2015 Molde FK season

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Molde
2015 season
ChairmanØystein Neerland
ManagerTor Ole Skullerud
(until 6 August)
Erling Moe (interim)
(7 August–21 October)
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
(from 21 October)
StadiumAker Stadion
Tippeligaen6th
Norwegian CupQuarter-final vs. Viking
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round vs. Dinamo Zagreb
Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Ola Kamara (14)
All: Ola Kamara (21)
Highest home attendance11,113 vs. Rosenborg
(20 September 2015)
Lowest home attendance2,424 vs. Kvik Halden
(24 June 2015)
Average home league attendance8,952[1]
← 2014
2016 →

The 2015 season was Molde's eight consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 39th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. It was their second season with Tor Ole Skullerud as their manager, and they were the defending champions of both the Tippeligaen and Norwegian Cup. Along with Tippeligaen, the club also competed in the Norwegian Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Season events[edit]

Following the clubs elimination from the UEFA Champions League, manager Tor Ole Skullerud was sacked on 6 August,[2] being replaced with Erling Moe on an interim basis.[3] On 21 October 2015, Ole Gunnar Solskjær returned as manager, signing a 3.5 year contract.[4]

Squad[edit]

As of 29 July 2015[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Ethan Horvath
2 DF Norway NOR Fredrik Semb Berge (loan from Brøndby)
3 MF Senegal SEN Amidou Diop
4 DF Norway NOR Ruben Gabrielsen
5 DF Finland FIN Joona Toivio
6 MF Norway NOR Daniel Berg Hestad (Captain)
7 MF Norway NOR Harmeet Singh
8 FW Norway NOR Fredrik Gulbrandsen
9 MF Sweden SWE Mattias Moström
11 FW Norway NOR Ola Kamara (loan from Austria Wien)
14 DF Norway NOR Martin Linnes
15 DF Norway NOR Per Egil Flo
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Norway NOR Etzaz Hussain
18 DF Norway NOR Magne Simonsen
19 MF Norway NOR Eirik Hestad
20 FW Norway NOR Tommy Høiland
21 MF Brazil BRA Agnaldo
22 MF United States USA Joshua Gatt
23 DF Norway NOR Knut Olav Rindarøy
24 FW Norway NOR Mohamed Elyounoussi
25 DF Norway NOR Vegard Forren
26 GK Sweden SWE Andreas Linde
27 FW Norway NOR Mushaga Bakenga (loan from Club Brugge)
32 FW Norway NOR Sander Svendsen

Players on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF Norway NOR Thomas Kind Bendiksen (at Tromsø)
30 FW Senegal SEN Pape Paté Diouf (at Odd)
33 MF Norway NOR Andreas Hollingen (at Start)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 FW United States USA Ben Spencer (at Toronto FC II)
37 DF Norway NOR Ole Martin Rindarøy (at Start)
38 MF Norway NOR Stian Rode Gregersen (at Kristiansund)

Reserve squad[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK Brazil BRA Neydson da Silva
39 MF Norway NOR Eskil Rønningen
40 GK Norway NOR Isak Gangeskar
41 DF Norway NOR Henrik Pettersen
43 FW Norway NOR Mats Aambø
44 FW Norway NOR Jan Tidjani Aboubacar
45 MF Norway NOR Sebastian Remme Berge
46 FW Norway NOR Agwa Okuot Obiech
47 MF Norway NOR Kjetil Tøsse
48 FW Norway NOR Erlend Hustad
49 MF Norway NOR Ola Husby
No. Pos. Nation Player
50 GK Norway NOR Jonathan Byttingsvik
51 DF Norway NOR Kristian Strande
52 MF Norway NOR Tobias Svendsen
53 DF Norway NOR Martin Ove Roseth
54 FW Norway NOR Elias Mordal
55 FW Norway NOR Jesper Nyheim
56 MF Norway NOR Tobias Nyheim
57 MF Norway NOR Eman Markovic
58 FW Norway NOR Thomas Røsok
59 FW Norway NOR Adnan Dudic
60 MF Norway NOR Elias Arntsen

Transfers[edit]

Main articles: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2014–15 and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2015

