2003 Molde FK season

Molde

2003 season
Chairman	Oddne Hansen
Head coach	Gunder Bengtsson (until 22 May 2003) Odd Berg (from 22 May 2003)
Stadium	Molde Stadion
Tippeligaen	9th
Norwegian Cup	Third Round vs. Skeid
UEFA Cup	Second Round vs. Benfica
Top goalscorer	League: Magne Hoseth (11) All: Magne Hoseth (14)
Highest home attendance	11,167 vs Aalesund (22 June 2003)
Lowest home attendance	788 vs Skeid (25 June 2003)
Average home league attendance	5,945 [1]
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The 2003 season was Molde's 28th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In Tippeligaen they finished in 9th position.

Molde participated in the Norwegian Cup. On 25 June 2003, Molde was defeated 0-1 at home by Skeid in the third 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   ISL Bjarni Þorsteinsson 3 DF   NOR Petter Christian Singsaas 4 DF   SWE David Ljung 5 MF   ISL Ólafur Stígsson 6 MF   NOR Daniel Berg Hestad (Captain) 7 MF   NOR Thomas Mork 8 FW   NOR Arild Stavrum 9 FW   NOR Bernt Hulsker 10 MF   NOR Magne Hoseth 11 MF   SWE Magnus Kihlberg 12 GK   SWE Eddie Gustafsson 13 DF   SWE Tobias Carlsson 14 MF   SWE Fredrik Gustafson

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW   ISL Andri Sigthórsson 16 DF   NOR Erlend Ormbostad 17 DF   NOR Trond Strande 18 FW   NOR Stig Arild Råket 19 MF   NOR Anders Hasselgård 20 FW   NOR Kai Røberg 21 DF   NOR Per Olav Inderhaug 22 GK   NOR Knut Dørum Lillebakk 23 DF   NOR Martin Høyem (on loan from Rosenborg) 40 FW   NOR Øyvind Hoås 41 MF   NOR John Andreas Husøy 42 MF   NOR Tommy Eide Møster 44 DF   NOR Anders Særvold

As of end of season.

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2003 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	9	4	13	32	41	−9	31	6	2	5	21	16	+5	3	2	8	11	25	−14

Last updated: 16 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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	W
Position	11	5	8	7	8	10	8	11	9	10	11	9	7	9	10	11	9	10	9	9	8	9	9	10	11	9

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

Results

Odd Grenland v Molde

13 April 20031	Odd Grenland	1 – 0	Molde	Skien
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Solli  37' van Ankeren 51' Flindt Bjerg  60'	Report	Kihlberg  68'	Stadium: Odd Stadion Attendance: 6,366 Referee: Brage Sandmoen, Kjelsås

Molde v Lillestrøm

21 April 20032	Molde	4 – 0	Lillestrøm	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hoseth 8', 15' (pen.), 34' (pen.) Hestad 71' Hulsker  90'	Report	Bjarmann  51' Wehrman  90'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,302 Referee: Terje Hauge, Hordaland

Bodø/Glimt v Molde

26 April 20033	Bodø/Glimt	2 – 0	Molde	Bodø
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Berg 6' Kjølner 71'	Report		Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 4,375 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen, Flekkerøy

Molde v Lyn

4 May 20034	Molde	2 – 2	Lyn	Molde
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hoseth  12', 56' Gustafson  34' Hasselgård 47' Hulsker  54' Stígsson  61'	Report	Berntsen  24' Augustsson 75' Sokolowski 81' Lustü  90'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,822 Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen, Mo

Molde v Stabæk

11 May 20035	Molde	0 – 0	Stabæk	Molde
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mork  21' Singsaas  23' Hulsker  25'	Report	Holter  45'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,080 Referee: Jon Eilif Skjervold, Fet

Bryne v Molde

16 May 20036	Bryne	3 – 0	Molde	Bryne
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pavlovic 19' Hellesund 39' Hjelmhaug 70' (pen.)	Report	Ljung  69'	Stadium: Bryne Stadion Attendance: 3,965 Referee: Terje Hauge, Hordaland

Molde v Tromsø

25 May 20037	Molde	2 – 1	Tromsø	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Strande 8' Mork 43'	Report	Hafstad 70' (pen.) Yndestad  71'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,355 Referee: Brage Sandmoen, Kjelsås

Vålerenga v Molde

29 May 20038	Vålerenga	2 – 0	Molde	Oslo
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	dos Santos 38' Kah 51'	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 7,531 Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink

Molde v Brann

2 June 20039	Molde	3 – 0	Brann	Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hasselgård 18', 50' Hestad 25'	Report	Haugen  56' Ulfstein  63'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,508 Referee: Espen Berntsen, Fart

Rosenborg v Molde

14 June 200310	Rosenborg	5 – 0	Molde	Trondheim
19:05 CET (UTC+1)	Johnsen  9' Brattbakk 25', 28' (pen.) Johnsen 45', 57' Storflor 79'	Report		Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 16,760 Referee: Rune Pedersen, Sprint/Jeløy

Molde v Aalesund

22 June 200311	Molde	2 – 3	Aalesund	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ljung 27' Hoseth  65' Hestad 90'	Report	Moldskred 14' Aarøy 15' Steen  40' Melland  57' Gjerde 90+5'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 11,167 Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink

Viking v Molde

30 June 200312	Viking	v	Molde	Stavanger
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stavanger Stadion Referee: Espen Berntsen, Vang
Note: The match was postponed due to heavy rain. [2]

Molde v Sogndal

19 July 200313	Molde	3 – 1	Sogndal	Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hulsker 67' Hoseth 71' Hestad 89'	Report	Stadheim  17' Kouakou  77' Kalvenes 79'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 7,665 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen, Flekkerøy

Molde v Odd Grenland

27 July 200314	Molde	0 – 1	Odd Grenland	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Strande  25'	Report	Røed 7' Hoff  89'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,574 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø, Nordstrand

Viking v Molde

30 July 200312	Viking	1 – 2	Molde	Stavanger
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hangeland 2' Sørli  28'	Report	Kihlberg 20',  90' Hulsker 38' Stavrum  47'	Stadium: Stavanger Stadion Attendance: 6,290 Referee: Espen Berntsen, Vang

Lillestrøm v Molde

3 August 200315	Lillestrøm	3 – 0	Molde	Lillestrøm
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kippe 41' Bjarmann 46' Sundgot 67'	Report	Strande  32' Carlsson  45' Kihlberg  63'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5,322 Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink

Molde v Bodø/Glimt

11 August 200316	Molde	0 – 2	Bodø/Glimt	Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gustafson  44' Hulsker  81'	Report	Sannes 39',  41' Paulsen  56' Bjørkan 72'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,880 Referee: Terje Hauge, Hordaland

Lyn v Molde

17 August 200317	Lyn	0 – 2	Molde	Oslo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hansen  67' Onstad  86'	Report	Hoseth 61' (pen.), 90'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 2,408 Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink

Stabæk v Molde

24 August 200318	Stabæk	1 – 1	Molde	Bærum
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Olsen 90'	Report	Singsaas  5' Ljung 45'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,535 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen, Flekkerøy

Molde v Bryne

31 August 200319	Molde	3 – 2	Bryne	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hestad 18' Gustafson 34' Singsaas  51' Hulsker 84' Strande  90'	Report	Braut  45' Andreasson 61' Hornseth 70'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Espen Berntsen, Vang

Tromsø v Molde

14 September 200320	Tromsø	1 – 0	Molde	Tromsø
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Koppinen  41' Årst 90'	Report	Stígsson  62' Hulsker  83' Hoseth  90' Hestad  90'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 3,291 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø, Nordstrand

Molde v Vålerenga

21 September 200321	Molde	1 – 0	Vålerenga	Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Røberg 13' Gustafsson  71'	Report	Rekdal  7' Jalland  53' Berre  57' Hanssen  67' Hovi  90'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,219 Referee: Stig Rune Krokdal, Nessegutten

