| 2023 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Odd Ivar Moen | ||
| Manager | Erling Moe | ||
| Stadium | Aker Stadion | ||
| Eliteserien | 5th | ||
| 2022 Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2023 Cup | Winners | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Play-off round | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Group stage | ||
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Knockout round play-offs | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Two Players (7) All: Three Players (12) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 10,730 vs Rosenborg (16 April 2023) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,594 vs Strømsgodset (28 June 2023) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 6,681 (3 December 2023) | ||
The 2023 season was Molde's 16th consecutive year in Eliteserien, and their 47th season in the top flight of Norwegian football.
On 28 December 2022, Chelsea announced that David Fofana would join them on 1 January 2023. [1]
On 6 January, Molde announced the signing of Eric Kitolano to a three-year contract from Tromsø. [2]
On 6 January, Martin Ellingsen also confirmed that he had signed with the club for one more year. [3]
On 24 January, Molde announced the signing of Veton Berisha to a four-year contract from Hammarby. [4]
On 25 January, Molde extended their contract with Johan Bakke for an additional season, keeping him at Molde until the end of 2026. [5]
On 31 January, Álex Craninx left Molde. [6]
On 21 February, Molde announced the signing of Anders Hagelskjær from AaB to a four-year contract. [7]
On 22 February, Molde announced the signing of Harun Ibrahim from GAIS to a four-year contract. [8]
On 6 April, Molde extended their contract with Niklas Ødegård until 2025. [9]
On 28 June, Molde extended their contract with manager Erling Moe until the end of 2024. [10]
On 30 June, when his contract expired, Anders Børset left Molde to join the youth ranks of Wolfsburg. [11]
On 7 July, Molde announced the return of Eirik Hestad on a contract until 2027. [12]
On 13 July, Molde announced that Rafik Zekhnini would leave the club to sign permanently for Sarpsborg 08 on 1 August. [13]
On 17 July, Birk Risa left Molde for New York City FC. [14]
On 4 August, Eirik Andersen left the club, signing for his former club Strømsgodset. [15]
On 23 August, Molde announced the signing of Casper Øyvann on a contract until the end of 2026, from Tromsø. [16]
On 31 August, Benjamin Hansen was loaned to AIK for the remainder of the season, whilst Harun Ibrahim joined IK Sirius on a similar deal. [17] Later the same day, Molde announced the return of Fredrik Gulbrandsen who'd last played for Adana Demirspor. [18]
On 1 September, Molde announced the singing of Christian Cappis on loan from Brøndby until the end of the season, whilst Sivert Mannsverk left the club to sign for Ajax and Ola Brynhildsen left to join Midtjylland. [19] [20] [21]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Jacob Karlstrøm | | GK | 9 January 1997 (aged 26) | Tromsø | 2022 [22] | 2025 [22] | 77 | 0 | |
| 12 | Oliver Petersen | | GK | 26 September 2001 (aged 22) | Follo | 2019 | 2024 [23] | 32 | 0 | |
| 34 | Peder Hoel Lervik | | GK | 24 April 2005 (aged 18) | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Martin Bjørnbak | | DF | 22 March 1992 (aged 31) | Bodø/Glimt | 2019 [24] | 2025 [25] | 143 | 5 | |
| 3 | Casper Øyvann | | DF | 7 December 1999 (aged 24) | Tromsø | 2023 [16] | 2026 [16] | 17 | 0 | |
| 4 | Christian Cappis | | DF | 13 August 1999 (aged 24) | on loan from Brøndby | 2023 [19] | 2023 [19] | 4 | 0 | |
| 19 | Eirik Haugan | | DF | 27 August 1997 (aged 26) | Östersunds | 2022 [26] | 2026 [27] | 81 | 2 | |
| 21 | Martin Linnes | | DF | 20 September 1991 (aged 32) | Unattached | 2021 [28] | 2025 [29] | 229 | 27 | |
| 25 | Anders Hagelskjær | | DF | 16 February 1997 (aged 26) | AaB | 2023 [7] | 2026 [7] | 37 | 0 | |
| 28 | Kristoffer Haugen | | DF | 21 February 1994 (aged 29) | Viking | 2018 [30] | 2025 [31] | 182 | 20 | |
| 31 | Mathias Løvik | | DF | 6 December 2003 (aged 20) | Academy | 2021 | 2026 [32] | 63 | 3 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 5 | Eirik Hestad | | MF | 26 June 1995 (aged 28) | Unattached | 2023 [12] | 2027 [12] | 245 | 39 | |
| 6 | Martin Ellingsen | | MF | 2 May 1995 (aged 28) | Kongsvinger | 2017 | 2023 [3] | 118 | 19 | |
| 7 | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | | MF | 8 August 1990 (aged 33) | Seattle Sounders FC | 2018 [33] | 2025 [34] | 279 | 65 | |
| 10 | Eric Kitolano | | MF | 2 September 1997 (aged 26) | Tromsø | 2023 [2] | 2025 [2] | 39 | 7 | |
| 14 | Erling Knudtzon | | MF | 15 December 1988 (aged 34) | Lillestrøm | 2019 [35] | 2023 [36] | 167 | 10 | |
| 15 | Markus Kaasa | | MF | 15 July 1997 (aged 26) | Odd | 2022 [37] | 2025 [37] | 73 | 11 | |
| 16 | Emil Breivik | | MF | 11 June 2000 (aged 23) | Academy | 2014 | 2025 [38] | 123 | 15 | |
| 20 | Kristian Eriksen | | MF | 18 July 1995 (aged 28) | HamKam | 2022 [39] | 2026 [39] | 71 | 14 | |
| 22 | Magnus Grødem | | MF | 14 August 1998 (aged 25) | Sandnes Ulf | 2021 [40] | 2024 [40] | 113 | 27 | |
| 24 | Johan Bakke | | MF | 1 April 2004 (aged 19) | Sogndal | 2022 [41] | 2026 [5] | 10 | 0 | |
| 33 | Niklas Ødegård | | MF | 29 March 2004 (aged 19) | Academy | 2021 | 2025 [9] | 38 | 6 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 8 | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | | FW | 10 September 1992 (aged 31) | Unattached | 2023 [18] | 68 | 28 | ||
| 9 | Veton Berisha | | FW | 13 April 1994 (aged 29) | Hammarby | 2023 [4] | 2026 [4] | 39 | 7 | |
| Molde II | ||||||||||
| 35 | William Fraser | | GK | 26 January 2002 (aged 21) | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Leon-Robin Juberg-Hovland | | MF | 9 May 2004 (aged 19) | Academy | 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Martin Kjørsvik | | FW | 17 January 2003 (aged 20) | Academy | 2021 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Sindre Heggstad | | DF | 6 April 2003 (aged 20) | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Jesper Myklebust | | FW | 5 June 2003 (aged 20) | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Dino Okanovic | | FW | 3 August 2003 (aged 20) | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Filip Kristoffersen | | DF | 9 March 2004 (aged 19) | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Andreas Myklebust | | MF | 16 July 2005 (aged 18) | Academy | 201 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Anton Solbakken | | MF | 26 June 2004 (aged 19) | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Nikolai Ohr | | MF | 22 November 2004 (aged 19) | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Gustav Nyheim | | FW | 13 February 2006 (aged 17) | Academy | 2021 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 51 | Magnus Solheim | | FW | 3 March 2005 (aged 18) | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Fredrik Nyheim | | DF | 2 April 2005 (aged 18) | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Adrian Viken | | DF | 14 July 2005 (aged 18) | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Emil Silseth | | MF | 15 September 2005 (aged 18) | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 59 | Albert Tjåland | | FW | 11 February 2004 (aged 19) | Bryne | 2020 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vegard Myklebust | | MF | 2 February 2005 (aged 18) | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| 4 | Benjamin Hansen | | DF | 7 February 1994 (aged 29) | Haugesund | 2022 [42] | 2024 [42] | 65 | 1 | |
| 32 | Harun Ibrahim | | MF | 26 February 2003 (aged 20) | GAIS | 2023 [8] | 2026 [8] | 0 | 0 | |
| Players who left club during season | ||||||||||
| 3 | Birk Risa | | DF | 13 February 1998 (aged 25) | Odd | 2020 [43] | 2023 [43] | 95 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sheriff Sinyan | | DF | 19 July 1996 (aged 27) | Lillestrøm | 2020 [44] | 2023 [44] | 62 | 3 | |
| 8 | Sivert Mannsverk | | MF | 8 May 2002 (aged 21) | Sogndal | 2021 [45] | 2025 [45] | 87 | 8 | |
| 11 | Ola Brynhildsen | | FW | 27 April 1999 (aged 24) | Stabæk | 2020 [46] | 2024 [25] | 137 | 42 | |
| 12 | Álex Craninx | | GK | 21 October 1995 (aged 28) | Cartagena | 2018 [47] | 2023 [48] | 29 | 0 | |
| 17 | Rafik Zekhnini | | FW | 12 January 1998 (aged 25) | Fiorentina | 2021 [49] | 2024 [50] | 41 | 3 | |
| 23 | Eirik Andersen | | MF | 21 September 1992 (aged 31) | Strømsgodset | 2019 [51] | 2023 | 64 | 21 | |
| 29 | Anders Børset | | DF | 22 February 2006 (aged 17) | Academy | 2021 | 2023 [11] | 4 | 0 | |
| 47 | Nikolai Skuseth | | DF | 18 May 2004 (aged 19) | Academy | 2021 | [52] | 0 | 0 | |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January 2023 | MF | | Eric Kitolano | Tromsø | Undisclosed | [2] |
| 24 January 2023 | FW | | Veton Berisha | Hammarby | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 21 February 2023 | DF | | Anders Hagelskjær | AaB | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 22 February 2023 | MF | | Harun Ibrahim | GAIS | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 7 July 2023 | MF | | Eirik Hestad | Unattached | Free | [12] |
| 23 August 2023 | DF | | Casper Øyvann | Tromsø | Undisclosed | [16] |
| 31 August 2023 | FW | | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | Unattached | Free | [18] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2023 | DF | | Christian Cappis | Brøndby | End of season | [19] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2023 | FW | | David Fofana | Chelsea | Undisclosed | [1] |
