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 in 1915. Molde FK currently play in the Eliteserien, the top tier of Norwegian football. They have not been out of the top tier since 2007. They have been involved in European football several times since their first time in 1975. In 1999 Molde became the second Norwegian club to enter the UEFA Champions League.
This list encompasses the major honours won by Molde FK and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records club's attendance records, both at Molde Idrettspark, their home until 1997 season, and Aker Stadion, their home from 1998 and forward.
The club's record appearance maker is Daniel Berg Hestad, who made 666 competitive appearances between 1993 and 2016, and the club's record goalscorer is Jan Fuglset, who scored 164 goals between 1963 and 1982.
Honours Molde FK's first major trophy was the 1994 Norwegian Football Cup where Lyn were beaten 3–2 in the final. Their most recent trophy came in December 2023, when they won the Norwegian Cup for the sixth time.
Domestic
League Norwegian Top Flight: 5 Tippeligaen/Eliteserien (Level 1): 5 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022 2. divisjon/1. divisjon (Level 2): 3 2. divisjon (Level 2): 2 1973, 1983 1. divisjon (Level 2): 1 2007
Cup Norwegian Football Cup: 6 1994, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2023
European performances UEFA Champions League Group Stage: 1 1999–2000 UEFA Europa League Group Stage: 4 2012–13 (GS), 2015–16 (round of 32), 2020–21 (round of 16), 2023–24 (GS) UEFA Europa Conference League Group Stage: 1 2022–23 (GS)
Players
All current players are bolded.
Appearances Youngest first-team player: Sander Svendsen – (against Aalesund, Tippeligaen, 8 May 2013) Oldest first-team player: Daniel Berg Hestad – (against Sevilla, Europa League, 25 February 2016) Most consecutive League appearances: 139 – Morten Bakke, 12,510 minutes between 9 May 1996 – 8 July 2001
Most overall appearances As of match played 9 December 2022. Competitive matches only.
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NameYearsLeagueCupEuropeOther Includes other competitive competitions, including the Eliteserien play-offs, Norwegian Super Cup, Royal LeagueTotal1 Daniel Berg Hestad1993–20022005–2016Appearance(s) in Eliteserien Promotion/relegation play-offs2 Stein Olav Hestad1971–1989 § §Appearances in promotion play-offs3 Vegard Forren2007–20122013–20162017–20194 Mattias Moström 2007–20205 Magne Hoseth1998–20042006–20146 Ulrich Møller1980–1994 § §Appearances in promotion play-offs7 Trond Strande1991–2007 § Appearance(s) in Eliteserien Promotion/relegation play-offs8 Morten Bakke1991–2001 §9 Magnus Wolff Eikrem2011–20132018–present10 Etzaz Hussain2012–20152017–2022
Most appearances in the top flight The following is a list of the ten Molde players with the most appearances in the top division. Nr Player Years Matches1 Daniel Berg Hestad 1993–2003, 2005–2016 4732 Vegard Forren 2007–2013, 2013–2017, 2017–2019 2863 Mattias Moström 2007–2020 2734 Magne Hoseth 1999–2004, 2006–2014 2605 Ulrich Møller 1980–1994 2506 Stein Olav Hestad 1971–1989 2497 Trond Strande 1991–2007 2388 Morten Bakke 1991–2001 2359 Etzaz Hussain 2012–2015, 2017–2022 20210 Petter Rudi 1991–2006 199
Last updated: 13 November 2022
Most appearances in European Competitions Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are counted. Qualification games are included.
