2001 Molde FK season

Molde
2001 season
Chairman	Einar Sekkeseter
Head coach	Gunder Bengtsson
Stadium	Molde Stadion
Tippeligaen	5th
Norwegian Cup	Fourth Round vs. Bryne
Top goalscorer	League: Magne Hoseth (10); All: Magne Hoseth (14)
Highest home attendance	11,167 vs Rosenborg; (22 July 2001)
Lowest home attendance	636 vs Skarbøvik; (27 June 2001)
Average home league attendance	6,601
	← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 season was Molde's 26th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In Tippeligaen they finished in 5th position.

Molde participated in the Norwegian Cup. On 25 July 2001, Molde was defeated 2-3 at away ground by Bryne in the fourth 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	AUS	Ante Juric
8	MF	NOR	Karl Oskar Fjørtoft
9	FW	NOR	Bernt Hulsker
11	MF	NOR	André Schei Lindbæk
12	GK	NOR	Kenneth Bårdseng
13	GK	NOR	Knut Dørum Lillebakk
14	MF	NOR	Thomas Mork


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	FW	ISL	Andri Sigthórsson
16	MF	NOR	Magne Hoseth
17	DF	NOR	Trond Strande
18	FW	NOR	Stig Arild Råket
19	MF	NOR	Anders Hasselgård
20	MF	NOR	Ardian Gashi
22	DF	SWE	Tobias Carlsson
23	FW	NOR	Kai Røberg
25	DF	NOR	Erlend Ormbostad
41	FW	NOR	Nils Gunnar Thomle
42	DF	ISL	Bjarni Þorsteinsson
—	MF	NOR	Odd Inge Olsen

As of end of season.

Pre-season edit

Friendlies edit

9 February 2001	Aalesund	2 – 1	Molde	Ålesund
??:?? CET		Report		Stadium: Sunnmørshallen

15 February 2001	IFK Göteborg	0 – 1	Molde	La Manga
??:?? CET		Report

19 February 2001	Molde	2 – 1	Örgryte	La Manga
??:?? CET		Report

23 February 2001	Molde	1 – 2	Bryne	La Manga
??:?? CET		Report

6 March 2001	Molde	2 – 0	Sogndal	Malvik
??:?? CET		Report		Stadium: Abrahallen

9 March 2001	Molde	2 – 0	Hødd	Brattvåg
??:?? CET		Report		Stadium: Brattvåg Grusbane

15 March 2001	Molde	2 – 2	Bodø/Glimt	Fjørtoft
??:?? CET		Report

23 March 2001	Manchester United Reserves	0 – 3	Molde	Manchester
??:?? CET		Report

26 March 2001	Huddersfield	1 – 1	Molde	Huddersfield
??:?? CET		Report		Stadium: Alfred McAlpine Stadium

1 April 2001	Helsingborg	0 – 3	Molde	Helsingborg
??:?? CET		Report		Stadium: Hedens Idrottsplats

10 April 2001	Molde	4 – 0	Lillestrøm	Molde
??:?? CET		Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion

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	13	5	8	54	41	+13	44	8	2	3	34	21	+13	5	3	5	20	20	0

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

Results by round edit

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	D
Position	1	5	7	4	3	4	3	5	3	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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

Results edit

16 April 2001 1	Molde	4 – 1	Bodø/Glimt	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rudi 10' Fjørtoft 44' Hestad 38', 67' Hulsker 44' Strande 62', 79'	Report	Steen 45' Ludvigsen 81'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,831 Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger

22 April 2001 2	Rosenborg	2 – 1	Molde	Trondheim
20:05 CET (UTC+1)	Trondsen 4' Basma 5' Winsnes 26' Berg 52'	Report	Singsaas 3' Fjørtoft 8', 72' Strande 17'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 10,923 Referee: Terje Hauge, Olsvik

29 April 2001 3	Molde	1 – 1	Moss	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hulsker 23' Strande 45' Olsen 63' Hulsker 90'	Report	Ramberg 43' Winsnes 56', Ødegaard 85'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,038 Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink

2 May 2001 4	Tromsø	0 – 2	Molde	Tromsø
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Hestad 44', 52'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 4,539 Referee: Jon Eilif Skjervold, Fet

6 May 2001 5	Molde	5 – 0	Bryne	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Olsen 12', 19' Hulsker 45', 60', 61'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 8,375 Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger

13 May 2001 6	Strømsgodset	1 – 1	Molde	Drammen
20:05 CET (UTC+1)	Stephansen 45', 82' Holmen 78'	Report	Rudi 21' Carlsson 36' Singsaas 40'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 14,819 Referee: Terje Hauge, Olsvik

16 May 2001 7	Molde	3 – 2	Sogndal	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fostervold 27' Olsen 72', 86' Rudi 74'	Report	Kalvenes 78' Øren 84'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,143 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø, Nordstrand

