Molde FK in European football

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 Fotballklubb in 1915. The team has participated in 20 seasons of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) club competitions, including 5 seasons entering the Champions League (1 group stage), 12 seasons entering the UEFA Cup and Europa League (3 group stages), 3 seasons entering the Europa Conference League (1 group stage) and one season in the Cup Winners' Cup. Their first European game was the 1975–76 UEFA Cup 1st Round against Swedish side Öster on 17 September 1975.[1] In 1999 Molde became the second Norwegian club to enter the UEFA Champions League.[2] The club's best performance in the UEFA Cup or Europa League is reaching the Round of 16 of the 2020–21 Europa League.

Molde FK in European football
ClubMolde FK
First entry1975–76 UEFA Cup
Latest entry2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Titles
Champions League0 (Best: Group stage)
Europa League0 (Best: Round of 16)
Cup Winners' Cup0 (Best: First round)

The club plays its home matches at Aker Stadion, an all-seater stadium in Molde. Molde's record attendance in a European match of 10,705 dates from the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League match against Real Madrid on 3 November 1999.[3] Molde's biggest win is 7–1 against Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualification, while the biggest defeat is 0–6 against Öster in the 1975–76 UEFA Cup. With 66 appearances including qualifying games, Daniel Berg Hestad has appeared in the most UEFA matches for Molde. Molde has played against Stuttgart and KI Klaksvik four times, more than any other team. Molde has played against Spanish clubs ten times, more than any other nation.

Matches edit

The following is a complete list of matches played by Molde in UEFA tournaments. It includes the season, tournament, the stage, the opponent club and its country and the score, with Molde's score noted first. It is up to date as of 14 March 2024.

Key edit

List of Molde FK matches in European football
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate Leg
1975–76 UEFA Cup 1R   Östers IF 1–0 0–6 1–6 1st 2nd
1978–79 UEFA Cup 1R   Torpedo Moscow 3–3 0–4 3–7 1st 2nd
1988–89 UEFA Cup 1R   Waregem 0–0 1–5 1–5 1st 2nd
1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR   Dinamo-93 Minsk 2–1 1–1 3–2
1R   Paris Saint-Germain 2–3 0–3 2–6
1996–97 UEFA Cup QR   Dinamo Tbilisi 0–0 1–2 1–2 1st 2nd
1998–99 UEFA Cup 2Q   CSKA Sofia 0–0 0–2 0–2 1st 2nd
1999–00 UEFA Champions League 2Q   CSKA Moscow 4–0 0–2 4–2 1st 2nd
3Q   Mallorca 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a) 1st 2nd
Group E   Porto 0–1 1–3 4th Home Away
  Real Madrid 0–1 1–4 Home Away
  Olympiacos 3–2 1–3 Home Away
2000–01 UEFA Cup 1R   Rayo Vallecano 0–1 1–1 1–2 1st 2nd
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR   Klaksvík 2–0 4–0 6–0 1st 2nd
1R   União de Leiria 3–1 0–1 3–2 1st 2nd
2R   Benfica 0–2 1–3 1–5 1st 2nd
2006–07 UEFA Cup 2Q   Skonto 0–0 2–1 2–1 1st 2nd
1R   Rangers 0–0 0–2 0–2 1st 2nd
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2Q   Jelgava 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a) 1st 2nd
3Q   VfB Stuttgart 2–3 2–2 4–5 1st 2nd
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2Q   Ventspils 3–0 1–1 4–1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q   Basel 0–1 1–1 1–2 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
UEFA Europa League PO   Heerenveen 2–0 2–1 4–1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
Group E   Copenhagen 1–2 1–2 4th Home Away
  VfB Stuttgart 2–0 1–0 Home Away
  FCSB 1–2 0–2 Home Away
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2Q   Sligo Rovers 2–0 1–0 3–0 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
3Q   Legia Warsaw 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a) 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
UEFA Europa League PO   Rubin Kazan 0–2 0–3 0–5 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 2Q   Gorica 4–1 1–1 5–2 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q   Zorya Luhansk 1–2 1–1 2–3 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2Q   Pyunik 5–0 0–1 5–1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q   Dinamo Zagreb 3–3 1–1 4–4 (a) 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
UEFA Europa League PO   Standard Liège 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a) 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
Group A   Fenerbahçe 0–2 3–1 1st Home Away
  Ajax 1–1 1–1 Home Away
  Celtic 3–1 2–1 Home Away
R32   Sevilla 1–0 0–3 1–3 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q   Glenavon 5−1 1−2 6–3 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2Q   Laçi 3−0 2−0 5–0 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q   Hibernian 3–0 0−0 3–0 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
PO   Zenit Saint Petersburg 2−1 1−3 3–4 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q   KR 7−1 0−0 7−1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
2Q   Čukarički 0−0 3−1 3−1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q   Aris 3–0 1–3 (a.e.t.) 4–3 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
PO   Partizan 1–1 1–2 2–3 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 1Q   KuPS 5–0 (Home)
2Q   Celje 2–1 (Away)
3Q   Qarabağ 0–0 (6–5 p) (Away)
PO   Ferencváros 3–3 0–0 3–3 (a) 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
UEFA Europa League Group B   Arsenal 0–3 1–4 2nd 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
  Rapid Wien 1–0 2–2 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
  Dundalk 3–1 2–1 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
R32   1899 Hoffenheim 3–3 2–0 5–3 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
R16   Granada 2–1 0–2 2–3 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q   Servette 3–0 0−2 3−2
3Q   Trabzonspor 1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–3 4–4 (3–4 p)
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q   IF Elfsborg 4–1 2−1 6−2
3Q   Kisvárda 3–0 1–2 4–2
PO   Wolfsberger AC 0–1 4–0 4–1
Group F   Gent 0–0 0–4 3rd
  Shamrock Rovers 3–0 2–0
  Djurgården 2–3 2–3
2023–24 UEFA Champions League 2Q   HJK Helsinki 2−0 0–1 2−1 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
3Q   Klaksvík 2–0 (a.e.t.) 1–2 3–2 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
PO   Galatasaray 2–3 1–2 3–5 1st (Home)
UEFA Europa League Group H   Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 1–5 3rd
  Qarabağ 2−2 0–1
  BK Häcken 5–1 3–1
UEFA Europa Conference League Knockout round play-offs   Legia Warsaw 3–2 3–0 6–2
R16   Club Brugge 2–1 0–3 2–4
2024–25 UEFA Europa League  

