2023 Molde FK season

The 2023 season was Molde's 16th consecutive year in Eliteserien, and their 47th season in the top flight of Norwegian football.

Molde

2023 season
Chairman	Odd Ivar Moen
Manager	Erling Moe
Stadium	Aker Stadion
Eliteserien	5th
2022 Cup	Quarter-finals
2023 Cup	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Play-off round
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
UEFA Europa Conference League	Knockout round play-offs
Top goalscorer	League: Two Players (7) All: Three Players (12)
Highest home attendance	10,730 vs Rosenborg (16 April 2023)
Lowest home attendance	2,594 vs Strømsgodset (28 June 2023)
Average home league attendance	6,681 (3 December 2023)
Home colours Away colours
← 2022 2024 →

Season events

On 28 December 2022, Chelsea announced that David Fofana would join them on 1 January 2023.^[1]

On 6 January, Molde announced the signing of Eric Kitolano to a three-year contract from Tromsø.^[2]

On 6 January, Martin Ellingsen also confirmed that he had signed with the club for one more year.^[3]

On 24 January, Molde announced the signing of Veton Berisha to a four-year contract from Hammarby.^[4]

On 25 January, Molde extended their contract with Johan Bakke for an additional season, keeping him at Molde until the end of 2026.^[5]

On 31 January, Álex Craninx left Molde.^[6]

On 21 February, Molde announced the signing of Anders Hagelskjær from AaB to a four-year contract.^[7]

On 22 February, Molde announced the signing of Harun Ibrahim from GAIS to a four-year contract.^[8]

On 6 April, Molde extended their contract with Niklas Ødegård until 2025.^[9]

On 28 June, Molde extended their contract with manager Erling Moe until the end of 2024.^[10]

On 30 June, when his contract expired, Anders Børset left Molde to join the youth ranks of Wolfsburg.^[11]

On 7 July, Molde announced the return of Eirik Hestad on a contract until 2027.^[12]

On 13 July, Molde announced that Rafik Zekhnini would leave the club to sign permanently for Sarpsborg 08 on 1 August.^[13]

On 17 July, Birk Risa left Molde for New York City FC.^[14]

On 4 August, Eirik Andersen left the club, signing for his former club Strømsgodset.^[15]

On 23 August, Molde announced the signing of Casper Øyvann on a contract until the end of 2026, from Tromsø.^[16]

On 31 August, Benjamin Hansen was loaned to AIK for the remainder of the season, whilst Harun Ibrahim joined IK Sirius on a similar deal.^[17] Later the same day, Molde announced the return of Fredrik Gulbrandsen who'd last played for Adana Demirspor.^[18]

On 1 September, Molde announced the singing of Christian Cappis on loan from Brøndby until the end of the season, whilst Sivert Mannsverk left the club to sign for Ajax and Ola Brynhildsen left to join Midtjylland.^[19][20][21]