| 13 July 2023 | FW | | Rafik Zekhnini | Sarpsborg 08 | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 17 July 2023 | DF | | Birk Risa | New York City FC | Undisclosed | [14] |
| 4 August 2023 | MF | | Eirik Andersen | Strømsgodset | Undisclosed | [15] |
| 11 August 2023 | DF | | Nikolai Skuseth | Ranheim | Undisclosed | [52] |
| 1 September 2023 | MF | | Sivert Mannsverk | AFC Ajax | Undisclosed | [20] |
| 1 September 2023 | FW | | Ola Brynhildsen | Midtjylland | Undisclosed | [21] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2023 | DF | | Benjamin Hansen | AIK | End of season | [17] |
| 31 August 2023 | MF | | Harun Ibrahim | IK Sirius | End of season | [17] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2023 | GK | | Álex Craninx | Fuenlabrada | 8 February 2023 | [6] [53] |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | | Sheriff Sinyan | Slavia Prague | 4 July 2023 | [54] |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | | Anders Børset | Wolfsburg U19 | 1 July 2023 | [11] |
| 31 December 2023 | MF | | Martin Ellingsen | AIK | 1 January 2024 | [55] |
| 31 December 2023 | MF | | Erling Knudtzon | Lillestrøm | 1 January 2024 | [56] |
| 20 January 2023 | Viktoria Plzeň | 2–0 | Molde | La Nucia, Spain |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Květ Chorý | Report | Attendance: 80 |
| 28 January 2023 | Molde | 2–1 | Træff | Molde |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Eriksen Grødem | Report | Haga | Stadium: Aker Stadion |
| 1 February 2023 | Molde | 8–1 | Brattvåg | Molde |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Løvik Breivik Eikrem Eriksen Knudtzon | Report | Leine | Stadium: Aker Stadion |
| 7 February 2023 | Molde | v | BK Hacken | Marbella, Spain |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | ||||
| Note: Match cancelled due to heavy rain. [57] | ||||
| 9 February 2023 | Molde | 3–4 | Odd | Marbella, Spain |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Breivik Løvik Zekhnini | Report | Jevtović Midtskogen Jørgensen Diabagate |
| 14 February 2023 | Molde | 1–1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Marbella, Spain |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Brynhildsen | Report | Moon S-m |
| 24 February 2023 | Molde | 2–1 | Sandefjord | Molde |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Brynhildsen Eikrem | Report | Dunsby | Stadium: Aker Stadion |
| 4 March 2023 | Kristiansund | 0–4 | Molde | Kristiansund |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Hansen Eriksen Risa | Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion |
| 25 March 2023 | Aalesund | 0–3 | Molde | Ålesund |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Munksgaard | Report | Eikrem Linnes Kitolano | Stadium: Color Line Stadion |
| 2 April 2023 | Molde | 2–3 | Bodø/Glimt | Molde |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Haugen Brynhildsen | Report | Moumbagna Sørli Grønbæk | Stadium: Aker Stadion |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eliteserien | 10 April 2023 | 3 December 2023 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 50.00 |
| 2022 Norwegian Cup | 12 March 2023 | 18 March 2023 | Fourth round | Quarterfinal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50.00 |
| 2023 Norwegian Cup | 24 May 2023 | 10 December 2023 | First round | Winners | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 100.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 25 July 2023 | 29 August 2023 | Second qualifying round | Playoff round | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 33.33 |
| UEFA Europa League | 21 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 | Group stage | Group Stage | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | +0 | 33.33 |
| Total | 51 | 27 | 8 | 16 | 108 | 61 | +47 | 52.94 | ||||
Last updated: 14 December 2023
Source: Competitions
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 |
Last updated: 3 December 2023.
Source: see below
| 10 April 20231 | Tromsø | 1–0 | Molde | Tromsø |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Nilsen Opsahl Erlien | Report | Risa | Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 3,723 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam |
| 16 April 20232 | Molde | 1–1 | Rosenborg | Molde |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Hansen Haugan Kaasa Mannsverk | Report | Haugen Pereira Reitan Cornic | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 10,730 Referee: Tore Hansen |
| 23 April 20233 | Lillestrøm | 2–1 | Molde | Lillestrøm |
| 19:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Tønnessen Adams Ranger | Report | Breivik Eikrem | Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5,955 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
