2020 Molde FK season

Molde
2020 season
Chairman	Odd Ivar Moen
Manager	Erling Moe
Stadium	Aker Stadion
Eliteserien	2nd
Norwegian Cup	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Champions League	Play-off round vs Ferencváros
Europa League	Round of 32 in 2021 season
Top goalscorer	League: Leke James (13); All: Ohi Omoijuanfo (16)
Highest home attendance	600 ; vs. Bodø/Glimt (17 October 2020) ; vs. Strømsgodset (25 October 2020) ; vs. Kristiansund (8 November 2020) ; vs. Haugesund (29 November 2020) ; vs. Aalesund (6 December 2020) ; vs. Sarpsborg 08 (19 December 2020)
Lowest home attendance	0 ; vs. KuPS (19 August 2020) ; vs. Ferencváros (23 September 2020)
Average home league attendance	360 (19 December 2020)
	← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 season was Molde's 13th consecutive year in Eliteserien, and their 44th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. They finished second in the Eliteserien, whilst the Norwegian Cup and Mesterfinalen where cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. In Europe, Molde where knocked out of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League by Ferencváros dropping into the Europa League where they progressed to the Round of 32 which will take place in the 2021 season.

Season events

On 3 January, Tobias Hestad extended his contract with Molde until the end of 2022.^[1]

On 31 January, Molde announced that Etzaz Hussain had signed a new contract with the club, until the end of the 2022 season.^[2]

On 11 February, Molde announced the signing of Marcus Holmgren Pedersen on a three-year contract from Tromsø.^[3]

On 9 March, Molde cancelled their planned training camp in Marbella, Spain due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

The season was scheduled to begin on 4 April, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway the opening games of the season were delayed, first till 2 May,^[5] then further delayed till 23 May.^[6]

On 4 May, Molde announced the singing of Ola Brynhildsen from Stabæk on a 2 ½ year agreement commencing on 1 July.^[7]

On 7 May, the Norwegian government allowed the league to start on 16 June with full training starting immediately.^[8]

On 20 May, Ola Brynhildsen's transfer from Stabæk to Molde was concluded.^[9]

On 28 May, Molde announced that Vegard Forren would leave the club by mutual agreement on 31 May,^[10] after Forren used money gathered from players fines to cover gambling debts.^[11]

On 12 June, the Norwegian Football Federation announced that a maximum of 200 home fans would be allowed to attend the upcoming seasons matches.^[12]

On 15 June, Molde announced that Kristoffer Haugen had signed a new contract, until the end of the 2022 season.^[13]

On 17 June, Molde announced the singing of Albert Braut Tjåland from Bryne and Anton Solbakken from Viking, with the deals becoming official on 1 July.^[14]

On 27 June, Molde announced that Erling Moe had signed a new two-year contract with the club, keeping him as manager until the end of the 2022 season.^[15]

On 30 June, Molde announced the signing of Sheriff Sinyan on a three-year contract from Lillestrøm.^[16]

On 10 September, the Norwegian Football Federation cancelled the 2020 Norwegian Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.^[17]

On 30 September, the Minister of Culture and Gender Equality, Abid Raja, announced that clubs would be able to have crowds of 600 at games from 12 October.^[18]

On 6 October, Molde announced the signing of Birk Risa from Odd on a contract until 2023,^[19] with John Kitolano moving in the opposite direction on loan from his parent club Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[20]

