2009 Molde FK season

Molde

2009 season
Chairman	Erik Berg
Head coach	Kjell Jonevret
Stadium	Aker Stadion
Tippeligaen	2nd
Norwegian Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Mame Biram Diouf (16) All: Mame Biram Diouf (23)
Highest home attendance	11,168 vs. Brann (12 July 2009)
Lowest home attendance	1,702 vs. Kongsvinger (18 June 2009)
Average home league attendance	7,965 [1]
Home colours Away colours
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The 2009 season was Molde's 2nd consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 33rd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. They competed in Tippeligaen where they finished in 2nd position and the Norwegian Cup where they were defeated by Aalesund in the Norwegian Cup Final. ^[2]

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   NOR Knut Dørum Lillebakk 2 DF   NOR Kristoffer Paulsen Vatshaug 3 DF   SWE Marcus Andreasson 4 MF   NOR Thomas Holm 5 DF   NOR Øyvind Gjerde 6 MF   NOR Daniel Berg Hestad (Captain) 8 MF   SEN Makhtar Thioune 9 MF   SWE Mattias Moström 10 MF   NOR Magne Hoseth 13 MF   USA Brian Waltrip 14 DF   NOR Christian Steen 15 MF   NOR Aksel Berget Skjølsvik 16 MF   NOR Jacob Falch Meidell

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF   BRA Valter Tomaz Junior 19 FW   BRA José Mota 20 FW   NOR Rune Ertsås 21 MF   NOR Kristian Strandhagen 22 GK   NOR Jan Kjell Larsen 23 DF   NOR Knut Olav Rindarøy 24 DF   NOR Vegard Forren 25 FW   SEN Mame Mbar Diouf 30 GK   NOR Elias Valderhaug 31 DF   NOR Vidar G. Henriksen 32 FW   SEN Mame Biram Diouf (on loan from Manchester United) 42 FW   SEN Pape Paté Diouf

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2008–09

In: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 8 MF   SEN Makhtar Thioune (from Sarpsborg 08) [3] [4]

Out: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 7 MF   NOR Thomas Mork (to Sportsklubben Rival) [5] [6] 8 MF   FIN Toni Koskela (to JJK) [7] 21 MF   TUN Souhaieb El Amari 29 MF   BDI Selemani Ndikumana (to Lierse) [8]

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2009

In: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 25 FW   SEN Mame Mbar Diouf(from ASC Diaraf) 27 FW   SEN Mame Biram Diouf (loan from Manchester United) [9]

Out: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 27 FW   SEN Mame Biram Diouf (to Manchester United) [10] [11] [12]

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2009 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
30	17	5	8	62	35	+27	56	10	2	3	39	16	+23	7	3	5	23	19	+4

Last updated: 8 June 2012.
Source: soccerway.com

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	27	28	29	30
Ground	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	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W
Position	4	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

Fixtures

Lyn v Molde

15 March 20091	Lyn	0 – 1	Molde	Oslo
16:00 CET (UTC+1)			Ertsås 47'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 3,495 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Molde v Bodø/Glimt

22 March 20092	Molde	3 – 1	Bodø/Glimt	Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Thioune 27' P. Diouf 60' M. Diouf 76'		Rønning 86'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,741 Referee: Kjetil Saelen

Strømsgodset v Molde

5 April 20093	Strømsgodset	0 – 2	Molde	Drammen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)			P. Diouf 22' M. Diouf 49'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 4,474 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Molde v Sandefjord

13 April 20094	Molde	1 – 1	Sandefjord	Molde
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	M. Diouf 18'		Šarić 7'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,806 Referee: Terje Hauge

Stabæk v Molde

19 April 20095	Stabæk	2 – 3	Molde	Bærum
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kobayashi 10' Farnerud 44'		Olsen 28' (o.g.) Thioune 50' Mota 65'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 8,897 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Molde v Viking

25 April 20096	Molde	1 – 2	Viking	Molde
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	M. Diouf 90'		Ødegaard 38' Nisja 65'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,019 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Aalesund v Molde

2 May 20097	Aalesund	0 – 2	Molde	Ålesund
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)			M. Diouf 60' Hoseth 63'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 10,778 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Molde v Vålerenga

6 May 20098	Molde	0 – 3	Vålerenga	Molde
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Leigh 26' dos Santos 49' Zajić 79'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,235 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

Rosenborg v Molde

16 May 20099	Rosenborg	2 – 2	Molde	Trondheim
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Olsen 54' Iversen 90'		Forren 15' Tettey 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 21,597 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Molde v Tromsø

21 May 200910	Molde	1 – 1	Tromsø	Molde
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mota 45'		Knarvik 90'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,014 Referee: Kjetil Saelen

Brann v Molde

28 May 200911	Brann	2 – 0	Molde	Bergen
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Jaiteh 30' Karadas 90'			Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 15,094 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Molde v Odd Grenland

