club's record appearance maker is Daniel Berg Hestad, who made 666 competitive appearances between 1993 and 2016, and the club's record goalscorer is Jan Fuglset, who scored 164 goals between 1963 and 1982.
Molde FK's first major trophy was the 1994 Norwegian Football Cup where Lyn were beaten 3–2 in the final. Their most recent trophy came in December 2023, when they won the Norwegian Cup for the sixth time.
Norwegian Top Flight: 5
2. divisjon/1. divisjon (Level 2): 3
All current players are bolded.
As of match played 9 December 2022. Competitive matches only.
§ | A minimum number due to lack of information |
Name | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Other [nb 1] | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Berg Hestad | 1993–2002 2005–2016 |
516 | 81 | 66 | 3[nb 2] | 666 |
2 | Stein Olav Hestad | 1971–1989 | 317 § | 34 § | 6 | 4[nb 3] | 361 § |
3 | Vegard Forren | 2007–2012 2013–2016 2017–2019 |
293 | 39 | 52 | 0 | 384 |
4 | Mattias Moström | 2007–2020 | 290 | 35 | 43 | 0 | 365 |
5 | Magne Hoseth | 1998–2004 2006–2014 |
284 | 47 | 33 | 0 | 364 |
6 | Ulrich Møller | 1980–1994 | 302 § | 43 § | 2 | 2[nb 3] | 349 § |
7 | Trond Strande | 1991–2007 | 275 | 33 § | 18 | 2[nb 2] | 328 § |
8 | Morten Bakke | 1991–2001 | 260 | 37 § | 20 | 0 | 317 § |
9 | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 2011–2013 2018–present |
212 | 22 | 63 | 0 | 297 |
10 | Etzaz Hussain | 2012–2015 2017–2022 |
202 | 29 | 63 | 0 | 294 |
The following is a list of the ten Molde players with the most appearances in the top division.[5]
Nr | Player | Years | Matches |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Berg Hestad | 1993–2003, 2005–2016 |
473 |
2 | Vegard Forren | 2007–2013, 2013–2017, 2017–2019 |
286 |
3 | Mattias Moström | 2007–2020 | 273 |
4 | Magne Hoseth | 1999–2004, 2006–2014 |
260 |
5 | Ulrich Møller | 1980–1994 | 250 |
6 | Stein Olav Hestad | 1971–1989 | 249 |
7 | Trond Strande | 1991–2007 | 238 |
8 | Morten Bakke | 1991–2001 | 235 |
9 | Etzaz Hussain | 2012–2015, 2017–2022 |
202 |
10 | Petter Rudi | 1991–2006 | 199 |
Last updated: 13 November 2022
Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are counted. Qualification games are included.
Nr | Player | Years | Matches |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Berg Hestad | 1993–2016 | 66 |
2 | Etzaz Hussain | 2012–2022 | 63 |
2 | Magnus Wolf Eikrem | 2012–present | 63 |
4 | Vegard Forren | 2007–2019 | 52 |
5 | Eirik Hestad | 2012–2021 | 46 |
6 | Mattias Moström | 2007–2020 | 43 |
7 | Martin Linnes | 2012–present | 41 |
8 | Fredrik Aursnes | 2016–2021 | 35 |
9 | Kristoffer Haugen | 2018–present | 34 |
Erling Knudtzon | 2019–present | 34 |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
The following is a list of the twelve Molde players who have scored the most top division goals.[6]
Nr. | Player | Years | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Magne Hoseth | 1999–2004, 2006–2014 |
84 |
2 | Daniel Berg Hestad | 1993–2002, 2005–2016 |
72 |
3 | Jan Fuglset | 1973–1982 | 57 |
4 | Ohi Omoijuanfo | 2019–2021 | 54 |
5 | Ole Bjørn Sundgot | 1991–1999 | 47 |
6 | Andreas Lund | 1996–2000 | 42 |
7 | Odd Inge Olsen | 1996–2001 | 41 |
8 | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 2011–2013, 2018–present |
39 |
9 | Øystein Neerland | 1987–1993 | 35 |
10 | Pape Paté Diouf | 2006–2011, 2012, 2014–2016 |
34 |
Daniel Chima Chukwu | 2010–2015, 2018–2019 |
34 |
Last updated: 13 November 2022
Kniksen Award (1990–2013)/"Golden Ball" (2014–)
The club's record sale came in January 2023, when David Datro Fofana was sold to Chelsea for €12 million. August 2018, when Erling Haaland was sold to Red Bull Salzburg for €5,0 million. The previous record was set in August 2018, when Molde sold Erling Haaland to Red Bull Salzburg for €5,0 million.