Nr Player Years Matches1 Daniel Berg Hestad 1993–2016 662 Etzaz Hussain 2012–2022 632 Magnus Wolf Eikrem 2012–present 634 Vegard Forren 2007–2019 525 Eirik Hestad 2012–2021 466 Mattias Moström 2007–2020 437 Martin Linnes 2012–present 418 Fredrik Aursnes 2016–2021 359 Kristoffer Haugen 2018–present 34 Erling Knudtzon 2019–present 34
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Goalscorers Most goals scored in all competitions: 174 – Jan Fuglset Most goals in a season in all competitions: 39 – Andreas Lund, 1999 Most League goals in a season: 27 Ohi Omoijuanfo, Eliteserien (level 1), 2021 Top League scorer with fewest goals in a season: 4 Magne Hoseth, 2004 Bernt Hulsker, 2004 Thomas Mork, 2004 Most goals scored in a match: 6 – Jan Fuglset v Strømsgodset, 17 October 1976
Most goals scored The following is a list of the twelve Molde players who have scored the most top division goals. Nr. Player Years Goals1 Magne Hoseth 1999–2004, 2006–2014 842 Daniel Berg Hestad 1993–2002, 2005–2016 723 Jan Fuglset 1973–1982 574 Ohi Omoijuanfo 2019–2021 545 Ole Bjørn Sundgot 1991–1999 476 Andreas Lund 1996–2000 427 Odd Inge Olsen 1996–2001 418 Magnus Wolff Eikrem 2011–2013, 2018–present 399 Øystein Neerland 1987–1993 3510 Pape Paté Diouf 2006–2011, 2012, 2014–2016 34 Daniel Chima Chukwu 2010–2015, 2018–2019 34 Last updated: 13 November 2022
Award winners Kniksen Award (1990–2013)/"Golden Ball" (2014–) Goalkeeper of the Year: Morten Bakke, 1995 Espen Bugge Pettersen, 2011 Ørjand Håskjold Nyland, 2014, 2015 Defender of the Year: Knut Olav Rindarøy, 2009 Vegard Forren, 2012 Martin Linnes, 2014 Midfielder of the Year: Øyvind Leonhardsen, 1991 Makhtar Thioune, 2009 Magnus Wolff Eikrem, 2011, 2012 Manager/Coach of the Year: Ole Gunnar Solskjær, 2011, 2012 Tor Ole Skullerud, 2014 Erling Moe, 2022 Breakthrough of the Year: Erling Haaland, 2018 Young Player of the Year: Sivert Mannsverk, 2022
Internationals First international: Arne Legernes for Norway against Poland, 30 May 1956 The first non-Norwegian to be capped: Jákup Mikkelsen for Faroe Islands against Yugoslavia, 15 August 2001 Most international caps (total): 88 - Eiður Guðjohnsen - Iceland (4 while with the club) Most international caps as a Molde player: 35 - Åge Hareide - Norway
Transfers Highest transfer fees received
The club's record sale came in January 2023, when David Datro Fofana was sold to Chelsea for €12 million. August 2018, when Erling Haaland was sold to Red Bull Salzburg for €5,0 million. The previous record was set in August 2018, when Molde sold Erling Haaland to Red Bull Salzburg for €5,0 million.
PlayerToFeeDat1 David Datro Fofana Chelsea€12,0 million Jan 20232 Erling Haaland Red Bull Salzburg€5,0 millionAug 20183 Mame Biram Diouf Manchester United€4,5 millionJuly 20094 Vegard Forren Southampton€3,5 millionJan 20135 Mohamed Elyounoussi Basel€3,2 millionJul 20166 Mats Møller Dæhli Cardiff€3,0 millionJan 20147 Ole Gunnar Solskjær Manchester United€2,5 millionJul 19968 Pape Paté Diouf FC Copenhagen€2,4 millionJuly 20119 Martin Linnes Galatasaray€2,0 millionJan 201610 Rob Friend Heerenveen€2,0 millionJuly 2006
Team records
Divisional movements TierSeriesYearsLastPromotionsRelegations1Eliteserien482024 — 1947–48, 1957–58, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1993, 20062Landsdelsserien (Regional) (1937–1962)151961–62 1956–57 1961–621. divisjon (1963–)82007 1973, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1994, 2007 never32. divisjon 81970 1970 never79 years of national league football in Norway since 1937
Matches First competitive match: Kristiansund 2–2 International, 5 August 1912 First Norwegian Football Cup match: Rollon 2–1 Molde, qualifying round 1921 First League match: First match at Molde Stadion: Molde 1–0 Aalesund, 28 August 1955 First match at Aker Stadion: Molde 4–0 Lillestrøm, 18 April 1998 First European match: Molde 1–0 Östers IF, UEFA Cup 1st Round, first leg, 17 September 1975
