2014 Molde FK season explained

Club:	Molde
Season:	2014
Manager:	Tor Ole Skullerud
Mgrtitle:	Manager
Chairman:	Øystein Neerland
Chrtitle:	Chairman
Stadium:	Aker Stadion
League:	Tippeligaen
League Result:	1st (champions)
Cup1:	Norwegian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Winners
Cup2:	Europa League
Cup2 Result:	Third qualifying round vs Zorya Luhansk
League Topscorer:	Mohamed Elyounoussi (13)
Season Topscorer:	Mohamed Elyounoussi (17)
Highest Attendance:	11,424 vs Rosenborg (27 July 2014)
Lowest Attendance:	3,682 vs Mjøndalen (27 June 2014)
Average Attendance:	8,296
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Prevseason:	2013
Nextseason:	2015

The 2014 season is Molde's seventh consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 38th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. It is their first season with Tor Ole Skullerud as their manager as Ole Gunnar Solskjær left the club on 2 January 2014 to join Cardiff City.^[1] Along with Tippeligaen, the club also competed in the Norwegian Cup and the Europa League were they entered in the second qualifying round.

Squad

^[2]

Reserve squad

Transfers

See main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2013–14 and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2014.

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee
19 February 2014	MF		Harmeet Singh	Feyenoord	Free^[3]
15 March 2014	FW		Mohamed Elyounoussi	Sarpsborg 08	^[4]
31 March 2014	FW		Pape Paté Diouf	F.C. Copenhagen	^[5]
17 July 2014	DF		Ruben Gabrielsen	Lillestrøm	^[6]
9 August 2014	FW		John Cofie	Barnsley	Free^[7]
22 August 2014	MF		Amidou Diop	Diambars FC	^[8] ^[9]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee
3 January 2014	GK		Ole Söderberg	Kalmar FF	^[10]
11 January 2014	MF		Mats Møller Dæhli	Cardiff City	Undisclosed^[11]
24 January 2014	FW		Jo Inge Berget	Cardiff City	Undisclosed^[12]
10 February 2014	FW		Pål Erik Ulvestad	Kristiansund	Undisclosed^[13]
13 March 2014	MF		Zlatko Tripić	IK Start	^[14]
14 June 2014	DF		Even Hovland	1. FC Nürnberg	^[15]
14 July 2014	MF		Emmanuel Ekpo	Haugesund	Free^[16]
18 July 2014	MF		Magnus Stamnestrø	Kristiansund	^[17]
30 July 2014	MF		Magne Hoseth	Stabæk	Free^[18] ^[19] ^[20]
5 August 2014	DF		Victor Johansen	Lyn	Free^[21]
5 August 2014	MF		Ørjan Valstrand	Byåsen	Free
12 August 2014	GK		Ola Herman Opheim	Kristiansund	^[22]
13 August 2014	DF		Ivar Furu	Ranheim	^[23]

Loans in

Date from	Date to	Position	Nationality	Name	From
31 January 2014	Season-long^[24]	FW		Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson	Wolverhampton Wanderers
22 August 2014	Remaining season	DF		Seydina Keita	Diambars FC

Loans out

Date from	Date to	Position	Nationality	Name	To
July 2013	Season long^[25]	DF		Magnar Ødegaard	Lillestrøm
29 November 2013^[26]	18 July 2014	MF		Magnus Stamnestrø	Kristiansund
18 February 2014^[27]	Season long	FW		Aliou Coly	Kristiansund
12 March 2014	Season long^[28]	FW		Ben Spencer	Indy Eleven
13 March 2014	12 August 2014^[29]	DF		Ivar Furu	KR
31 March 2014^[30]	8 July 2014^[31]	FW		Tommy Høiland	Lillestrøm
1 April 2014	1 August^[32]	GK		Ola Herman Opheim	Nardo
10 August 2014	Remaining season^[33]	MF		Andreas Hollingen	HamKam

Released

Competitions

Tippeligaen

See main article: 2014 Tippeligaen.

Table

Norwegian Cup

See main article: 2014 Norwegian Football Cup.

