2015 Molde FK season

Molde
2015 season
Chairman Øystein Neerland
Manager Tor Ole Skullerud
(until 6 August)
Erling Moe (interim)
(7 August-21 October)
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
(from 21 October)
Stadium Aker Stadion
Tippeligaen 6th
Norwegian Cup Quarterfinal vs Viking
Champions League Third qualifying round vs Dinamo Zagreb
Europa League Round of 32
Top goalscorer League: Ola Kamara (14)
All: Ola Kamara (21)
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2015 season is Molde's eight consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 37th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. It is their second season with Tor Ole Skullerud as their manager, and they are the defending champions of both the Tippeligaen and Norwegian Cup. They will also participate in the UEFA Champions League.

Season events

Following the clubs elimination from the UEFA Champions League, manager Tor Ole Skullerud was fired on 6 August,[1] being replaced with Erling Moe on an interim basis.[2] On 21 October 2015, Ole Gunnar Solskjær returned as manager, signing a 3.5 year contract.[3]

Squad

As of 29 July 2015[4]

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

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Ethan Horvath
2 Norway DF Fredrik Semb Berge (loan from Brøndby)
3 Senegal MF Amidou Diop
4 Norway DF Ruben Gabrielsen
5 Finland DF Joona Toivio
6 Norway MF Daniel Berg Hestad (Captain)
7 Norway MF Harmeet Singh
8 Norway FW Fredrik Gulbrandsen
9 Sweden MF Mattias Moström
11 Norway FW Ola Kamara (loan from Austria Wien)
14 Norway DF Martin Linnes
15 Norway DF Per Egil Flo
No. Position Player
16 Norway MF Etzaz Hussain
18 Norway DF Magne Simonsen
19 Norway MF Eirik Hestad
20 Norway FW Tommy Høiland
21 Brazil MF Agnaldo
22 United States MF Joshua Gatt
23 Norway DF Knut Olav Rindarøy
24 Norway FW Mohamed Elyounoussi
25 Norway DF Vegard Forren
26 Sweden GK Andreas Linde
27 Norway FW Mushaga Bakenga (loan from Club Brugge)
32 Norway FW Sander Svendsen

Players on loan

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

No. Position Player
10 Norway MF Thomas Kind Bendiksen (at Tromsø)
30 Senegal FW Pape Paté Diouf (at Odd)
33 Norway MF Andreas Hollingen (at Start)
No. Position Player
31 United States FW Ben Spencer (at Toronto FC II)
37 Norway DF Ole Martin Rindarøy (at Start)
38 Norway FW Stian Rode Gregersen (at Kristiansund)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
34 Brazil GK Neydson da Silva
39 Norway MF Eskil Rønningen
40 Norway GK Isak Gangeskar
41 Norway DF Henrik Pettersen
43 Norway FW Mats Aambø
44 Norway FW Jan Tidjani Aboubacar
45 Norway MF Sebastian Remme Berge
46 Norway FW Agwa Okuot Obiech
47 Norway MF Kjetil Tøsse
48 Norway FW Erlend Hustad
49 Norway MF Ola Husby
No. Position Player
50 Norway GK Jonathan Byttingsvik
51 Norway DF Kristian Strande
52 Norway MF Tobias Svendsen
53 Norway DF Martin Ove Roseth
54 Norway FW Elias Mordal
55 Norway FW Jesper Nyheim
56 Norway MF Tobias Nyheim
57 Norway MF Eman Markovic
58 Norway FW Thomas Røsok
59 Norway FW Adnan Dudic
60 Norway MF Elias Arntsen

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
23 December 2014 MF Norway Thomas Kind Bendiksen Norway Tromsø [6]
9 January 2015 MF Norway Eman Markovic Norway Lyngdal [7]
27 January 2015 GK Sweden Andreas Linde Sweden Helsingborgs [8]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
FW Iceland Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson loan return to England Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 December 2014 GK Norway Espen Bugge Pettersen Norway Strømsgodset [9]
17 December 2014 DF Norway Magnar Ødegaard Norway Tromsø [10]
20 January 2015 FW England John Cofie England Crawley Town [11][12]
20 January 2015 DF Senegal Seydina Keita loan return to Senegal Diambars FC [11]
21 January 2015 FW Senegal Aliou Coly Norway Kristiansund [13]
13 February 2015 FW Nigeria Daniel Chima Chukwu China Shanghai Shenxin [14][15]
1 July 2015 GK Norway Ørjan Nyland Germany Ingolstadt 04 Undisclosed[16]
28 August 2015 MF Norway Eirik Haugan France Marseille Undisclosed[17]

Loans in

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
28 January 2015 Season-long[18] FW Norway Ola Kamara Austria Austria Wien
11 February 2015 Season-long DF Norway Fredrik Semb Berge Denmark Brøndby
18 March 2015 Season-long[19] FW Norway Mushaga Bakenga Belgium Club Brugge