| 30 April 20234 | Molde | 2–3 | Stabæk | Molde |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Grødem Breivik | Report | Høgh Hansen Geelmuyden Kabran | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,054 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad |
| 3 May 202317 | Molde | 3–0 | Aalesund | Molde |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Breivik Bjørnbak Linnes Grødem Mannsverk | Report | Andersen Kolskogen | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,135 Referee: Rohit Saggi |
| Note: Match brought forward to facilitate Molde's UEFA Champions League qualifiers. | ||||
| 7 May 20235 | HamKam | 0–4 | Molde | Hamar |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Kirkevold Sjølstad | Report | Bjarnason Eikrem Eriksen Mannsverk | Stadium: Briskeby Stadion Attendance: 4,518 Referee: Marius Lien |
| 13 May 20236 | Molde | 3–2 | Strømsgodset | Molde |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Linnes Mannsverk Breivik | Report | Gulliksen Mehnert Brunes | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,423 Referee: Daniel Higraff |
| 16 May 20237 | Aalesund | 3–1 | Molde | Ålesund |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ebiye Diop Andersen Atanga J.Kitolano Fällman | Report | Mannsverk Brynhildsen Ødegård Berisha | Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 9,050 Referee: Sivert Amland |
| 29 May 20238 | Molde | 5–0 | Sandefjord | Molde |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Breivik Linnes Grødem Brynhildsen | Report | Bikoro Foss Smeulers | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,617 Referee: Marius Lien |
| 4 June 20239 | Viking | 3–4 | Molde | Stavanger |
| 19:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Stensness Brekalo Bjørshol Tripić | Report | Breivik Brynhildsen Grødem | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 9,649 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
| 11 June 202310 | Odd | 1–0 | Molde | Skien |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Johansen Midtskogen L. Owusu Wahlstedt | Report | Hagelskjær Eikrem Linnes Hansen | Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Tore Hansen |
| 25 June 202311 | Molde | 1–0 | Haugesund | Molde |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Brynhildsen Bjørnbak Karlstrøm | Report | Leite Eskesen Diarra | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,125 Referee: Sivert Amland |
| 2 July 202312 | Bodø/Glimt | 2–2 | Molde | Bodø |
| 19:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Moumbagna Saltnes | Report | Brynhildsen Karlstrøm Petersen Risa Mannsverk Hansen Haugan | Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 7,409 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes |
| 9 July 202313 | Molde | 2–0 | Brann | Molde |
| 19:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Eriksen Breivik Kitolano Berisha | Report | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,604 Referee: Rohit Saggi |
| 15 July 202314 | Vålerenga | 0–4 | Molde | Oslo |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Hedenstad | Report | Kitolano Haugen Eriksen Breivik | Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 8,779 Referee: Daniel Higraff |
| 22 July 202315 | Molde | 5–1 | Sarpsborg 08 | Molde |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Kitolano Mannsverk Løvik Linnes | Report | Lundqvist Andersen Reinhardsen Opseth Wichne | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,335 Referee: Tore Hansen |
| 29 July 202316 | Stabæk | 0–1 | Molde | Bærum |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Berisha Hagelskjær | Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,235 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen |
| 12 August 202318 | Sandefjord | 2–2 | Molde | Sandefjord |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Nilsson Smeulers Tveter | Report | Hansen Grødem Bjørnbak Linnes | Stadium: Sandefjord Arena Attendance: 4,754 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes |
| 19 August 202319 | Molde | 0–0 | Vålerenga | Molde |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Haugan Løvik | Report | Børven Storevik | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,468 Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes |
| 3 September 202321 | Haugesund | 1–2 | Molde | Haugesund |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Therkildsen Bærtelsen | Report | Berisha Eriksen Eikrem Grødem | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 3,416 Referee: Kai Erik Steen |
| 16 September 202322 | Molde | 4–1 | Odd | Molde |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Hestad Gulbrandsen Eikrem | Report | Svendsen | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,118 Referee: Tore Hansen |