Squad

As of match played 14 December 2023

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Jacob Karlstrøm		GK	(1997-01-09)9 January 1997 (aged 26)	Tromsø	2022[22]	2025[22]	77	0
12	Oliver Petersen		GK	(2001-09-26)26 September 2001 (aged 22)	Follo	2019	2024[23]	32	0
34	Peder Hoel Lervik		GK	(2005-04-24)24 April 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2021		0	0
Defenders
2	Martin Bjørnbak		DF	(1992-03-22)22 March 1992 (aged 31)	Bodø/Glimt	2019[24]	2025[25]	143	5
3	Casper Øyvann		DF	(1999-12-07)7 December 1999 (aged 24)	Tromsø	2023[16]	2026[16]	17	0
4	Christian Cappis		DF	(1999-08-13)13 August 1999 (aged 24)	on loan from Brøndby	2023[19]	2023[19]	4	0
19	Eirik Haugan		DF	(1997-08-27)27 August 1997 (aged 26)	Östersunds	2022[26]	2026[27]	81	2
21	Martin Linnes		DF	(1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 32)	Unattached	2021[28]	2025[29]	229	27
25	Anders Hagelskjær		DF	(1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 26)	AaB	2023[7]	2026[7]	37	0
28	Kristoffer Haugen		DF	(1994-02-21)21 February 1994 (aged 29)	Viking	2018[30]	2025[31]	182	20
31	Mathias Løvik		DF	(2003-12-06)6 December 2003 (aged 20)	Academy	2021	2026[32]	63	3
Midfielders
5	Eirik Hestad		MF	(1995-06-26)26 June 1995 (aged 28)	Unattached	2023[12]	2027[12]	245	39
6	Martin Ellingsen		MF	(1995-05-02)2 May 1995 (aged 28)	Kongsvinger	2017	2023[3]	118	19
7	Magnus Wolff Eikrem		MF	(1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (aged 33)	Seattle Sounders FC	2018[33]	2025[34]	279	65
10	Eric Kitolano		MF	(1997-09-02)2 September 1997 (aged 26)	Tromsø	2023[2]	2025[2]	39	7
14	Erling Knudtzon		MF	(1988-12-15)15 December 1988 (aged 34)	Lillestrøm	2019[35]	2023[36]	167	10
15	Markus Kaasa		MF	(1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 26)	Odd	2022[37]	2025[37]	73	11
16	Emil Breivik		MF	(2000-06-11)11 June 2000 (aged 23)	Academy	2014	2025[38]	123	15
20	Kristian Eriksen		MF	(1995-07-18)18 July 1995 (aged 28)	HamKam	2022[39]	2026[39]	71	14
22	Magnus Grødem		MF	(1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 25)	Sandnes Ulf	2021[40]	2024[40]	113	27
24	Johan Bakke		MF	(2004-04-01)1 April 2004 (aged 19)	Sogndal	2022[41]	2026[5]	10	0
33	Niklas Ødegård		MF	(2004-03-29)29 March 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2021	2025[9]	38	6
Forwards
8	Fredrik Gulbrandsen		FW	(1992-09-10)10 September 1992 (aged 31)	Unattached	2023[18]		68	28
9	Veton Berisha		FW	(1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 29)	Hammarby	2023[4]	2026[4]	39	7
Molde II
35	William Fraser		GK	(2002-01-26)26 January 2002 (aged 21)	Academy	2021		0	0
37	Leon-Robin Juberg-Hovland		MF	(2004-05-09)9 May 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2021		3	0
40	Martin Kjørsvik		FW	(2003-01-17)17 January 2003 (aged 20)	Academy	2021		1	0
41	Sindre Heggstad		DF	(2003-04-06)6 April 2003 (aged 20)	Academy	2021		0	0
42	Jesper Myklebust		FW	(2003-06-05)5 June 2003 (aged 20)	Academy	2022		0	0
43	Dino Okanovic		FW	(2003-08-03)3 August 2003 (aged 20)	Academy	2022		0	0
44	Filip Kristoffersen		DF	(2004-03-09)9 March 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2021		0	0
46	Andreas Myklebust		MF	(2005-07-16)16 July 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	201		4	0
48	Anton Solbakken		MF	(2004-06-26)26 June 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2022		0	0
49	Nikolai Ohr		MF	(2004-11-22)22 November 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2022		0	0
50	Gustav Nyheim		FW	(2006-02-13)13 February 2006 (aged 17)	Academy	2021		8	0
51	Magnus Solheim		FW	(2005-03-03)3 March 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2022		0	0
52	Fredrik Nyheim		DF	(2005-04-02)2 April 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2021		0	0
53	Adrian Viken		DF	(2005-07-14)14 July 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2021		0	0
55	Emil Silseth		MF	(2005-09-15)15 September 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2022		0	0
59	Albert Tjåland		FW	(2004-02-11)11 February 2004 (aged 19)	Bryne	2020		1	1
	Vegard Myklebust		MF	(2005-02-02)2 February 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2022		0	0
Out on loan
4	Benjamin Hansen		DF	(1994-02-07)7 February 1994 (aged 29)	Haugesund	2022[42]	2024[42]	65	1
32	Harun Ibrahim		MF	(2003-02-26)26 February 2003 (aged 20)	GAIS	2023[8]	2026[8]	0	0
Players who left club during season
3	Birk Risa		DF	(1998-02-13)13 February 1998 (aged 25)	Odd	2020[43]	2023[43]	95	3
5	Sheriff Sinyan		DF	(1996-07-19)19 July 1996 (aged 27)	Lillestrøm	2020[44]	2023[44]	62	3
8	Sivert Mannsverk		MF	(2002-05-08)8 May 2002 (aged 21)	Sogndal	2021[45]	2025[45]	87	8
11	Ola Brynhildsen		FW	(1999-04-27)27 April 1999 (aged 24)	Stabæk	2020[46]	2024[25]	137	42
12	Álex Craninx		GK	(1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 28)	Cartagena	2018[47]	2023[48]	29	0
17	Rafik Zekhnini		FW	(1998-01-12)12 January 1998 (aged 25)	Fiorentina	2021[49]	2024[50]	41	3
23	Eirik Andersen		MF	(1992-09-21)21 September 1992 (aged 31)	Strømsgodset	2019[51]	2023	64	21
29	Anders Børset		DF	(2006-02-22)22 February 2006 (aged 17)	Academy	2021	2023[11]	4	0
47	Nikolai Skuseth		DF	(2004-05-18)18 May 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2021	[52]	0	0

