2009_Molde_FK_season
2009 Molde FK season
Molde 2009 football season
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]
Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
| 2009 season | |||
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| 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] | ||
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Winter
Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2008–09
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Summer
Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2009
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Tippeligaen
Main article: 2009 Tippeligaen
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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Last updated: 8 June 2012.
Source: soccerway.com
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Fixtures
Lyn v Molde
| 15 March 2009 1 | 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 2009 2 | 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 2009 3 | 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 2009 4 | 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 2009 5 | 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 2009 6 | 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 2009 7 | 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 2009 8 | 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 2009 9 | 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 2009 10 | 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 2009 11 | 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 2009 12 | 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 2009 13 | 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 2009 14 | 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 2009 15 | 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 2009 16 | 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 2009 17 | 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 2009 18 | 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 2009 19 | 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 2009 20 | 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 2009 21 | 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 2009 22 | 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 2009 23 | 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 2009 24 | 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 2009 25 | 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 2009 26 | 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 2009 27 | 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 2009 28 | 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 2009 29 | 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 2009 30 | 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
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 |
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Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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Norwegian Cup
Main article: 2009 Norwegian Football Cup
Tornado Måløy v Molde
| 10 May 2009 First 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 2009 Second 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 2009 Third 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 2009 Fourth 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 2009 Quarterfinal | 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 2009 Semifinal | 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) |
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Mota  Thioune  Forren Steen P.Diouf |
Stephenson Arneng Herrera Phillips Skiri |
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Appearances and goals
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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 | ||||
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Goal Scorers
More information Place, Position ...
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Total |
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| 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 | ||||
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Disciplinary record
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| 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 | |||
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