Molde FK in European football

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Molde FK in European football
ClubMolde FK
First entry1975–76 UEFA Cup
Latest entry2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
Titles
Champions League0 (Best: Group stage)
Europa League0 (Best: Round of 16)
Cup Winners' Cup0 (Best: First round)

Molde FK is a Norwegian professional football club based in Molde, Møre og Romsdal. The club was founded as International in 1911. The club changed its name to Molde Fotballklubb in 1915. The team has participated in 16 seasons of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) club competitions, including 4 seasons in the Champions League (1 group stage), 14 seasons in the UEFA Cup and Europa League (2 group stages) and one season in the Cup Winners' Cup. Their first European game was the 1975–76 UEFA Cup 1st Round against Swedish side Öster on 17 September 1975.[1] In 1999 Molde became the second Norwegian club to enter the UEFA Champions League.[2] The club's best performance in the UEFA Cup or Europa League is reaching the Round of 16 of the 2020–21 Europa League.

The club plays its home matches at Aker Stadion, an all-seater stadium in Molde. Molde's record attendance in a European match of 10,705 dates from the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League match against Real Madrid on 3 November 1999.[3] Molde's biggest win is 7–1 against Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualification, while the biggest defeat is 0–6 against Öster in the 1975–76 UEFA Cup. With 66 appearances including qualifying games, Daniel Berg Hestad has appeared in the most UEFA matches for Molde. Molde has played against Stuttgart four times, more than any other team. Molde has played against Spanish clubs ten times, more than any other nation.

Matches[]

The following is a complete list of matches played by Molde in UEFA tournaments. It includes the season, tournament, the stage, the opponent club and its country and the score, with Molde's score noted first. It is up to date as of 18 March 2021.

Key[]

List of Molde FK matches in European football
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate Leg
1975–76 UEFA Cup 1R Sweden Östers IF 1–0 0–6 1–6 1st 2nd
1978–79 UEFA Cup 1R Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow 3–3 0–4 3–7 1st 2nd
1988–89 UEFA Cup 1R Belgium Waregem 0–0 1–5 1–5 1st 2nd
1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Belarus Dinamo-93 Minsk 2–1 1–1 3–2
1R France Paris Saint-Germain 2–3 0–3 2–6
1996–97 UEFA Cup QR Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 0–0 1–2 1–2 1st 2nd
1998–99 UEFA Cup 2Q Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0–0 0–2 0–2 1st 2nd
1999–00 UEFA Champions League 2Q Russia CSKA Moscow 4–0 0–2 4–2 1st 2nd
3Q Spain Mallorca 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a) 1st 2nd
Group E Portugal Porto 0–1 1–3 4th Home Away
Spain Real Madrid 0–1 1–4 Home Away
Greece Olympiacos 3–2 1–3 Home Away
2000–01 UEFA Cup 1R Spain Rayo Vallecano 0–1 1–1 1–2 1st 2nd
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Faroe Islands KÍ 2–0 4–0 6–0 1st 2nd
1R Portugal União de Leiria 3–1 0–1 3–2 1st 2nd
2R Portugal Benfica 0–2 1–3 1–5 1st 2nd
2006–07 UEFA Cup 2Q Latvia Skonto 0–0 2–1 2–1 1st 2nd
1R Scotland Rangers 0–0 0–2 0–2 1st 2nd
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2Q Latvia Jelgava 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a) 1st 2nd
3Q Germany VfB Stuttgart 2–3 2–2 4–5 1st 2nd
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2Q Latvia Ventspils 3–0 1–1 4–1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q Switzerland Basel 0–1 1–1 1–2 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
UEFA Europa League PO Netherlands Heerenveen 2–0 2–1 4–1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
Group E Denmark Copenhagen 1–2 1–2 4th Home Away
Germany VfB Stuttgart 2–0 1–0 Home Away
Romania Steaua București 1–2 0–2 Home Away
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2Q Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 2–0 1–0 3–0 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
3Q Poland Legia Warsaw 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a) 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
UEFA Europa League PO Russia Rubin Kazan 0–2 0–3 0–5 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 2Q Slovenia Gorica 4–1 1–1 5–2 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 1–2 1–1 2–3 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2Q Armenia Pyunik 5–0 0–1 5–1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3–3 1–1 4–4 (a) 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
UEFA Europa League PO Belgium Standard Liège 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a) 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
Group A Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–2 3–1 1st Home Away
Netherlands Ajax 1–1 1–1 Home Away
Scotland Celtic 3–1 2–1 Home Away
R32 Spain Sevilla 1–0 0–3 1–3 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Northern Ireland Glenavon 5−1 1−2 6–3 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2Q Albania Laçi 3−0 2−0 5–0 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q Scotland Hibernian 3–0 0−0 3–0 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
PO Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2−1 1−3 3–4 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q Iceland KR 7−1 0−0 7−1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
2Q Serbia Čukarički 0−0 3−1 3−1 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
3Q Greece Aris 3–0 1–3 (a.e.t.) 4–3 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
PO Serbia Partizan 1–1 1–2 2–3 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 1Q Finland KuPS 5–0 N/A N/A (Home)
2Q Slovenia Celje N/A 2–1 N/A (Away)
3Q Azerbaijan Qarabağ N/A 0–0 (6–5 p) N/A (Away)
PO Hungary Ferencváros 3–3 0–0 3–3 (a) 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
UEFA Europa League Group B England Arsenal 0–3 1–4 2nd 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
Austria Rapid Wien 1–0 2–2 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
Republic of Ireland Dundalk 3–1 2–1 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
R32 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim 3–3 2–0 5–3 1st (Home) 2nd (Away)
R16 Spain Granada 2–1 0–2 2–3 1st (Away) 2nd (Home)
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Switzerland Servette 3–0 0−2 3−2
3Q Turkey Trabzonspor 1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–3 4–4 (3–4 p)
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q

