2001 Molde FK season

Molde

2001 season
Chairman	Einar Sekkeseter [1]
Head coach	Gunder Bengtsson
Stadium	Molde Stadion
Tippeligaen	5th
Norwegian Cup	Fourth Round vs. Bryne
Top goalscorer	League: Magne Hoseth (10) All: Magne Hoseth (14)
Highest home attendance	11,167 vs Rosenborg (22 July 2001)
Lowest home attendance	636 vs Skarbøvik (27 June 2001)
Average home league attendance	6,601 [2]
←  2000 2002  →

The 2001 season was Molde's 26th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In Tippeligaen they finished in 5th position.

Molde participated in the Norwegian Cup. On 25 July 2001, Molde was defeated 2-3 at away ground by Bryne in the fourth round.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   FRO Jákup Mikkelsen 2 DF   NOR Roger Nilsen 3 DF   NOR Petter Christian Singsaas 4 DF   SWE David Ljung 5 DF   NOR Knut Anders Fostervold 6 MF   NOR Daniel Berg Hestad (Captain) 7 MF   AUS Ante Juric 8 MF   NOR Karl Oskar Fjørtoft 9 FW   NOR Bernt Hulsker 11 MF   NOR André Schei Lindbæk 12 GK   NOR Kenneth Bårdseng 13 GK   NOR Knut Dørum Lillebakk 14 MF   NOR Thomas Mork

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW   ISL Andri Sigthórsson 16 MF   NOR Magne Hoseth 17 DF   NOR Trond Strande 18 FW   NOR Stig Arild Råket 19 MF   NOR Anders Hasselgård 20 MF   NOR Ardian Gashi 22 DF   SWE Tobias Carlsson 23 FW   NOR Kai Røberg 25 DF   NOR Erlend Ormbostad 41 FW   NOR Nils Gunnar Thomle 42 DF   ISL Bjarni Þorsteinsson — MF   NOR Odd Inge Olsen

As of end of season.

Pre-season

Friendlies

Aalesund v Molde

9 February 2001	Aalesund	2 – 1	Molde	Ålesund
??:?? CET		Report		Stadium: Sunnmørshallen

IFK Göteborg v Molde

15 February 2001	IFK Göteborg	0 – 1	Molde	La Manga
??:?? CET		Report

Molde v Örgryte

19 February 2001	Molde	2 – 1	Örgryte	La Manga
??:?? CET		Report

Molde v Bryne

23 February 2001	Molde	1 – 2	Bryne	La Manga
??:?? CET		Report

Molde v Sogndal

6 March 2001	Molde	2 – 0	Sogndal	Hommelvik
??:?? CET		Report		Stadium: Abrahallen

Molde v Hødd

9 March 2001	Molde	2 – 0	Hødd	Brattvåg
??:?? CET		Report		Stadium: Brattvåg Grusbane

Molde v Bodø/Glimt

15 March 2001	Molde	2 – 2	Bodø/Glimt	Fjørtoft
??:?? CET		Report

Manchester United Reserves v Molde

23 March 2001	Manchester United Reserves	0 – 3	Molde	Manchester
??:?? CET		Report

Huddersfield v Molde

26 March 2001	Huddersfield	1 – 1	Molde	Huddersfield
??:?? CET		Report		Stadium: Alfred McAlpine Stadium

Helsingborg v Molde

1 April 2001	Helsingborg	0 – 3	Molde	Helsingborg
??:?? CET		Report		Stadium: Hedens Idrottsplats

Molde v Lillestrøm

10 April 2001	Molde	4 – 0	Lillestrøm	Molde
??:?? CET		Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2001 Tippeligaen

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	13	5	8	54	41	+13	44	8	2	3	34	21	+13	5	3	5	20	20	0

Last updated: 19 April 2018.
Source:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	D
Position	1	5	7	4	3	4	3	5	3	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Molde v Bodø/Glimt