Squad

As of match played 19 December 2020

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Andreas Linde	GK	(1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 27)	Helsingborg	2015	2021^[21]^[22]	143	0
12	Álex Craninx	GK	(1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 25)	Cartagena	2018^[23]	2023^[24]	28	0
52	Oliver Petersen	GK	(2001-09-26)26 September 2001 (aged 19)	Academy	2019		1	0
Defenders
2	Martin Bjørnbak	DF	(1992-03-22)22 March 1992 (aged 28)	Bodø/Glimt	2019^[25]	2022^[25]	56	0
3	Birk Risa	DF	(1998-02-13)13 February 1998 (aged 22)	Odd	2020^[19]	2023^[19]	10	0
5	Sheriff Sinyan	DF	(1996-07-19)19 July 1996 (aged 24)	Lillestrøm	2020^[16]	2023^[16]	25	0
6	Stian Gregersen	DF	(1995-05-17)17 May 1995 (aged 25)	Academy	2013	2020^[26]	77	3
18	Kristoffer Haraldseid	DF	(1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 26)	Haugesund	2019^[27]	2022^[27]	36	1
27	Marcus Pedersen	DF	(2000-07-16)16 July 2000 (aged 20)	Tromsø	2020^[3]	2022^[3]	27	3
28	Kristoffer Haugen	DF	(1994-02-21)21 February 1994 (aged 26)	Viking	2018^[28]	2022^[13]	84	3
Midfielders
7	Magnus Wolff Eikrem	MF	(1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (aged 30)	Seattle Sounders FC	2018^[29]	2022^[29]	177	40
8	Fredrik Sjølstad	MF	(1994-03-29)29 March 1994 (aged 26)	Kongsvinger	2019^[30]	2021^[30]	27	1
9	Mattias Moström	MF	(1983-02-25)25 February 1983 (aged 37)	AIK	2007^[31]	2020^[32]	368	37
11	Martin Ellingsen	MF	(1995-05-02)2 May 1995 (aged 25)	Kongsvinger	2017	2022^[33]^[34]	83	14
15	Tobias Christensen	MF	(2000-05-11)11 May 2000 (aged 20)	Start	2019^[35]	2022^[35]	30	2
16	Etzaz Hussain	MF	(1993-01-27)27 January 1993 (aged 27)	Rudeš	2017^[36]	2022^[2]	233	31
17	Fredrik Aursnes	MF	(1995-12-10)10 December 1995 (aged 25)	Hødd	2016	2021^[37]^[38]	171	19
19	Eirik Hestad	MF	(1995-06-26)26 June 1995 (aged 25)	Academy	2012	2021^[39]^[38]	202	32
20	Henry Wingo	MF	(1995-10-04)4 October 1995 (aged 25)	Seattle Sounders FC	2019^[40]	2021^[40]	30	2
22	Ola Brynhildsen	MF	(1999-04-27)27 April 1999 (aged 21)	Stabæk	2020^[9]	2022^[9]	39	5
23	Eirik Andersen	MF	(1992-09-21)21 September 1992 (aged 28)	Strømsgodset	2019^[41]	2022^[41]	23	8
30	Mathis Bolly	MF	(1990-11-14)14 November 1990 (aged 30)	Free agent	2019^[42]	2022^[43]^[44]	40	6
Forwards
10	Leke James	FW	(1992-11-01)1 November 1992 (aged 28)	Free agent	2018	2020^[45]	83	43
14	Erling Knudtzon	FW	(1988-12-15)15 December 1988 (aged 32)	Lillestrøm	2019^[46]	2021^[46]	66	7
37	Ole Sebastian Sundgot	FW	(2001-01-12)12 January 2001 (aged 19)	Academy	2020		1	0
99	Ohi Omoijuanfo	FW	(1994-01-10)10 January 1994 (aged 26)	Stabæk	2019^[47]	2021^[48]	73	32
Out on loan
26	Mathias Ranmark	GK	(1995-10-16)16 October 1995 (aged 25)	Oppsal	2017^[49]	2021^[50]	3	0
45	Emil Breivik	DF	(2000-06-11)11 June 2000 (aged 20)	Academy		2022^[51]	3	0
46	Tobias Hestad	MF	(2000-12-29)29 December 2000 (aged 19)	Academy		2022^[1]	1	0
50	Jakob Ørsahl	MF	(2001-07-14)14 July 2001 (aged 19)	Academy			1	2
Players who left club during season
3	Martin Ove Roseth	DF	(1998-07-10)10 July 1998 (aged 22)	Academy	2016	2021^[52]	3	0
5	Vegard Forren	DF	(1988-02-16)16 February 1988 (aged 32)	Brighton & Hove Albion	2017	2021^[53]	384	18
25	John Kitolano	DF	(1999-10-18)18 October 1999 (aged 21)	loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers	2020^[54]	2021^[54]	10	1
21	Tobias Svendsen	MF	(1999-08-31)31 August 1999 (aged 21)	Academy	2015	2020^[55]^[56]	23	1
44	Simen Bakkemyr Hagbø	DF	(1999-05-03)3 May 1999 (aged 21)	Academy	2018		1	0

