1999 Molde FK season explained

Club:Molde
Season:1999
Manager:Erik Brakstad
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Chairman:Nils Olav Kringstad
Chrtitle:Chairman
Stadium:Molde Stadion
League:Tippeligaen
League Result:2nd
Cup1:Norwegian Cup
Cup1 Result:Semi-final vs. Brann
Cup2:UEFA Champions League
Cup2 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:Andreas Lund (21)
Season Topscorer:Andreas Lund (39)
Average Attendance:7,163[1]
Prevseason:1998
Nextseason:2000

The 1999 season was Molde's 24th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in Tippeligaen, the Norwegian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

In Tippeligaen, Molde finished in 2nd position, 6 points behind winners Rosenborg.

Molde participated in the 2000 Norwegian Cup. They defeated Spjelkavik, Sunndal, Strindheim, Kjelsås[2] on their way to the quarterfinal where they defeated Lillestrøm with 3–0 at home. On 3 October 2000, Molde lost the semifinal vs. Brann at home with the score 3–4 after extra time.

In the UEFA Champions League, Molde was drawn against Russian team CSKA Moscow in the second qualifying round.[3] Molde lost the first leg at away ground with the score 0–2. Molde won the second leg 4–0 at home and advanced to the next round 4–2 on aggregate. In the third and last qualifying round, Molde was drawn against Spanish team Mallorca. The teams played 0–0 in the first leg in Molde. In the second leg, Molde was one goal behind for more than one hour after Jovan Stanković' penalty goal in the 21st minute.[4] In the 84th minute, Andreas Lund scored the equaliser from a penalty kick after Fernando Niño's handball. Niño was sent off in the situation which led to the penalty. The game ended with a 1–1 draw which sent Molde through to the Champions League group stage for the first time in the club's history. The second leg against Mallorca has since often been referred to as Miracle on Mallorca.[5]

Squad

As of end of season.

Competitions

Tippeligaen

See main article: 1999 Tippeligaen.

League table

Norwegian Cup

See main article: 1999 Norwegian Football Cup.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds.

Group stage

See main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League group stage.

Squad statistics

The statistics include competitive matches only.

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="14"|Players away from Molde on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who left Molde during the season: |}

Goalscorers

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1 FW 921 14 4 39
2 MF 64 1 3 8
3 FW 76 0 1 7
MF 104 3 0 7
5 FW 203 3 0 6
6 MF 162 0 2 4
MF 141 3 0 4
8 FW 111 1 1 3
9 DF 52 0 0 2
11 DF 31 0 0 1
DF 41 0 0 1
MF 81 0 0 1
MF 111 0 0 1
MF 240 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS49 26 11 86

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tilskuertall Molde. Norwegian . nifs.no . 25 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Kjelsås-Molde. Norwegian . dt.no . Drammens Tidende. 30 June 1999 . 26 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Molde trakk CSKA Moskva. Norwegian . vg.no . Verdens Gang. 30 June 1999 . 25 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Mallorca - Molde. uefa.com . UEFA . 25 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Mirakelet på Mallorca. Norwegian . vg.no . Verdens Gang. 26 August 1999 . 25 April 2018.