1989 Molde FK season

The 1989 season was Molde's 15th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in 1. divisjon (first tier) and the Norwegian Cup.

Molde

1989 season
Chairman	Nils Olav Kringstad
Head coaches	Åge Hareide Harry Hestad
Stadium	Molde Stadion
1. divisjon	4th
Norwegian Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Jostein Flo (12) All: Petter Belsvik (19) Jostein Flo (19)
Highest home attendance	5,380 vs Tromsø[1] (9 July 1989)
Average home league attendance	3,457[2]
← 1988 1990 →

In the league, Molde finished in 4th position, 15 points behind winners Lillestrøm.^[3]

Molde participated in the 1989 Norwegian Cup. They reached their second final in club history. Molde drew Viking 2–2 after extra time in the final played on 22 October at Ullevaal Stadion. Øystein Neerland and Petter Belsvik scored Molde's goals. The replay was played the following Sunday, on 29 October. Molde lost the replay 1–2 against Viking, Geir Sperre scored Molde's only goal of the game.

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 Hugo Hansen — DF  NOR Ulrich Møller (Captain) — DF  NOR Sindre Rekdal — DF  NOR Geir Sperre — DF  NOR Ole Erik Stavrum — MF  NOR Torbjørn Evensen

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NOR Stein Olav Hestad — MF  NOR Morten Kristiansen — MF  NOR Øyvind Leonhardsen — MF  NOR Espen Søraa — MF  NOR Ronald Wenaas — FW  NOR Petter Belsvik — FW  NOR Jostein Flo — FW  NOR Øystein Neerland — FW  NOR Frode Tømmerbakk

Competitions

1. divisjon

Main article: 1989 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	11	4	7	40	32	+8	37	8	0	3	29	16	+13	3	4	4	11	16	−5

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	D
Position	8	5	8	7	8	7	7	5	4	3	2	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4

Source: see below

Results

Kongsvinger v Molde

30 April 1989 1	Kongsvinger	1 – 0	Molde	Kongsvinger
CET (UTC+1)	Martinsen 16'	Report		Stadium: Gjemselund Stadion Attendance: 2,878 Referee: Tore Hollung

Molde v Rosenborg

6 May 1989 2	Molde	3 – 1	Rosenborg	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Stavrum 8' (pen.) Flo 10' Neerland 44'	Report	Brandhaug 26'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,853 Referee: Christian Raabe

Lillestrøm v Molde

15 May 1989 3	Lillestrøm	3 – 1	Molde	Lillestrøm
CET (UTC+1)	Dyrstad 5' Gulbrandsen 19' Fjørtoft 46'	Report	Stavrum 60'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 6,387 Referee: Kaare Lindboe

Molde v Start

25 May 1989 4	Molde	2 – 1	Start	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Flo 15' Leonhardsen 88'	Report	Isaksen 26'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,850 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Viking v Molde

28 May 1989 5	Viking	2 – 0	Molde	Stavanger
CET (UTC+1)	Tveit 6' Malmedal 62'	Report		Stadium: Stavanger Stadion Attendance: 4,230 Referee: Kjell Nordby

Molde v Brann

4 June 1989 6	Molde	2 – 1	Brann	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Flo 3' Belsvik 55'	Report	Kruse 36'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,280 Referee: Rune Pedersen

Moss v Molde

11 June 1989 7	Moss	1 – 1	Molde	Moss
CET (UTC+1)	Stavrum 35' (o.g.)	Report	Belsvik 5'	Stadium: Melløs Stadion Attendance: 2,682 Referee: Egil Nervik

Molde v Vålerengen

18 June 1989 8	Molde	5 – 0	Vålerengen	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Belsvik 26' (pen.), 65', 90' Leonhardsen 64' Neerland 85'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,380 Referee: Thorodd Presberg

Sogndal v Molde

25 June 1989 9	Sogndal	1 – 2	Molde	Sogndalsfjøra
CET (UTC+1)	Hopen 75'	Report	Kristiansen 45' Neerland 76'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Attendance: 1,347 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Mjølner v Molde

