1997 Molde FK season

The 1997 season was Molde's 22nd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in Tippeligaen and the Norwegian Cup.

Molde

1997 season
Chairman	Lars Erik Frisvold
Head coach	Åge Hareide
Stadium	Molde Stadion
Tippeligaen	4th
Norwegian Cup	Second round vs. Stryn
Top goalscorer	League: Odd Inge Olsen (13) All: Odd Inge Olsen (13)
Highest home attendance	8,100 vs Rosenborg (22 June 1997)
Average home league attendance	3,965

In Tippeligaen, Molde finished in 4th position, 16 points behind winners Rosenborg.

Molde participated in the 1998 Norwegian Cup. They were knocked out in the second round by Stryn with the score 0-1.

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	MF	SWE	Henrik Berger
5	DF	NOR	Knut Anders Fostervold (Captain)
6	MF	NOR	Daniel Berg Hestad
7	MF	NOR	Ronald Wenaas
9	MF	NOR	Odd Inge Olsen
10	FW	NOR	Andreas Lund
11	DF	NOR	Trond Andersen
12	FW	NOR	Geir Televik
13	GK	NOR	Are Lervik

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	NOR	Sindre Rekdal
15	MF	NOR	Petter Rudi
16	MF	NOR	Per Olav Sætre
17	DF	NOR	Trond Strande
21	MF	NOR	Stian Ohr
22	DF	NOR	Ole Erik Stavrum
23	MF	NOR	Anders Hasselgård
24	MF	NOR	Thomas Mork
25	DF	NOR	Pål Lydersen
26	DF	ISL	Bjarki Gunnlaugsson
27	MF	NOR	Karl Oskar Fjørtoft

As of end of season.

Friendlies

Molde v Haugesund

1996	Molde	1 – 2	Haugesund
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Vålerenga

1996	Molde	2 – 2	Vålerenga
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Monza

1996	Molde	2 – 2	Monza	Italy
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Dragons

1996	Molde	3 – 1	Dragons	Italy
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Sampdoria

1996	Molde	1 – 4	Sampdoria	Italy
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Stabæk

1996	Molde	2 – 1	Stabæk
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Bodø/Glimt

1996	Molde	0 – 4	Bodø/Glimt
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Aalesund

1996	Molde	4 – 0	Aalesund
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Örgryte

1996	Molde	3 – 1	Örgryte	Cyprus
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Azerbaijan

1996	Molde	0 – 0	Azerbaijan	Cyprus
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Skeid

1996	Molde	1 – 0	Skeid
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Hødd

1996	Molde	3 – 1	Hødd
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Viking

1996	Molde	1 – 0	Viking
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Bryne

1996	Molde	1 – 1	Bryne
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Lyn

1996	Molde	2 – 1	Lyn
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Rosenborg

1996	Molde	1 – 5	Rosenborg
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Stabæk

1996	Molde	2 – 2	Stabæk
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Main article: 1997 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	13	6	7	47	36	+11	45	7	3	3	20	14	+6	6	3	4	27	22	+5

Last updated: 2 May 2018.
Source: [1]

Positions by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	L
Position	13	14	10	10	12	12	9	9	6	3	3	3	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	5	3	4

Source: see below

Results

Strømsgodset v Molde

20 April 1997 2	Strømsgodset	2 – 0	Molde	Drammen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Barannik 18' Olsen 90'	Report		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 7,286 Referee: Sven Kjelbrott

Skeid v Molde

25 April 1997 3	Skeid	0 – 3	Molde	Oslo
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Hestad 56', 77' Olsen 79'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 1,805 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Molde v Viking

4 May 1997 4	Molde	0 – 0	Viking	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,319 Referee: Sven Kjelbrott

Molde v Brann

8 May 1997 5	Molde	0 – 2	Brann	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Pedersen 2' Flo 4'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,887 Referee: Jon Eilif Skjervold

Lillestrøm v Molde

11 May 1997 6	Lillestrøm	1 – 1	Molde	Lillestrøm
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Strandli 60'	Report	Hestad 9'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 3,487 Referee: Tore Hollung