Brann v Molde

28 September 200322	Brann	3 – 2	Molde	Bergen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kvisvik  39' Winters 41', 73' Olofinjana 52'	Report	Hoseth 24' Carlsson 38' Singsaas  39'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,180 Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger

Molde v Rosenborg

5 October 200323	Molde	0 – 2	Rosenborg	Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Strande  77' Kihlberg  85'	Report	Johnsen 66' Singsaas 71' (o.g.) Karadas  77'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 7,563 Referee: Espen Berntsen, Vang

Aalesund v Molde

18 October 200324	Aalesund	1 – 1	Molde	Ålesund
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hoseth  54' Fagermo 78' (pen.)	Report	Kihlberg  50' Strande 90'	Stadium: Kråmyra Stadion Attendance: 9,667 Referee: Terje Hauge, Hordaland

Molde v Viking

27 October 200325	Molde	1 – 2	Viking	Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hoseth 54' Råket  90'	Report	Dahl  40' Aarsheim  47' Sanne 50', 67'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,695 Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger

Sogndal v Molde

1 November 200326	Sogndal	2 – 3	Molde	Sogndalsfjøra
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Johansen  28' Ødegaard  34' Flo 89', 90' (pen.)	Report	Ljung 3' Hoseth 28' (pen.), 45' Kihlberg  40' Råket  78' Trond Strande  90'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Attendance: 2,203 Referee: Brage Sandmoen, Kjelsås

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Lillestrøm	26	10	7	9	33	35	−2	37
8	Sogndal	26	9	8	9	43	46	−3	35
9	Molde	26	9	4	13	32	41	−9	31
10	Lyn	26	8	6	12	34	45	−11	30
11	Tromsø	26	8	5	13	30	52	−22	29

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

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2003 Norwegian Football Cup

Hamar v Molde

7 May 2003First Round	Hamar	0 – 6	Molde	Hamar
18:00 CEST (UTC+1)		Report	Hulsker 16', 24', 44', 76' Mork 27' Hasselgård 66'	Attendance: 270 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen, Grue

Averøykameratene v Molde

13 May 2003Second Round	Averøykameratene	0 – 3	Molde	Bruhagen, Averøy Municipality
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kvarsvik  35' Hatle  62'	Report	Råket 5' Hoseth  22' Hoås 61' Stigsson  70' Røberg 85'	Stadium: Bruhaugen Stadion Attendance: 690 Referee: Helge Roar Åndal, Molde

Molde v Skeid

25 June 2003Third Round	Molde	0 – 1	Skeid	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ljung  85'	Report	Noppi 32' Anders Jacobsen  58'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 788 Referee: Stig Rune Krokdal, Orkanger

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup

Qualifying round

Molde v KÍ Klaksvík

14 August 2003Qualifying round 1st leg	Molde	2 – 0	KÍ Klaksvík	Molde
??:?? CET (UTC+1)	Hoseth  26'35' (pen.) Ljung 37' Hulsker  64' Gustafson  71'	Summary	Bertholdsen  31' Nysted  34' Klakkstein  57' Joensen  90+2'	Stadium: Molde Stadion

KÍ Klaksvík v Molde

28 August 2003Qualifying round 2nd leg	KÍ Klaksvík	0 – 4 (0 – 6 agg.)	Molde	Klaksvík
??:?? CET (UTC+1)	Djordjevic  50' Andreasen  85' Al. Joensen  87' Ar. Joensen  90+4'	Report	Hestad 28' Gustafson 35' Hoseth  64' Hulsker 75' Ljung 89'	Stadium: Djúpumýra Stadium

First round

União de Leiria v Molde

24 September 2003First round 1st leg	União de Leiria	1 – 0	Molde	Leiria
??:?? CET (UTC+1)	Caíco 56' Fredy  84'	Summary	Carlsson  19'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

Molde v União de Leiria

15 October 2003First round 2nd leg	Molde	3 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	União de Leiria	Molde
??:?? CET (UTC+1)	Hoseth 35' (pen.), pen.' 64' Hestad 51' 66'	Summary	Maciel 58' Gomes  64' Peixe  73' Douala  75' Manuel  78'	Stadium: Molde Stadion

