2008 Molde FK season

Molde
2008 season
Chairman	Erik Berg
Head coach	Kjell Jonevret
Stadium	Aker Stadion
Tippeligaen	9th
Norwegian Cup	Semifinal vs Stabæk
Top goalscorer	League: José Mota (12); All: José Mota (15)
Highest home attendance	11,400 vs. Rosenborg; (24 May 2008)
Lowest home attendance	2,649 vs. Kristiansund; (2 July 2008)
Average home league attendance	8,203

The 2008 season was Molde's 32nd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. They competed in Tippeligaen where they finished in 9th position and the Norwegian Cup where they were knocked out in the Semi-Finals.

Squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Knut Dørum Lillebakk
2	DF	Kristoffer P. Vatshaug
3	DF	Marcus Andreasson
4	MF	Thomas Holm
5	DF	Øyvind Gjerde
6	MF	Daniel Berg Hestad
7	MF	Thomas Mork
8	MF	Toni Koskela
9	MF	Mattias Moström
10	MF	Magne Hoseth
13	MF	Brian Waltrip
14	DF	Christian Steen
15	FW	Aksel Berget Skjølsvik

No.	Position	Player
16	DF	Fredrik Samdal Solberg
18	DF	Valter
19	FW	José Mota
20	FW	Rune Ertsås
21	MF	Souhaieb El Amari
22	GK	Jan Kjell Larsen
23	DF	Knut Olav Rindarøy
24	DF	Vegard Forren
27	FW	Mame Biram Diouf
28	MF	Kristoffer Hildrestrand
29	FW	Selemani Ndikumana
30	GK	Elias Valderhaug
42	FW	Pape Patè Diouf

Transfers

Winter

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

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Kristoffer Paulsen Vatshaug (from Start)
4	MF	Thomas Holm (from Vålerenga)
12	FW	José Mota (loan from AaB)
13	FW	Brian Waltrip (from Sogndal)
14	DF	Christian Steen (from Tromsø)^[1]
29	FW	Selemani Ndikumana (from Simba)^[2]

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

No.	Position	Player
11	DF	Tommy Eide Møster (to Bryne)
14	MF	Christian Gauseth
21	MF	Sandro Grande (to Montreal Impact)^[3]
23	FW	Marel Baldvinsson (to Breiðablik)
26	FW	Madiou Konate (to Hønefoss)

Summer

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

No.		Position	Player
19		FW	José Mota (from AaB, previously on loan)
21		MF	Souhaieb El Amari

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

No.		Position	Player

Competitions

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	7	10	9	39	43	−4	31	3	5	5	16	14	+2	4	5	4	23	29	−6

Last updated: 1 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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	L	W
Position	8	13	13	12	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	11	10	11	11	11	11	10	12	10	10	10	9

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

Fixtures

30 March 2008 1	Molde	0 – 0	Stabæk	Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,367 Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen

6 April 2008 2	Fredrikstad	2 – 1	Molde	Fredrikstad
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Elyounoussi 69', 83' Barsom 77'		Hoseth 76'	Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 10,347 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

13 April 2008 3	Molde	0 – 0	Tromsø	Molde
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,375 Referee: Kjetil Saelen

20 April 2008 4	Lillestrøm	1 – 1	Molde	Lillestrøm
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Occean 25'		Mota 52'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 8,526 Referee: Kjell Alseth

27 April 2008 5	Molde	0 – 0	Strømsgodset	Molde
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,179 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

4 May 2008 6	Vålerenga	1 – 2	Molde	Oslo
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Holm 57'		Hestad 14', 22'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 14,941 Referee: Johnny Ditlefsen

16 May 2008 7	Molde	2 – 3	Viking	Molde
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mota 74', 85'		Fillo 76', 88' Velička 82'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,542 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

24 May 2008 8	Molde	1 – 2	Rosenborg	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gjerde 23' Forren 45'		Iversen 53' Strand 82'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 11,400 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

31 May 2008 9	Brann	3 – 4	Molde	Brann Stadion
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sigurðsson 21' Moen 48' Helstad 50'		M.Diouf 5', 56' Hoseth 72' P.Diouf 86'	Stadium: Bergen Attendance: 17,710 Referee: Kjell Alseth

8 June 2008 10	Molde	0 – 1	Lyn	Molde
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Bjarnason 47' Obiefule 72'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,041 Referee: Kjetil Saelen

28 June 2008 11	Aalesunds	1 – 1	Molde	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Parr 40'		M.Diouf 56'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 10,778 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

6 July 2008 12	Molde	2 – 0	HamKam	Molde
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	M.Diouf 25' Mota 74'			Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,146 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

13 July 2008 13	Bodø/Glimt	2 – 2	Molde	Bodø
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Johansen 51', 54'		Hoseth 26' Hoseth 58' Mota 73'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 4,488 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