Loans out

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
26 March 2015 Season long[20] DF Norway Ole Martin Rindarøy Norway Start
26 March 2015 Season long[20] MF Norway Andreas Hollingen Norway Start
26 March 2015 Season long[20] FW Norway Stian Rode Gregersen Norway Kristiansund
31 March 2015 22 July 2015[21] MF Senegal Amidou Diop Norway Mjøndalen
23 April 2015 Season long[22] MF United States Ben Spencer Canada Toronto FC II
28 July 2015 Remaining season[23] FW Senegal Pape Paté Diouf Norway Odd
29 July 2015 Remaining season[24] FW Norway Thomas Kind Bendiksen Norway Tromsø


Friendlies

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2015 Tippeligaen

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 15 7 8 62 31  +31 52 8 4 3 37 15  +22 7 3 5 25 16  +9

|} Last updated: 9 November 2015.
Source: see below
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHA
Result L W W D W L W L D W W L D D W L L D D W D W W L L W W W W W
Position 11 8 5 4 2 4 3 5 6 5 4 4 5 5 4 6 7 7 7 7 8 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6

Last updated: 9 November 2015.
Source: see below
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 30 21 6 3 73 27 +46 69 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Strømsgodset 30 17 6 7 67 44 +23 57 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Stabæk 30 17 5 8 54 43 +11 56 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Odd 30 15 10 5 61 41 +20 55
5 Viking 30 17 2 11 53 39 +14 53
6 Molde 30 15 7 8 62 31 +31 52
7 Vålerenga 30 14 7 9 49 41 +8 49
8 Lillestrøm[lower-alpha 2] 30 12 9 9 45 43 +2 44
9 Bodø/Glimt 30 12 4 14 53 56 −3 40
10 Aalesund 30 11 5 14 42 57 −15 38
11 Sarpsborg 08 30 8 10 12 37 49 −12 34
12 Haugesund 30 8 7 15 33 52 −19 31
13 Tromsø 30 7 8 15 36 50 −14 29
14 Start (O) 30 5 7 18 35 64 −29 22 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
15 Mjøndalen (R) 30 4 9 17 38 69 −31 21 Relegation to Norwegian 1st Division
16 Sandefjord (R) 30 4 4 22 36 68 −32 16
Source: nifs, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (between two teams).[26]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Since the winners of the 2015 Norwegian Football Cup, Rosenborg, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League second qualifying round) is passed to the second-placed team, Strømsgodset, and the spot for the third-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) is passed to the fourth-placed team, Odd.
  2. ↑ Lillestrøm started the season with a one point deduction due to poor financial reporting.[25]

Norwegian Cup

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying Rounds

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying Rounds

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Norway Molde 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase
2 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7
4 Scotland Celtic 6 0 3 3 8 12 −4 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Squad statistics

As of Match played 10 December 2015

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalTippeligaen Norwegian Cup Champions League Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Ethan Horvath 30 0 15+2 0 2 0 3 0 8 0
2 DF Norway Fredrik Semb Berge 12 1 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 MF Senegal Amidou Diop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Norway Ruben Gabrielsen 30 1 11+4 1 3+1 0 2+2 0 5+2 0
5 DF Finland Joona Toivio 38 2 19+3 2 4 0 4 0 5+3 0
6 MF Norway Daniel Berg Hestad 36 1 3+19 0 3 0 0+3 0 7+1 1
7 MF Norway Harmeet Singh 38 2 25 1 2 0 3 0 8 1
8 FW Norway Fredrik Gulbrandsen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
9 MF Sweden Mattias Moström 31 3 17+2 2 1 0 3+1 1 7 0
11 FW Norway Ola Kamara 44 21 27+2 14 3+1 2 4 4 3+4 1
14 DF Norway Martin Linnes 41 3 27+1 2 2 0 3 0 8 1
15 DF Norway Per-Egil Flo 33 3 21+4 3 1+1 0 1+1 0 3+1 0
16 MF Norway Etzaz Hussain 41 3 23+4 1 2+1 0 4 1 6+1 1
18 DF Norway Magne Simonsen 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
19 MF Norway Eirik Hestad 27 2 11+2 1 3+1 0 3 0 3+4 1
20 FW Norway Tommy Høiland 35 13 12+11 9 3+2 2 0+2 0 4+1 2
21 FW Brazil Agnaldo 20 3 5+9 1 3+2 2 0+1 0 0 0
22 MF United States Joshua Gatt 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Norway Knut Olav Rindarøy 24 0 9+2 0 5 0 3 0 5 0
24 FW Norway Mohamed Elyounoussi 40 19 25+3 12 1 0 4 3 7 4
25 DF Norway Vegard Forren 41 2 27 1 3 0 4 0 7 1
26 GK Sweden Andreas Linde 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
27 FW Norway Mushaga Bakenga 7 1 2+4 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
32 FW Norway Sander Svendsen 36 10 20+6 8 1+3 2 2+1 0 1+2 0
34 GK Brazil Neydson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 FW Norway Erlend Hustad 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
53 DF Norway Martin Ove Roseth 1 1 0 0 0+1 1 0 0 0 0
Players away from Molde on loan:
10 MF Norway Thomas Kind Bendiksen 11 1 2+4 0 4 1 0+1 0 0 0
30 FW Senegal Pape Paté Diouf 11 1 1+6 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
33 MF Norway Andreas Hollingen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Norway Ole Martin Rindarøy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW Norway Stian Gregersen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:
12 GK Norway Ørjan Nyland 15 0 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF Norway Eirik Haugen 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 FWNorway11Ola Kamara1424121
2 FWNorway24Mohamed Elyounoussi1203419
3 FWNorway20Tommy Høiland920213
4 FWNorway32Sander Svendsen820010
5 DFNorway15Per Egil Flo30003
DFNorway14Martin Linnes20013
MFSweden9 Mattias Moström20103
FWBrazil21Agnaldo12003
MFNorway16Etzaz Hussain10113
10DFFinland5 Joona Toivio20002
MFNorway19Eirik Hestad10012
DFNorway25Vegard Forren10012
MFNorway7 Harmeet Singh10012
Own goal11002
14DFNorway18Magne Simonsen10001
DFNorway2 Fredrik Semb Berge10001
FWNorway27Mushaga Bakenga10001
DFNorway4 Ruben Gabrielsen10001
FWSenegal30Pape Paté Diouf01001
MFNorway10Thomas Kind Bendiksen01001
MFNorway6 Daniel Berg Hestad00011
TOTALS 621191395