20 May 2001 8	Odd Grenland	2 – 1	Molde	Skien
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hoff 2' Rambekk 44'	Report	Hestad 90'	Stadium: Odd Stadion Attendance: 5,778 Referee: Rune Pedersen, Sprint-Jeløy

24 May 2001 9	Molde	3 – 2	Lyn	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Singsaas 29' Hulsker 38' Lindbæk 72'	Report	Ensrud 67' Gudmundsson 72' Sundgot 88'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,044 Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen, Gruben

10 June 2001 10	Lillestrøm	4 – 1	Molde	Lillestrøm
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Werni 2' Sundgot 10' Powell 39', 73' Berget 50' Kihlberg 62'	Report	Lindbæk 56' Hulsker 61', Carlsson 80'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 4,717 Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink

17 June 2001 11	Molde	1 – 4	Stabæk	Molde
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hestad 73'	Report	Wilhelmsson 11' Kjølø 18' Flem 26' Andresen 43' Gudmundsson 49'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,989 Referee: Espen Berntsen, Fart

22 June 2001 12	Brann	0 – 0	Molde	Bergen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wassberg 89'	Report	Carlsson 84'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 11,459 Referee: Rune Pedersen, Sprint-Jeløy

1 July 2001 13	Molde	2 – 1	Viking	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mork 26' Fjørtoft 67'	Report	Berre 6' Kuivasto 67'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,115 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen, Fløy

8 July 2001 14	Bodø/Glimt	3 – 2	Molde	Bodø
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Staurvik 1' Johansen 32', 79' Hanssen 90'	Report	Carlsson 34' Fostervold 51' Hoseth 52' Hestad 80' Olsen 90'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 3,518 Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen, Gruben

22 July 2001 15	Molde	1 – 1	Rosenborg	Molde
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lindbæk 23' Hestad 48'	Report	Hoftun 36', 61' Skammelsrud 45'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 11,167 Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger

29 July 2001 16	Moss	0 – 1	Molde	Moss
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wehrman 9'	Report	Olsen 67'	Stadium: Melløs Stadion Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Frode Kvam, Strindheim

5 August 2001 17	Molde	4 – 3	Tromsø	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Olsen 12', 45' Hulsker 59' Hoseth 71', 89' Singsaas 72' Hasselgård 81'	Report	Pedersen 31' M'Baye 32' De Wulf 58' Hanssen 74' Oppheim 82'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,147 Referee: Brage Sandmoen, Holmen

12 August 2001 18	Bryne	4 – 3	Molde	Bryne
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Andreasson 28' Olofsson 29' Hjelmhaug 46', 90' Medalen 85'	Report	Hoseth 3' Fjørtoft 8' Mork 31'	Stadium: Bryne Stadion Attendance: 2,046 Referee: Jon Eilif Skjervold, Fet

19 August 2001 19	Molde	3 – 0	Strømsgodset	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hoseth 53', 82' Fostervold 75' Ljung 88'	Report	Hanssen 18' Granaas 87'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,883 Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger

26 August 2001 20	Sogndal	3 – 4	Molde	Sogndal
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hillestad 32' Sørum 37' Kalvenes 44', 83' Ystaas 45' Fredriksen 87'	Report	Mork 1' Hoseth 12', 59', 73' Hulsker 84'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Attendance: 2,575 Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink

9 September 2001 21	Molde	6 – 1	Odd Grenland	Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hulsker 6' Fjørtoft 43' Hoseth 48' Hestad 58', 71' Mork 83' Sigthorsson 89'	Report	Pedersen 24' Holtan 26' Larsen 52' Flindt Bjerg 67'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,083 Referee: Terje Hauge, Olsvik

16 September 2001 22	Lyn	0 – 2	Molde	Oslo
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Swift 12' Hansen 55'	Report	Hoseth 19' Sigthorsson 82' Mork 85'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink

30 September 2001 23	Molde	1 – 2	Lillestrøm	Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Strande 37' Hoseth 43' Mork 90'	Report	Moen 18', 90' Misund 37' Zanetti 65' Hansén 66'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 7,604 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen, Fløy

14 October 2001 24	Stabæk	0 – 1	Molde	Bærum
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Marteinsson 28' Linderoth 61',	Report	Fostervold 20' Hulsker 26', 28' Fjørtoft 53'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,944 Referee: Rune Pedersen, Sprint-Jeløy

21 October 2001 25	Molde	0 – 3	Brann	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Helstad 14', 22' Olsen 88'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,397 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø, Nordstrand

28 October 2001 26	Viking	1 – 1	Molde	Stavanger
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pereira 60' Nevland 89'	Report	Sigthorsson 21' Singsaas 78'	Stadium: Stavanger Stadion Attendance: 5,610 Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger

League table edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Viking	26	14	7	5	43	29	+14	49	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]
4	Stabæk	26	14	3	9	45	39	+6	45	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
5	Molde	26	13	5	8	54	41	+13	44
6	Odd Grenland	26	12	6	8	50	40	+10	42
7	Brann	26	12	5	9	63	48	+15	41	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round^[b]

