1989 Molde FK season

Molde

1989 season
Chairman	Nils Olav Kringstad
Head coaches	Åge Hareide Harry Hestad
Stadium	Molde Stadion
1. divisjon	4th
Norwegian Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Jostein Flo (12) All: Petter Belsvik (19) Jostein Flo (19)
Highest home attendance	5,380 vs Tromsø[1] (9 July 1989)
Average home league attendance	3,457[2]
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The 1989 season was Molde's 15th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in 1. divisjon (first tier) and the Norwegian Cup.

In the league, Molde finished in 4th position, 15 points behind winners Lillestrøm.^[3]

Molde participated in the 1989 Norwegian Cup. They reached their second final in club history. Molde drew Viking 2–2 after extra time in the final played on 22 October at Ullevaal Stadion. Øystein Neerland and Petter Belsvik scored Molde's goals. The replay was played the following Sunday, on 29 October. Molde lost the replay 1–2 against Viking, Geir Sperre scored Molde's only goal of the game.

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 Hugo Hansen — DF  NOR Ulrich Møller (Captain) — DF  NOR Sindre Rekdal — DF  NOR Geir Sperre — DF  NOR Ole Erik Stavrum — MF  NOR Torbjørn Evensen

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NOR Stein Olav Hestad — MF  NOR Morten Kristiansen — MF  NOR Øyvind Leonhardsen — MF  NOR Espen Søraa — MF  NOR Ronald Wenaas — FW  NOR Petter Belsvik — FW  NOR Jostein Flo — FW  NOR Øystein Neerland — FW  NOR Frode Tømmerbakk

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	11	4	7	40	32	+8	37	8	0	3	29	16	+13	3	4	4	11	16	−5

Positions by round

Results

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Rosenborg	22	13	5	4	56	29	+27	44	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Tromsø	22	11	4	7	36	25	+11	37
4	Molde	22	11	4	7	40	32	+8	37
5	Kongsvinger	22	10	4	8	34	25	+9	34
6	Viking	22	9	4	9	36	33	+3	31	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round

Norwegian Cup

Final

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Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Lacking information:

• Appearance statistics from Norwegian Cup rounds 1, 4, quarter-finals and semi-finals (7–9 players in first round, 11–13 players in fourth round, 8–10 players in the quarter-finals and 9–11 players in the semi-finals) are missing.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1. divisjon		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	FW	NOR	Petter Belsvik	29	19	21+1	9	7	10
	DF	NOR	Knut Hallvard Eikrem	24	0	19	0	5	0
	GK	NOR	Stig Engen	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
	MF	NOR	Torbjørn Evensen	11	1	5+3	0	2+1	1
	FW	NOR	Jostein Flo	28	19	21	12	7	7
	DF	NOR	Tor Gunnar Hagbø	2	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	NOR	Hugo Hansen	27	1	22	1	5	0
	MF	NOR	Stein Olav Hestad	12	0	2+7	0	0+3	0
	MF	NOR	Morten Kristiansen	27	5	19+2	3	6	2
	MF	NOR	Øyvind Leonhardsen	27	7	22	5	5	2
	DF	NOR	Ulrich Møller	27	0	21	0	6	0
	FW	NOR	Øystein Neerland	20	7	10+6	4	1+3	3
	GK	NOR	Thor André Olsen	29	0	22	0	7	0
	DF	NOR	Sindre Rekdal	15	0	11+1	0	3	0
	DF	NOR	Geir Sperre	25	5	19+1	2	5	3
	DF	NOR	Ole Erik Stavrum	20	2	17	2	3	0
	MF	NOR	Espen Søraa	4	0	1+3	0	0	0
	FW	NOR	Frode Tømmerbakk	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Ronald Wenaas	15	2	5+8	2	2	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Nat.	Player	1. divisjon	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	FW		Jostein Flo	12	7	19
	FW		Petter Belsvik	9	10	19
3	MF		Øyvind Leonhardsen	5	2	7
	FW		Øystein Neerland	4	3	7
5	MF		Morten Kristiansen	3	2	5
	DF		Geir Sperre	2	3	5
7	DF		Ole Erik Stavrum	2	0	2
	MF		Ronald Wenaas	2	0	2
9	DF		Hugo Hansen	1	0	1
	MF		Torbjørn Evensen	0	1	1
			Own goals	0	1	1
			TOTALS	40	29	69

See also

• Molde FK seasons

References

External links

• nifs.no