In[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
23 December 2014 MF Norway Thomas Kind Bendiksen Norway Tromsø [7]
9 January 2015 MF Norway Eman Markovic Norway Lyngdal [8]
27 January 2015 GK Sweden Andreas Linde Sweden Helsingborgs [9]

Out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
FW Iceland Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson loan return to England Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 December 2014 GK Norway Espen Bugge Pettersen Norway Strømsgodset [10]
17 December 2014 DF Norway Magnar Ødegaard Norway Tromsø [11]
20 January 2015 FW England John Cofie England Crawley Town [12][13]
20 January 2015 DF Senegal Seydina Keita loan return to Senegal Diambars FC [12]
21 January 2015 FW Senegal Aliou Coly Norway Kristiansund [14]
13 February 2015 FW Nigeria Daniel Chima Chukwu China Shanghai Shenxin [15][16]
1 July 2015 GK Norway Ørjan Nyland Germany Ingolstadt 04 Undisclosed[17]
28 August 2015 MF Norway Eirik Haugan France Marseille Undisclosed[18]

Loans in[edit]

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
28 January 2015 Season-long[19] FW Norway Ola Kamara Austria Austria Wien
11 February 2015 Season-long DF Norway Fredrik Semb Berge Denmark Brøndby
18 March 2015 Season-long[20] FW Norway Mushaga Bakenga Belgium Club Brugge

Loans out[edit]

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
26 March 2015 Season long[21] DF Norway Ole Martin Rindarøy Norway Start
26 March 2015 Season long[21] MF Norway Andreas Hollingen Norway Start
26 March 2015 Season long[21] MF Norway Stian Rode Gregersen Norway Kristiansund
31 March 2015 22 July 2015[22] MF Senegal Amidou Diop Norway Mjøndalen
23 April 2015 Season long[23] MF United States Ben Spencer Canada Toronto FC II
28 July 2015 Remaining season[24] FW Senegal Pape Paté Diouf Norway Odd
29 July 2015 Remaining season[25] FW Norway Thomas Kind Bendiksen Norway Tromsø


Friendlies[edit]

3 February 2015 Molde Norway 2–2 Sweden Hammarby La Manga, Spain
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Singh 30' (pen.)
Svendsen 75'		 Summary Hallenius 45'
Söderqvist 49'		 Stadium: Pinatar Arena
14 February 2015 Midtjylland Denmark 0–2 Norway Molde Herning, Denmark
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Summary Kamara 10'
Bendiksen 59'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
28 February 2015 Molde 2–1 Kristiansund Molde
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Høiland 50'
Diouf 90'		 Summary Coly 73' Stadium: Aker Stadion
1 March 2015 Molde 2–1 Sandefjord Molde
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Svendsen 51', 66' Summary Pedersen 53' Stadium: Aker Stadion
6 March 2015 Molde 5–2 Sogndal Molde
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Svendsen 17', 36'
Høiland 59', 76', 81' (pen.)		 Summary Shroot 28'
Opseth 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
11 March 2015 Molde Norway 1–0 Finland HJK Marbella, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Kamara 58' (pen.) Summary
14 March 2015 Molde Norway 2–3 Iceland FH Marbella, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Svendsen 14'
Diouf 19'		 Summary

20 March 2015 Molde Norway 1–1 Sweden Kalmar Marbella, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Elyounoussi 60' Summary 90'
24 March 2015 Molde 3–0 Hødd Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Kamara 6'
Diouf 43'
Agnaldo 62'		 Summary Stadium: Aker Stadion
30 March 2015 Aalesunds 2–2 Molde Ålesund
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Mäntylä Yellow card 49'
James 63', 75'		 Summary Kamara 21'
E.Haugan Yellow card 55'
Agnaldo 57'		 Stadium: Color Line Stadion
18 November 2015 Molde 3–0 Sogndal Molde
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Høiland 48', 53'
Agnaldo 77'		 Summary Stadium: Aker Stadion
3 December 2015 Malmö Sweden 3–1 Norway Molde Molde
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Adu 44' (pen.)
Kroon 79'
Rakip 84'		 Summary Gulbrandsen 29' Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 240
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson