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
11 February 2020	DF	Marcus Holmgren Pedersen	Tromsø	Undisclosed	^[3]
20 May 2020	MF	Ola Brynhildsen	Stabæk	Undisclosed	^[7]^[9]
30 June 2020	DF	Sheriff Sinyan	Lillestrøm	Undisclosed	^[16]
1 July 2020	MF	Anton Solbakken	Viking	Undisclosed	^[14]
1 July 2020	FW	Albert Braut Tjåland	Bryne	Undisclosed	^[14]
6 October 2020	DF	Birk Risa	Odd	Undisclosed	^[19]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
20 January 2020	DF		John Kitolano	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6 October 2020	^[54]^[20]

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
21 February 2020	FW	Daniel Chima Chukwu	Taizhou Yuanda	Undisclosed	^[57]^[58]
31 March 2020	DF	Simen Bakkemyr Hagbø	Levanger	Undisclosed
26 June 2020	MF	Tobias Svendsen	HamKam	Undisclosed	^[59]^[60]
29 June 2020	DF	Martin Ove Roseth	Sogndal	Undisclosed	^[61]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
30 January 2020	MF	Emil Breivik	Raufoss	End of 2020 season	^[62]
30 January 2020	MF	Tobias Hestad	Stjørdals-Blink	End of 2020 season	^[63]
6 February 2020	GK	Mathias Ranmark	HamKam	End of 2020 season	^[64]

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
31 December 2019	DF	Ruben Gabrielsen	Toulouse	1 January 2020	^[65]^[66]
31 December 2019	FW	Sivert Gussiås	Sandefjord	8 January 2020	^[67]
31 May 2020	DF	Vegard Forren	Brann	9 June 2020	^[10]^[68]
31 December 2020	MF	Mattias Moström	Retired
31 December 2020	FW	Leke James	Al Qadsiah	27 January 2021	^[69]

Friendlies

1 February 2020	Molde	3–1	Hødd	Molde
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	James 13' Eikrem 45' M. Løvik 68'	Report	Shroot 20'	Stadium: Aker Stadion

8 February 2020	Kristiansund	1–1	Molde	Kristiansund
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Coly 5'	Report	Ellingsen 90+1'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion

12 February 2020	Molde	4–0	Kongsvinger	Marbella, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Moström 59', 89' Aursnes 76' Hussain 84'	Report		Stadium: Marbella Football Center

v

Krasnodar

16 February 2020	Molde	1–0	Krasnodar	Marbella, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Knudtzon 48'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

v

Rostov

19 February 2020	Molde	1–0	Rostov	Marbella, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Moström 3'	Report

28 February 2020	Molde	5–2	Aalesund	Molde
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ellingsen 9' Knudtzon 30' Eikrem 45' James 60' Moström 78'	Report	Fet 43' Nordli 68'	Stadium: Aker Stadion

6 March 2020	Molde	2–0	Lillestrøm	Molde
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Christensen 49' James 51' (pen.)			Stadium: Aker Stadion

12 March 2020	Molde	Cancelled	Haugesund	Marbella, Spain
CET (UTC+1)
Note: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

14 March 2020	Molde	Cancelled	Sandefjord	Molde
13:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Aker Stadion
Note: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

24 March 2020	Molde	Cancelled	Brattvåg	Molde
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Aker Stadion
Note: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

v

Malmö

29 March 2020	Molde	Cancelled	Malmö	Molde
14:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Aker Stadion
Note: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

31 May 2020	Molde	1–2	Sogndal	Molde
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	James 68'	Report	Hoven 42' Steiring 80'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 June 2020	Molde	4–2	Kristiansund	Molde
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Christensen 48', 86' Andersen 58' Pedersen 67'	Report	Bye 45'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

8 June 2020	Molde	3–2	Brann	Molde
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eikrem 3' Brynhildsen 80' Haraldseid 87'	Report	Taylor 11' Koomson 58'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Competitions

Eliteserien

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
30	20	2	8	77	36	+41	62	12	1	2	42	13	+29	8	1	6	35	23	+12

Last updated: 19 December 2020.
Source: see below

Results by match

Match	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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W
Position	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2020. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