Record wins Record win: 12–1 v Rollon, Møreligaen (level 2), 26 May 1957 12–1 v Mandalskameratene, 1. divisjon (level 2), 26 August 2007 11–0 v Langevåg, Norwegian Football Cup 2nd round, 24 June 1987 11–0 v Bergsøy, Norwegian Football Cup 2nd round, 21 June 1989 11–0 v Eidsvåg, Norwegian Football Cup 1st round, 1 May 2011 Record League win: 12–1 v Rollon, Møreligaen (level 2), 26 May 1957 12–1 v Mandalskameratene, 1. divisjon (level 2), 26 August 2007 Record Eliteserien win: 8–0 v Moss, Tippeligaen, 21 April 1996 Record Norwegian Football Cup win: 11–0 v Langevåg, 2nd round, 24 June 1987 11–0 v Bergsøy, 2nd round, 21 June 1989 11–0 v Eidsvåg, 1st round, 1 May 2011 Record European win: 7–1 v KR, Europa League first qualifying round, first leg, 11 July 2019 Record Champions League win: 3–2 v Olympiacos, Champions League Group Stage, second leg, 20 October 1999 Record home win: 12–1 v Rollon, Møreligaen (level 2), 26 May 1957 12–1 v Mandalskameratene, 1. divisjon (level 2), 26 August 2007 11–0 v Langevåg, 2nd round, 24 June 1987 11–0 v Bergsøy, 2nd round, 21 June 1989 Record away win: 11–0 v Eidsvåg, 1st round, 1 May 2011
Record defeats Record defeat: 0–8 v Stabæk, Tippeligaen, 29 October 2006 Record League defeat: 0–8 v Stabæk, Tippeligaen, 29 October 2006 Record Eliteserien defeat: 0–8 v Stabæk, Tippeligaen, 29 October 2006 Record Norwegian Football Cup defeat: 0–7 v Rollon, 1st round, 1930 1–8 v Kristiansund, 1st round, 1931 Record European defeat: 0–6 v Öster, UEFA Cup 1st Round, 1 October 1975 Record Champions League defeat: 1–4 v Real Madrid, Group stage, second leg, 21 September 1999 Record home defeat: 0–7 v Strømsgodset, Tippeligaen, 9 June 1991 0–7 v Tromsø, Tippeligaen, 2 September 1995 Record away defeat: 0–8 v Stabæk, Tippeligaen, 29 October 2006
Streaks Only top-tier seasons Longest unbeaten run (all major competitions): 26 matches, 13 April 1998 to 22 August 1998 Longest unbeaten run (League): 24 matches, from 13 April 2014 to 18 October 2014 Longest unbeaten run from start of the season (League): 21 matches, from the start of the 1998 season to 20 September 1998 Longest winning streak (League): 17 matches, from 10 July 2022 to 13 November 2022 Longest losing streak (League): 5 matches, from 11 August 1996 to 8 September 1996 from 31 July 2005 to 10 September 2005 Longest drawing streak (League): 5 matches, from 21 September 1975 to 19 October 1975 Longest streak without a win (League): 10 matches, from 1 October 2006 to 27 April 2008 from 24 May 2010 to 29 August 2010 Longest scoring run (League): 40 matches, From 23 June 2018 to 29 September 2019 Longest non-scoring run (League): 5 matches, from 20 October 1996 to 8 May 1997 Longest streak without conceding a goal (League): 4 matches, from 4 May 2002 to 9 June 2002 from 18 September 2022 to 16 October 2022
Wins/draws/losses in a season Only top-tier seasons. Most wins in a league season: 25 – 2022 Most draws in a league season: 10 – 2004, 2010 Most defeats in a league season: 15 – 1978, 2006 Fewest wins in a league season: 1 – 1957–58 Fewest wins in a league season (30 games): 10 – 2010 Fewest draws in a league season: 2 – 1978, 1999 Fewest draws in a league season (30 games): 3 – 2022 Fewest defeats in a league season: 2 – 2022 Highest league win margin: 18 points in 2022, ahead of Bodø/Glimt Smallest league win margin: 4 points in 2012, ahead of Strømsgodset
Goals Only top-tier seasons. Most League goals scored in a season: In a 30 game season: 77 – 2020 In a 26 game season: 70 – 1998 In a 22 game season: 40 – 1974, 1988, 1989 In a 14 game season: 18 – 1957–58 Fewest League goals scored: In a 30 game season: 42 – 2010 In a 26 game season: 29 – 2006 In a 22 game season: 23 – 1993 In a 14 game season: 18 – 1957–58 Most League goals conceded in a season: In a 30 game season: 45 – 2010 In a 26 game season: 50 – 2006 In a 22 game season: 41 – 1982, 1984 In a 14 game season: 38 – 1957–58 Fewest League goals conceded: In a 30 game season: 24 – 2014 In a 26 game season: 26 – 2002 In a 22 game season: 18 – 1974 In a 14 game season: 38 – 1957–58
Points Only top-tier seasons. Most points in a season: Two points for a win: 30 in 22 matches, 1. divisjon, 1974 7 in 14 matches, Hovedserien, 1957–58 Three points for a win: