2006 Molde FK season

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Molde
2006 season
ChairmanOddne Hansen
Head coach Arild Stavrum
Stadium Aker Stadion
Tippeligaen 14th (relegated)
Norwegian Cup Third Round vs. Follo
UEFA Cup First Round vs. Rangers
Top goalscorerLeague: Pape Paté Diouf (5)
All: Madiou Konate (10)
Highest home attendance9,215 vs. Rosenborg
(13 August 2006)
Lowest home attendance4,351 vs. Sandefjord
(5 November 2006)
Average home league attendance6,127
  2005
2007  

The 2006 season was Molde's 31st season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In Tippeligaen they finished 14th and were relegated to the 2007 Norwegian First Division. Molde also competed in the Norwegian Cup where they were knocked out in the third round by Follo.

Contents

As winners of the 2005 Norwegian Football Cup, Molde qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup second qualifying round. Molde managed to qualify for the first round where they were defeated 2–0 on aggregate by Scottish club Rangers.

Squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Knut Dørum Lillebakk
3 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Marcus Andreasson
4 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Toni Kallio
5 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Øyvind Gjerde
6 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Daniel Berg Hestad (Captain)
7 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Thomas Mork
8 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Marcus Bakke
9 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Magne Hoseth
10 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Stian Ohr
11 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Tommy Eide Møster
12 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Lars Ivar Moldskred
13 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Habib Mohamed (on loan from King Faisal Babes)
14 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR John Andreas Husøy
15 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Petter Rudi
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Erlend Ormbostad
17 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Trond Strande
18 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Øyvind Gram
19 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Knut Olav Rindarøy
20 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Rune Ertsås
21 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sandro Grande
22 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Jan Kjell Larsen
23 FW Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Marel Baldvinsson
24 DF Flag of Slovenia.svg  SVN Matej Mavric
26 FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Madiou Konate
30 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Peter Berg Hestad
33 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Petter Christian Singsaas
42 FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Pape Paté Diouf

As of end of season.

Transfers

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2674152950 −21255261918 +12291032 −22

Last updated: 27 November 2017.
Source:

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultWDLWLLWLDLWLLWLLLLWDWLLDLL
Position128589676117111110121314141212111213141414
Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

9 April 20061 Molde 3 1 Tromsø Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Ohr Soccerball shade.svg17'
Berg Hestad Soccerball shade.svg70', Red card.svg 76'
Konate Soccerball shade.svg73'
Report Årst Soccerball shade.svg75'
Kibebe Yellow card.svg 88'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 6,715
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen, Haugar
17 April 20062 Odd Grenland 0 0 Molde Skien
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Amundsen Yellow card.svg 66' Report Grande Yellow card.svg 70'Stadium: Odd Stadion
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen, Flekkerøy
23 April 20063 Molde 0 1 Lyn Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Konate Yellow card.svg 68'
Larsen Yellow card.svg 90'
Report Eriksen Yellow card.svg 45'
Hoff Soccerball shade.svg58'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 5,838
Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud, Lier
30 April 20064 Rosenborg 0 1 Molde Trondheim
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Mikael Dorsin Yellow card.svg 41'
Basma Yellow card.svg 90'
Riseth Yellow card.svg 90'
Report Rudi Soccerball shade.svg13' (pen.)
Bakke Yellow card.svg 27'
Grande Yellow card.svg 46'
Friend Yellow card.svg 89'
Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 21,403
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø, Nordstrand
3 May 20065 Molde 0 2 Brann Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Friend Yellow card.svg 90' Report Miller Soccerball shade.svg31'
Haugen Yellow card.svg 67'
Knudsen Yellow card.svg 72'
Vaagan Moen Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 7,875
Referee: Per Ivar Staberg, Malmefjorden
8 May 20066 Viking 3 1 Molde Stavanger
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Kovács Soccerball shade.svg19'
Nhleko Soccerball shade.svg45', 88'
Soma Yellow card.svg 54'
Report Ohr Yellow card.svg 79'
Konate Soccerball shade.svg85'
Bakke Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 11,651
Referee: Espen Berntsen, Fart
13 May 20067 Molde 4 0 Fredrikstad Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Konate Soccerball shade.svg12'
Mavric Soccerball shade.svg41' (pen.)
Singsaas Yellow card.svg 55'
Friend Soccerball shade.svg64', 70'
Report Piiroja Yellow card.svg 9'Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 5,198
Referee: Brage Sandmoen, Kjelsås
16 May 20068 Lillestrøm 3 0 Molde Lillestrøm
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Occéan Soccerball shade.svg19', 34'
Mifsud Soccerball shade.svg29'
Report Mavric Yellow card.svg 33'
Gram Yellow card.svg 47'
Stadium: Åråsen Stadion
Attendance: 10,010
Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger
21 May 20069 Molde 1 1 Start Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Konate Yellow card.svg 45'
Singsaas Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Johnsen Soccerball shade.svg11'
Hanssen Yellow card.svg 82'
Valencia Yellow card.svg 90'
Jónsson Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 5,379
Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink
28 May 200610 Vålerenga 2 0 Molde Oslo
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Freddy dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg11', 23' Report Konate Yellow card.svg 40'
Rindarøy Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Friend Yellow card.svg 64'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 10,932
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen, Haugar
5 June 200611 HamKam 1 2 Molde Hamar
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Abiodun Soccerball shade.svg16', Yellow card.svg 77'
Pasoja Yellow card.svg 39'
Johansen Yellow card.svg 69'
Rønningen Yellow card.svg 85'
Report Diouf Soccerball shade.svg29', 73'
Mavric Yellow card.svg 55'
Singsaas Yellow card.svg 70'