16 June 2020 1	Aalesund	1–4	Molde	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Castro 25' Nordli 29'	Report	Eikrem 10' James 24' 70' 54' Hussain 45+1' Hestad 86' Wingo 90+3'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Tommy Skjerven

20 June 2020 2	Molde	1–0	Rosenborg	Molde
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Omoijuanfo 47' Haugen 89'	Report	Zachariassen 41' Trondsen 60'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

25 June 2020 3	Start	2–3	Molde	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ugland 18' Skaanes 43' Skålevik 67' Markovic 73' Bringaker 75'	Report	Pedersen 29' Hussain 34' Haugen 45' Hestad 87' Christensen 90+4' Gregersen 90+6'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Tore Hansen

28 June 2020 4	Molde	4–1	Stabæk	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eikrem 20' 42' Aursnes 40' Knudtzon 55' James 59' Kitolano 70' Ellingsen 75' Hussain 90+2' Omoijuanfo 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Vetlesen 61' 70' Hanche-Olsen 90+1' Edvardsen 90+4'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Rohit Saggi

2 July 2020 5	Kristiansund	2–2	Molde	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	P.E.Ulvestad 32' Pellegrino 52' Hopmark 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Hussain 31' 64' P.E.Ulvestad 73' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Tommy Skjerven

5 July 2020 6	Molde	2–1	Mjøndalen	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aursnes 30' Kitolano 32' Bjørnbak 68' Pedersen 86'	Report	Jansen 61' Thórhallsson 70' Gauseth 86' Dragsnes 87'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

11 July 2020 7	Haugesund	0–3	Molde	Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hansen 66'	Report	Andersen 18' Hussain 29' Brynhildsen 49' Aursnes 76' James 78'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Espen Eskås

15 July 2020 8	Molde	5–0	Viking	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	James 5' (pen.), 64' Hussain 13' Wingo 76' Andersen 81'	Report	Vevatne 42' Høiland 83'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

19 July 2020 9	Strømsgodset	0–4	Molde	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Salvesen 89'	Report	Hestad 44' 71' Hussain 58' James 60' Eikrem 75' Knudtzon 80'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

26 July 2020 10	Bodø/Glimt	3–1	Molde	Bodø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Berg 25' Lode 52' Junker 65' J.Hauge 71'	Report	Omoijuanfo 9' Bjørnbak 24'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Tore Hansen

29 July 2020 11	Molde	4–1	Vålerenga	Molde
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Aursnes 28' Bjørnbak 45' Christensen 56' 58' Omoijuanfo 78' Hussain 90+1'	Report	Holm 7' Finne 86'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

1 August 2020 12	Sandefjord	2–1	Molde	Sandefjord
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rufo 18' Pálsson 27' Vales 57' 90+2' (pen.) Brenden 74' Grorud 85'	Report	Brynhildsen 14' Sjølstad 29' 41' Sinyan 67' James 68'	Stadium: Sandefjord Arena Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Mohammad Aslam

5 August 2020 17	Molde	5–0	Start	Molde
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Omoijuanfo 8' (pen.), 59' (pen.) Christensen 54' Brynhildsen 68', 74' Eikrem 86'	Report	Skaanes 80'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Sivert Amland

10 August 2020 13	Molde	1–2	Brann	Molde
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Brynhildsen 17' Eikrem 77'	Report	Pedersen 12' Forren 29' Bamba 34' Tveita 54'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Espen Eskås

15 August 2020 14	Sarpsborg 08	2–1	Molde	Sarpsborg
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Abdellaoue 31' (pen.) J.Larsen 44' Halvorsen 56'	Report	Hussain 31' Aursnes 32' Andersen 59'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

22 August 2020 15	Molde	2–0	Odd	Molde
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eikrem 61' James 77' (pen.) 77' Pedersen 90+4'	Report	Rashani 39'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Sivert Amland

30 August 2020 16	Viking	3–2	Molde	Stavanger
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Berisha 58' Ibrahimaj 72' Torsteinbø 75'	Report	Andersen 67' James 90+1 Ellingsen 90+3'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Rohit Saggi

19 September 2020 18	Vålerenga	2–1	Molde	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kjartansson 21' 47' Borchgrevink 58' Dønnum 83'	Report	Andersen 23' Kitolano 47' Wingo 90+5'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Kai Erik Steen

26 September 2020 19	Molde	0–1	Sandefjord	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haugen 24' Brynhildsen 29' Ellingsen 34' Sinyan 66' Hestad 89'	Report	Vales 6' 59' Vallès 84'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Rohit Saggi

4 October 2020 20	Brann	1–2	Molde	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bamba 14'	Report	Hestad 13' Bolly 82' Kristiansen 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

17 October 2020 21	Molde	4–2	Bodø/Glimt	Molde
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Eikrem 32', 52' Aursnes 41' Omoijuanfo 44' Hestad 47' 58' Pedersen 49' Gregersen 86'	Report	Tounekti 30' Saltnes 51' Moberg 62' 73' Junker 90+3'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600^[18] Referee: Kai Erik Steen

25 October 2020 22	Molde	2–1	Strømsgodset	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ellingsen 70' James 82'	Report	Ingimundarson 86'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600^[18] Referee: Sivert Amland

1 November 2020 23	Mjøndalen	1–3	Molde	Mjøndalen
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Brustad 26' 38' Ovenstad 71'	Report	Gregersen 52' Omoijuanfo 60' James 67' 80' (pen.) Ellingsen 76', 87'	Stadium: Consto Arena Attendance: 600^[18] Referee: Espen Eskås

8 November 2020 24	Molde	2–2	Kristiansund	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hussain 12' Bolly 83' Aursnes 89'	Report	Pellegrino 14' Moumbagna 23'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600^[18] Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

21 November 2020 25	Stabæk	0–3	Molde	Bærum
16:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	James 45+1', 85' Aursnes 60' Gregersen 81'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 200 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

29 November 2020 26	Molde	3–1	Haugesund	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hussain 7' 70' Brynhildsen 12' Ammitzbøll 48' (o.g.) Eikrem 69' Knudtzon 89'	Report	Therkildsen 10' Stølås 40' Krygård 78'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600^[18] Referee: Espen Eskås

6 December 2020 28	Molde	2–1	Aalesund	Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Eikrem 31' James 79'	Report	Haugen 12' 90+4' (pen.) Nenass 69'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600^[18] Referee: Tore Hansen

13 December 2020 27	Rosenborg	3–1	Molde	Trondheim
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zachariassen 6' Islamović 8', 83' (pen.) Konate 39' Reginiussen 49' 84'	Report	Sinyan 14' Omoijuanfo 20' Hussain 32'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 600^[18] Referee: Espen Eskås

16 December 2020 29	Odd	1–4	Molde	Skien
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bakenga 9'	Report	Wingo 28' Gregersen 37' Christensen 55' Eikrem 71' Omoijuanfo 78', 90+5' (pen.) Bolly 83'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 350 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

19 December 2020 30	Molde	5–0	Sarpsborg 08	Molde
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	James 25' (pen.) Moström 27' Omoijuanfo 38', 56' Ellingsen 88'	Report	Heintz 25' Adéoti 90+1'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600^[18] Referee: Tore Hansen

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bodø/Glimt (C)	30	26	3	1	103	32	+71	81	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Molde	30	20	2	8	77	36	+41	62	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3	Vålerenga	30	15	10	5	51	33	+18	55
4	Rosenborg	30	15	7	8	50	35	+15	52
5	Kristiansund	30	12	12	6	57	45	+12	48

Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).^[70]
(C) Champions

Norwegian Cup

2020 First round		–
CEST (UTC+2)
Note: Cup cancelled on 10 September due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.^[17]

Champions League

Qualifying rounds

v

KuPS

19 August 2020 First qualifying round	Molde	5–0	KuPS	Molde, Norway
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hestad 26' Eikram 37' Ellingsen 46' Omoijuanfo 65' Pedersen 87' Knudtzon 89'	Report		Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)
Note: Match played behind closed doors.

v

Molde

26 August 2020 Second qualifying round	NK Celje	1–2	Molde	Celje, Slovenia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lotrič 2' 38' Marandici 87'	Report	Pedersen 23' Hussain 57' James 74'	Stadium: Stadion Z'dežele Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)
Note: Match played behind closed doors.