19 July 2008 14	Molde	5 – 1	Vålerenga	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mota 45', 76' Hestad 48', 64' P.Diouf 61'		Abdellaoue 13'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 11,051 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

27 July 2008 15	Strømsgodset	4 – 0	Molde	Drammen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Winsnes 48', 78' Sørum 54' Ohr 85'			Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,571 Referee: Terje Hauge

4 August 2008 16	Molde	0 – 0	Aalesund	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 11,011 Referee: Espen Berntsen

10 August 2008 17	Rosenborg	3 – 1	Molde	Lerkendal Stadion
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Iversen 10' Berisha 51', 55'		Ertsås 83'	Stadium: Trondheim Attendance: 16,393 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

24 August 2008 18	Molde	1 – 2	Bodø/Glimt	Molde
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gjerde 74'		Bjarnason 7' Sørensen 48'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,420 Referee: Terje Hauge

31 August 2008 19	Viking	3 – 3	Molde	Stavanger
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Niang 31' Stokholm 49' Gaarde 61' Ross 75'		Niang 30' (o.g.) Moström 44' M.Diouf 90' P.Diouf 90'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 15,122 Referee: Tom Henning Övrebö

14 September 2008 20	Molde	1 – 1	Lillestrøm	Molde
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Skjølsvik 65'		Occean 31'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,151 Referee: Johnny Ditlefsen

21 September 2008 21	Lyn	1 – 3	Molde	Oslo
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pratto 77'		Skjølsvik 14' Koskela 29' (pen.) M.Diouf 68'	Stadium: Frogner stadion Attendance: 3,602 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

29 September 2008 22	Stabæk	4 – 0	Molde	Bærum
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Andersson 34' Nannskog 38', 79' Gunnarsson 68'			Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 5,326 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

6 October 2008 23	Molde	3 – 2	Brann	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	M.Diouf 39' Mota 51', 72' Steen 85'		Moen 24' Austin 27'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,969 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

18 October 2008 24	Tromsø	4 – 4	Molde	Tromsø
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rushfeldt 39', 60' Hestad 54' (o.g.) Moldskred 66'		P.Diouf 25', 57', 73' Mota 87'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 4,322 Referee: Terje Hauge

26 October 2008 25	Molde	1 – 2	Fredrikstad	Molde
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mota 6'		Tegström 82', 89'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,993 Referee: Kjell Alseth

2 November 2008 26	HamKam	0 – 1	Molde	Hamar
16:00 CET (UTC+1)			Mota 27'	Stadium: Briskeby gressbane Attendance: 5,195 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Lyn	26	11	5	10	38	34	+4	38
8	Brann	26	8	9	9	36	36	0	33
9	Molde	26	7	10	9	39	43	−4	31
10	Vålerenga	26	8	6	12	31	37	−6	30	2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
11	Strømsgodset	26	8	5	13	33	44	−11	29

Source: speaker.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

↑ By winning the 2008 Norwegian Football Cup, Vålerenga qualified for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

Norwegian Cup

10 May 2008 First Round	Elnesvågen og Omegn	0 – 6	Molde	Elnesvågen Stadion
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Mota 15' Skjølsvik 20' Steen 45+1' Waltrip 73' M.Diouf 77' Vatshaug 90+1'	Stadium: Elnesvågen

4 June 2008 Second Round	Steinkjer	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p)	Molde	Guldbergaunet stadion
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bye 83'	Summary	Mota 4' P.Diouf 12', 63'	Stadium: Steinkjer
		Penalties
	Eek Bye Rezmanyi Bøkestad		Lillebakk Mota Forren Koskela Steen

2 July 2008 Third Round	Molde	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Kristiansund	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gjerde 4' Hoseth 120'	Summary	Bright 14'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Referee: Brage Sandmoen

23 August 2008 Fourth Round	Molde	8 – 0	Brann	Molde
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mota 5' M.Diouf 15', 52', 55' Hoseth 33', 53', 86' Hestad 62'	Summary		Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 4,452 Referee: Espen Berntsen

15 August 2008 Quarterfinal	Lyn	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Molde	Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Angan 98'	Summary	P.Diouf 100' Forren 103' Hoseth 119'	Stadium: Frogner stadion Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen

24 September 2008 Semifinal	Stabæk	3 – 0	Molde	Bærum
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nannskog 30' 90+2' Farnerud 76'	Summary		Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 4,880 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Knut Dørum Lillebakk	3	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
2	DF		Kristoffer Paulsen Vatshaug	32	1	26+0	0	6+0	1
3	DF		Marcus Andreasson	9	0	6+2	0	1+0	0
4	MF		Thomas Holm	20	0	16+3	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Øyvind Gjerde	27	3	20+2	2	5+0	1
6	MF		Daniel Berg Hestad	30	4	25+0	4	5+0	0
7	MF		Thomas Mork	5	0	1+2	0	0+2	0
8	MF		Toni Koskela	28	1	19+4	1	4+1	0
9	MF		Mattias Moström	20	1	15+3	1	1+1	0
10	MF		Magne Hoseth	26	8	20+1	3	4+1	5
13	MF		Brian Waltrip	14	1	4+7	0	1+2	1
14	DF		Christian Steen	13	2	3+7	1	2+1	1
15	MF		Aksel Berget Skjølsvik	15	3	4+8	2	2+1	1
18	DF		Valter	5	0	1+1	0	3+0	0
19	FW		José Mota	30	15	20+4	12	5+1	3
20	FW		Rune Ertsås	19	1	3+13	1	1+2	0
22	GK		Jan Kjell Larsen	30	0	26+0	0	4+0	0
23	DF		Knut Olav Rindarøy	27	0	22+1	0	4+0	0
24	DF		Vegard Forren	30	0	25+0	0	5+0	0
26	MF		Ronny Fredriksen	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
27	FW		Mame Biram Diouf	29	11	19+4	7	6+0	4
29	FW		Selemani Ndikumana	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
42	FW		Pape Paté Diouf	24	5	11+10	4	2+1	1
	MF		Kristoffer Hildrestrand	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players away from Molde on loan:
25	MF		Peter Berg Hestad	1	1	0+0	0	1+0	1
Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:

Goal Scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	FW	19	José Mota	12	3	15
2	FW	27	Mame Biram Diouf	6	4	10
3	MF	10	Magne Hoseth	3	5	8
4	FW	42	Pape Paté Diouf	5	1	6
5	MF	6	Daniel Berg Hestad	4	0	4
6	DF	5	Øyvind Gjerde	2	1	3
6	MF	15	Aksel Berget Skjølsvik	2	1	3
8	DF	14	Christian Steen	1	1	2
9		25	Peter Berg Hestad	0	1	1
	DF	24	Vegard Forren	0	1	1
	MF	8	Toni Koskela	1	0	1
	MF	9	Mattias Moström	1	0	1
	FW	20	Rune Ertsås	1	0	1
	MF	14	Brian Waltrip	0	1	1
	DF	2	Kristoffer Paulsen Vatshaug	0	1	1
			Own goal	1	0	1
			TOTALS	39	20	59

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Adeccoligaen		Norwegian Cup		Total
2		DF	Kristoffer Paulsen Vatshaug	2	0	0	0	2	0
3		DF	Marcus Andreasson	1	0	0	0	1	0
4		MF	Thomas Holm	4	0	1	0	5	0
5		DF	Øyvind Gjerde	1	0	0	0	1	0
6		MF	Daniel Berg Hestad	3	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Toni Koskela	3	0	1	0	4	0
10		MF	Magne Hoseth	6	1	0	0	6	1
15		MF	Aksel Berget Skjølsvik	2	0	0	0	2	0
18		DF	Valter	1	0	0	0	1	0
19		FW	José Mota	2	0	0	0	2	0
20		FW	Rune Ertsås	1	0	0	0	1	0
23		DF	Knut Olav Rindarøy	2	0	1	0	3	0
24		DF	Vegard Forren	2	1	0	0	2	1
27		FW	Mame Biram Diouf	1	1	1	0	2	1
42		FW	Pape Patè Diouf	4	1	2	1	6	2
			TOTALS	35	4	6	1	41	6

References

↑ "Steen klar for Molde". nordlys.no. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
↑ (in Norwegian) Player profile on official club website Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Impact announce player moves Archived 18 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine.

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[table_note_res_VIF0.22083760668563-4] By winning the 2008 Norwegian Football Cup, Vålerenga qualified for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

[1] "Steen klar for Molde". nordlys.no. Retrieved 2008-01-05.

[2] (in Norwegian) Player profile on official club website Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine.

[3] Impact announce player moves Archived 18 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine.

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2008 in Norwegian football
« 2007 2009 »
League competitions	Tippeligaen 1. Divisjon 2. Divisjon 3. Divisjon Toppserien (W)
Cup competitions	Norwegian Football Cup (Final)
Playoff competitions	To the 2. Divisjon To the First Division (women)
European competitions	Champions League '07–'08 '08–'09 UEFA Cup '07–'08 '08–'09
Related to national team	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA Group 9) Åge Hareide
Club season articles
Tippeligaen	Aalesund Bodø/Glimt Brann Fredrikstad Ham-Kam Lillestrøm Lyn Molde Rosenborg Stabæk Strømsgodset Tromsø Viking Vålerenga