1999 season | |
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Chairman | Nils Olav Kringstad |
Head coach | Erik Brakstad |
Stadium | Molde Stadion |
Tippeligaen | 2nd |
Norwegian Cup | Semi-final vs. Brann |
UEFA Champions League | Group stage |
Top goalscorer | League: Andreas Lund (21) All: Andreas Lund (39) |
Highest home attendance | 12,914 vs Rosenborg (24 May 1999) |
Lowest home attendance | 530 vs Sunndal (8 June 1999) |
Average home league attendance | 7,163 [1] |
The 1999 season was Molde's 24th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in Tippeligaen, the Norwegian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
In Tippeligaen, Molde finished in 2nd position, 6 points behind winners Rosenborg.
Molde participated in the 2000 Norwegian Cup. They defeated Spjelkavik, Sunndal, Strindheim, Kjelsås [2] on their way to the quarterfinal where they defeated Lillestrøm with 3–0 at home. On 3 October 2000, Molde lost the semifinal vs. Brann at home with the score 3–4 after extra time.
In the UEFA Champions League, Molde was drawn against Russian team CSKA Moscow in the second qualifying round. [3] Molde lost the first leg at away ground with the score 0–2. Molde won the second leg 4–0 at home and advanced to the next round 4–2 on aggregate. In the third and last qualifying round, Molde was drawn against Spanish team Mallorca. The teams played 0–0 in the first leg in Molde. In the second leg, Molde was one goal behind for more than one hour after Jovan Stanković' penalty goal in the 21st minute. [4] In the 84th minute, Andreas Lund scored the equaliser from a penalty kick after Fernando Niño's handball. Niño was sent off in the situation which led to the penalty. The game ended with a 1–1 draw which sent Molde through to the Champions League group stage for the first time in the club's history. The second leg against Mallorca has since often been referred to as Miracle on Mallorca. [5]
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As of end of season.
5 February 1999 | Moss | 2 – 4 | Molde | Fredrikstad |
CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Østfoldhallen |
18 March 1999 | Bodø/Glimt | 2 – 1 | Molde | Bodø |
CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Nordlandshallen |
30 March 1999 | Vitesse Arnhem | 1 – 2 | Molde | Netherlands |
CET (UTC+1) | Report |
19 July 1999 | Molde | 1 – 1 | Southampton | |
CET (UTC+1) | Report |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 |
10 April 19991 | Molde | 4 – 0 | Tromsø | Molde |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Lund 18', 70' Fostervold 26' Olsen 55' | Report | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 7,507 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen |
18 April 19992 | Kongsvinger | 2 – 3 | Molde | Kongsvinger |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Adolfsson 12' Bergman 70' Rønningen Thórdarson | Report | Rønningen 15' (o.g.) Lund 73', 76' dos Santos Lydersen Olsen | Stadium: Gjemselund Stadion Attendance: 1,938 Referee: Jon Eilif Skjervold |
23 April 19993 | Molde | 2 – 1 | Bodø/Glimt | Molde |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Lund 30' (pen.) Hestad 66' | Report | Eriksen 75' Staurvik | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,978 Referee: Terje Hauge |
3 May 19994 | Vålerenga | 2 – 0 | Molde | Oslo |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Levernes 24' Simpson 60' | Report | Stadium: Bislett Stadion Attendance: 9,509 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen |
9 May 19995 | Molde | 3 – 0 | Strømsgodset | Molde |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Fostervold 22' Tessem 64', 72' | Report | Hagen Michelsen Karlsen | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,915 Referee: Kjell Alseth |
13 May 19996 | Molde | 3 – 0 | Skeid | Molde |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Tessem 31' Lund 51' Fjørtoft 69' | Report | Halvorsen 80' | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,820 Referee: Frode Kvam |
16 May 19997 | Brann | 0 – 1 | Molde | Bergen |
20:10 CET (UTC+1) | Ludvigsen Samuelsson | Report | Lund 49' | Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,477 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø |
24 May 19998 | Molde | 0 – 2 | Rosenborg | Molde |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Strande Hestad | Report | Rushfeldt 26', 43' Berg Hoftun | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 12,914 Referee: Terje Hauge |
12 June 199910 | Molde | 0 – 0 | Stabæk | Molde |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Hestad | Report | Stenvoll | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 8,156 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen |
16 June 199911 | Odd Grenland | 0 – 0 | Molde | Skien |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Rambekk | Report | Strande | Stadium: Odd Stadion Attendance: 5,038 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen |
20 June 199912 | Molde | 3 – 1 | Moss | Molde |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Lund 9', 53', 74' Fjørtoft | Report | Ophaug 56' | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,375 Referee: Ivar Ansgar Eriksen |
27 June 199913 | Lillestrøm | 0 – 1 | Molde | Lillestrøm |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Normann Holm | Report | Lund 74' (pen.), | Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 4,728 Referee: Tommy Skjerven |
3 July 199914 | Tromsø | 1 – 2 | Molde | Tromsø |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Johansen 85' Helstrup | Report | Lund 74' (pen.) Andersen 88' Fostervold | Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 3,551 Referee: Terje Hauge |