| 24 September 202323 | Strømsgodset | 1–1 | Molde | Drammen |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Melkersen Krasniqi Stengel | Report | Eikrem Løvik | Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 4,737 Referee: Marius Lien |
| 1 October 202320 | Molde | 4–0 | Viking | Molde |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Eikrem Eriksen Hagelskjær Løvik Haugen | Report | Tripić Yazbek | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,729 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 26 August 2023, but postponed due to Molde's participation in the UEFA Champions League qualifying stages. | ||||
| 8 October 202324 | Molde | 1–3 | Bodø/Glimt | Molde |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Grødem Ellingsen Kaasa Breivik Haugen Eriksen | Report | Saltnes Breivik Gulliksen Grønbæk Berg Moe Moumbagna | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,407 Referee: Sivert Amland |
| 21 October 202325 | Brann | 3–2 | Molde | Bergen |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Nilsen Kartum Børsting Heggebø | Report | Gulbrandsen Øyvann Petersen Grødem Ellingsen | Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,512 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
| 30 October 202326 | Molde | 1–4 | Tromsø | Molde |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Haugen Eikrem | Report | Gundersen S.Opsahl Diouf Traoré Nordås | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,597 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen |
| 5 November 202327 | Rosenborg | 3–1 | Molde | Trondheim |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Þorvaldsson Røsten Pereira Sæter Nypan Frederiksen | Report | Breivik Gulbrandsen Haugan Løvik | Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 16,723 Referee: Rohit Saggi |
| 12 November 202328 | Molde | 4–0 | Lillestrøm | Molde |
| 19:15 CET (UTC+1) | Gabrielsen Berisha Hestad | Report | Skogvold | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,440 Referee: Tore Hansen |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tromsø | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 61 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Viking | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 58 | |
| 5 | Molde | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round [a] |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 43 | |
| 7 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 42 |
| 12 March 2023Fourth round | Skeid | 1–3 | Molde | Oslo |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Melchior | Report | Brynhildsen Eriksen Mannsverk Eikrem | Stadium: Nordre Åsen Attendance: 732 Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes |
| 18 March 2023Quarterfinal | Stabæk | 1–1 (9–8 p) | Molde | Bærum |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Andresen Høgh Bakenga | Report | Berisha Karlstrøm Knudtzon Haugan | Stadium: AJ Arena Attendance: 900 Referee: Tore Hansen |
| Penalties | ||||
| Geelmuyden Bakenga Haugen Krogstad Næss Pettersson Pedersen Skovgaard Edwards Jenssen Riise Bakenga | ||||
| 24 May 2023First round | Surnadal | 0–4 | Molde | Surnadalsøra |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Haugen Eriksen Zekhnini Ødegård Berisha | Stadium: Syltøran Stadion Attendance: 696 Referee: Bendik Haarberg |
| 1 June 2023Second round | Melhus | 0–6 | Molde | Melhus |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Andreassen Nilsen | Report | Ødegård Grødem Hansen Breivik | Stadium: Gruva Arena Referee: Mathias Støfringshaug |
| 7 June 2023Third round | Kristiansund | 0–1 | Molde | Kristiansund |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Kartum Ceïde Willumsson | Report | Mannsverk Eriksen Hansen Petersen | Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 3,407 Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy |
| 28 June 2023Fourth round | Molde | 3–0 | Strømsgodset | Molde |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Brynhildsen Kitolano Breivik | Report | Stengel | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 2,594 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen |
| 12 July 2023Quarterfinal | Molde | 3–1 | Sarpsborg 08 | Molde |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Kitolano Breivik Hagelskjær Brynhildsen | Report | Andersen Lundqvist Reinhardsen Torp | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 3,752 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
| 27 September 2023Semifinal | Kjelsås | 0–1 | Molde | Oslo |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Olafsen | Report | Grødem Haugan Hagelskjær Løvik | Stadium: Grefsen Stadion Attendance: 3,317 Referee: Rohit Saggi |