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Molde

16 September 2020 Third qualifying round	Qarabağ	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Molde	Larnaca, Cyprus
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Medina 50' Guerrier 67' Andrade 86'	Report	Hussain 83' 102' Hestad 89'	Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Attendance: 0 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
	Penalties
	Matić Medvedev Andrade Medina Mahammadaliyev Huseynov		Omoijuanfo Aursnes Hestad Christensen Ellingsen Haugen
Note: Match played at the AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis in Larnaca, Cyprus, instead of Qarabağ's regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku, due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic between Azerbaijan and Norway.^[71] Match played behind closed doors.

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Ferencváros

23 September 2020 Playoff round 1st leg	Molde	3–3	Ferencváros	Molde, Norway
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aursnes 9' Knudtzon 43' James 55' Hussain 58' Eikrem 65' Ellingsen 83' Gregersen 90+7'	Report	Boli 7' Uzuni 52' Kharatin 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 0^[72] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Note: Match played behind closed doors.

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Molde

29 September 2020 Playoff round 2nd leg	Ferencváros	0–0 (3–3(a) agg.)	Molde	Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Botka 42'	Report	Aursnes 26' James 49' Hestad 55'	Stadium: Groupama Arena Attendance: 0^[73] Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Note: Match played behind closed doors.

Europa League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Arsenal	6	6	0	0	20	5	+15	18	Advance to knockout phase
2	Molde	6	3	1	2	9	11	−2	10	Advance to knockout phase
3	Rapid Wien	6	2	1	3	11	13	−2	7
4	Dundalk	6	0	0	6	8	19	−11	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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Molde

22 October 2020 1	Dundalk	1–2	Molde	Dublin, Ireland
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)	Murray 35' Gannon 72'	Report	Gregersen 20' Hussain 62' Omoijuanfo 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 0^[74] Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland)
Note: Match played at the Tallaght Stadium in Dublin, instead of Dundalk's regular Oriel Park in Dundalk. Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

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Rapid Wien

29 October 2020 2	Molde	1–0	Rapid Wien	Molde, Norway
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wingo 39' Omoijuanfo 65' Haugen 73' Aursnes 85'	Report	Stojković 77' Greiml 79'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600^[75] Referee: Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic)

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Molde

5 November 2020 3	Arsenal	4–1	Molde	London, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Haugen 45+1' (o.g.) David Luiz 58' Sinyan 62' (o.g.) Pépé 69' Saka 77' Willock 88'	Report	Ellingsen 22'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

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Arsenal

26 November 2020 4	Molde	0–3	Arsenal	Molde, Norway
18:55 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Pépé 50' Nelson 55' Balogun 83'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600^[76] Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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Dundalk

3 December 2020 5	Molde	3–1	Dundalk	Molde, Norway
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Eikrem 30' Omoijuanfo 41' Gregersen 52' Ellingsen 67' Risa 84' Knudtzon 90+2'	Report	Gartland 66' Flores 90+4'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600^[77] Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

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Molde

10 December 2020 6	Rapid Wien	2–2	Molde	Vienna, Austria
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Ritzmaier 43' Ibrahimoglu 90'	Report	Wolff Eikrem 12', 46'	Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 0^[78] Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Squad statistics

