1987 Molde FK season

The 1987 season was Molde's 13th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in 1. divisjon (first tier) and the Norwegian Cup.

Molde

1987 season
Chairman	Nils Olav Kringstad
Head coaches	Åge Hareide Harry Hestad
Stadium	Molde Stadion
1. divisjon	2nd
Norwegian Cup	Third Round vs. Sunndal
Top goalscorer	League: Jan Berg (7) Kjetil Rekdal (7) All: Kjetil Rekdal (12)
Highest home attendance	14,793 vs Moss[1] (10 October 1987)
Lowest home attendance	796 vs Langevåg (24 June 1987)
Average home league attendance	4,431[2]
← 1986 1988 →

In the league, Molde finished in 2nd position, 3 points behind winners Moss.^[3] On 10 October, Molde met Moss at Molde Stadion in the final round of the season. They would have become champions if they had defeated Moss, but lost the game 0–2. The match attended 14,973 spectators, which is the all-time home attendance record for Molde FK.

Molde participated in the 1987 Norwegian Cup. They reached the Third Round where they lost 0–2 away against Sunndal and were eliminated from the competition.

Squad

Source:^[4] 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 Inge Bratteteig — GK  NOR Thor André Olsen — DF  NOR Even Blakstad — DF  NOR Knut Hallvard Eikrem — DF  NOR Tor Gunnar Hagbø — DF  NOR Åge Hareide — DF  NOR Lasse Møller — DF  NOR Ulrich Møller (Captain) — DF  NOR Geir Sperre — DF  NOR Ole Erik Stavrum

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NOR Marvin Arnesen — MF  NOR Jan Berg — MF  NOR Stein Olav Hestad — MF  NOR Kjetil Rekdal — MF  NOR Finn Renna — FW  NOR Jostein Flo — FW  NOR Johan Høgset — FW  NOR Øystein Neerland —  NOR Geir Heggdal —  NOR Atle Strande

Friendlies

Molde v Bud

17 January 1987	Molde	2–0	Bud	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Lubbenes kunstgress

Molde v Kristiansund

23 January 1987	Molde	7–0	Kristiansund	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Lubbenes kunstgress

Molde v Langevåg

31 January 1987	Molde	4–0	Langevåg	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Lubbenes kunstgress

Tromsø v Molde

7 February 1987	Tromsø	0–1	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report
Note: Nissan Cup

Molde v Vidar

14 February 1987	Molde	4–1	Vidar
CET (UTC+1)		Report
Note: Nissan Cup

Molde v Kristiansund

21 February 1987	Molde	3–0	Kristiansund	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Lubbenes kunstgress

Molde v Faaberg

28 February 1987	Molde	3–0	Faaberg	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Lubbenes kunstgress

Molde v Start

7 March 1987	Molde	1–0	Start
CET (UTC+1)		Report
Note: Nissan Cup

Brann v Molde

13 March 1987	Brann	0–2	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report
Note: Nissan Cup

Clausenengen v Molde

14 March 1987	Clausenengen	0–2	Molde	Kristiansund
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Aalesund v Molde

15 March 1987	Aalesund	1–2	Molde	Kristiansund
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Rosenborg v Molde

18 March 1987	Rosenborg	0–2	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report
Note: Nissan Cup

Molde v Bryne

28 March 1987	Molde	1–0	Bryne
CET (UTC+1)		Report
Note: Nissan Cup

Skarbøvik v Molde

1 April 1987	Skarbøvik	0–8	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Viking v Molde

4 April 1987	Viking	0–0	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report
Note: Nissan Cup

RVC v Molde

6 April 1987	RVC	3–2	Molde	The Hague, Netherlands
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Wilhelmers v Molde

7 April 1987	Wilhelmers	3–2	Molde	The Hague, Netherlands
CET (UTC+1)		Report

AFC v Molde

9 April 1987	AFC	1–0	Molde	The Hague, Netherlands
CET (UTC+1)		Report

HBS v Molde

10 April 1987	HBS	1–4	Molde	The Hague, Netherlands
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Molde v Moss

20 April 1987	Molde	4–0	Moss
CET (UTC+1)		Report
Note: Nissan Cup Final

Competitions

1. divisjon

Main article: 1987 1. divisjon

Results summary

Overall										Home										Away
Pld	W	DW	DL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		Pld	W	DW	DL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		Pld	W	DW	DL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
22	11	3	2	6	27	20	+7	41		11	6	1	2	2	15	9	+6	22		11	5	2	0	4	12	11	+1	19