Competitions[edit]

Tippeligaen[edit]

Main article: 2015 Tippeligaen

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 15 7 8 62 31  +31 52 8 4 3 37 15  +22 7 3 5 25 16  +9

Last updated: 9 November 2015.
Source: see below

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHA
ResultLWWDWLWLDWWLDDWLLDDWDWWLLWWWWW
Position1185424356544554677778767777766
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2015. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[edit]

7 April 2015 1 Molde 1–2 Odd Molde
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Elyounoussi 89'
Forren Yellow card 90+2'		 Summary Johnsen 54'
Ruud Yellow card 63'
Halvorsen 90'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 8,308
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
11 April 2015 2 Bodø/Glimt 1–3 Molde Bodø
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Forren 78' (o.g.) Summary Kamara 17', 60'
Elyounoussi 88'		 Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 2,962
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
19 April 2015 3 Molde 5–1 Aalesund Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Svendsen 5', 62'
Kamara 10', 75'
Høiland 81'		 Summary Barrantes 43'
Mattila Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 9,573
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
26 April 2015 4 Haugesund 0–0 Molde Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bamberg Yellow card 57'
Bjørnbak Yellow card 73'
Haukås Yellow card 85'		 Summary Diouf Yellow card 84' Stadium: Haugesund Stadion
Attendance: 5,446
Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle
29 April 2015 5 Molde 3–1 Strømsgodset Molde
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kamara 32'
Elyounoussi 45', 82'		 Summary Kovács 13'
Wikheim Yellow card 42'
Abu Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 8,512
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
4 May 2015 6 Viking 2–1 Molde Stavanger
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Adegbenro 44'
Berisha 72'
Thioune Yellow card 78'		 Summary Moström Yellow card 4'
Høiland 22'
Toivio Yellow card 69'
Singh Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 7,086
Referee: Espen Berntsen
10 May 2015 7 Molde 4–0 Start Molde
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Høiland 22', 31', 87'
Agnaldo 73'		 Summary DeJohn Yellow card 27'
Hollingen Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 8,269
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen
13 May 2015 8 Lillestrøm 2–1 Molde Lillestrøm
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Knudtzon 60', 63' Summary Toivio 7'Yellow card 78' Stadium: Åråsen Stadion
Attendance: 7,259
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
16 May 2015 9 Molde 3–3 Stabæk Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Svendsen 34', 37'
Hussain Yellow card 66'
Kamara 87'		 Summary Skjønsberg Yellow card 38'
Diomande 39', 68'
Issah 61'
Meling Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 10,633
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
22 May 2015 10 Mjøndalen 0–3 Molde Mjøndalen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Solberg Olsen Yellow card 19'
Sylling Olsen Yellow card 51'
Gauseth Yellow card 54'		 Summary Elyounoussi 28'
Forren Yellow card 50'
Forren 53'
Svendsen 56'
Høiland Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Mjøndalen Arena
Attendance: 2,654
Referee: Espen Berntsen
30 May 2015 11 Molde 6–1 Sandefjord Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Linnes 13'
Elyounoussi 40', 42', 49'
Høiland 77', 90'		 Summary Larsen Yellow card 27'
Mjelde 38'
Bindia Yellow card 57'
Risholt Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 8,393
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen
5 June 2015 12 Tromsø 2–0 Molde Tromsø
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Antonsen 8'
Ondrášek soccer ball with red X
Hansson 31'		 Summary Nyland Yellow card 12'
Singh Yellow card 70'
Hløiland Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Alfheim Stadion
Attendance: 3,130
Referee: Trygve Tjensli
20 June 2015 13 Molde 0–0 Vålerenga Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hussain Yellow card 26' Summary Wæhler Yellow card 51'
Zahid Yellow card 62'
Stengel Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 9,332
Referee: Kim Andre Johnsen
27 June 2015 14 Rosenborg 1–1 Molde Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Søderlund 32'
Skjelvik Yellow card 63'		 Summary Hansen 34' (o.g.)
Forren Yellow card 50'
Høiland Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 21,401
Referee: Tore Hansen
3 July 2015 15 Sarpsborg 08 1–4 Molde Sarpsborg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bellaïd Yellow card 67'
Zajić 90+1'		 Summary Kamara 7', 57', 90+1'
Svendsen 21'		 Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 3,588
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
10 July 2015 16 Molde 0–1 Haugesund Molde