16 April 20011	Molde	4 – 1	Bodø/Glimt	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rudi  10' Fjørtoft  44' Hestad 38', 67' Hulsker 44' Strande 62',  79'	Report	Steen  45' Ludvigsen 81'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,831 Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger

Rosenborg v Molde

22 April 20012	Rosenborg	2 – 1	Molde	Trondheim
20:05 CET (UTC+1)	Trondsen  4' Basma  5' Winsnes 26' Berg 52'	Report	Singsaas  3' Fjørtoft  8', 72' Strande  17'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 10,923 Referee: Terje Hauge, Olsvik

Molde v Moss

29 April 20013	Molde	1 – 1	Moss	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hulsker  23' Strande  45' Olsen 63' Hulsker 90'	Report	Ramberg  43' Winsnes  56',  56' Ødegaard 85'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,038 Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink

Tromsø v Molde

2 May 20014	Tromsø	0 – 2	Molde	Tromsø
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Hestad 44', 52'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 4,539 Referee: Jon Eilif Skjervold, Fet

Molde v Bryne

6 May 20015	Molde	5 – 0	Bryne	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Olsen 12', 19' Hulsker 45', 60', 61'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 8,375 Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger

Strømsgodset v Molde

13 May 20016	Strømsgodset	1 – 1	Molde	Drammen
20:05 CET (UTC+1)	Stephansen 45',  82' Holmen  78'	Report	Rudi 21' Carlsson  36' Singsaas  40'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 14,819 Referee: Terje Hauge, Olsvik

Molde v Sogndal

16 May 20017	Molde	3 – 2	Sogndal	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fostervold 27' Olsen 72',  86' Rudi 74'	Report	Kalvenes 78' Øren 84'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,143 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø, Nordstrand

Odd Grenland v Molde

20 May 20018	Odd Grenland	2 – 1	Molde	Skien
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hoff 2' Rambekk 44'	Report	Hestad 90'	Stadium: Odd Stadion Attendance: 5,778 Referee: Rune Pedersen, Sprint-Jeløy

Molde v Lyn

24 May 20019	Molde	3 – 2	Lyn	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Singsaas 29' Hulsker 38' Lindbæk 72'	Report	Ensrud  67' Gudmundsson 72' Sundgot 88'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,044 Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen, Gruben

Lillestrøm v Molde

10 June 200110	Lillestrøm	4 – 1	Molde	Lillestrøm
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Werni 2' Sundgot 10' Powell 39', 73' Berget  50' Kihlberg  62'	Report	Lindbæk 56' Hulsker  61',  67' Carlsson  80'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 4,717 Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink

Molde v Stabæk

17 June 200111	Molde	1 – 4	Stabæk	Molde
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hestad 73'	Report	Wilhelmsson 11' Kjølø  18' Flem 26' Andresen 43' Gudmundsson 49'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,989 Referee: Espen Berntsen, Fart

Brann v Molde

22 June 200112	Brann	0 – 0	Molde	Bergen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wassberg  89'	Report	Carlsson  84'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 11,459 Referee: Rune Pedersen, Sprint-Jeløy

Molde v Viking

1 July 200113	Molde	2 – 1	Viking	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mork 26' Fjørtoft 67'	Report	Berre 6' Kuivasto  67'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,115 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen, Fløy

Bodø/Glimt v Molde

8 July 200114	Bodø/Glimt	3 – 2	Molde	Bodø
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Staurvik 1' Johansen 32',  79' Hanssen 90'	Report	Carlsson  34' Fostervold  51' Hoseth 52' Hestad 80' Olsen  90'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 3,518 Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen, Gruben

Molde v Rosenborg

22 July 200115	Molde	1 – 1	Rosenborg	Molde
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lindbæk 23' Hestad  48'	Report	Hoftun 36',  61' Skammelsrud  45'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 11,167 Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger

Moss v Molde

29 July 200116	Moss	0 – 1	Molde	Moss
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wehrman  9'	Report	Olsen 67'	Stadium: Melløs Stadion Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Frode Kvam, Strindheim