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

^ Since Viking qualified to the UEFA Cup first round as Norwegian Cup winners, their place in the UEFA Cup as third-placed team passed down and was awarded to Stabæk as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.
^ Brann qualified to the UEFA Cup through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

Norwegian Cup edit

9 May 2001 First Round	Kristiansund FK	0 – 9	Molde	Kristiansund
19:00 CEST (UTC+1)	Hjelmeland	Report	Nilsen 2' Lindbæk 5', 43' Hoseth 11', 67' (pen.) Gashi 25' Hulsker 52', 81', 89'	Stadium: KFK-banen Attendance: 600 Referee: Modolf Holm, Isfjorden

13 June 2001 Second Round	Stryn	0 – 4	Molde	Stryn
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Lindbæk 17', 82' Hestad 49' Fjørtoft 80'	Stadium: Stryn Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Inge Seglem, Årdal

27 June 2001 Third Round	Molde	6 – 0	Skarbøvik	Molde
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoseth 5', 63' Lindbæk 20' Hestad 35' Ormbostad 71' Fjørtoft 85'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 636 Referee: Frode Kvam, Strindheim

25 July 2001 Fourth Round	Bryne	3 – 2	Molde	Bryne
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Undheim 2' Pavlovic 20', 29'	Report	Lindbæk 52' Hestad 66' 85'	Stadium: Bryne Stadion Attendance: 1,228 Referee: Espen Berntsen, Fart

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	FRO	Jákup Mikkelsen	11	0	10	0	1	0
2	DF	NOR	Roger Nilsen	11	1	3+5	0	3	1
3	DF	NOR	Petter Christian Singsaas	24	1	19+2	1	3	0
4	DF	SWE	David Ljung	9	1	9	1	0	0
5	DF	NOR	Knut Anders Fostervold	23	1	21	1	2	0
6	MF	NOR	Daniel Berg Hestad	30	12	26	9	4	3
7	MF	AUS	Ante Juric	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
8	MF	NOR	Karl Oskar Fjørtoft	26	5	22+1	3	3	2
9	FW	NOR	Bernt Hulsker	26	11	17+6	8	1+2	3
11	FW	NOR	André Schei Lindbæk	14	9	8+2	3	4	6
12	GK	NOR	Knut Dørum Lillebakk	2	0	2	0	0	0
14	MF	NOR	Thomas Mork	28	4	25	4	3	0
15	FW	ISL	Andri Sigthorsson	5	3	2+3	3	0	0
16	MF	NOR	Magne Hoseth	27	14	18+6	10	3	4
17	DF	NOR	Trond Strande	22	2	18+1	2	3	0
18	FW	NOR	Stig Arild Råket	6	0	0+4	0	0+2	0
19	MF	NOR	Anders Hasselgård	13	0	7+4	0	0+2	0
20	MF	NOR	Ardian Gashi	6	1	0+4	0	1+1	1
22	DF	SWE	Tobias Carlsson	27	0	23	0	3+1	0
23	FW	NOR	Kai Røberg	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
25	DF	NOR	Erlend Ormbostad	20	1	12+4	0	3+1	1
41	FW	NOR	Nils Gunnar Thomle	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players away from Molde on loan:
Players who left Molde during the season:
1	GK	NOR	Morten Bakke	17	0	14	0	3	0
15	MF	NOR	Petter Rudi	13	2	12	2	1	0
10	MF	NOR	Odd Inge Olsen	19	7	16	7	3	0

Goal Scorers edit

Rank	Position	No.	Player	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	MF	16	Magne Hoseth	10	4	14
2	MF	6	Daniel Berg Hestad	9	3	12
3	FW	9	Bernt Hulsker	8	3	11
4	FW	11	André Schei Lindbæk	3	6	9
5	MF	10	Odd Inge Olsen	7	0	7
6	MF	8	Karl Oskar Fjørtoft	3	2	5
7	MF	14	Thomas Mork	4	0	4
8	FW	15	Andri Sigthorsson	3	0	3
9	MF	15	Petter Rudi	2	0	2
9	DF	17	Trond Strande	2	0	2
11	DF	3	Petter Christian Singsaas	1	0	1
	DF	4	David Ljung	1	0	1
	DF	5	Knut Anders Fostervold	1	0	1
	DF	2	Roger Nilsen	0	1	1
	MF	20	Ardian Gashi	0	1	1
	DF	25	Erlend Ormbostad	0	1	1
			TOTALS	54	21	75

References edit

^ "MFK 2001". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
^ "Tilskuertall Molde". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 April 2018.

External links edit

nifs.no

[table_note_res_UC10.70041637015548-3] Since Viking qualified to the UEFA Cup first round as Norwegian Cup winners, their place in the UEFA Cup as third-placed team passed down and was awarded to Stabæk as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.

[table_note_res_UCQFP0.70041637015548-4] Brann qualified to the UEFA Cup through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

[1] "MFK 2001". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 April 2018.

[2] "Tilskuertall Molde". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 April 2018.

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