1988 Molde FK season

The 1988 season was Molde's 14th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in 1. divisjon (first tier), the Norwegian Cup and the 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

Molde

1988 season
Chairman	Nils Olav Kringstad
Head coaches	Åge Hareide Harry Hestad
Stadium	Molde Stadion
1. divisjon	3rd
Norwegian Cup	Quarter-final vs. Rosenborg
UEFA Cup	First round vs. Waregem
Top goalscorer	League: Jostein Flo (10) Kjetil Rekdal (10) All: Jostein Flo (14) Kjetil Rekdal (14)
Highest home attendance	6,520 vs Rosenborg[1] (21 August 1988)
Lowest home attendance	542 vs Spjelkavik (10 June 1988)
Average home league attendance	3,473[2]
← 1987 1989 →

In the league, Molde finished in 3rd position, 8 points behind winners Rosenborg.^[3]

Molde participated in the 1988 Norwegian Cup. They reached the quarter-finals where they drew rivals Rosenborg. Molde lost the game at Molde Stadion 1–2 after extra time and were eliminated from the competition.

Squad

Source:^[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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 Ulrich Møller (Captain) — DF  NOR Sindre Rekdal — DF  NOR Geir Sperre — DF  NOR Ole Erik Stavrum — DF  NOR André Sylte — MF  NOR Jan Berg

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NOR Torbjørn Evensen — MF  NOR Stein Olav Hestad — MF  NOR Kjetil Rekdal — MF  NOR Finn Renna — MF  NOR Ronald Wenaas — FW  NOR Jostein Flo — FW  NOR Kjell Petter Hoel — FW  NOR Øystein Neerland — FW  NOR Rune Sunde

Friendlies

Molde v Volda

13 February 1988	Molde	1 – 1	Volda	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Lubbenes kunstgress

Molde v Sunndal

20 February 1988	Molde	3 – 0	Sunndal	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Lubbenes kunstgress

Molde v Hødd

27 February 1988	Molde	5 – 1	Hødd	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Lubbenes kunstgress

Molde v Tromsø

6 March 1988	Molde	4 – 0	Tromsø	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Lubbenes kunstgress
Note: Nissan Cup

Rosenborg v Molde

12 March 1988	Rosenborg	2 – 0	Molde	Lade, Trondheim
CET (UTC+1)		Report
Note: Nissan Cup

Molde v Sogndal

19 March 1988	Molde	3 – 0	Sogndal	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Lubbenes kunstgress
Note: Nissan Cup

Molde v Alvdal

26 March 1988	Molde	4 – 0	Alvdal	Eresfjord
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Skarbøvik

30 March 1988	Molde	3 – 1	Skarbøvik	Rekdal, Vestnes Municipality
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Kristiansund v Molde

9 April 1988	Kristiansund	1 – 2	Molde	Kristiansund
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Vejle v Molde

12 April 1988	Vejle	1 – 2	Molde	Vejle, Denmark
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Bodø/Glimt

14 April 1988	Molde	1 – 1	Bodø/Glimt	Vildbjerg, Denmark
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Vålerengen

15 April 1988	Molde	1 – 1	Vålerengen	Denmark
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Aalesund v Molde

23 April 1988	Aalesund	2 – 5	Molde	Ålesund
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Competitions

1. divisjon

Main article: 1988 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	10	9	3	35	18	+17	39	5	5	1	22	11	+11	5	4	2	13	7	+6

Source: nifs.no

Positions by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W
Position	7	8	8	5	8	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	4	4	3

Source: see below

Results

Bryne v Molde

30 April 1988 1	Bryne	0 – 0	Molde	Bryne
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Bryne Stadion Attendance: 3,218 Referee: Kjell Nordby

Molde v Sogndal

8 May 1988 2	Molde	1 – 1	Sogndal	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Flo 21'	Report	Hopen 29'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Rune Pedersen

Molde v Lillestrøm

12 May 1988 3	Molde	0 – 0	Lillestrøm	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Bjørn Kronborg

Brann v Molde

15 May 1988 4	Brann	1 – 4	Molde	Bergen
CET (UTC+1)	Storskogen 85'	Report	Neerland 1' Flo 26', 72' Rekdal 78'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,567 Referee: Thorodd Presberg

Rosenborg v Molde

23 May 1988 5	Rosenborg	4 – 2	Molde	Trondheim
CET (UTC+1)	Ingebrigtsen 18' Sollied 52' Jakobsen 65' Brandhaug 84'	Report	Neerland 39', 62'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 14,449 Referee: Jan Erik Olsen

Molde v Djerv 1919

29 May 1988 6	Molde	1 – 0	Djerv 1919	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Sunde 68'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Tromsø v Molde

5 June 1988 7	Tromsø	1 – 0	Molde	Tromsø
CET (UTC+1)	Hadler-Olsen 6'	Report		Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 6,011 Referee: Tore Hollung

Molde v Moss

19 June 1988 8	Molde	1 – 1	Moss	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Rekdal 5'	Report	Fjærestad 36'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,280 Referee: Arild Haugstad

Strømmen v Molde

26 June 1988 9	Strømmen	0 – 0	Molde	Strømmen
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Strømmen Stadion Attendance: 1,003 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Molde v Vålerengen

3 July 1988 10	Molde	2 – 2	Vålerengen	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Rekdal 3' Flo 63'	Report	Arnesen 75' Arnevåg 86'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 1,829

Kongsvinger v Molde

10 July 1988 11	Kongsvinger	0 – 0	Molde	Kongsvinger
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Gjemselund Stadion Attendance: 1,601 Referee: Jan Erik Olsen

Molde v Bryne

24 July 1988 12	Molde	6 – 2	Bryne	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Flo 9', 24' Wenaas 11' Rekdal 17', 74', 89'	Report	Hansen 48' Undheim 84'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Tore Hollung