As of match played 19 December 2020

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eliteserien		Norwegian Cup		Champions League		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SWE	Andreas Linde	38	0	27	0	0	0	5	0	6	0
2	DF	NOR	Martin Bjørnbak	23	0	19+1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF	NOR	Birk Risa	10	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
5	DF	GAM	Sheriff Sinyan	25	0	14+5	0	0	0	2	0	3+1	0
6	DF	NOR	Stian Gregersen	21	1	10+2	1	0	0	3	0	6	0
7	MF	NOR	Magnus Wolff Eikrem	38	12	20+7	7	0	0	5	2	6	3
8	MF	NOR	Fredrik Sjølstad	6	0	4+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	MF	SWE	Mattias Moström	11	1	3+6	1	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
10	FW	NGA	Leke James	31	15	16+6	13	0	0	4	2	2+3	0
11	MF	NOR	Martin Ellingsen	38	8	21+6	5	0	0	5	1	5+1	2
12	GK	BEL	Álex Craninx	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	NOR	Erling Knudtzon	37	3	12+15	2	0	0	4+1	1	1+4	0
15	MF	NOR	Tobias Christensen	24	1	11+9	1	0	0	0+3	0	0+1	0
16	MF	NOR	Etzaz Hussain	39	10	27+1	8	0	0	5	1	3+3	1
17	MF	NOR	Fredrik Aursnes	38	3	26+1	3	0	0	5	0	6	0
19	MF	NOR	Eirik Hestad	33	5	14+9	4	0	0	5	1	5	0
20	MF	USA	Henry Wingo	27	2	12+7	2	0	0	3	0	4+1	0
22	MF	NOR	Ola Brynhildsen	39	5	18+12	5	0	0	1+4	0	2+2	0
23	MF	NOR	Eirik Andersen	17	4	7+10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	NOR	Marcus Pedersen	27	3	18+3	2	0	0	2+1	1	2+1	0
28	DF	NOR	Kristoffer Haugen	23	1	12+3	1	0	0	5	0	3	0
30	MF	CIV	Mathis Bolly	21	1	2+12	1	0	0	0+2	0	2+3	0
37	FW	NOR	Ole Sebastian Sundgot	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	NOR	Ohi Omoijuanfo	38	16	17+10	12	0	0	1+4	1	4+2	3
Players away from Molde on loan:
Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:
25	DF	NOR	John Kitolano	10	1	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Eliteserien	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	FW	99	Ohi Omoijuanfo	12	1	3	16
2	FW	10	Leke James	13	2	0	15
3	MF	7	Magnus Wolff Eikrem	7	2	3	12
4	MF	16	Etzaz Hussain	8	1	1	10
5	MF	11	Martin Ellingsen	5	1	2	8
6	MF	19	Eirik Hestad	4	1	0	5
7	MF	22	Ola Brynhildsen	4	0	0	4
7	MF	23	Eirik Andersen	4	0	0	4
9	MF	17	Fredrik Aursnes	3	0	0	3
	FW	14	Erling Knudtzon	2	1	0	3
	DF	27	Marcus Pedersen	2	1	0	3
			Own goal	3	0	0	3
13	MF	20	Henry Wingo	2	0	0	2
14	DF	28	Kristoffer Haugen	1	0	0	1
	DF	6	Stian Gregersen	1	0	0	1
	DF	25	John Kitolano	1	0	0	1
	MF	15	Tobias Christensen	1	0	0	1
	DF	6	Stian Gregersen	1	0	0	1
	MF	30	Mathis Bolly	1	0	0	1
	MF	9	Mattias Moström	1	0	0	1
TOTALS				77	10	9	96

Clean sheets

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Eliteserien	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	GK	1	Andreas Linde	7	3	1	11
2	GK	12	Álex Craninx	1	0	0	1
TOTALS				8	3	1	12

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Eliteserien		Norwegian Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
2	DF		Martin Bjørnbak	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF		Birk Risa	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
5	DF		Sheriff Sinyan	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
6	DF		Stian Gregersen	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	6	0
7	MF		Magnus Wolff Eikrem	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
8	MF		Fredrik Sjølstad	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
10	FW		Leke James	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	1
11	MF		Martin Ellingsen	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
14	FW		Erling Knudtzon	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
15	MF		Tobias Christensen	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
16	MF		Etzaz Hussain	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
17	MF		Fredrik Aursnes	5	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	9	0
19	MF		Eirik Hestad	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
20	MF		Henry Wingo	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
22	MF		Ola Brynhildsen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	MF		Eirik Andersen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	DF		Marcus Pedersen	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
28	DF		Kristoffer Haugen	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
30	MF		Mathis Bolly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
99	MF		Ohi Omoijuanfo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:
25	DF		John Kitolano	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
TOTALS				56	3	0	0	11	0	10	0	77	3

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2020 Molde FK season

Contents

Season events

Squad

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Eliteserien

Results summary

Results by match

Results

Table

Norwegian Cup

Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Europa League

Group stage

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

See also

References

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	20	2	8	77	36	+41	62	12	1	2	42	13	+29	8	1	6	35	23	+12

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	20	2	8	77	36	+41	62	12	1	2	42	13	+29	8	1	6	35	23	+12

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	20	2	8	77	36	+41	62	12	1	2	42	13	+29	8	1	6	35	23	+12