Source:[4]

Overall record[]

By competition[]

The following is a list of the all-time statistics from Molde's games in the three UEFA tournaments the club has participated in, as well as the overall total. The list contains the tournament, the number of games played (Pld), won (W), drawn (D) and lost (L). The number of goals scored (GF), goals against (GA), goal difference (GD) and the percentage of matches won (Win%). The statistics include qualification matches and is up to date as of 18 March 2021.

As of 12 August 2021
Tournament Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Champions League 27 8 11 8 39 30 +9 029.63
Europa League / UEFA Cup 76 29 18 29 105 98 +7 038.16
UEFA Europa Conference League 4 1 2 1 7 6 +1 025.00
Cup Winners' Cup 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 025.00
Total 111 39 32 40 156 142 +14 035.14

By country[]

As of 12 August 2021
Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
 Albania 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 Armenia 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4 050.00
 Austria 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
 Belarus 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
 Belgium 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 025.00
 Bulgaria 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 Croatia 2 0 2 0 4 4 +0 000.00
 Denmark 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 000.00
 England 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 000.00
 Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
 Finland 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 France 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 000.00
 Georgia 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Germany 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 050.00
 Greece 4 2 0 2 8 8 +0 050.00
 Iceland 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 050.00
 Ireland 4 4 0 0 8 2 +6 100.00
 Latvia 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 050.00
 Netherlands 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 050.00
 Northern Ireland 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 050.00
 Poland 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00
 Portugal 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 016.67
 Romania 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00
 Russia 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 033.33
 Scotland 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 050.00
 Serbia 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 025.00
 Soviet Union 2 0 1 1 3 7 −4 000.00
 Slovenia 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 066.67
 Spain 10 2 3 5 6 14 −8 020.00
 Sweden 2 1 0 1 1 6 −5 050.00
  Switzerland 4 1 1 2 4 4 +0 025.00
 Turkey 4 1 2 1 7 7 +0 025.00
 Ukraine 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00

References[]

  1. ^ "1975: Sjetteplass og Afrika-tur". Molde FK (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Mirakelet på Mallorca". VG. Verdens Gang. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Molde - Real Madrid 0-1 (0-1)" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Kamper i Europacupene". MFKweb.org (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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