| 10 December 2023 | Bodø/Glimt | 0–1 | Molde | Oslo |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Wembangomo Moumbagna | Report | Eriksen Gulbrandsen Berisha | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 19,178 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes |
| 25 July 2023Second qualifying round 1st leg | HJK | 1–0 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Keskinen | Report | Brynhildsen Haugen | Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 8,154 [59] Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany) |
| 2 August 2023Second qualifying round 2nd leg | Molde | 2–0 (2–1 agg.) | | Molde, Norway |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Hagelskjær Öst Brynhildsen | Report | Tanaka | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,205 [60] Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia) |
| 8 August 2023Third qualifying round 1st leg | KÍ | 2–1 | | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | J.Andreasen Frederiksberg Joensen | Report | Eikrem Linnes Mannsverk | Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 4,584 [61] Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) |
| Note: Matched played at the Tórsvøllur in Tórshavn, instead of KÍ's regular stadium, Við Djúpumýrar, in Klaksvík, which did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
| 15 August 2023Third qualifying round 2nd leg | Molde | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.) | | Molde, Norway |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Eriksen Knudtzon Haugan Linnes | Report | Kassi Vatnsdal Forren | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 10,346 [62] Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 18 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 | Advance to knockout round play-offs |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | Transfer to Europa Conference League |
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 |
| 21 September 20231 | Qarabağ | 1–0 | | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | L.Andrade Janković Medina Romão | Report | Breivik Ellingsen Kaasa Eriksen | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 26,500 [65] Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) |
| 5 October 20232 | Molde | 1–2 | | Molde, Norway |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Eriksen Løvik Breivik | Report | Frimpong Tella | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,190 [66] Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece) |
| 26 October 20233 | Molde | 5–1 | | Molde, Norway |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Gulbrandsen Eikrem Breivik Bjørnbak | Report | Sonko | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,870 [67] Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland) |
| 9 November 20234 | BK Häcken | 1–3 | | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Romeo Hrstić Sa.Gustafson | Report | Gulbrandsen Eriksen | Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 5,106 [68] Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland) |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eliteserien | 2022–23 Cup | 2023 Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Jacob Karlstrøm | 35 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Martin Bjørnbak | 32 | 1 | 17+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Casper Øyvann | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Christian Cappis | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | Eirik Hestad | 17 | 4 | 4+7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Martin Ellingsen | 24 | 2 | 9+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 36 | 10 | 10+10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 8 | FW | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | 13 | 5 | 4+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 2 | |
| 9 | FW | Veton Berisha | 39 | 7 | 14+8 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 0+5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Eric Kitolano | 39 | 7 | 14+9 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | |
| 12 | GK | Oliver Petersen | 18 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Erling Knudtzon | 23 | 0 | 7+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Markus Kaasa | 33 | 0 | 9+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Emil Breivik | 48 | 12 | 25+3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6+1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 19 | DF | Eirik Haugan | 36 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Kristian Eriksen | 49 | 12 | 21+8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6+1 | 2 | 4+2 | 1 | 4+1 | 4 | |
| 21 | DF | Martin Linnes | 32 | 6 | 16+5 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Magnus Grødem | 44 | 12 | 17+12 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+3 | 5 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | |
| 25 | DF | Anders Hagelskjær | 37 | 0 | 15+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 28 | DF | Kristoffer Haugen | 36 | 6 | 18+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | Mathias Løvik | 40 | 2 | 16+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 33 | MF | Niklas Ødegård | 21 | 4 | 2+13 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 37 | MF | Leon-Robin Juberg-Hovland | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 46 | MF | Andreas Myklebust | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | FW | Gustav Nyheim | 7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| Players away from Molde on loan: | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Benjamin Hansen | 23 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Birk Risa | 17 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Sheriff Sinyan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Sivert Mannsverk | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Ola Brynhildsen | 27 | 11 | 13+2 | 7 | 1+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Rafik Zekhnini | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Eirik Andersen | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Anders Børset | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Eliteserien | 2022–23 Cup | 2023 Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 22 | | Magnus Grødem | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| MF | 16 | | Emil Breivik | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| MF | 20 | | Kristian Eriksen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| 4 | FW | 11 | | Ola Brynhildsen | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | | Veton Berisha | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| MF | 10 | | Eric Kitolano | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 | DF | 21 | | Martin Linnes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| DF | 28 | | Kristoffer Haugen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 10 | FW | 8 | | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | MF | 5 | | Eirik Hestad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| MF | 33 | | Niklas Ødegård | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 13 | MF | 8 | | Sivert Mannsverk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | DF | 31 | | Mathias Løvik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2' |
| MF | 6 | | Martin Ellingsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 | DF | 4 | | Benjamin Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 2 | | Martin Bjørnbak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 65 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 108 | ||||
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Eliteserien | 2022–23 Cup | 2023 Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 1 | | Jacob Karlstrøm | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | GK | 12 | | Oliver Petersen | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTALS | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Eliteserien | 2022–23 Cup | 2023 Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | Total | ||||||
| 1 | GK | | Jacob Karlstrøm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | | Martin Bjørnbak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Casper Øyvann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Martin Ellingsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Veton Berisha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Eric Kitolano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | | Oliver Petersen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Erling Knudtzon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Markus Kaasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Emil Breivik | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | | Eirik Haugan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | | Kristian Eriksen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Martin Linnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Magnus Grødem | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Anders Hagelskjær | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | Kristoffer Haugen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | | Mathias Løvik | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Players away from Molde on loan: | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | | Benjamin Hansen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | | Birk Risa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Sivert Mannsverk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Ola Brynhildsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 52 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 88 | 4 | |||