Berg Hestad Yellow card.svg 75'
Larsen Yellow card.svg 88'
Stadium: Briskeby Stadion
Attendance: 6,122
Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen, Mo
2 July 200612 Molde 1 3 Stabæk Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Gram Yellow card.svg 9'
Rindarøy Yellow card.svg 30'
Konate Soccerball shade.svg39', Yellow card.svg 71'
Report Jansson Soccerball shade.svg32'
Olsen Yellow card.svg 54', Soccerball shade.svg68'
Stenersen Yellow card.svg 79'
Alanzinho Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 5,724
Referee: Kjetil Sælen, Arna-Bjørnar
16 July 200613 Sandefjord 5 2 Molde Sandefjord
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Isaksen Soccerball shade.svg9'
Andersson Yellow card.svg 31'
Mjelde Soccerball shade.svg35'
Knarvik Soccerball shade.svg50'
Thorsen Soccerball shade.svg62'
Madsen Soccerball shade.svg73'
Report Kallio Yellow card.svg 3'
Strande Soccerball shade.svg27'
Diouf Soccerball shade.svg69'
Ertsås Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Storstadion
Attendance: 4,126
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen, Hamar
22 July 200614 Molde 2 0 Odd Grenland Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Diouf Soccerball shade.svg15', 17'
Gram Yellow card.svg 90'
Report Toresen Yellow card.svg 45'
Könönen Yellow card.svg 71'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 7,344
Referee: Kjetil Sælen, Arna-Bjørnar
30 July 200615 Tromsø 2 0 Molde Tromsø
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Rushfeldt Soccerball shade.svg45'
Reginiussen Yellow card.svg 45'
Årst Soccerball shade.svg77' (pen.)
Report Hoseth Yellow card.svg 14'
Strande Yellow card.svg 30'
Rindarøy Yellow card.svg 38'
Mork Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Alfheim Stadion
Attendance: 4,312
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen, Hamar
6 August 200616 Lyn 2 0 Molde Oslo
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Hoff Yellow card.svg 25'
Edu Soccerball shade.svg56'
Simonsen Soccerball shade.svg73'
Report Berg Hestad Yellow card.svg 37'
Mork Yellow card.svg 70'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 2,563
Referee: Per Ivar Staberg, Malmefjorden
13 August 200617 Molde 0 2 Rosenborg Molde
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Rindarøy Yellow card.svg 29' Report Braaten Soccerball shade.svg42'
Koné Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 9,215
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen, Flekkerøy
27 August 200618 Brann 2 1 Molde Bergen
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Winters Soccerball shade.svg56'
Sæternes Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report Mavric Yellow card.svg 24'
Berg Hestad Soccerball shade.svg35'
Kallio Yellow card.svg 49'
Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,360
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen, Haugar
10 September 200619 Molde 3 1 Viking Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Hoseth Soccerball shade.svg22' (pen.), 61'
Grande Yellow card.svg 24'
Andreasson Soccerball shade.svg53'
Rindarøy Yellow card.svg 75'
Konate Yellow card.svg 90'
Report Soma Yellow card.svg 18'
Berg Yellow card.svg 24'
Ødegaard Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 5,506
Referee: Brage Sandmoen, Kjelsås
17 September 200620 Fredrikstad 1 1 Molde Fredrikstad
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Tóth Soccerball shade.svg5'
Kvisvik Yellow card.svg 71'
Szekeres Yellow card.svg 79'
Report Hoseth Yellow card.svg 6', Soccerball shade.svg76'
Eide Møster Yellow card.svg 45'
Kallio Yellow card.svg 49'
Ohr Yellow card.svg 55'
Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion
Attendance: 6,986
Referee: Kjetil Sælen, Arna-Bjørnar
24 September 200621 Molde 2 0 Lillestrøm Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Baldvinsson Soccerball shade.svg49'
Mavric Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report Andresen Yellow card.svg 50'Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 5,675
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø, Nordstrand
1 October 200622 Start 3 2 Molde Kristiansand
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Bärlin Soccerball shade.svg12'
Nielsen Yellow card.svg 59', Soccerball shade.svg63'
Johnsen Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Mavric Soccerball shade.svg29'
Berg Hestad Soccerball shade.svg33'
Stadium: Kristiansand Stadion
Attendance: 6,675
Referee: Kjell Alseth, Stjørdals-Blink
15 October 200623 Molde 0 3 Vålerenga Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Berre Yellow card.svg 26'
Fredheim Holm Soccerball shade.svg45', 66'
Sørensen Soccerball shade.svg51'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 6,729
Referee: Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger
22 October 200624 Molde 1 1 HamKam Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Hoseth Soccerball shade.svg32'
Baldvinsson Yellow card.svg 85'
Report Gullerud Soccerball shade.svg47'
Johansen Yellow card.svg 53'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 5,404
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen, Flekkerøy
29 October 200625 Stabæk 8 0 Molde Bærum
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Tchoyi Soccerball shade.svg21'
Keller Soccerball shade.svg30'
Nannskog Soccerball shade.svg31', 47', 77'
Veigar Páll Gunnarsson Soccerball shade.svg44' (pen.), 49'
Hauger Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report Larsen Red card.svg 42'
Kallio Yellow card.svg 45'
Stadium: Nadderud Stadion
Attendance: 4,388
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen, Haugar
5 November 200626 Molde 2 3 Sandefjord Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Andreasson Soccerball shade.svg13'
Eide Møster Yellow card.svg 65'
Baldvinsson Red card.svg 67'
Kallio Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report Andersson Soccerball shade.svg18'
Kjølner Yellow card.svg 26'
Thorsen Soccerball shade.svg29'
Adriano Soccerball shade.svg82'
Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 4,351
Referee: Terje Hauge, Hordaland

