1998 Molde FK season

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]
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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.

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

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

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

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


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

Report
1998 Molde Norway 2 – 1 Belgium Lommel Belgium
CET (UTC+1)
Report
1998 Molde Norway 2 – 0 Belgium 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 Norway 1 – 1 Sweden Spårvägen Denmark
CET (UTC+1) Report

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Main article: 1998 Tippeligaen

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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: [1]

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[a]
4 Viking 26 14 4 8 66 44 +22 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[b]
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) Champions
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

Main article: 1998 Norwegian Football 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) Sandal 81'
Nybø 86'		 Report 1
Report 2		 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.) Report Kristensen 11' Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 6,488
8 September 1998 Quarterfinal Brann 4 – 0 Molde Bergen
CEST (UTC+2) Helstad 9', 75'
Ludvigsen 71'
Løvvik 73'		 Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 6,504

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup

Qualifying rounds

11 August 1998 Second qualifying round 1st leg Molde Norway 0 – 0 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Molde
CEST (UTC+2) Report Ivanov Yellow card 43'
Petrov Yellow card 53'
Tchomakov Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 2,243
25 August 1998 Second qualifying round 2nd leg CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 2 – 0
(2 – 0 agg.)		 Norway Molde Sofia
CEST (UTC+2) Loultchev Yellow card 7'
Petrov 33', Yellow card 54'
Stantshev 60', Yellow card 67'
Andonov Yellow card 81'		 Report Fjørtoft Yellow card 31'
Lydersen Yellow card 36' Red card 63'
Andersen Yellow card 43'
Singsaas Yellow card 69'
Hestad Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Balgarska Armia Stadium
Attendance: 12,000

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Norway NOR Morten Bakke 31 0 26 0 3 0 2 0
2 DF Sweden SWE Dennis Schiller 18 2 11+5 2 1 0 0+1 0
3 DF Norway NOR Petter Christian Singsaas 14 0 3+8 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
4 DF Norway NOR Pål Lydersen 29 0 24 0 2+1 0 2 0
5 DF Norway NOR Knut Anders Fostervold 28 2 23 1 3 1 2 0
6 MF Norway NOR Daniel Berg Hestad 29 10 24 8 3 2 2 0
7 DF Iceland ISL Bjarki Gunnlaugsson 9 3 2+6 2 0+1 1 0 0
8 MF Norway NOR Karl Oskar Fjørtoft 30 3 25 3 3 0 2 0
9 MF Norway NOR Odd Inge Olsen 31 12 26 11 3 1 2 0
10 FW Norway NOR Andreas Lund 29 16 23+2 16 1+1 0 2 0
11 MF Norway NOR Trond Andersen 29 2 24 2 3 0 2 0
13 FW Norway NOR Geir Televik 15 2 0+12 2 1 0 0+2 0
14 DF Norway NOR Sindre Rekdal 4 1 2+2 1 0 0 0 0
15 DF Norway NOR Freddy dos Santos 26 0 17+5 0 2 0 2 0
17 DF Norway NOR Trond Strande 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Norway NOR Ståle Rønningen 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Norway NOR Anders Hasselgård 20 3 11+4 3 1+2 0 2 0
20 FW Norway NOR Ole Bjørn Sundgot 21 7 10+9 6 2 1 0 0
21 MF Norway NOR Stian Ohr 2 1 1+1 1 0 0 0 0
22 FW Norway NOR Jo Tessem 31 8 26 8 3 0 2 0
23 MF Norway NOR Thomas Mork 25 3 6+14 3 1+2 0 0+2 0
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
1 FW Norway 10 Andreas Lund 16 0 0 16
2 MF Norway 9 Odd Inge Olsen 11 1 0 12
3 MF Norway 6 Daniel Berg Hestad 8 2 0 10
4 FW Norway 22 Jo Tessem 8 0 0 8
5 FW Norway 20 Ole Bjørn Sundgot 6 1 0 7
6 MF Norway 8 Karl Oskar Fjørtoft 3 0 0 3
MF Norway 23 Thomas Mork 3 0 0 3
MF Norway 19 Anders Hasselgård 3 0 0 3
DF Iceland 7 Bjarki Gunnlaugsson 2 1 0 3
10 DF Sweden 2 Dennis Schiller 2 0 0 2
MF Norway 11 Trond Andersen 2 0 0 2
FW Norway 13 Geir Televik 2 0 0 2
DF Norway 5 Knut Anders Fostervold 1 1 0 2
14 DF Norway 14 Sindre Rekdal 1 0 0 1
MF Norway 21 Stian Ohr 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 70 6 0 76

See also

References

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