Source:^[5]

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	DW	DL	W	DW	W	W	DL	L	W	W	DW	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	L
Position	8	12	10	8	10	6	5	3	3	3	5	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2

Source: see below

Results

Molde v Start

2 May 1987 1	Molde	1 – 2	Start	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Berg 81'	Report	Maridal 44' Mathisen 55'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Thorodd Presberg

Bryne v Molde

9 May 1987 2	Bryne	2 – 1	Molde	Bryne
CET (UTC+1)	Økland 15' Ekker 19'	Report	Berg 79'	Stadium: Bryne Stadion Attendance: 2,545 Referee: Harald Hansen

Molde v Mjøndalen

16 May 1987 3	Molde	1 – 0	Mjøndalen	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Flo 90'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Thorbjørn Aass

Tromsø v Molde

20 May 1987 4	Tromsø	0 – 0 (5–6 p)	Molde	Tromsø
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 2,975 Referee: Sven Kjelbrott

Molde v Kongsvinger

23 May 1987 5	Molde	1 – 1 (1–3 p)	Kongsvinger	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Hareide 59'	Report	Faldmo 63'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,545 Referee: Lars Kåre Rogne

Vålerengen v Molde

8 June 1987 6	Vålerengen	1 – 2	Molde	Oslo
CET (UTC+1)	Skjærvik 88'	Report	Rekdal 31', 52'	Stadium: Bislett Stadion Attendance: 2,611 Referee: Per-Arne Larsgård

Molde v Rosenborg

13 June 1987 7	Molde	1 – 1 (4–2 p)	Rosenborg	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Rekdal 76'	Report	Brandhaug 30'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Erling Haugen

HamKam v Molde

20 June 1987 8	HamKam	0 – 2	Molde	Hamar
CET (UTC+1)		Report	Neerland 4', 56'	Stadium: Briskeby Attendance: 2,201 Referee: Jan Erik Olsen

Brann v Molde

27 June 1987 9	Brann	0 – 2	Molde	Bergen
CET (UTC+1)		Report	Neerland 58' Arnesen 86'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 6,873 Referee: Kaare Lindboe

Molde v Lillestrøm

4 July 1987 10	Molde	0 – 0 (7–8 p)	Lillestrøm	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,025

Moss v Molde

11 July 1987 11	Moss	5 – 0	Molde	Moss
CET (UTC+1)	Henæs 30' Bachke 31', 80' Gislason 37' Fjærestad 81'	Report		Stadium: Melløs Stadion Attendance: 2,653

Start v Molde

18 July 1987 12	Start	0 – 2	Molde	Kristiansand
CET (UTC+1)		Report	Rekdal 52', 79'	Stadium: Kristiansand Stadion Attendance: 1,070

Molde v Bryne

8 August 1987 13	Molde	1 – 0	Bryne	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Flo 25'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,260

Mjøndalen v Molde

15 August 1987 14	Mjøndalen	0 – 0 (4–5 p)	Molde	Mjøndalen
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Nedre Eiker Stadion Attendance: 1,801

Molde v Tromsø

22 August 1987 15	Molde	2 – 1	Tromsø	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Berg 25', 75'	Report	Rismo 13'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,260

Kongsvinger v Molde

29 August 1987 16	Kongsvinger	1 – 0	Molde	Kongsvinger
CET (UTC+1)	Holtet 87'	Report		Stadium: Gjemselund Stadion Attendance: 1,757

Molde v Vålerengen

5 September 1987 17	Molde	4 – 0	Vålerengen	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Neerland 18', 51' Rekdal 78' Berg 80'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,125

Rosenborg v Molde

12 September 1987 18	Rosenborg	0 – 2	Molde	Trondheim
CET (UTC+1)		Report	Hagbø 31' Arnesen 33'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 5,927

Molde v HamKam

16 September 1987 19	Molde	2 – 1	HamKam	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Neerland 34' Stavrum 85'	Report	Eikebråten 29'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,160

Molde v Brann

26 September 1987 20	Molde	2 – 1	Brann	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Berg 39', 83'	Report	Møller 30'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,860

Lillestrøm v Molde

3 October 1987 21	Lillestrøm	2 – 1	Molde	Lillestrøm
CET (UTC+1)	Håberg 22' Larsen 39'	Report	Rekdal 31'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 4,680

Molde v Moss

10 October 1987 22	Molde	0 – 2	Moss	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report	Bachke 59' Henæs 89'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 14,793[6]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Moss (C)	22	13	2	1	6	44	30	+14	44	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Molde	22	11	3	2	6	27	20	+7	41	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Kongsvinger	22	9	4	4	5	32	22	+10	39
4	Rosenborg	22	8	4	7	3	33	25	+8	39
5	Bryne	22	11	0	1	10	32	27	+5	34	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round
6	Tromsø	22	5	7	2	8	19	31	−12	31
7	Vålerengen	22	8	1	4	9	26	27	−1	30
8	Brann	22	7	3	3	9	25	28	−3	30
9	Lillestrøm	22	7	3	2	10	22	21	+1	29
10	HamKam (R)	22	7	3	2	10	27	34	−7	29	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11	Mjøndalen (R)	22	6	2	3	11	26	34	−8	25	Relegation to the Second Division
12	Start (R)	22	6	2	3	11	30	44	−14	25

Source: nifs.no
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 1987 Norwegian Football Cup

Kristiansund v Molde

30 May 1987 First round	Kristiansund	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Molde	Kristiansund
CEST (UTC+2)	Unknown	Report	Neerland 34', ?' Flo ?'	Attendance: 1,200

Molde v Langevåg

24 June 1987 Second round	Molde	11 – 0	Langevåg	Molde
CEST (UTC+2)	Rekdal Arnesen Møller Neerland Rekdal Rekdal Rekdal Neerland Bratteteig ?' (pen.) Rekdal Arnesen	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 796

Sunndal v Molde

8 July 1987 Third round	Sunndal	2 – 0	Molde	Sunndalsøra
CEST (UTC+2)	Torve Øien	Report

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Lacking information:

• Appearance statistics from Norwegian Cup rounds 2 (6–8 players) and 3 (8–10 players) are missing.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1. divisjon		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	MF	NOR	Marvin Arnesen	23	4	21	2	2	2
	MF	NOR	Jan Berg	22	7	20	7	2	0
	DF	NOR	Even Blakstad	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
	GK	NOR	Inge Bratteteig	13	1	10+1	0	2	1
	DF	NOR	Knut Hallvard Eikrem	22	0	21	0	1	0
	FW	NOR	Jostein Flo	21	3	18+1	2	2	1
	DF	NOR	Tor Gunnar Hagbø	23	1	22	1	1	0
	DF	NOR	Åge Hareide	15	1	8+7	1	0	0
	MF	NOR	Stein Olav Hestad	16	0	13+3	0	0	0
	FW	NOR	Johan Høgset	14	0	0+13	0	0+1	0
	FW	NOR	Odd Ivar Moen	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
	DF	NOR	Lasse Møller	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
	DF	NOR	Ulrich Møller	24	1	21	0	3	1
	FW	NOR	Øystein Neerland	23	10	20+1	6	2	4
	GK	NOR	Thor André Olsen	13	0	13	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Kjetil Rekdal	20	12	19	7	1	5
	MF	NOR	Finn Renna	14	0	6+8	0	0	0
	DF	NOR	Geir Sperre	13	0	9+3	0	1	0
	DF	NOR	Ole Erik Stavrum	22	1	21	1	1	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Nat.	Player	1. divisjon	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	MF		Kjetil Rekdal	7	5	12
2	FW		Øystein Neerland	6	4	10
3	MF		Jan Berg	7	0	7
4	MF		Marvin Arnesen	2	2	4
5	FW		Jostein Flo	2	1	3
6	DF		Tor Gunnar Hagbø	1	0	1
	DF		Åge Hareide	1	0	1
	DF		Ole Erik Stavrum	1	0	1
	GK		Inge Bratteteig	0	1	1
	DF		Ulrich Møller	0	1	1
			TOTALS	27	14	41

See also

• Molde FK seasons