Molde v Tromsø

5 August 200117	Molde	4 – 3	Tromsø	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Olsen 12', 45' Hulsker 59' Hoseth 71',  89' Singsaas  72' Hasselgård  81'	Report	Pedersen 31' M'Baye 32' De Wulf  58' Hanssen 74' Oppheim  82'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,147 Referee: Brage Sandmoen, Holmen

Bryne v Molde

12 August 200118	Bryne	4 – 3	Molde	Bryne
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Andreasson 28' Olofsson 29' Hjelmhaug 46', 90' Medalen  85'	Report	Hoseth 3' Fjørtoft 8' Mork 31'	Stadium: Bryne Stadion Attendance: 2,046 Referee: Jon Eilif Skjervold, Fet

Molde v Strømsgodset

19 August 200119	Molde	3 – 0	Strømsgodset	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hoseth 53', 82' Fostervold  75' Ljung 88'	Report	Hanssen  18' Granaas  87'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,883 Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger

Sogndal v Molde

26 August 200120	Sogndal	3 – 4	Molde	Sogndalsfjøra
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hillestad  32' Sørum 37' Kalvenes 44',  83' Ystaas  45' Fredriksen 87'	Report	Mork 1' Hoseth 12', 59', 73' Hulsker  84'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Attendance: 2,575 Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink

Molde v Odd Grenland

9 September 200121	Molde	6 – 1	Odd Grenland	Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hulsker 6' Fjørtoft  43' Hoseth 48' Hestad 58', 71' Mork 83' Sigthorsson 89'	Report	Pedersen  24' Holtan  26' Larsen 52' Flindt Bjerg  67'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,083 Referee: Terje Hauge, Olsvik

Lyn v Molde

16 September 200122	Lyn	0 – 2	Molde	Oslo
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Swift  12' Hansen  55'	Report	Hoseth 19' Sigthorsson  82' Mork  85'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink

Molde v Lillestrøm

30 September 200123	Molde	1 – 2	Lillestrøm	Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Strande 37' Hoseth  43' Mork  90'	Report	Moen  18', 90' Misund  37' Zanetti  65' Hansén  66'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 7,604 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen, Fløy

Stabæk v Molde

14 October 200124	Stabæk	0 – 1	Molde	Bærum
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Marteinsson  28' Linderoth  61',  90'	Report	Fostervold  20' Hulsker 26',  28' Fjørtoft  53'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,944 Referee: Rune Pedersen, Sprint-Jeløy

Molde v Brann

21 October 200125	Molde	0 – 3	Brann	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Helstad 14', 22' Olsen 88'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,397 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø, Nordstrand

Viking v Molde

28 October 200126	Viking	1 – 1	Molde	Stavanger
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pereira  60' Nevland 89'	Report	Sigthorsson 21' Singsaas  78'	Stadium: Stavanger Stadion Attendance: 5,610 Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Viking	26	14	7	5	43	29	+14	49	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [a]
4	Stabæk	26	14	3	9	45	39	+6	45	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
5	Molde	26	13	5	8	54	41	+13	44
6	Odd Grenland	26	12	6	8	50	40	+10	42
7	Brann	26	12	5	9	63	48	+15	41	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round [b]

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Since Viking qualified to the UEFA Cup first round as Norwegian Cup winners, their place in the UEFA Cup as third-placed team passed down and was awarded to Stabæk as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.
2. Brann qualified to the UEFA Cup through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2001 Norwegian Football Cup

Kristiansund FK v Molde

9 May 2001First Round	Kristiansund FK	0 – 9	Molde	Kristiansund
19:00 CEST (UTC+1)	Hjelmeland	Report	Nilsen 2' Lindbæk 5', 43' Hoseth 11', 67' (pen.) Gashi 25' Hulsker 52', 81', 89'	Stadium: KFK-banen Attendance: 600 Referee: Modolf Holm, Isfjorden