Sogndal v Molde

31 July 1988 13	Sogndal	1 – 1	Molde	Sogndalsfjøra
CET (UTC+1)	Opseth 60'	Report	Stavrum ?'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Attendance: 2,275

Molde v Brann

7 August 1988 14	Molde	2 – 0	Brann	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Evensen 2' Stavrum 62'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,080

Lillestrøm v Molde

14 August 1988 15	Lillestrøm	0 – 1	Molde	Lillestrøm
CET (UTC+1)		Report	Neerland 72'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 4,164 Referee: Kjell Nordby

Molde v Rosenborg

21 August 1988 16	Molde	2 – 4	Rosenborg	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Rekdal 20' Flo 51'	Report	Berg 31' Brandhaug 46' Kultorp 49' Jakobsen 66'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 6,520

Djerv 1919 v Molde

28 August 1988 17	Djerv 1919	0 – 1	Molde	Haugesund
CET (UTC+1)		Report	Flo 51'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 2,475

Molde v Tromsø

4 September 1988 18	Molde	0 – 0	Tromsø	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,320 Referee: Tore Hollung

Moss v Molde

11 September 1988 19	Moss	0 – 2	Molde	Moss
CET (UTC+1)		Report	Flo 39' Wenaas 82'	Stadium: Melløs Stadion Attendance: 2,465 Referee: Egil Nervik

Molde v Strømmen

25 September 1988 20	Molde	3 – 0	Strømmen	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Stavrum 20', 77' Rekdal 80'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 1,422

Vålerengen v Molde

2 October 1988 21	Vålerengen	0 – 2	Molde	Oslo
CET (UTC+1)		Report	Rekdal ?', 75'	Stadium: Bislett Stadion Attendance: 1,001

Molde v Kongsvinger

9 October 1988 22	Molde	4 – 1	Kongsvinger	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Flo 22' Neerland 29', 67' Berg 80'	Report	Martinsen 16'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,250

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rosenborg (C)	22	14	5	3	54	23	+31	47	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Lillestrøm	22	11	7	4	38	18	+20	40	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Molde	22	10	9	3	35	18	+17	39
4	Moss	22	11	4	7	30	19	+11	37
5	Tromsø	22	9	6	7	27	22	+5	33

Source: nifs.no
(C) Champions

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 1988 Norwegian Football Cup

Surnadal v Molde

18 May 1988 First round	Surnadal	0 – 4	Molde	Surnadal
CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Flo 1st half', 2nd half' Berg 1st half' K. Rekdal 2nd half'	Stadium: Syltøran Stadion Attendance: 500

Molde v Spjelkavik

10 June 1988 Second round	Molde	2 – 0	Spjelkavik	Molde
CEST (UTC+2)	Flo 11', 26'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 542

Clausenengen v Molde

6 July 1988 Third round	Clausenengen	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Molde	Kristiansund
CEST (UTC+2)		Report
	Penalties
			K. Rekdal Wenaas Hagbø Sperre

Alvdal v Molde

3 August 1988 Fourth round	Alvdal	0 – 2	Molde	Alvdal
CEST (UTC+2)		Report	K. Rekdal 54', 74'	Stadium: Steinmoegga Idrettspark Attendance: 3,550 Referee: Thorbjørn Aass

Molde v Rosenborg

24 August 1988 Quarter-finals	Molde	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Rosenborg	Molde
CEST (UTC+2)	Neerland 70'	Report	Henriksen 89' K. Rekdal 119' (o.g.)	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 10,240 Referee: Rune Pedersen

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1988–89 UEFA Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Lacking information:

• Appearance statistics (8–10 players) and goalscorer from Norwegian Cup quarter-finals are missing.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1. divisjon		Norwegian Cup		UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	MF	NOR	Jan Berg	27	2	22	1	3	1	2	0
	DF	NOR	Knut Hallvard Eikrem	27	0	21	0	4	0	2	0
	GK	NOR	Stig Engen	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Torbjørn Evensen	24	1	15+4	1	3	0	2	0
	FW	NOR	Jostein Flo	28	14	22	10	4	4	2	0
		NOR	Tor Gunnar Hagbø	16	0	12+1	0	3	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Stein Olav Hestad	23	0	11+7	0	3	0	1+1	0
		NOR	Kjell Petter Hoel	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
	DF	NOR	Ulrich Møller	29	0	22	0	5	0	2	0
	FW	NOR	Øystein Neerland	26	6	15+5	6	4	0	2	0
	GK	NOR	Thor André Olsen	28	0	22	0	4	0	2	0
	MF	NOR	Kjetil Rekdal	28	14	21	10	5	3	2	1
	DF	NOR	Sindre Rekdal	3	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Finn Renna	19	0	9+6	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
	DF	NOR	Geir Sperre	22	0	17+1	0	2	0	2	0
	DF	NOR	Ole Erik Stavrum	26	4	21	4	3	0	2	0
	FW	NOR	Rune Sunde	5	1	2+2	1	1	0	0	0
		NOR	André Sylte	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Ronald Wenaas	23	2	7+10	2	1+3	0	0+2	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Nat.	Player	1. divisjon	Norwegian Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
1	FW		Jostein Flo	10	4	0	14
	MF		Kjetil Rekdal	10	3	1	14
3	FW		Øystein Neerland	6	0	0	6
4	DF		Ole Erik Stavrum	4	0	0	4
5	MF		Ronald Wenaas	2	0	0	2
	MF		Jan Berg	1	1	0	2
7	MF		Torbjørn Evensen	1	0	0	1
	FW		Rune Sunde	1	0	0	1
			Unknown	0	1	0	1
			TOTALS	35	9	1	45

See also

• Molde FK seasons