7 July 19999 | Viking | 2 – 1 | Molde | Stavanger |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Berland 14', 29' Daðason 65' Hansen 71' | Report | Olsen 9' Fostervold | Stadium: Stavanger Stadion Attendance: 5,555 Referee: Kjell Alseth |
11 July 199915 | Molde | 3 – 2 | Kongsvinger | Molde |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Lund 11' Olsen 17' Hestad 61' Andersen | Report | Alm 25', 63' Karlsrud Evensen | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 7,843 Referee: Tor-Arne Fiskum |
25 July 199916 | Bodø/Glimt | 3 – 1 | Molde | Bodø |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Bergersen 13' Bjørkan 37' Hanssen 50' Berg | Report | Tessem 87' Sundgot Fostervold | Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 3,429 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø |
1 August 199917 | Molde | 4 – 3 | Vålerenga | Molde |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Sundgot 7' Hestad 51' Lydersen 78' (pen.) Tessem 89' | Report | Musæus 13' Walltin 54', Thorsen 79' | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,597 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen |
8 August 199918 | Strømsgodset | 0 – 2 | Molde | Drammen |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Olsen | Report | Hoseth 47' Lund 53' Hestad Fjørtoft | Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 4,911 Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen |
15 August 199919 | Skeid | 3 – 5 | Molde | Oslo |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Grina 61' Lindbæk 86' Noppi 90' Andersen | Report | Sundgot 5', 38' Lund 19' Tessem 44' Mork 57' | Stadium: Voldsløkka Stadion Attendance: 1,595 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen |
22 August 199920 | Molde | 1 – 3 | Brann | Molde |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Olsen 4' | Report | Guntveit 7' Moen 35' Helland 85' | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,644 Referee: Rune Pedersen |
29 August 199921 | Rosenborg | 2 – 1 | Molde | Trondheim |
20:10 CET (UTC+1) | Hoftun 62' Sørensen 65' Carew | Report | Hoseth 40', dos Santos Hestad Mork | Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 18,874 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen |
12 September 199922 | Molde | 3 – 4 | Viking | Molde |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Lund 25', 83' Hestad 71' | Report | Berland 1', 61' Daðason 59' Knudsen 87' Berre | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,733 Referee: Jon Eilif Skjervold |
18 September 199923 | Stabæk | 4 – 2 | Molde | Bærum |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Belsvik 17' (pen.), 72' Hanssen 36' Flem 69' Holter Linderoth | Report | Lund 4' (pen.), 37' Fostervold 53' | Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 2,825 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen |
13 October 199924 | Molde | 1 – 0 | Odd Grenland | Molde |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Singsaas 76' | Report | Aas | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Terje Hauge |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rosenborg (C) | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 75 | 33 | +42 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Molde | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 50 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Brann | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 49 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round [lower-alpha 1] |
4 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 48 | |
5 | Stabæk | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 46 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
28 June 1999First Round | Spjelkavik | 1 – 8 | Molde | Spjelkavik |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Hakjelsvik 57' | Lund 12', 32', 88' Mork 30' Sundgot 36', 60' Wiss 46' Olsen 81' | Stadium: Spjelkavik Stadion Referee: Svein Ivar Aarskog |
8 June 1999Second Round | Molde | 6 – 0 | Sunndal | Molde |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Hestad 32' Mork 35', 55' Lund 43', 72' Olsen 77' | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 530 Referee: Sindre Eikrem |
23 June 1999Third Round | Strindheim | 1 – 3 | Molde | Trondheim |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Johnsen 41' | Lund 39' (pen.), 59', 87' Hestad | Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 230 Referee: Bjarne Hansen |
29 June 1999Fourth Round | Kjelsås | 2 – 3 | Molde | Oslo |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Brændvang 2' Berre 38' (pen.) | Report | Lund 4', 19', 81' (pen.) | Stadium: Grefsen Stadion Attendance: 1,405 Referee: Frode Kvam |
25 September 1999Quarterfinal | Molde | 3 – 0 | Lillestrøm | Molde |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Lund 59' Olsen 73' Sundgot 79' | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,523 Referee: Frode Kvam |
28 July 1999Second qualifying round 1st leg | CSKA Moscow | 2 – 0 | Molde | Moscow |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Şişchin 7' Khomukha 85' | Report | Strande 72' Olsen 84' | Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González, Spain |
4 August 1999Second qualifying round 2nd leg | Molde | 4 – 0 (4 – 2 agg.) | CSKA Moscow | Molde |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Tessem 48' Hestad 65' Hoseth 67', 81' | Report | Yevgeni Varlamov 20' Hollý 55' Bokov 86' Aksyonov 87' | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,203 Referee: Gary Willard, England |
11 August 1999Third qualifying round 1st leg | Molde | 0 – 0 | Mallorca | Molde |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 8,573 Referee: Mario van der Ende, Netherlands |
25 August 1999Third qualifying round 2nd leg | Mallorca | 1 – 1 (1 – 1 agg.) | Molde | Palma, Mallorca |
21:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Jovan Stanković 21' (pen.) Siviero 34' Ariel Ibagaza 54' Niño 83' | Report | Lund 84' (pen.) | Stadium: Son Moix Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Stefano Braschi, Italy |
Note: Molde won on away goals |
15 September 19991 | Molde | 0 – 1 | Porto | Molde |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Costa 51' Deco 72', 89' Peixe 77' | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 8,739 Referee: Alain Hamer, Luxembourg |
21 September 19992 | Real Madrid | 4 – 1 | Molde | Madrid |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Morientes 27' Sávio 60', 70' (pen.) Guti 81' | Report | Lydersen 18' Strande 68' Lindbæk 80' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hartmut Strampe, Germany |
28 September 19993 | Olympiacos | 3 – 1 | Molde | Athens |
21:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Giovanni 16', 70' Amanatidis 45' Luciano 77' | Report | Strande 27' Lund 58' | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 40,299 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ, Slovakia |
20 October 19994 | Molde | 3 – 2 | Olympiacos | Molde |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Lund 54', 59' Hestad 72' | Report | Mavrogenidis 36' Zahovič 40' Passalis 70' Giovanni 83' | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 10,230 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik, Poland |
26 October 19995 | Porto | 3 – 1 | Molde | Porto |
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Deco 1', 28' Jardel 58' | Report | Hestad 82' | Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Graham Barber, England |
3 November 19996 | Molde | 0 – 1 | Real Madrid | Molde |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Karembeu 42' Helguera 77' | Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 10,705 Referee: Gilles Veissière, France |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 13 | Advance to second group stage |
2 | Porto | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | |
3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
4 | Molde | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 |
The statistics include competitive matches only.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | NOR | Morten Bakke | 42 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
2 | DF | SWE | Dennis Schiller | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | NOR | Petter Christian Singsaas | 23 | 1 | 8+4 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | NOR | Pål Lydersen | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | NOR | Knut Anders Fostervold | 38 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
6 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berg Hestad | 41 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | ||
7 | FW | NOR | Jo Tessem | 41 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
8 | MF | NOR | Karl Oskar Fjørtoft | 41 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | NOR | Andreas Lund | 40 | 39 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | ||
10 | MF | NOR | Odd Inge Olsen | 42 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 5+1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | NOR | André Schei Lindbæk | 12 | 3 | 3+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | ||
12 | GK | NOR | Are Lervik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | NOR | Thomas Mork | 38 | 4 | 9+15 | 1 | 3+1 | 3 | 6+4 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | NOR | Freddy dos Santos | 33 | 0 | 15+6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | ||
16 | MF | NOR | Magne Hoseth | 28 | 4 | 10+4 | 2 | 2+3 | 0 | 7+2 | 2 | ||
17 | DF | NOR | Trond Strande | 35 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
18 | MF | NOR | Svein Tore Brandshaug | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | NOR | Anders Hasselgård | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | FW | NOR | Ole Bjørn Sundgot | 32 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 3+1 | 3 | 2+6 | 0 | ||
21 | MF | NOR | Torgeir Ruud Ramsli | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | FW | NOR | Bernt Hulsker | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players away from Molde on loan: | |||||||||||||
Players who left Molde during the season: | |||||||||||||
11 | MF | NOR | Trond Andersen | 23 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
24 | MF | FIN | Jarkko Wiss | 4 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rank | Position | Nat. | No. | Player | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | UEFA Champions League | Total |
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1 | FW | 9 | Andreas Lund | 21 | 14 | 4 | 39 | |
2 | MF | 6 | Daniel Berg Hestad | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
3 | FW | 7 | Jo Tessem | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
MF | 10 | Odd Inge Olsen | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||
5 | FW | 20 | Ole Bjørn Sundgot | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
6 | MF | 16 | Magne Hoseth | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
MF | 14 | Thomas Mork | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
8 | FW | 11 | André Schei Lindbæk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
9 | DF | 5 | Knut Anders Fostervold | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | DF | 3 | Petter Christian Singsaas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 4 | Pål Lydersen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 8 | Karl Oskar Fjørtoft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 11 | Trond Andersen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 24 | Jarkko Wiss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
TOTALS | 49 | 26 | 11 | 86 |
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