The 2002 season was Molde's 27th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In Tippeligaen they finished in 2nd position, six points behind Rosenborg.

Molde
2002 season
Head coachGunder Bengtsson
StadiumMolde Stadion
Tippeligaen2nd
Norwegian CupThird Round vs. Hødd
Top goalscorerLeague: Bernt Hulsker (9)
André Schei Lindbæk (9)

All: Bernt Hulsker (11)
André Schei Lindbæk (11)
Highest home attendance11,167 vs Rosenborg
(17 August 2002)
Lowest home attendance513 vs Træff
(12 June 2002)
Average home league attendance6,193[1]
← 2001
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Molde participated in the Norwegian Cup. On 26 June 2002, Molde was defeated 0-1 at away ground by Hødd in the third round.

Squad edit

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   FRO Jákup Mikkelsen
2 DF   NOR Roger Nilsen
3 DF   NOR Petter Christian Singsaas
4 DF   SWE David Ljung
5 DF   NOR Knut Anders Fostervold
6 MF   NOR Daniel Berg Hestad (Captain)
7 MF   NOR Thomas Mork
8 MF   NOR Karl Oskar Fjørtoft
9 FW   NOR Bernt Hulsker
10 MF   NOR Magne Hoseth
11 MF   NOR André Schei Lindbæk
12 GK   SWE Eddie Gustafsson
13 DF   SWE Tobias Carlsson
14 MF   SWE Fredrik Gustafson
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW   ISL Andri Sigthórsson
16 MF   NOR Svein Tore Brandshaug
17 DF   NOR Trond Strande
18 FW   NOR Stig Arild Råket
19 MF   NOR Anders Hasselgård
21 DF   ISL Bjarni Þorsteinsson
22 GK   NOR Knut Dørum Lillebakk
23 FW   NOR Kai Røberg
24 DF   NOR Erlend Ormbostad
25 DF   NOR Per Olav Inderhaug
26 MF   ISL Ólafur Stígsson
27 DF   NOR Steinar Guvåg

As of end of season.

Competitions edit

Tippeligaen edit

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 15 5 6 48 26  +22 50 9 3 1 26 7  +19 6 2 5 22 19  +3

Last updated: 19 April 2018.
Source: [1]

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWDWLDLWWWWWWLLDDWWLWWWWWLD
Position13255852222223453333332222
Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

13 April 2002 1 Molde 2 – 0 Brann Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Andri Sigthórsson   13'
Hasselgård   87'
Report Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 6,204
Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink
21 April 2002 2 Odd Grenland 1 – 1 Molde Skien
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Røed   79' Report Strande   40' Stadium: Odd Stadion
Attendance: 8,523
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen, Flekkerøy
28 April 2002 3 Molde 3 – 0 Viking Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Sigthórsson   45'
Fostervold   53'
Hoseth   74'
Hulsker   90'
Report Berre   51'
Sørli   70'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 5,236
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø, Nordstrand
1 May 2002 4 Lyn 3 – 1 Molde Oslo
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Swift   17', 54'
Augustsson   33'
Gudmundsson   87'
Birkeland   90'
Report Hoseth   10'
Ljung   41'
Stígsson   59'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 3,174
Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink
4 May 2002 5 Molde 0 – 0 Lillestrøm Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Kihlberg   32' Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 5,055
Referee: Terje Hauge, Hordaland
9 May 2002 6 Rosenborg 3 – 0 Molde Trondheim
20:00 CET (UTC+1) George   29'
Berg   32'
Brattbakk   42'
Hoftun   63'
Report Strande   51' Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 14,819
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø, Nordstrand
12 May 2002 7 Bryne 0 – 2 Molde Bryne
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Hulsker   3'
Lindbæk   82'
Stadium: Bryne Stadion
Attendance: 3,013
Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger
16 May 2002 8 Molde 5 – 1 Moss Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Hestad   36'
Hulsker   60'
Sigthórsson   63', 77'
Fostervold   75'
Report Storflor   30'
Høsøien   75'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 4,817
Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink
26 May 2002 9 Start 0 – 4 Molde Kristiansand
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Tauriainen   62' Report Hulsker   33'
Lindbæk   39' (pen.), 56'
Strande   40'
Stígsson   56'
Hestad   66'
Fjørtoft   86'
Stadium: Kristiansand Stadion
Attendance: 4,944
Referee: Espen Berntsen, Fart
2 June 2002 10 Molde 2 – 0 Vålerenga Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Lindbæk   47', 55' Report Hagen   57' Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 6,868
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen, Flekkerøy
9 June 2002 11 Bodø/Glimt 0 – 2 Molde Bodø
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Kjølner   90' Report Hasselgård   40'
Lindbæk   79'
Røberg   89'
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 2,909
Referee: Rune Pedersen, Sprint/Jeløy
16 June 2002 12 Molde 1 – 0 Stabæk Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Fostervold   23'
Hulsker   64'
Report Kjølø   83' Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 7,810
Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen, Mo
23 June 2002 13 Sogndal Postponned Molde Sogndal
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Fosshaugane
Note: Postponed due to strike in Norwegian Players' Association (NISO).[2]
30 June 2002 14 Brann 4 – 1 Molde Bergen
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Knarvik   27'
Knudsen   49'
Nhleko   54'
Solis   76'
Report Hoseth   2' (pen.)
Brandshaug   82'
Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 8,315
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø, Nordstrand
20 July 2002 15 Molde 0 – 0 Odd Grenland Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Bomhoff   8'
Flindt Bjerg   61'
Solli   87'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 8,137
Referee: Frode Kvam, Strindheim
28 July 2002 16 Viking 0 – 0 Molde Stavanger
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Hasselgård   83' Stadium: Stavanger Stadion
Attendance: 7,270
Referee: Terje Hauge, Hordaland
31 July 2002 13 Sogndal 2 – 1 Molde Sogndal
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Flo   10'
Kalvenes   17'
Johansen   19'
Raoul Kouakou   32'
Report Hulsker   14'   90'
Carlsson   71'
Stadium: Fosshaugane
Attendance: 1,780
Referee: Stig Rune Krokdal, Nessegutten
4 August 2002 17 Molde 2 – 0 Lyn Molde
20:05 CET (UTC+1) Lindbæk   20'
Råket   77', 87'
Report Løvvik   45' Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 4,902
Referee: Jon Eilif Skjervold, Fet
10 August 2002 18 Lillestrøm 0 – 2 Molde Lillestrøm
19:05 CET (UTC+1) Report Mork   33'
Hoseth   43'
Stadium: Åråsen Stadion
Attendance: 4,319
Referee: Espen Berntsen, Fart
17 August 2002 19 Molde 1 – 2 Rosenborg Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Thorsteinsson   56'
Mork   59'
Report Brattbakk   26',   70'
Johnsen   30'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 11,167
Referee: Rune Pedersen, Sprint/Jeløy
25 August 2002 20 Molde 2 – 1 Bryne Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Sirevåg   20' (o.g.)
Hoseth   49' (pen.)
Report Undheim   42',   69' Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 4,303
Referee: Terje Hauge, Hordaland
1 September 2002 21 Moss 2 – 3 Molde Moss
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Tangen   5' (pen.)
Kristiansen   23',   36'
Olsen   56'
Wehrman   62'
Report Hoseth   11' (pen.),   57'
Hulsker   31', 47'
Hestad   62'
Stadium: Melløs Stadion
Attendance: 2,334
Referee: Frode Kvam, Strindheim
15 September 2002 22 Molde 2 – 0 Start Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Strande   10'
Hulsker   45'
Carlsson   74'
Report Sørensen   41'
Engedal   63'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 5,057
Referee: Bjørn Gravdal, Kolbotn
29 September 2002 23 Vålerenga 0 – 3 Molde Oslo
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Grahn   31'
Hovi   70'
Report Hestad   27',   61'
Carlsson   45'
Lindbæk   50'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 6,551
Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger
6 October 2002 24 Molde 3 – 0 Bodø/Glimt Molde
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Lindbæk   32', 47'
Hoseth   67'
Report Berg   40' Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 6,105
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø, Nordstrand
20 October 2002 25 Stabæk 4 – 2 Molde Bærum
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stenvoll   3'
Carlsson   5' (o.g.)
Gudmundsson   42'
Wilhelmsson   84'
Report Hoseth   7',   29'
Sigthórsson   84'
Hestad   90'
Stadium: Nadderud Stadion
Attendance: 3,362
Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen, Mo
27 October 2002 26 Molde 3 – 3 Sogndal Molde
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Mork   34'
Hulsker   58',   78'
Thorsteinsson   66'
Hasselgård   90'
Report Flo   25'
Stadheim   40'
Kouakou   51'
Sørum   68'
Ødegaard   83'
Carlsson   89' (o.g.)
Johansen   90'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Stig Rune Krokdal, Nessegutten

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 26 17 5 4 57 30 +27 56 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Molde 26 15 5 6 48 26 +22 50 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Lyn 26 14 5 7 36 29 +7 47
4 Viking 26 11 11 4 44 31 +13 44
5 Stabæk 26 12 6 8 48 34 +14 42
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Norwegian Cup edit

29 May 2002 First Round Gossen 1 – 3 Molde Gossen
19:00 CEST (UTC+1) S. Vestavik  
K. Ø. Vassdal  
J. Varhaugvik   27'
Report Lindbæk   47'
Hoseth   51'
Carlsson   58'
Stadium: Riksfjord Stadion
Referee: Ole Bjørn Moen, Eide og Omegn
12 June 2002 Second Round Molde 7 – 0 Træff Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kvarsvik   35'
Hatle   62'
Report Hoseth   13', 72'
Lindbæk   24'
Hulsker   59', 61'
Hasselgård   65'
Ljung   69'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 513
Referee: Modolf Holm, Isfjorden
26 June 2002 Third Round Hødd 0 – 1 Molde Ulsteinvik
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Nevstad   6'
Televik   42'
Ytterland   88'
Report Stadium: Høddvoll Stadion
Attendance: 1,131
Referee: Stig Rune Krokdal, Orkanger

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   FRO Jákup Mikkelsen 1 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF   NOR Petter Christian Singsaas 5 0 3+1 0 1 0
4 DF   SWE David Ljung 28 1 25 0 3 1
5 DF   NOR Knut Anders Fostervold 16 2 11+2 2 3 0
6 MF   NOR Daniel Berg Hestad 29 4 26 4 3 0
7 MF   NOR Thomas Mork 17 2 16+1 2 0 0
8 MF   NOR Karl Oskar Fjørtoft 29 1 26 1 2+1 0
9 FW   NOR Bernt Hulsker 27 11 14+10 9 2+1 2
10 MF   NOR Magne Hoseth 24 10 16+5 7 3 3
11 FW   NOR André Schei Lindbæk 24 11 14+7 9 3 2
12 GK   SWE Eddie Gustafsson 28 0 25 0 3 0
13 DF   SWE Tobias Carlsson 28 3 26 2 2 1
14 MF   SWE Fredrik Gustafson 12 0 9+3 0 0 0
15 FW   ISL Andri Sigthorsson 11 4 8+3 4 0 0
16 MF   NOR Svein Tore Brandshaug 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
17 DF   NOR Trond Strande 24 1 22 1 2 0
18 FW   NOR Stig Arild Råket 10 2 1+7 2 0+2 0
19 MF   NOR Anders Hasselgård 18 3 14+2 2 1+1 1
21 DF   ISL Bjarni Þorsteinsson 28 1 20+5 1 2+1 0
23 FW   NOR Kai Røberg 6 1 0+5 1 1 0
24 DF   NOR Erlend Ormbostad 2 0 1 0 1 0
26 MF   ISL Ólafur Stígsson 26 0 8+16 0 1+1 0
Players away from Molde on loan:
Players who left Molde during the season:

Goal Scorers edit

Rank Position Nat. No. Player Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup Total
1 FW   9 Bernt Hulsker 9 2 11
FW   11 André Schei Lindbæk 9 2 11
3 MF   10 Magne Hoseth 7 3 10
4 MF   6 Daniel Berg Hestad 4 0 4
FW   15 Andri Sigthorsson 4 0 4
6 DF   13 Tobias Carlsson 2 1 3
MF   19 Anders Hasselgård 2 1 3
8 DF   5 Knut Anders Fostervold 2 0 2
MF   7 Thomas Mork 2 0 2
FW   18 Stig Arild Råket 2 0 2
11 MF   8 Karl Oskar Fjørtoft 1 0 1
DF   17 Trond Strande 1 0 1
FW   21 Bjarni Þorsteinsson 1 0 1
FW   23 Kai Røberg 1 0 1
DF   4 David Ljung 0 1 1
Own Goal 1 0 1
TOTALS 48 10 58

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Tilskuertall Molde". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Streik i Tippeligaen". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 23 June 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

External links edit