Final

See main article: 2014 Norwegian Football Cup final.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

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1	FW	24	Mohamed Elyounoussi	13	4	0	17
2	FW	27	Daniel Chima Chukwu	11	4	0	15
3	FW	8	Fredrik Gulbrandsen	10	3	1	14
4	DF	25	Vegard Forren	4	0	2	6
5	FW	20	Tommy Høiland	5	0	0	5
	FW	32	Sander Svendsen	1	3	1	5
7	DF	14	Martin Linnes	4	0	0	4
	FW	30	Pape Paté Diouf	0	4	0	4
9	MF	7	Harmeet Singh	3	0	0	3
	FW	11	Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson	3	0	0	3
	DF	5	Joona Toivio	1	1	1	3
	MF	9	Mattias Moström	2	1	0	3
13	MF	6	Daniel Berg Hestad	1	1	0	2
	DF	15	Per Egil Flo	1	1	0	2
	MF	21	Agnaldo	0	1	1	2
16	DF	4	Even Hovland	1	0	0	1
	MF	16	Etzaz Hussain	1	0	0	1
	MF	33	Andreas Hollingen	0	1	0	1
	MF	10	Magne Hoseth	0	0	1	1
Own goal				1	0	0	1
TOTALS				62	24	7	93

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Europa League	Total
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4		DF	Ruben Gabrielsen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Joona Toivio	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
6		MF	Daniel Berg Hestad	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
7		MF	Harmeet Singh	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
8		FW	Fredrik Gulbrandsen	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
9		MF	Mattias Moström	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
12		GK	Ørjan Nyland	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
14		DF	Martin Linnes	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
15		DF	Per Egil Flo	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16		MF	Etzaz Hussain	3	0	1	0	2	0	6	0
19		MF	Eirik Hestad	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		FW	Tommy Høiland	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
24		FW	Mohamed Elyounoussi	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
25		DF	Vegard Forren	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
27		FW	Daniel Chima Chukwu	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
29		MF	Emmanuel Ekpo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32		FW	Sander Svendsen	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
			TOTALS	33	0	4	0	8	0	45	0