1 June 200912	Molde	2 – 1	Odd Grenland	Molde
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	M. Diouf 21' Skjølsvik 36'		Steen 30' (o.g.)	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,762 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Start v Molde

15 June 200913	Start	2 – 2	Molde	Kristiansand
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fevang 18' Hulsker 78' Hulsker  90'		P. Diouf 19', 65'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 7,594 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Molde v Fredrikstad

21 June 200914	Molde	2 – 0	Fredrikstad	Molde
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mota 14' Hoseth 74' (pen.)		Martinsen  73' Gashi  79'  80'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,429 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

Lillestrøm v Molde

25 June 200915	Lillestrøm	0 – 1	Molde	Lillestrøm
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Ertsås 90'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 7,329 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Molde v Lyn

28 June 200916	Molde	4 – 0	Lyn	Molde
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	P. Diouf 15' M. Diouf 65' Thioune 76' (pen.) Mota 80'			Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,577 Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen

Bodø/Glimt v Molde

5 July 200917	Bodø/Glimt	2 – 4	Molde	Bodø
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Thiago Martins 11' Konradsen 41'		P. Diouf 19' M. Diouf 34' Hoseth 61' Ertsås 89'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 4,130 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Molde v Brann

12 July 200918	Molde	5 – 2	Brann	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	M. Diouf 1', 7', 10', 27' P. Diouf 90'		Huseklepp 46' Björnsson 90'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 11,168 Referee: Tom Henning Övrebö

Sandefjord v Molde

26 July 200919	Sandefjord	1 – 1	Molde	Sandefjord
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Salčinović 73'		Mota 74'	Stadium: Komplett.no Arena Attendance: 6,111 Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen

Molde v Start

1 August 200920	Molde	8 – 1	Start	Molde
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Forren 7' Mota 21', 90' Hoseth 32', 36', 40' (pen.) M. Diouf 59' Ertsås 79'		Lillebakk 66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,418 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Viking v Molde

17 August 200921	Viking	2 – 1	Molde	Stavanger
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bjarnason 50' Fillo 78'		Skjølsvik 17'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 13,349 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

Molde v Aalesund

22 August 200922	Molde	3 – 1	Aalesund	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	P. Diouf 2', 25' Moström 81'		Phillips  22'  73' Stephenson 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 11,154 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Vålerenga v Molde

29 August 200923	Vålerenga	2 – 1	Molde	Oslo
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Shelton 39' Storbæk 71'		M. Diouf 18'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 6,891 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Molde v Strømsgodset

13 September 200924	Molde	2 – 1	Strømsgodset	Molde
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Steen 34', 60'		Kamara 90'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,621 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Tromsø v Molde

20 September 200925	Tromsø	1 – 0	Molde	Tromsø
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Reginiussen 25'			Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 4,790 Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen

Molde v Rosenborg

27 September 200926	Molde	0 – 2	Rosenborg	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Iversen 79' Olsen 86'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 10,773 Referee: Kjetil Saelen

Odd Grenland v Molde

3 October 200927	Odd Grenland	2 – 1	Molde	Skien
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Gulsvik 15' (pen.) Kovács 21'		Rindarøy 88'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 5,055 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Molde v Stabæk

17 October 200928	Molde	4 – 0	Stabæk	Molde
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	M. Diouf 36' Moström 59' P. Diouf 69', 87'		Andersson  4'  15'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,830 Referee: Terje Hauge

Fredrikstad v Molde

25 October 200929	Fredrikstad	1 – 2	Molde	Hamar
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gashi 87'		Thioune 81' Mota 85'	Stadium: Briskeby gressbane Attendance: 10,337 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Molde v Lillestrøm

1 November 200930	Molde	3 – 0	Lillestrøm	Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	M. Diouf 39' Hoseth 53' Forren 69'			Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,383 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rosenborg (C)	30	20	9	1	60	22	+38	69	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Molde	30	17	5	8	62	35	+27	56	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3	Stabæk	30	15	8	7	52	34	+18	53
4	Odd Grenland	30	12	10	8	53	44	+9	46
5	Brann	30	12	8	10	51	49	+2	44

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

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2009 Norwegian Football Cup

Tornado Måløy v Molde

10 May 2009First Round	Tornado Måløy	1 – 8	Molde	Måløy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sigthorsson 5'	Summary	M. Diouf 1', 36', 58' Steen 48' Skjølsvik 80' Ertsås 86' Moström 88' Forren 90'	Stadium: Måløy Stadion Referee: Petter Kristiansen Toppe

Hødd v Molde

24 May 2009Second Round	Hødd	0 – 2	Molde	Ulsteinvik
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	M. Diouf 63', 73'	Stadium: Høddvoll Stadion Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Molde v Kongsvinger

18 June 2009Third Round	Molde	1 – 0	Kongsvinger	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ertsås 80'	Summary		Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 1,702 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Alta v Molde