2 July 1989 10	Mjølner	0 – 1	Molde	Narvik
CET (UTC+1)		Report	Neerland 55'	Stadium: Narvik Stadion Attendance: 2,526 Referee: Thorodd Presberg

Molde v Tromsø

9 July 1989 11	Molde	3 – 1	Tromsø	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Flo 8', 75' Sperre 52'	Report	Pedersen 46' (pen.)	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,380 Referee: Rune Pedersen

Molde v Kongsvinger

23 July 1989 12	Molde	1 – 4	Kongsvinger	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Belsvik 59' (pen.)	Report	Dalløkken 8' Berstad 14' Riisnæs 59' Sagen 74'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,180 Referee: Kjell Nordby

Rosenborg v Molde

30 July 1989 13	Rosenborg	1 – 1	Molde	Trondheim
CET (UTC+1)	Jakobsen 73'	Report	Belsvik 84'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 15,230 Referee: Rune Pedersen

Molde v Lillestrøm

6 August 1989 14	Molde	0 – 3	Lillestrøm	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report	Dyrstad 20' Gulbrandsen 83' Larsen 90'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,182 Referee: Tore Hollung

Start v Molde

13 August 1989 15	Start	2 – 2	Molde	Kristiansand
CET (UTC+1)	Mykland 22' Strandli 53'	Report	Flo 44' Leonhardsen 84'	Stadium: Kristiansand Stadion Attendance: 4,678 Referee: Sven Kjelbrott

Molde v Viking

20 August 1989 16	Molde	2 – 0	Viking	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Leonhardsen 79' Wenaas 88'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,422 Referee: Erling Haugen

Brann v Molde

27 August 1989 17	Brann	4 – 1	Molde	Bergen
CET (UTC+1)	Torvanger 5' (pen.) Þórðarson 22', 79' Nybø 52'	Report	Flo 10'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 8,742 Referee: Terje Singsaas

Molde v Moss

30 August 1989 18	Molde	0 – 3	Moss	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report	Haldorsen 64' Haugen 74' Karlsrud 77'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,030 Referee: Sven Kjelbrott

Vålerengen v Molde

10 September 1989 19	Vålerengen	1 – 2	Molde	Oslo
CET (UTC+1)	Unknown 62'	Report	Kristiansen 60' Belsvik 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Bislett Stadion Attendance: 2,355 Referee: Egil Nervik

Molde v Sogndal

24 September 1989 20	Molde	4 – 2	Sogndal	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Belsvik 49' Sperre 75' Wenaas 78' Flo 90'	Report	Førde 47' Nilsen 50'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,015 Referee: Bjørn Kronborg

Molde v Mjølner

1 October 1989 21	Molde	7 – 0	Mjølner	Molde
CET (UTC+1)	Flo 39', 43', 44', 66' (pen.) Kristiansen 68' Leonhardsen 73' Hansen 84'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 1,455 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Tromsø v Molde

8 October 1989 22	Tromsø	0 – 0	Molde	Tromsø
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 5,002 Referee: Thorodd Presberg

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Rosenborg	22	13	5	4	56	29	+27	44	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Tromsø	22	11	4	7	36	25	+11	37
4	Molde	22	11	4	7	40	32	+8	37
5	Kongsvinger	22	10	4	8	34	25	+9	34
6	Viking	22	9	4	9	36	33	+3	31	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round

Source: nifs.no

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 1989 Norwegian Football Cup

Åndalsnes v Molde

7 June 1989 First round	Åndalsnes	2 – 4	Molde	Åndalsnes
CEST (UTC+2)	Dahle Unknown	Report	Flo Belsvik ?' (pen.), ?' Kristiansen	Stadium: Øran Stadion

Molde v Bergsøy

21 June 1989 Second round	Molde	11 – 0	Bergsøy	Molde
CEST (UTC+2)	Belsvik 5', 56', 64', 88' Flo 15', 17', 31' Leonhardsen 30' Neerland 47', 84' Sperre 86'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 699

Hødd v Molde

5 July 1989 Third round	Hødd	1 – 2	Molde	Ulsteinvik
CEST (UTC+2)	Hasund 47'	Report	Sperre 27' Leonhardsen 85'	Stadium: Høddvoll Stadion Attendance: 1,800