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Semb Berge Yellow card 33'
Toivio Yellow card 90'		 Summary Diedhiou 8'
Cvetinović Yellow card 74'
Bråtveit Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 9,355
Referee: Omar Rafiq
18 July 2015 18 Molde 1–2 Bodø/Glimt Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Linnes 43'
Horvath Yellow card 60'
Forren Yellow card 89'
Singh Yellow card 90+2' Yellow-red card 90+3'		 Summary Valentin 21'
Konradsen 36'
Furebotn Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 9,573
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
25 July 2015 17 Strømsgodset Postponed1 Molde Drammen
CEST (UTC+2) [ Summary] Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion
9 August 2015 19 Odd 2–2 Molde Skien
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bentley 57'
Occéan 74' (pen.)		 Summary Elyounoussi 14'
Toivio 36'
Linde Red card 72'		 Stadium: Skagerak Arena
Attendance: 7,993
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
15 August 2015 20 Molde 0–0 Sarpsborg 08 Molde
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Flo Yellow card 78'
Moström Yellow card 90+3'		 Summary Kronberg Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 8,157
Referee: Ole Gya
23 August 2015 21 Vålerenga 0–1 Molde Oslo
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Wæhler Yellow card 33'
Näsberg Yellow card 80'
Holm Yellow card 81'		 Summary Flo 13' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 9,203
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
30 August 2015 22 Molde 2–2 Lillestrøm Molde
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Simonsen Yellow card 23'
Høiland 54'
Moström 81'		 Summary Innocent Yellow card 10'
Timisela Yellow card 17'
Martin 24'
Kolstad Yellow card 28'
Friday Yellow card 77' 86'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 8,318
Referee: Kai Erik Steen
12 September 2015 23 Sandefjord 2–4 Molde Sandefjord
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Mjelde 26'
Larsen Yellow card 42'
Bindia 90'		 Summary Kamara 25', 43'
Svendsen Red card 45+1'
Hussain 67'
Elyounoussi 79'		 Stadium: Komplett.no Arena
Attendance: 3,317
Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle
20 September 2015 24 Molde 1–0 Rosenborg Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kamara 58'
Høiland Yellow card 86'		 Summary Jensen Yellow card 3'
Svensson Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 11,113
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
23 September 2015 17 Strømsgodset 1–0 Molde Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Pedersen 18'
Abu Yellow card 27'
Madsen Yellow card 58'		 Summary Toivio Yellow card 32' Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion
Attendance: 6,502
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
27 September 2015 25 Stabæk 1–0 Molde Bærum
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Keita 14' Summary Forren Yellow card 36' Stadium: Nadderud Stadion
Attendance: 3,538
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
4 October 2015 26 Molde 4–0 Tromsø Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) E.Hestad 19'
Simonsen 36'
Flo 54'
Kamara 79' (pen.)		 Summary Oršulić Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 77' Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 8,378
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
18 October 2015 27 Molde 3–1 Mjøndalen Molde
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Kamara 54'
Svendsen 63'
Singh 86'		 Summary Nguen 79' Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 8,141
Referee: Trygve Kjensli
25 October 2015 28 Aalesund 1–2 Molde Ålesund
15:30 CET (UTC+1) James 39'
Skagestad Yellow card 79'		 Summary Høiland 15'Yellow card 38'
Singh Yellow card 75'
Elyounoussi 76'		 Stadium: Color Line Stadion
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen
1 November 2015 29 Molde 4–1 Viking Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Moström 1'
Berge 52'
Elyounoussi 55'
Bakenga 83'		 Summary Haugen Yellow card 19'
Thioune Yellow card 45+1'
Sverrisson 80'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 8,220
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
8 November 2015 30 Start 0–3 Molde Kristiansand
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Børufsen Yellow card 38' Summary Svendsen 22'
Gabrielsen 42'
Flo 72'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 5,914
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Odd 30 15 10 5 61 41 +20 55 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5 Viking 30 17 2 11 53 39 +14 53
6 Molde 30 15 7 8 62 31 +31 52
7 Vålerenga 30 14 7 9 49 41 +8 49
8 Lillestrøm[a] 30 12 9 9 45 43 +2 44
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian), Soccerway
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 (between two teams).[27]
Notes:
  1. ^ Lillestrøm started the season with a one point deduction due to poor financial reporting.[26]