Molde v Tromsø

16 May 1997 7	Molde	2 – 1	Tromsø	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Olsen 42', 86'	Report	Hafstad 63'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,914 Referee: Sven Kjelbrott

Kongsvinger v Molde

19 May 1997 8	Kongsvinger	1 – 3	Molde	Kongsvinger
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Erntsson 35'	Report	Olsen 11', 36' Ohr 90'	Stadium: Gjemselund Stadion Attendance: 3,462 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Molde v Sogndal

25 May 1997 9	Molde	2 – 0	Sogndal	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hestad 43', 78'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,660 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Bodø/Glimt v Molde

29 May 1997 1	Bodø/Glimt	4 – 0	Molde	Bodø
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Johansen 9' Ellingsen 61', 63' Sørensen 64'	Report		Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 3,420 Referee: Tore Hollung

Molde v Haugesund

1 June 1997 11	Molde	1 – 0	Haugesund	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wenaas 79'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Terje Hauge

Stabæk v Molde

15 June 1997 12	Stabæk	0 – 1	Molde	Bærum
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Fjørtoft 61'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 2,886 Referee: Terje Hauge

Lyn v Molde

18 June 1997 10	Lyn	1 – 3	Molde	Oslo
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	T. Wæhler 42'	Report	Rekdal 26' Fostervold 73' Olsen 90'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 1,290 Referee: Ivar A. Eriksen

Molde v Rosenborg

22 June 1997 13	Molde	0 – 4	Rosenborg	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Jakobsen 19' Brattbakk 77', 86' Rushfeldt 80'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Jon Eilif Skjervold

Molde v Bodø/Glimt

29 June 1997 14	Molde	2 – 1	Bodø/Glimt	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hestad 35' Fostervold 65'	Report	Steinbakk 75'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,986 Referee: Frode Kvam

Molde v Strømsgodset

6 July 1997 15	Molde	2 – 0	Strømsgodset	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Olsen 7' Gunnlaugsson 84'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,835 Referee: Arild Haugstad

Molde v Skeid

13 July 1997 16	Molde	3 – 3	Skeid	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hestad 9', 54' Rekdal 61'	Report	Berre 75' dos Santos 83' Larsen 86'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,887 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Viking v Molde

27 July 1997 17	Viking	2 – 3	Molde	Stavanger
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pereira 56' Skogheim 74'	Report	Fjørtoft 28' Hestad 37', 70'	Stadium: Stavanger Stadion Attendance: 6,887 Referee: Frode Kvam

Brann v Molde

3 August 1997 18	Brann	0 – 4	Molde	Bergen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Hestad 16' Olsen 61', 66', 72'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,998 Referee: Rune Pedersen

Molde v Lillestrøm

9 August 1997 19	Molde	1 – 1	Lillestrøm	Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Olsen 28'	Report	Kristinsson 80'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,456 Referee: Tore Hollung

Tromsø v Molde

24 August 1997 20	Tromsø	4 – 4	Molde	Tromsø
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lange 55', 72' Nilsen 87', 90+1'	Report	Fostervold 26' Fjørtoft 48' Olsen 61' Rudi 65'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 2,958 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Molde v Kongsvinger

31 August 1997 21	Molde	0 – 1	Kongsvinger	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Sætre 61'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,236 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Sogndal v Molde

14 September 1997 22	Sogndal	3 – 3	Molde	Sogndal
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Andreassen 42' Karlsbakk 54' Johansen 68'	Report	Singsaas 31' Fostervold 41', 80'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Attendance: 1,410 Referee: Jon Eilif Skjervold

Molde v Lyn

21 September 1997 23	Molde	3 – 0	Lyn	Molde
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gunnlaugsson 17' Olsen 58' Lund 89'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Harald Hansen

Haugesund v Molde

5 October 1997 24	Haugesund	2 – 1	Molde	Haugesund
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Grindhaug 61' Johansson 66'	Report	Hestad 25'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 3,336 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Molde v Stabæk