Stryn v Molde

13 June 2001Second Round	Stryn	0 – 4	Molde	Stryn
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Lindbæk 17', 82' Hestad 49' Fjørtoft 80'	Stadium: Stryn Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Inge Seglem, Årdal

Molde v Skarbøvik

27 June 2001Third Round	Molde	6 – 0	Skarbøvik	Molde
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoseth 5', 63' Lindbæk 20' Hestad 35' Ormbostad 71' Fjørtoft 85'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 636 Referee: Frode Kvam, Strindheim

Bryne v Molde

25 July 2001Fourth Round	Bryne	3 – 2	Molde	Bryne
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Undheim 2' Pavlovic 20', 29'	Report	Lindbæk 52' Hestad 66' 85'	Stadium: Bryne Stadion Attendance: 1,228 Referee: Espen Berntsen, Fart

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	FRO	Jákup Mikkelsen	11	0	10	0	1	0
2	DF	NOR	Roger Nilsen	11	1	3+5	0	3	1
3	DF	NOR	Petter Christian Singsaas	24	1	19+2	1	3	0
4	DF	SWE	David Ljung	9	1	9	1	0	0
5	DF	NOR	Knut Anders Fostervold	23	1	21	1	2	0
6	MF	NOR	Daniel Berg Hestad	30	12	26	9	4	3
7	MF	AUS	Ante Juric	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
8	MF	NOR	Karl Oskar Fjørtoft	26	5	22+1	3	3	2
9	FW	NOR	Bernt Hulsker	26	11	17+6	8	1+2	3
11	FW	NOR	André Schei Lindbæk	14	9	8+2	3	4	6
12	GK	NOR	Knut Dørum Lillebakk	2	0	2	0	0	0
14	MF	NOR	Thomas Mork	28	4	25	4	3	0
15	FW	ISL	Andri Sigthorsson	5	3	2+3	3	0	0
16	MF	NOR	Magne Hoseth	27	14	18+6	10	3	4
17	DF	NOR	Trond Strande	22	2	18+1	2	3	0
18	FW	NOR	Stig Arild Råket	6	0	0+4	0	0+2	0
19	MF	NOR	Anders Hasselgård	13	0	7+4	0	0+2	0
20	MF	NOR	Ardian Gashi	6	1	0+4	0	1+1	1
22	DF	SWE	Tobias Carlsson	27	0	23	0	3+1	0
23	FW	NOR	Kai Røberg	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
25	DF	NOR	Erlend Ormbostad	20	1	12+4	0	3+1	1
41	FW	NOR	Nils Gunnar Thomle	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players away from Molde on loan:
Players who left Molde during the season:
1	GK	NOR	Morten Bakke	17	0	14	0	3	0
15	MF	NOR	Petter Rudi	13	2	12	2	1	0
10	MF	NOR	Odd Inge Olsen	19	7	16	7	3	0

Goal Scorers

Rank	Position	Nat.	No.	Player	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	MF		16	Magne Hoseth	10	4	14
2	MF		6	Daniel Berg Hestad	9	3	12
3	FW		9	Bernt Hulsker	8	3	11
4	FW		11	André Schei Lindbæk	3	6	9
5	MF		10	Odd Inge Olsen	7	0	7
6	MF		8	Karl Oskar Fjørtoft	3	2	5
7	MF		14	Thomas Mork	4	0	4
8	FW		15	Andri Sigthorsson	3	0	3
9	MF		15	Petter Rudi	2	0	2
	DF		17	Trond Strande	2	0	2
11	DF		3	Petter Christian Singsaas	1	0	1
	DF		4	David Ljung	1	0	1
	DF		5	Knut Anders Fostervold	1	0	1
	DF		2	Roger Nilsen	0	1	1
	MF		20	Ardian Gashi	0	1	1
	DF		25	Erlend Ormbostad	0	1	1
				TOTALS	54	21	75

See also

• Molde FK seasons

References

1. "MFK 2001". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
2. "Tilskuertall Molde". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 April 2018.

External links

• nifs.no