1998 Molde FK season
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| 1998 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Lars Erik Frisvold |
| Head coach | Erik Brakstad |
| Stadium | Molde Stadion |
| Tippeligaen | 2nd |
| Norwegian Cup | Quarter-final vs. Brann |
| Top goalscorer | Andreas Lund (16) |
| Highest home attendance | 13,308 vs Rosenborg (26 September 1998) |
| Average home league attendance | 8,516[1] |
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]
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As of end of season.
Friendlies
| 1998 | Moss | 1 – 2 | Molde | Fredrikstad |
| CET (UTC+1) |  |
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Stadium: Østfoldhallen |
| 1998 | Bodø/Glimt | 4 – 0 | Molde | Bodø |
| CET (UTC+1) | |
Report | Stadium: Nordlandshallen |
| 1998 | Molde  | 2 – 0 |  Belgium military | Belgium |
| CET (UTC+1) | |
Report |
| 1998 | Molde | 1 – 0 | Strømsgodset | Larvik |
| CET (UTC+1) | |
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Competitions
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 | NOR |
Morten Bakke | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF |  SWE |
Dennis Schiller | 18 | 2 | 11+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | NOR |
Petter Christian Singsaas | 14 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | NOR |
Pål Lydersen | 29 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | NOR |
Knut Anders Fostervold | 28 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | NOR |
Daniel Berg Hestad | 29 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 7 | DF |  ISL |
Bjarki Gunnlaugsson | 9 | 3 | 2+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | NOR |
Karl Oskar Fjørtoft | 30 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9 | MF | NOR |
Odd Inge Olsen | 31 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | NOR |
Andreas Lund | 29 | 16 | 23+2 | 16 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | NOR |
Trond Andersen | 29 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW | NOR |
Geir Televik | 15 | 2 | 0+12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | NOR |
Sindre Rekdal | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | NOR |
Freddy dos Santos | 26 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | NOR |
Trond Strande | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | NOR |
Ståle Rønningen | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | NOR |
Anders Hasselgård | 20 | 3 | 11+4 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | NOR |
Ole Bjørn Sundgot | 21 | 7 | 10+9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | NOR |
Stian Ohr | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | FW | NOR |
Jo Tessem | 31 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | 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 | | 10 | Andreas Lund | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | MF | | 9 | Odd Inge Olsen | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | MF | | 6 | Daniel Berg Hestad | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | FW | | 22 | Jo Tessem | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | FW | | 20 | Ole Bjørn Sundgot | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | | 8 | Karl Oskar Fjørtoft | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | | 23 | Thomas Mork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | | 19 | Anders Hasselgård | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| DF | | 7 | Bjarki Gunnlaugsson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | DF | | 2 | Dennis Schiller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | | 11 | Trond Andersen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | | 13 | Geir Televik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | | 5 | Knut Anders Fostervold | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | DF | | 14 | Sindre Rekdal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | | 21 | Stian Ohr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS | 70 | 6 | 0 | 76 | ||||