Norwegian Cup[edit]

Main article: 2015 Norwegian Football Cup
22 April 2015 First Round Brattvåg 0–2 Molde Brattvåg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Summary Høiland 37'
Svendsen 80'		 Stadium: Brattvåg gras
Attendance: 732
Referee: Mathias Smehus Kringstad
7 May 2015 Second Round Træff 0–2 Molde Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Neergaard Yellow card 81' Summary Agnaldo 3'
Svendsen 47'		 Stadium: Reknesbanen
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Mathias Smehus Kringstad
2 June 2015 Third round Fyllingsdalen 0–4 Molde Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Summary Kamara 23' (pen.)
Diouf 28'
Bendiksen 42'
Hussain Yellow card 49'
Agnaldo 64'		 Stadium: Varden Amfi
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Ole Gya
24 June 2015 Fourth Round Molde 3–0 Kvik Halden Molde
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kamara 11'
Høiland 25' (pen.)
O.Strømsborg 65' (o.g.)		 Summary Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 2,424
Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle
12 August 2015 Quarterfinal Viking 3–0 Molde Stavanger
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Adegbenro 22'
Böðvarsson 37'
Sigurðsson Yellow card 67' 84'
Mets Yellow card 90+4'		 Summary Rindarøy Yellow card 24'
Elyounoussi Yellow card 55'
Hussain Yellow card 66'
Forren Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 7,864
Referee: Tore Hansen

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
14 July 2015 Second qualifying round 1st leg Molde Norway 5–0 Armenia Pyunik Molde, Norway
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Elyounoussi 35', 44'
Hussain Yellow card 81'
Kamara 84', 90+2'
Moström 90+5'		 Summary Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 5,650[28]
Referee: Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro)
21 July 2015 Second qualifying round 2nd leg Pyunik Armenia 1–0
(1–5 agg.)		 Norway Molde Yerevan, Armenia
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Gh.Poghosyan Yellow card 71'
Badoyan 75'		 Summary Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 2,500[28]
Referee: Anatoliy Abdula (Ukraine)
28 July 2015 Third qualifying round 1st leg Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 1–1 Norway Molde Zagreb, Croatia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Henríquez 18'Yellow card 84'
Machado Red card 65'
Rog Yellow card 80'		 Summary Kamara 21'
Hussain Yellow card 52'
Rindarøy Yellow card 55'
Hestad Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 9,327[29]
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
4 August 2015 Third qualifying round 2nd leg Molde Norway 3–3
(4–4(a) agg.)		 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Molde, Norway
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hussain 43' Yellow card 87'
Forren Yellow card 45+1' Yellow-red card 72'
Singh soccer ball with red X
Elyounoussi 52' (pen.)
Kamara soccer ball with red X 75'		 Summary Pjaca 17'
Ademi 20'
Rog 22'
Gonçalo Santos Yellow card 31'
Eduardo Yellow card 51'
Antolić Yellow card 80'
Hodžić Yellow card 87'
Ivo Pinto Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 7,017[29]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
20 August 2015 Play-off round 1st Leg Molde Norway 2–0 Belgium Standard Liège Molde, Norway
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Moström Yellow card 16'
Høiland 24'
Elyounoussi 28'
Horvath Yellow card 90+3'		 Summary Enoh Yellow card 65'
Knockaert Yellow card 75'
Van Damme Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 3 940
Referee: Aliaksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
27 August 2015 Play-off round 2nd Leg Standard Liège Belgium 3–1
(3–3(a) agg.)		 Norway Molde Liège, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Trebel Yellow card 13' 90+5'
Knockaert 26'Yellow card 90'
Santini 48'
Faty Yellow card 54'
Yattara Yellow card 56'
Enoh Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Flo Yellow card 23'
Hussain 42'
Singh Yellow card 44'
Toivio Yellow card 81'
Høiland Yellow card 90'
Forren Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 12,568[30]
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage

On 28 August 2015, the draw for the group stage was made in Monaco. Molde faced Ajax, Celtic and Fenerbahçe in Group A.[31] Molde topped the group with eleven points, and were drawn against Spanish football side Sevilla FC in the Round of 32.[32]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Norway Molde 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase
2 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7
4 Scotland Celtic 6 0 3 3 8 12 −4 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 September 2015 1 Fenerbahçe Turkey 1–3 Norway Molde Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Topal Yellow card 24'
Nani Yellow card 35' 42'
Potuk Yellow card 79'		 Report Elyounoussi 53'Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 84'
Høiland 36' (pen.)
Linnes 65'		 Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 31,209[33]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
1 October 2015 2 Molde Norway 1–1 Netherlands Ajax Molde, Norway
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) E.Hestad 8'
Høiland Yellow card 27'		 Report Tete Yellow card 9'
Fischer 19'
Veltman Yellow card 40'
Riedewald Yellow card 79'
Gudelj Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 7,890[34]
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
22 October 2015 3 Molde Norway 3–1 Scotland Celtic Molde, Norway
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Kamara 11'
Forren 18'
Elyounoussi 56'		 Report Commons 55'
Ambrose Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 9,166[35]
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
5 November 2015 4 Celtic Scotland 1–2 Norway Molde Glasgow, Scotland
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Commons 26'
Lustig Yellow card 30'
Johansen Yellow card 66'
Bitton Red card 76'		 Report Elyounoussi 21'
D.Hestad 37'
Linnes Yellow card 38'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 37,071[36]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
26 November 2015 5 Molde Norway 0–2 Turkey Fenerbahçe Molde, Norway
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Forren Yellow card 7'
Gulbrandsen Yellow card 8'
Singh Yellow card 62'
Hussain Yellow card 77'
K.Rindarøy Red card 90+1'		 Report Kaldırım Yellow card 23'
Kjær Yellow card 55'
Alves Yellow card 61'
Fernandão 68'
Kadlec Yellow card 79'
Nani Yellow card 81'
Tufan 84'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 8,235[37]
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
10 December 2015 6 Ajax Netherlands 1–1 Norway Molde Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Van de Beek 14'
Gudelj Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 90'
Klaassen Yellow card 70'
Milik Yellow card 70'
Riedewald Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Singh 29'
Gulbrandsen Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 48,041[38]
Referee: Yevhen Aranovsky (Ukraine)

Squad statistics[edit]

As of Match played 10 December 2015

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup Champions League Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Ethan Horvath 30 0 15+2 0 2 0 3 0 8 0
2 DF Norway NOR Fredrik Semb Berge 12 1 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 MF Senegal SEN Amidou Diop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Norway NOR Ruben Gabrielsen 30 1 11+4 1 3+1 0 2+2 0 5+2 0
5 DF Finland FIN Joona Toivio 38 2 19+3 2 4 0 4 0 5+3 0
6 MF Norway NOR Daniel Berg Hestad 36 1 3+19 0 3 0 0+3 0 7+1 1
7 MF Norway NOR Harmeet Singh 38 2 25 1 2 0 3 0 8 1
8 FW Norway NOR Fredrik Gulbrandsen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
9 MF Sweden SWE Mattias Moström 31 3 17+2 2 1 0 3+1 1 7 0
11 FW Norway NOR Ola Kamara 44 21 27+2 14 3+1 2 4 4 3+4 1
14 DF Norway NOR Martin Linnes 41 3 27+1 2 2 0 3 0 8 1
15 DF Norway NOR Per-Egil Flo 33 3 21+4 3 1+1 0 1+1 0 3+1 0
16 MF Norway NOR Etzaz Hussain 41 3 23+4 1 2+1 0 4 1 6+1 1
18 DF Norway NOR Magne Simonsen 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
19 MF Norway NOR Eirik Hestad 27 2 11+2 1 3+1 0 3 0 3+4 1
20 FW Norway NOR Tommy Høiland 35 13 12+11 9 3+2 2 0+2 0 4+1 2
21 FW Brazil BRA Agnaldo 20 3 5+9 1 3+2 2 0+1 0 0 0
22 MF United States USA Joshua Gatt 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Norway NOR Knut Olav Rindarøy 24 0 9+2 0 5 0 3 0 5 0
24 FW Norway NOR Mohamed Elyounoussi 40 19 25+3 12 1 0 4 3 7 4
25 DF Norway NOR Vegard Forren 41 2 27 1 3 0 4 0 7 1
26 GK Sweden SWE Andreas Linde 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
27 FW Norway NOR Mushaga Bakenga 7 1 2+4 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
32 FW Norway NOR Sander Svendsen 36 10 20+6 8 1+3 2 2+1 0 1+2 0
34 GK Brazil BRA Neydson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 FW Norway NOR Erlend Hustad 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
53 DF Norway NOR Martin Ove Roseth 1 1 0 0 0+1 1 0 0 0 0
Players away from Molde on loan:
10 MF Norway NOR Thomas Kind Bendiksen 11 1 2+4 0 4 1 0+1 0 0 0
30 FW Senegal SEN Pape Paté Diouf 11 1 1+6 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
33 MF Norway NOR Andreas Hollingen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Norway NOR Ole Martin Rindarøy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Norway NOR Stian Rode Gregersen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:
12 GK Norway NOR Ørjan Nyland 15 0 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF Norway NOR Eirik Haugen 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers[edit]