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup Champions League Europa League Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
1United StatesGKEthan Horvath1000001020
2NorwayDFFredrik Semb Berge1000000010
5 FinlandDFJoona Toivio4000001050
7 NorwayMFHarmeet Singh3100002051
8 NorwayFWFredrik Gulbrandsen0000002020
9 SwedenMFMattias Moström2000001030
12NorwayGKØrjan Nyland1000000010
14NorwayDFMartin Linnes0000001010
15NorwayDFPer Egil Flo1000001020
16NorwayMFEtzaz Hussain2020301080
18NorwayDFMagne Simonsen1000000010
19NorwayMFEirik Hestad0000100010
20NorwayFWTommy Høiland5000002070
23NorwayDFKnut Olav Rindarøy0010100121
24NorwayFWMohamed Elyounoussi0010002131
25NorwayDFVegard Forren5010012081
26SwedenGKAndreas Linde0100000001
30SenegalFWPape Paté Diouf1000000010
32NorwayFWSander Svendsen0100000001
TOTALS 27 3 5 0 5 1 16 2 53 6

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Hovedtrener Tor Ole Skullerud og assistenttrener Bård Wiggen er løst fra kontrakten med umiddelbar virking" (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Erling Moe overtar trener-ansvaret i Molde" (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ny manager i Molde" (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "A-laget spillere Molde". Molde FK. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Spillerstall Molde 2". http://www.moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 23 April 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ "Ny spiller klar for Molde". http://www.moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  7. ↑ "Ungt talent til Molde FK". http://www.moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  8. ↑ "Ny keeper signert for Molde Fotballklubb". http://www.moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  9. ↑ "Fra Molde til Strømsgodset". www.godset.no (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Magnar Ødegaard solgt til Tromsø". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  11. 1 2 "To spillere har forlatt Molde". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "John Cofie: Crawley Town sign ex-Manchester United trainee". www.bbc.com/sport. BBC Sport. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Molde FK og KBK enige om overgang". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Hardtarbeidende spiss klar for Kina" [Hard working forward goes to China]. http://www.moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  15. ↑ "Personlig avtale i orden". http://www.moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  16. ↑ "Örjan Nyland wechselt nach Ingolstadt". http://www.fcingolstadt.de/ (in German). FC Ingolstadt 04. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  17. ↑ "Le Norvégien Eirik Haugan rejoint l’OM". https://www.om.net/ (in French). Olympique de Marseille. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  18. ↑ "Ola Kamara til Molde!". http://www.moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  19. ↑ "Mushaga Bakenga op uitleenbasis naar Molde". http://clubbrugge.be/ (in Dutch). Club Brugge KV. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  20. 1 2 3 "Start låner Rindarøy og Hollingen". http://www.moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  21. ↑ "Diop leies ut til Mjøndalen". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "Toronto FC II signs Ben Spencer on loan from Molde". www.www.torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "Her signerer Diouf for Odd". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  24. ↑ "Kind Bendiksen klar for TIL". www.itromso.no (in Norwegian). iTromsø. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  25. ↑ "NFF gir Lillestrøm poengtrekk". vg.no. Verdens Gang. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  26. ↑ "Turneringsbestemmelser Tippeligaen 2015" (pdf) (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  27. 1 2 "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  28. 1 2 "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  29. ↑ "Summary UEFA Europa League - Play-off". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  30. ↑ "Fenerbahçe vs. Molde". Soccerway. 18 September 2015.
  31. ↑ "Molde vs. Ajax". Soccerway. 3 October 2015.
  32. ↑ "Molde vs. Celtic". Soccerway. 28 October 2015.
  33. ↑ "Celtic vs. Molde". Soccerway. 9 November 2015.
  34. ↑ "Molde vs. Fenerbahçe". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  35. ↑ "Ajax vs. Molde". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  36. ↑ "Strømsgodset - Molde utsatt". http://www.fotball.no/ (in Norwegian). fotball.no. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015. External link in |website= (help)
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