Source:[4]

Overall record edit

By competition edit

The following is a list of the all-time statistics from Molde's games in the three UEFA tournaments the club has participated in, as well as the overall total. The list contains the tournament, the number of games played (Pld), won (W), drawn (D) and lost (L). The number of goals scored (GF), goals against (GA), goal difference (GD) and the percentage of matches won (Win%). The statistics include qualification matches.

As of 26 October 2023
Tournament Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Champions League 33 10 11 12 47 38 +9 030.30
Europa League / UEFA Cup 79 30 18 31 111 102 +9 037.97
UEFA Europa Conference League 16 7 3 6 30 21 +9 043.75
Cup Winners' Cup 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 025.00
Total 131 48 33 50 191 166 +25 036.64

By country edit

As of 26 October 2023
Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
  Albania 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
  Armenia 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4 050.00
  Austria 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 050.00
  Azerbaijan 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00
  Belarus 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
  Belgium 6 1 2 3 4 12 −8 016.67
  Bulgaria 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
  Croatia 2 0 2 0 4 4 +0 000.00
  Denmark 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 000.00
  England 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 000.00
  Faroe Islands 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 075.00
  Finland 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 066.67
  France 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 000.00
  Georgia 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
  Germany 7 3 2 2 13 10 +3 042.86
  Greece 4 2 0 2 8 8 +0 050.00
  Hungary 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 025.00
  Iceland 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 050.00
  Ireland 6 6 0 0 13 2 +11 100.00
  Latvia 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 050.00
  Netherlands 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 050.00
  Northern Ireland 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 050.00
  Poland 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00
  Portugal 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 016.67
  Romania 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00
  Russia 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 033.33
  Scotland 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 050.00
  Serbia 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 025.00
  Soviet Union 2 0 1 1 3 7 −4 000.00
  Slovenia 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 066.67
  Spain 10 2 3 5 6 14 −8 020.00
  Sweden 7 4 0 3 16 15 +1 057.14
   Switzerland 4 1 1 2 4 4 +0 025.00
  Turkey 6 1 2 3 10 12 −2 016.67
  Ukraine 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00

References edit

  1. ^ "1975: Sjetteplass og Afrika-tur". Molde FK (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Mirakelet på Mallorca". VG. Verdens Gang. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Molde - Real Madrid 0-1 (0-1)" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Kamper i Europacupene". MFKweb.org (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2011.