Player | To | Fee | Dat | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David Datro Fofana | Chelsea | €12,0 million | Jan 2023 |
2 | Erling Haaland | Red Bull Salzburg | €5,0 million | Aug 2018 |
3 | Mame Biram Diouf | Manchester United | €4,5 million | July 2009[13] |
4 | Vegard Forren | Southampton | €3,5 million | Jan 2013 |
5 | Mohamed Elyounoussi | Basel | €3,2 million | Jul 2016 |
6 | Mats Møller Dæhli | Cardiff | €3,0 million | Jan 2014 |
7 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Manchester United | €2,5 million | Jul 1996 |
8 | Pape Paté Diouf | FC Copenhagen | €2,4 million | July 2011 |
9 | Martin Linnes | Galatasaray | €2,0 million | Jan 2016 |
10 | Rob Friend | Heerenveen | €2,0 million | July 2006 |
Tier | Series | Years | Last | Promotions | Relegations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eliteserien | 48 | 2024 | — | 1947–48, 1957–58, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1993, 2006 |
2 | Landsdelsserien (Regional) (1937–1962) | 15 | 1961–62 | 1956–57 | 1961–62 |
1. divisjon (1963–) | 8 | 2007 | 1973, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1994, 2007 | never | |
3 | 2. divisjon | 8 | 1970 | 1970 | never |
79 years of national league football in Norway since 1937 |
Only top-tier seasons
Only top-tier seasons.
Only top-tier seasons.
Only top-tier seasons.
1963–2022:
Club | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win%[nb 4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home | Away | Total | |||||||||||||
Aalesund † | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 93 | 44 | 63.04 |
Åndalsnes | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 80.00 |
Åsane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 |
Aurskog | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
Bergsøy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 25.00 |
Bodø/Glimt † | 28 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 30 | 5 | 21 | 115 | 91 | 53.57 |
Braatt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 66.67 |
Brann † | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 76 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 140 | 109 | 50.00 |
Brumunddal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 100.00 |
Bryn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 100.00 |
Bryne | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 65 | 52 | 47.06 |
Clausenengen | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 72.22 |
Dahle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 50.00 |
Djerv 1919 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
Eidsvold Turn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 |
Eik-Tønsberg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 33.33 |
Fana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.00 |
Florvåg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 100.00 |
Fredrikstad | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 45.83 |
Frigg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 25.00 |
Fyllingen ‡ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 12.50 |
Gossen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 100.00 |
HamKam † | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 38 | 40.00 |
Haugesund † | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 42 | 64.71 |
Herd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 42.86 |
Hødd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 57.14 |
Hønefoss | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 62.50 |
Jerv | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 50.00 |
Jevnaker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 100.00 |
Kongsvinger | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 38 | 50.00 |
Kristiansund BK | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 50.00 |
Kristiansund FK | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 66.67 |
Langevåg | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 43.75 |
Lillestrøm † | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 84 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 107 | 128 | 33.33 |
Løv-Ham ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.00 |
Lyn | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 46 | 53.13 |
Mandalskameratene | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 100.00 |
Mjølner | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 62.50 |
Mjøndalen | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 64.29 |
Mo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 50.00 |
Moss | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 47 | 50.00 |
Nessegutten | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 50.00 |
Notodden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 |
Odd † | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 44 | 40.91 |
Ørsta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 100.00 |
Os | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
Ranheim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 50.00 |
Raufoss | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 37.50 |
Rosenborg † | 43 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 86 | 28 | 12 | 46 | 98 | 145 | 32.56 |
Sandefjord † | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 50.00 |
Sandnes Ulf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 83.33 |
Sarpsborg 08 † | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 24 | 45.45 |
Sarpsborg FK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100.00 |
Skarbøvik | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 75.00 |
Skeid | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 38.89 |
Sogndal | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 81 | 51 | 55.00 |
Sparta Sarpsborg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100.00 |
Spjelkavik | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 100.00 |
Stabæk † | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 52 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 101 | 81 | 51.92 |
Start | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 23 | 15 | 24 | 101 | 88 | 37.10 |
Steinkjer | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 42.86 |
Stjørdals-Blink | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 75.00 |
Strindheim | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 37.50 |
Strømmen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 50.00 |
Strømsgodset † | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 98 | 68 | 53.85 |
Sunndal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Træff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 50.00 |
Tromsdalen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100.00 |
Tromsø † | 35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 70 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 140 | 78 | 55.71 |
Vålerenga † | 39 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 43 | 14 | 21 | 147 | 91 | 55.13 |
Vard Haugesund | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
Varegg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 50.00 |
Verdal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 |
Vidar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50.00 |
Viking † | 41 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 82 | 29 | 17 | 36 | 130 | 145 | 35.37 |
VRF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 87.50 |