11 October 1997 25	Molde	4 – 1	Stabæk	Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lund 10' Gunnlaugsson 41', 48' Rekdal 51'	Report	Sigurðsson 30'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,182 Referee: Jon Eilif Skjervold

Rosenborg v Molde

19 October 1997 26	Rosenborg	2 – 1	Molde	Trondheim
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rushfeldt 20' Skammelsrud 78'	Report	Fostervold 4'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 11,583 Referee: Tore Hollung

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Brann	26	15	5	6	59	37	+22	50	Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3	Strømsgodset	26	14	4	8	58	44	+14	46
4	Molde	26	13	6	7	47	36	+11	45
5	Stabæk	26	13	4	9	33	35	−2	43	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
6	Kongsvinger	26	11	5	10	43	48	−5	38

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Vålerenga Fotball qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Norwegian Cup winners from a lower division.

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 1997 Norwegian Football Cup

Kristiansund v Molde

22 May 1997 First round	Kristiansund	0 – 3	Molde	Kristiansund
CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Rekdal 60' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Pedersen 90'	Stadium: Gressbanen

Stryn v Molde

12 June 1997 Second round	Stryn	1 – 0	Molde	Stryn
CEST (UTC+2)	Unknown 70'	Report		Stadium: Stryn stadion

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NOR	Morten Bakke	27	0	26	0	1	0
2	DF	SWE	Dennis Schiller	18	0	15+3	0	0	0
3	DF	NOR	Petter Christian Singsaas	21	1	19+1	1	1	0
5	DF	NOR	Knut Anders Fostervold	25	6	23	6	2	0
6	MF	NOR	Daniel Berg Hestad	26	12	25	12	1	0
7	MF	NOR	Ronald Wenaas	14	1	5+7	1	0+2	0
9	MF	NOR	Odd Inge Olsen	28	13	26	13	2	0
10	FW	NOR	Andreas Lund	4	2	1+3	2	0	0
11	DF	NOR	Trond Andersen	27	0	25	0	2	0
12	FW	NOR	Geir Televik	14	0	8+4	0	2	0
13	GK	NOR	Are Lervik	1	0	0	0	1	0
14	DF	NOR	Sindre Rekdal	18	5	14+3	3	0+1	2
15	MF	NOR	Petter Rudi	11	1	11	1	0	0
16	MF	NOR	Per Olav Sætre	5	0	0+4	0	1	0
17	DF	NOR	Trond Strande	25	0	17+6	0	2	0
21	MF	NOR	Stian Ohr	12	1	0+10	1	1+1	0
22	DF	NOR	Ole Erik Stavrum	20	0	14+5	0	1	0
23	MF	NOR	Anders Hasselgård	6	0	2+4	0	0	0
24	MF	NOR	Thomas Mork	5	0	0+4	0	1	0
25	DF	NOR	Pål Lydersen	23	0	21	0	2	0
26	DF	ISL	Bjarki Gunnlaugsson	10	4	7+3	4	0	0
27	MF	NOR	Karl Oskar Fjørtoft	25	3	23	3	2	0
Players away from Molde on loan:
Players who left Molde during the season:
8	DF	NOR	Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen	2	1	0+1	0	0+1	1
20	MF	SCO	Lee Robertson	4	0	2+2	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Nat.	No.	Player	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	MF		10	Odd Inge Olsen	13	0	13
2	MF		6	Daniel Berg Hestad	12	0	12
3	DF		5	Knut Anders Fostervold	6	0	6
4	DF			Sindre Rekdal	3	2	5
5	DF			Bjarki Gunnlaugsson	4	0	4
6	MF		8	Karl Oskar Fjørtoft	3	0	3
7	FW		9	Andreas Lund	2	0	2
8	MF			Stian Ohr	1	0	1
	MF			Petter Rudi	1	0	1
	DF			Petter Christian Singsaas	1	0	1
	MF			Ronald Wenaas	1	0	1
	DF			Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen	0	1	1
				TOTALS	47	3	50

See also

• Molde FK seasons

External links

• nifs.no