1988 Molde FK season

Molde

1988 season
Chairman	Nils Olav Kringstad
Head coaches	Åge Hareide Harry Hestad
Stadium	Molde Stadion
1. divisjon	3rd
Norwegian Cup	Quarter-final vs. Rosenborg
UEFA Cup	First round vs. Waregem
Top goalscorer	League: Jostein Flo (10) Kjetil Rekdal (10) All: Jostein Flo (14) Kjetil Rekdal (14)
Highest home attendance	6,520 vs Rosenborg[1] (21 August 1988)
Lowest home attendance	542 vs Spjelkavik (10 June 1988)
Average home league attendance	3,473[2]
← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 season was Molde's 14th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in 1. divisjon (first tier), the Norwegian Cup and the 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

In the league, Molde finished in 3rd position, 8 points behind winners Rosenborg.^[3]

Molde participated in the 1988 Norwegian Cup. They reached the quarter-finals where they drew rivals Rosenborg. Molde lost the game at Molde Stadion 1–2 after extra time and were eliminated from the competition.

Squad

Source:^[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  NOR Stig Engen — GK  NOR Thor André Olsen — DF  NOR Knut Hallvard Eikrem — DF  NOR Tor Gunnar Hagbø — DF  NOR Ulrich Møller (Captain) — DF  NOR Sindre Rekdal — DF  NOR Geir Sperre — DF  NOR Ole Erik Stavrum — DF  NOR André Sylte — MF  NOR Jan Berg

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NOR Torbjørn Evensen — MF  NOR Stein Olav Hestad — MF  NOR Kjetil Rekdal — MF  NOR Finn Renna — MF  NOR Ronald Wenaas — FW  NOR Jostein Flo — FW  NOR Kjell Petter Hoel — FW  NOR Øystein Neerland — FW  NOR Rune Sunde

Friendlies

Competitions

1. divisjon

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
22	10	9	3	35	18	+17	39	5	5	1	22	11	+11	5	4	2	13	7	+6

Positions by round

Results

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rosenborg (C)	22	14	5	3	54	23	+31	47	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Lillestrøm	22	11	7	4	38	18	+20	40	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Molde	22	10	9	3	35	18	+17	39
4	Moss	22	11	4	7	30	19	+11	37
5	Tromsø	22	9	6	7	27	22	+5	33

Norwegian Cup

UEFA Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Lacking information:

• Appearance statistics (8–10 players) and goalscorer from Norwegian Cup quarter-finals are missing.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1. divisjon		Norwegian Cup		UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	MF	NOR	Jan Berg	27	2	22	1	3	1	2	0
	DF	NOR	Knut Hallvard Eikrem	27	0	21	0	4	0	2	0
	GK	NOR	Stig Engen	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Torbjørn Evensen	24	1	15+4	1	3	0	2	0
	FW	NOR	Jostein Flo	28	14	22	10	4	4	2	0
		NOR	Tor Gunnar Hagbø	16	0	12+1	0	3	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Stein Olav Hestad	23	0	11+7	0	3	0	1+1	0
		NOR	Kjell Petter Hoel	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
	DF	NOR	Ulrich Møller	29	0	22	0	5	0	2	0
	FW	NOR	Øystein Neerland	26	6	15+5	6	4	0	2	0
	GK	NOR	Thor André Olsen	28	0	22	0	4	0	2	0
	MF	NOR	Kjetil Rekdal	28	14	21	10	5	3	2	1
	DF	NOR	Sindre Rekdal	3	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Finn Renna	19	0	9+6	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
	DF	NOR	Geir Sperre	22	0	17+1	0	2	0	2	0
	DF	NOR	Ole Erik Stavrum	26	4	21	4	3	0	2	0
	FW	NOR	Rune Sunde	5	1	2+2	1	1	0	0	0
		NOR	André Sylte	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Ronald Wenaas	23	2	7+10	2	1+3	0	0+2	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Nat.	Player	1. divisjon	Norwegian Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
1	FW		Jostein Flo	10	4	0	14
	MF		Kjetil Rekdal	10	3	1	14
3	FW		Øystein Neerland	6	0	0	6
4	DF		Ole Erik Stavrum	4	0	0	4
5	MF		Ronald Wenaas	2	0	0	2
	MF		Jan Berg	1	1	0	2
7	MF		Torbjørn Evensen	1	0	0	1
	FW		Rune Sunde	1	0	0	1
			Unknown	0	1	0	1
			TOTALS	35	9	1	45

See also

• Molde FK seasons

References

External links

• nifs.no