Molde v Frigg

26 July 1989 Fourth round	Molde	0 – 0	Frigg	Molde
CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,182 Referee: Thorbjørn Aass

Frigg v Molde

2 August 1989 Fourth round Replay	Frigg	2 – 3	Molde	Oslo
CEST (UTC+2)	Raddum 21' Bendiksen 55'	Report	Evensen 17' Flo 43' Belsvik 86'	Stadium: Bislett Stadion Attendance: 3,002 Referee: Per Arne Larsgård

Sogndal v Molde

16 August 1989 Quarter-finals	Sogndal	4 – 5	Molde	Sogndalsfjøra
CEST (UTC+2)	Christiansen 9' Hopen 48' Hillestad 65' Nilsen 74'	Report	Kristiansen 1' Flo 17', 56' Belsvik 53', 63'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Attendance: 2,020 Referee: Aril Haugstad

Molde v Eik

17 September 1989 Semi-finals	Molde	1 – 0	Eik	Molde
CEST (UTC+2)	Bjørnsgård 6' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 9,036 Referee: Kaare Lindboe

Final

Main article: 1989 Norwegian Football Cup final

22 October 1989

13:15 CEST (UTC+2)

Final

Viking	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Molde
Tveit 23' Holmberg 61'	Report	Neerland 71' Belsvik 90'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 23,000

Referee: Rune Pedersen (Sprint-Jeløy)

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29 October 1989

13:15 CEST (UTC+2)

Final
Replay

Viking	2 – 1	Molde
Fjetland 15' Tveit 47'	Report	Sperre 38'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 9,856

Referee: Egil Nervik (Freidig)

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Lacking information:

• Appearance statistics from Norwegian Cup rounds 1, 4, quarter-finals and semi-finals (7–9 players in first round, 11–13 players in fourth round, 8–10 players in the quarter-finals and 9–11 players in the semi-finals) are missing.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1. divisjon		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	FW	NOR	Petter Belsvik	29	19	21+1	9	7	10
	DF	NOR	Knut Hallvard Eikrem	24	0	19	0	5	0
	GK	NOR	Stig Engen	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
	MF	NOR	Torbjørn Evensen	11	1	5+3	0	2+1	1
	FW	NOR	Jostein Flo	28	19	21	12	7	7
	DF	NOR	Tor Gunnar Hagbø	2	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	NOR	Hugo Hansen	27	1	22	1	5	0
	MF	NOR	Stein Olav Hestad	12	0	2+7	0	0+3	0
	MF	NOR	Morten Kristiansen	27	5	19+2	3	6	2
	MF	NOR	Øyvind Leonhardsen	27	7	22	5	5	2
	DF	NOR	Ulrich Møller	27	0	21	0	6	0
	FW	NOR	Øystein Neerland	20	7	10+6	4	1+3	3
	GK	NOR	Thor André Olsen	29	0	22	0	7	0
	DF	NOR	Sindre Rekdal	15	0	11+1	0	3	0
	DF	NOR	Geir Sperre	25	5	19+1	2	5	3
	DF	NOR	Ole Erik Stavrum	20	2	17	2	3	0
	MF	NOR	Espen Søraa	4	0	1+3	0	0	0
	FW	NOR	Frode Tømmerbakk	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Ronald Wenaas	15	2	5+8	2	2	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Nat.	Player	1. divisjon	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	FW		Jostein Flo	12	7	19
	FW		Petter Belsvik	9	10	19
3	MF		Øyvind Leonhardsen	5	2	7
	FW		Øystein Neerland	4	3	7
5	MF		Morten Kristiansen	3	2	5
	DF		Geir Sperre	2	3	5
7	DF		Ole Erik Stavrum	2	0	2
	MF		Ronald Wenaas	2	0	2
9	DF		Hugo Hansen	1	0	1
	MF		Torbjørn Evensen	0	1	1
			Own goals	0	1	1
			TOTALS	40	29	69

See also

• Molde FK seasons