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
10 Tromsø 2685133339629
11 Viking 2685133137629
12 Odd Grenland (O)2678113038829Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13 Ham-Kam (R)2677123539428Relegation to First Division
14 Molde (R)26741529502125
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Norwegian Cup

10 May 2006First Round Surnadal 1 6 Molde Surnadal
18:00 CEST (UTC+1)Kvendset Soccerball shade.svg84' Report Conteh Soccerball shade.svg5', 17'
Mavrič Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.)
Gram Soccerball shade.svg29', 90'
Husøy Soccerball shade.svg63'
Stadium: Syltøran Stadion
Attendance: 861
Referee: Ole Bjørn Moen
8 June 2006Second Round KIL/Hemne 1 11 Molde Kyrksæterøra
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Helland Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Mavrič Soccerball shade.svg12' (pen.)
Konate Soccerball shade.svg16', 35', 70', 72', 79'
Ohr Soccerball shade.svg20'
Berg Hestad Soccerball shade.svg33'
Diouf Soccerball shade.svg50'
Gjerde Soccerball shade.svg69'
Rindarøy Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadium: Sparebanken Hemne Arena
Referee: Geir Tjervaag
5 July 2006Third Round Follo 3 2 Molde Ski
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Rosen Soccerball shade.svg24' (pen.)
Enckell Soccerball shade.svg85'
Maruti Soccerball shade.svg118'
Report Konate Soccerball shade.svg10'
Berg Hestad Soccerball shade.svg66'
Stadium: Ski Stadion
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen

UEFA Cup

Qualifying rounds

10 August 2006Second qualifying round 1st Leg Molde Flag of Norway.svg 0 0 Flag of Latvia.svg Skonto Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Summary Stadium: Aker Stadion
24 August 2006Second qualifying round 2nd Leg Skonto Flag of Latvia.svg 1 2
(1 2 agg.)
Flag of Norway.svg Molde Riga
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Astafjevs Soccerball shade.svg68' Report Mavric Soccerball shade.svg42'
Ohr Soccerball shade.svg60'
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Veatsjeslav Banari, Moldova

First round

14 September 2006First round 1st Leg Molde Flag of Norway.svg 0 0 Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers Molde
20:05 CET (UTC+1) Summary Stadium: Aker Stadion
Referee: Jacek Granat, Poland
28 September 2006First round 2nd Leg Rangers Flag of Scotland.svg 2 0
(2 0 agg.)
Flag of Norway.svg Molde Glasgow
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Buffel Soccerball shade.svg12'
Ferguson Soccerball shade.svg45'
Summary Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Knut Kircher, Germany

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Note: The Norwegian Cup second-round game vs KIL/Hemne lacks information. 2-4 players miss one game because of this. The players mentioned in the match summary in Romsdals Budstikke [8] after the game are included in the statistics.

No.PosNatPlayerTotal Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup UEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Knut Dørum Lillebakk 301+101000
3 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Marcus Andreasson 14210+220020
4 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Toni Kallio 30114+1010+2040
5 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Øyvind Gjerde 20114+20210+20
6 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Daniel Berg Hestad 3152433240
7 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Thomas Mork 1607+600+2010
8 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Marcus Bakke 906+201000
9 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Magne Hoseth 22415+440030
10 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Stian Ohr 3332613141
11 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Tommy Eide Møster 1604+70201+20
12 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Lars Ivar Moldskred 00000000
13 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Habib Mohammed 00000000
15 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Petter Rudi 3112611040
16 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Erlend Ormbostad 10001000
17 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Trond Strande 141111101+10
18 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Øyvind Gram 926+102200
19 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Knut Olav Rindarøy 27119+103140
20 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Rune Ertsås 700+60000+10
21 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sandro Grande 18010+40003+10
22 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Jan Kjell Larsen 3102502040
23 FW Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Marel Baldvinsson 81710010
24 DF Flag of Slovenia.svg  SVN Matej Mavric 27618+332+1231
26 FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Madiou Konate 251014+54262+20
30 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Peter Berg Hestad100+100000
33 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Petter Christian Singsaas 1901601020
42 FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Pape Paté Diouf 2068+652+111+20
Players who left Molde during the season:
9 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Rob Friend 92920000
14 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR John Andreas Husøy 310+101+1100
23 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Denni Conteh 620+501200

Goal Scorers

PlacePositionNationNumberNameTippeligaenNorwegian CupUEFA CupTotal
1FW Flag of Senegal.svg 26 Madiou Konate 46010
2FW Flag of Senegal.svg 42 Pape Paté Diouf 5106
DF Flag of Slovenia.svg 24 Matej Mavric 3216
4DF Flag of Norway.svg 6 Daniel Berg Hestad 3205
5MF Flag of Norway.svg 10 Magne Hoseth 4004
6FW Flag of Norway.svg 10 Stian Ohr 1113
7FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 9 Rob Friend 2002
DF Flag of Sweden.svg 3 Marcus Andreasson 2002
FW Flag of Denmark.svg 23 Denni Conteh 0202
MF Flag of Norway.svg 18 Øyvind Gram 0202
11DF Flag of Norway.svg 17 Trond Strande 1001
DF Flag of Finland.svg 4 Toni Kallio 1001
FW Flag of Iceland.svg 23 Marel Baldvinsson 1001
MF Flag of Norway.svg 15 Petter Rudi 1001
DF Flag of Norway.svg 33 Petter Christian Singsaas 1001
DF Flag of Norway.svg 5 Øyvind Gjerde 0101
MF Flag of Norway.svg 14 John Andreas Husøy 0101
DF Flag of Norway.svg 19 Knut Olav Rindarøy 0101
TOTALS2919250

See also

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