8 July 2009Fourth Round	Alta	0 – 1	Molde	Alta
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Skjølsvik 71'	Stadium: Finnmarkshallen Attendance: 1,330 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Molde v Rosenborg

9 August 2009Quarterfinal	Molde	5 – 0	Rosenborg	Molde
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	P. Diouf 10', 74' Berg Hestad 52' Hoseth 57' Mota 83'	Summary		Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 11,272 Referee: Terje Hauge

Molde v Vålerenga

23 September 2009Semifinal	Molde	6 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Vålerenga	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoseth 78' (pen.) P. Diouf 84', 95' Thioune 105', 119' Moström 120'	Summary	Singh 45' Abdellaoue 81', 117'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,986 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Final

Main article: 2009 Norwegian Football Cup final

Molde v Aalesund

8 November 2009	Molde	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 p)	Aalesund	Oslo
13:15 CET (UTC+1)	M.Diouf 27', 96'	Summary	Roberts 54' Aarøy 114'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 25,500 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud (Lier)
	Penalties
	Mota Thioune Forren Steen P.Diouf		Stephenson Arneng Herrera Phillips Skiri

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NOR	Knut Dørum Lillebakk	24	0	19+0	0	5+0	0
2	DF	NOR	Kristoffer Paulsen Vatshaug	31	0	25+1	0	5+0	0
3	DF	SWE	Marcus Andreasson	26	0	12+9	0	3+2	0
4	MF	NOR	Thomas Holm	17	0	12+3	0	0+2	0
5	DF	NOR	Øyvind Gjerde	10	0	1+6	0	3+0	0
6	MF	NOR	Daniel Berg Hestad	34	1	27+0	0	7+0	1
8	MF	SEN	Makhtar Thioune	31	6	25+1	4	5+0	2
9	MF	SWE	Mattias Moström	32	4	21+5	2	2+4	2
10	MF	NOR	Magne Hoseth	33	9	19+7	7	7+0	2
14	DF	NOR	Christian Steen	36	3	28+1	2	6+1	1
15	MF	NOR	Aksel Berget Skjølsvik	20	4	8+9	2	2+1	2
16	MF	NOR	Jacob Falch Meidell	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
18	DF	BRA	Valter Tomaz Junior	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
19	FW	BRA	José Mota	33	9	11+15	8	6+1	1
20	FW	NOR	Rune Ertsås	25	6	2+18	4	1+4	2
21	MF	NOR	Kristian Strandhagen	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
22	GK	NOR	Jan Kjell Larsen	13	0	11+0	0	2+0	0
23	DF	NOR	Knut Olav Rindarøy	33	1	29+0	1	4+0	0
24	DF	NOR	Vegard Forren	34	4	25+2	3	7+0	1
30	GK	NOR	Elias Valderhaug	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
32	FW	SEN	Mame Biram Diouf	36	23	27+2	16	6+1	7
42	FW	SEN	Pape Paté Diouf	35	15	28+0	11	6+1	4
Players away from Molde on loan:
Players that left Molde during the season:

Goal Scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	FW		32	Mame Biram Diouf	16	7	23
2	FW		42	Pape Paté Diouf	11	4	15
3	FW		19	José Mota	8	1	9
	MF		10	Magne Hoseth	7	2	9
5	FW		20	Rune Ertsås	4	2	6
	MF		8	Makhtar Thioune	4	2	6
7	DF		24	Vegard Forren	3	1	4
	MF		15	Aksel Berget Skjølsvik	2	2	4
	MF		9	Mattias Moström	2	2	4
10	DF		14	Christian Steen	2	1	3
11				Own Goal	2	0	2
12	DF		23	Knut Olav Rindarøy	1	0	1
	MF		6	Daniel Berg Hestad	0	1	1
				TOTALS	62	25	87

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		Total
2		DF	Kristoffer Paulsen Vatshaug	5	0	0	0	5	0
3		DF	Marcus Andreasson	1	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Øyvind Gjerde	1	0	0	0	1	0
6		MF	Daniel Berg Hestad	2	0	2	0	4	0
8		MF	Makhtar Thioune	5	0	2	0	7	0
9		MF	Mattias Moström	0	0	1	0	1	0
10		MF	Magne Hoseth	8	0	2	0	10	0
14		DF	Christian Steen	2	0	0	0	2	0
15		MF	Aksel Berget Skjølsvik	2	0	0	0	2	0
18		DF	Valter Tomaz Junior	1	0	0	0	1	0
19		FW	José Mota	3	0	0	0	3	0
20		FW	Rune Ertsås	1	0	0	0	1	0
23		DF	Knut Olav Rindarøy	1	0	0	0	1	0
24		DF	Vegard Forren	2	0	1	0	3	0
32		FW	Mame Biram Diouf	2	0	0	0	2	0
42		FW	Pape Paté Diouf	6	0	0	0	6	0
			TOTALS	42	0	9	0	51	0

See also

• Molde FK seasons

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