Rank Pos. No. Player Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 FW 11 Norway Ola Kamara 14 2 4 1 21
2 FW 24 Norway Mohamed Elyounoussi 12 0 3 4 19
3 FW 20 Norway Tommy Høiland 9 2 0 2 13
4 FW 32 Norway Sander Svendsen 8 2 0 0 10
5 DF 15 Norway Per Egil Flo 3 0 0 0 3
DF 14 Norway Martin Linnes 2 0 0 1 3
MF 9 Sweden Mattias Moström 2 0 1 0 3
FW 21 Brazil Agnaldo 1 2 0 0 3
MF 16 Norway Etzaz Hussain 1 0 1 1 3
10 DF 5 Finland Joona Toivio 2 0 0 0 2
MF 19 Norway Eirik Hestad 1 0 0 1 2
DF 25 Norway Vegard Forren 1 0 0 1 2
MF 7 Norway Harmeet Singh 1 0 0 1 2
14 DF 18 Norway Magne Simonsen 1 0 0 0 1
DF 2 Norway Fredrik Semb Berge 1 0 0 0 1
FW 27 Norway Mushaga Bakenga 1 0 0 0 1
DF 4 Norway Ruben Gabrielsen 1 0 0 0 1
FW 30 Senegal Pape Paté Diouf 0 1 0 0 1
MF 10 Norway Thomas Kind Bendiksen 0 1 0 0 1
MF 6 Norway Daniel Berg Hestad 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 1 1 0 0 2
TOTALS 62 11 9 13 95

Disciplinary record[edit]

Number Nation Position Name Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup Champions League Europa League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 United States GK Ethan Horvath 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2 Norway DF Fredrik Semb Berge 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 Finland DF Joona Toivio 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
7 Norway MF Harmeet Singh 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 1
8 Norway FW Fredrik Gulbrandsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
9 Sweden MF Mattias Moström 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
12 Norway GK Ørjan Nyland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 Norway DF Martin Linnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
15 Norway DF Per Egil Flo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
16 Norway MF Etzaz Hussain 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 8 0
18 Norway DF Magne Simonsen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 Norway MF Eirik Hestad 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 Norway FW Tommy Høiland 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
23 Norway DF Knut Olav Rindarøy 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1
24 Norway FW Mohamed Elyounoussi 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 1
25 Norway DF Vegard Forren 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 1
26 Sweden GK Andreas Linde 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
30 Senegal FW Pape Paté Diouf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 Norway FW Sander Svendsen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 27 3 5 0 5 1 16 2 53 6

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • Strømsgodset versus Molde was postponed on 25 July 2015 due to both clubs participation in European competition the following week.[39]

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