The 2015 season was Molde's eight consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 39th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. It was their second season with Tor Ole Skullerud as their manager, and they were the defending champions of both the Tippeligaen and Norwegian Cup. Along with Tippeligaen, the club also competed in the Norwegian Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
Season events Following the clubs elimination from the UEFA Champions League, manager Tor Ole Skullerud was sacked on 6 August, being replaced with Erling Moe on an interim basis. On 21 October 2015, Ole Gunnar Solskjær returned as manager, signing a 3.5 year contract.
Squad
Players on loan
Reserve squad
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee 23 December 2014 MF Thomas Kind Bendiksen Tromsø 9 January 2015 MF Eman Markovic Lyngdal 27 January 2015 GK Andreas Linde Helsingborg
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee FW Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson loan return to Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 December 2014 GK Espen Bugge Pettersen Strømsgodset 17 December 2014 DF Magnar Ødegaard Tromsø 20 January 2015 FW John Cofie Crawley Town 20 January 2015 DF Seydina Keita loan return to Diambars FC 21 January 2015 FW Aliou Coly Kristiansund 13 February 2015 FW Daniel Chima Chukwu Shanghai Shenxin 1 July 2015 GK Ørjan Nyland Ingolstadt 04 Undisclosed 28 August 2015 MF Eirik Haugan Marseille Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From 28 January 2015 Season-long FW Ola Kamara Austria Wien 11 February 2015 Season-long DF Fredrik Semb Berge Brøndby 18 March 2015 Season-long FW Mushaga Bakenga Club Brugge
Loans out Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To 26 March 2015 Season long DF Ole Martin Rindarøy Start 26 March 2015 Season long MF Andreas Hollingen Start 26 March 2015 Season long MF Stian Rode Gregersen Kristiansund 31 March 2015 22 July 2015 MF Amidou Diop Mjøndalen 23 April 2015 Season long MF Ben Spencer Toronto FC II 28 July 2015 Remaining season FW Pape Paté Diouf Odd 29 July 2015 Remaining season FW Thomas Kind Bendiksen Tromsø
Friendlies
Competitions
Tippeligaen
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Table
Norwegian Cup
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Group stage
On 28 August 2015, the draw for the group stage was made in Monaco. Molde faced Ajax, Celtic and Fenerbahçe in Group A. Molde topped the group with eleven points, and were drawn against Spanish football side Sevilla FC in the Round of 32.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Molde on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:
Goal scorers RankPlayerTippeligaenNorwegian CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 FW11 Ola Kamara14241212 FW24 Mohamed Elyounoussi12034193 FW20 Tommy Høiland9202134 FW32 Sander Svendsen8200105 DF15 Per Egil Flo30003DF14 Martin Linnes20013MF9 Mattias Moström20103FW21 Agnaldo12003MF16 Etzaz Hussain1011310DF5 Joona Toivio20002MF19 Eirik Hestad10012DF25 Vegard Forren10012MF7 Harmeet Singh1001214DF18 Magne Simonsen10001DF2 Fredrik Semb Berge10001FW27 Mushaga Bakenga10001DF4 Ruben Gabrielsen10001FW30 Pape Paté Diouf01001MF10 Thomas Kind Bendiksen01001MF6 Daniel Berg Hestad00011 Own goals11002TOTALS621191395
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameTippeligaenNorwegian CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1GKEthan Horvath10000010202DFFredrik Semb Berge10000000105 DFJoona Toivio40000010507 MFHarmeet Singh31000020518 FWFredrik Gulbrandsen00000020209 MFMattias Moström200000103012GKØrjan Nyland100000001014DFMartin Linnes000000101015DFPer Egil Flo100000102016MFEtzaz Hussain202030108018DFMagne Simonsen100000001019MFEirik Hestad000010001020FWTommy Høiland500000207023DFKnut Olav Rindarøy001010012124FWMohamed Elyounoussi001000213125DFVegard Forren501001208126GKAndreas Linde010000000130FWPape Paté Diouf100000001032FWSander Svendsen0100000001TOTALS2735051162536
See also Molde FK seasons
Notes Strømsgodset versus Molde was postponed on 25 July 2015 due to both clubs participation in European competition the following week.
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