Second round

Benfica v Molde

6 November 2003Second round 1st leg	Benfica	3 – 1	Molde	Lisbon
??:?? CET (UTC+1)	Gomes 20', 54' Miguel  59' Geovanni 51'	Summary	Mork  59' Hestad 76' Hulsker  77'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Herman Albrecht, Germany

Molde v Benfica

27 November 2003Second round 2nd leg	Molde	0 – 2 (1 – 5 agg.)	Benfica	Molde
??:?? CET (UTC+1)	Hoseth  38'	Summary	Tiago 30', 42' Rocha  80'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,181 Referee: Andy D'Urso, England

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	ISL	Bjarni Þorsteinsson	23	0	16+2	0	1	0	4	0
3	DF	NOR	Petter Christian Singsaas	21	0	12+1	0	3	0	5	0
4	DF	SWE	David Ljung	35	5	26	3	3	0	6	2
5	MF	ISL	Ólafur Stígsson	18	0	8+5	0	2	0	2+1	0
6	MF	NOR	Daniel Berg Hestad	29	8	20+1	5	2	0	6	3
7	MF	NOR	Thomas Mork	31	2	21+1	1	3	1	6	0
8	FW	NOR	Arild Stavrum	12	1	4+6	0	0	0	0+2	1
9	FW	NOR	Bernt Hulsker	29	7	13+10	3	1	4	2+3	0
10	MF	NOR	Magne Hoseth	32	14	23+1	11	3	0	5	3
11	MF	SWE	Magnus Kihlberg	33	1	24	1	2+1	0	5+1	0
12	GK	SWE	Eddie Gustafsson	30	0	23	0	3	0	4	0
13	DF	SWE	Tobias Carlsson	29	1	22	1	2+1	0	3+1	0
14	MF	SWE	Fredrik Gustafson	31	2	23+2	1	1+1	0	4	1
15	FW	ISL	Andri Sigthorsson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	NOR	Erlend Ormbostad	13	0	4+5	0	2+1	0	0+1	0
17	DF	NOR	Trond Strande	23	2	17	2	1	0	5	0
18	FW	NOR	Stig Arild Råket	22	1	3+12	0	1+2	1	2+2	0
19	MF	NOR	Anders Hasselgård	32	4	19+6	3	3	1	3+1	0
20	FW	NOR	Kai Røberg	15	2	2+8	1	0+2	1	1+2	0
22	GK	NOR	Knut Dørum Lillebakk	6	0	3+1	0	0	0	2	0
23	DF	NOR	Martin Høyem	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
40	FW	NOR	Øyvind Hoås	6	1	1+3	0	0+1	1	1	0
41	MF	NOR	John Andreas Husøy	5	0	1+2	0	0	0	0+2	0
42	MF	NOR	Tommy Eide Møster	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	NOR	Anders Særvold	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from Molde on loan:
Players who left Molde during the season:

Goal Scorers

Rank	Position	Nat.	No.	Player	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
1	MF		10	Magne Hoseth	11	0	3	14
2	MF		6	Daniel Berg Hestad	5	0	3	8
3	FW		9	Bernt Hulsker	3	4	0	7
4	DF		4	David Ljung	3	0	2	5
5	MF		19	Anders Hasselgård	3	1	0	4
6	DF		17	Trond Strande	2	0	0	2
	MF		7	Thomas Mork	1	1	0	2
	FW		20	Kai Røberg	1	1	0	2
	MF		14	Fredrik Gustafson	1	0	1	2
10	MF		11	Magnus Kihlberg	1	0	0	1
	DF		13	Tobias Carlsson	1	0	0	1
	FW		18	Stig Arild Råket	0	1	0	1
	FW		40	Øyvind Hoås	0	1	0	1
	FW		8	Arild Stavrum	0	0	1	1
				TOTALS	32	9	10	51

See also

• Molde FK seasons

References

1. "Tilskuertall Molde". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
2. "Kampen utsatt på grunn av kraftig regn". Nrk.no. NRK Møre og Romsdal. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

External links

• nifs.no