See also

• Molde FK seasons

Notes

Notes

Notes and References

1. News: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaces Malky Mackay as Cardiff City manager . ITV . 2 January 2014 . 14 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102203640/http://www.itv.com/sport/football/article/2014-01-02/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-replaces-malky-mackay-as-cardiff-city-manager/ . 2 January 2014 .
2. Web site: A-laget spillere Molde . Molde FK . 22 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513191403/http://www.moldefk.no/team1players . 13 May 2012 .
3. News: Feyenoord-flop Singh vindt emplooi bij tweevoudig Noors kampioen . Voetbalprimeur . 19 February 2014 . 14 April 2014.
4. News: Selger Elyounoussi til tippeligarival. no. Nettavisen. 15 March 2014. 14 April 2014.
5. Web site: Pape Diouf er klar for Molde. Molde FK. 14 April 2014. no. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407061446/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/18p9g84xhxyjv1sm9mv42575ft/title/pape-diouf-er-klar-for-molde. 2014-04-07. dead.
6. News: Ser på Molde som eit fantastisk springbrett. no. NRK. 17 July 2014. 17 July 2014.
7. Web site: Molde signerer John Cofie. Molde FK. 9 August 2014. no. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812094323/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/1a0myowfaaz8u15nnq8jzq24yk/title/molde-signerer-john-cofie. 2014-08-12. dead.
8. Web site: Amidou Diop et Seydina Keita de Diambars enrôlés par Molde. www.wiwsport.com. wiwsport. 25 August 2014. fr. 12 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114658/http://www.wiwsport.com/View/detailNews.php?idN=15137. 26 August 2014. dead.
9. Web site: MFK TV: Senegalesere klare for Molde. www.moldefk.no. Molde FK. 22 August 2014. no. 22 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140906112355/http://www.moldefk.no/latest-news/article/1ssmpaul2zcpt173shpr3s1bpk/title/senegalesere-klare-for-molde. 6 September 2014. dead. dmy-all.
10. Web site: Klart med tredje nyförvärvet inför säsongen 2014. kalmarff.se/. 14 April 2014. sv. 14 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140114220819/http://www.kalmarff.se/nyheter/2014/01/03/klart-med-tredje-nyforvarvet-infor-sasongen-2014. dead.
11. Web site: Mats Moller Daehli turns Manchester United down to join Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee. walesonline. 14 April 2014. 2014-01-11.
12. News: Cardiff City sign Norway forward Jo Inge Berget. BBC Sport. 14 April 2014. 2014-01-24.
13. Web site: Ulvestad ready for KBK. tk.no. 14 April 2014. no. 2014-02-10.
14. Web site: Forlater Molde til fordel for Start. 13 March 2014 . nettavisen. 14 April 2014. no.
15. Web site: Even Hovland strengthens FCN. www.fcn.de/en/. 1. FC Nürnberg.
16. Web site: Molde slipper midtbanespiller til konkurrent. aftenposten.no. aftenposten. 14 July 2014. no.
17. Web site: Klar for videre spill i KBK drakten. Kristiansund BK. 18 July 2014. no. https://web.archive.org/web/20140728200612/http://www.kristiansundbk.no/news/article/dgds52q5belf1n7pr78vgufqi/title/klar-for-videre-spill-i-kbk-drakten. 2014-07-28. dead.
18. Web site: Magne Hoseth klar for Stabæk. vg.no. 30 July 2014 . 30 July 2014. no.
19. Web site: Hoseth klar for Stabæk: – Forferdelig spesielt å forlate Molde. tv2.no. 30 July 2014 . TV2. 30 July 2014. no.
20. Web site: Hoseth-pris: – Gratis. rbnett.no. 4 August 2014. no. 2014-08-04.
21. Web site: Johansen og Valstrand ferdig i Molde FK. Molde FK. 5 August 2014. no. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044809/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/1fuikhdt12uw01doxkm3fyt0hj/title/johansen-og-valstrand-ferdig-i-molde-fk. 2014-08-08. dead.
22. Web site: Ola Opheim til Kristiansund BK. Molde FK. 12 August 2014. no. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812224840/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/bporgju3n2k013127bze58i06/title/ola-opheim-til-kristiansund. 12 August 2014. dead. dmy-all.
23. Web site: Furu til Ranheim. Molde FK. 13 August 2014. no. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082320/http://www.moldefk.no/latest-news/article/1mrxd0ofyxdpa1ws9yer1yo6ss/title/furu-til-ranheim. 19 August 2014. dead. dmy-all.
24. News: Transfer Deadline Day: Molde sign Bjorn Sigurdarson from Wolves. BBC Sport. 14 April 2014. 2014-01-31.
25. Web site: Lillestrøm forhandler med to spillere. rb.no. 20 November 2013. no. 2013-11-18.
26. Web site: Magnus Stamnestrø klar for KristiansundBK . Kristiansund BK . 14 April 2014 . no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200328/http://www.kristiansundbk.no/news/article/orjht2opf5bu1q1tl7t0nx1no/title/magnus-stamnestro-klar-for-kristiansundbk . 2 January 2014 .
27. Web site: Molde leier ut Coly. Aften Posten. 14 April 2014. no.
28. Web site: YOUNGSTERS MOORE, SPENCER ADD ATTACKING TALENT. https://web.archive.org/web/20140415043321/http://www.indyeleven.com/news/detail/uuid/fmkhtf1gw3kp1x4kksg9hdozg/youngsters-moore-spencer-add-attacking-talent#.U0uvYvldXw8. dead. 15 April 2014. Indy Eleven. 14 April 2014.
29. Web site: Molde-spiller klar for KR Reykjavik. rbnett.no. 13 March 2014. no. 2014-03-13.
30. Web site: Tommy Høiland lånes ut til LSK. Molde FK. 14 April 2014. no. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063817/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/uhckz5t91z8c1ukbqjya7dvun/title/tommy-hoiland-lanes-ut-til-lsk. 2014-04-07. dead.
31. Web site: Tommy Høiland returnerer til Molde. nrk.no. 14 July 2014. no. 2014-07-08.
32. Web site: Ola Opheim blir lånt ut til Nardo. Molde FK. 1 April 2014. no. https://web.archive.org/web/20140813011105/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/nq0zauommovd1kf449bftfv9q/title/ola-opheim-blir-lant-ut-til-nardo. 13 August 2014. dead. dmy-all.
33. Web site: Andreas Hollingen utleid. Molde FK. 10 August 2014. no. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210110/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/1t8zpzhl83e131mhc9re44ietb/title/andreas-hollingen-utleid. 2014-08-12. dead.
34. Web site: VATSHAUG LECTURER FOR QUALITY CLUB . https://archive.today/20131202201636/http://www.fotball.no/nff/NFF-nyheter/2013/Vatshaug-fagansvarlig-for-kvalitetsklubb/ . dead . 2 December 2013 . fotball.no . 14 April 2014 . no .