Transfers

Main articles: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2022–23 and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2023

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
6 January 2023	MF		Eric Kitolano	Tromsø	Undisclosed	[2]
24 January 2023	FW		Veton Berisha	Hammarby	Undisclosed	[4]
21 February 2023	DF		Anders Hagelskjær	AaB	Undisclosed	[7]
22 February 2023	MF		Harun Ibrahim	GAIS	Undisclosed	[8]
7 July 2023	MF		Eirik Hestad	Unattached	Free	[12]
23 August 2023	DF		Casper Øyvann	Tromsø	Undisclosed	[16]
31 August 2023	FW		Fredrik Gulbrandsen	Unattached	Free	[18]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
1 September 2023	DF		Christian Cappis	Brøndby	End of season	[19]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 January 2023	FW		David Fofana	Chelsea	Undisclosed	[1]
13 July 2023	FW		Rafik Zekhnini	Sarpsborg 08	Undisclosed	[13]
17 July 2023	DF		Birk Risa	New York City FC	Undisclosed	[14]
4 August 2023	MF		Eirik Andersen	Strømsgodset	Undisclosed	[15]
11 August 2023	DF		Nikolai Skuseth	Ranheim	Undisclosed	[52]
1 September 2023	MF		Sivert Mannsverk	AFC Ajax	Undisclosed	[20]
1 September 2023	FW		Ola Brynhildsen	Midtjylland	Undisclosed	[21]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
31 August 2023	DF		Benjamin Hansen	AIK	End of season	[17]
31 August 2023	MF		Harun Ibrahim	IK Sirius	End of season	[17]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
31 January 2023	GK		Álex Craninx	Fuenlabrada	8 February 2023	[6][53]
30 June 2023	DF		Sheriff Sinyan	Slavia Prague	4 July 2023	[54]
30 June 2023	DF		Anders Børset	Wolfsburg U19	1 July 2023	[11]
31 December 2023	MF		Martin Ellingsen	AIK	1 January 2024	[55]
31 December 2023	MF		Erling Knudtzon	Lillestrøm	1 January 2024	[56]

Friendlies

Viktoria Plzeň v Molde

20 January 2023	Viktoria Plzeň	2–0	Molde	La Nucia, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Květ  19' Chorý 42', 53'	Report		Attendance: 80

Molde v Træff

28 January 2023	Molde	2–1	Træff	Molde
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Eriksen 68' Grødem 84'	Report	Haga 46'	Stadium: Aker Stadion

Molde v Brattvåg

1 February 2023	Molde	8–1	Brattvåg	Molde
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Løvik 18', 19' Breivik 21', 43' Eikrem 33', 34' Eriksen 46' Knudtzon 48'	Report	Leine 36'	Stadium: Aker Stadion

Molde v BK Hacken

7 February 2023	Molde	v	BK Hacken	Marbella, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Note: Match cancelled due to heavy rain.[57]

Molde v Odd

9 February 2023	Molde	3–4	Odd	Marbella, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Breivik 20' Løvik 22' Zekhnini 89'	Report	Jevtović 42' Midtskogen 50' Jørgensen 55' Diabagate 82'

Molde v Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

14 February 2023	Molde	1–1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Marbella, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Brynhildsen 62'	Report	Moon S-m 22' (pen.)

Molde v Sandefjord

24 February 2023	Molde	2–1	Sandefjord	Molde
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Brynhildsen 5' Eikrem 28'	Report	Dunsby 84'	Stadium: Aker Stadion

Kristiansund v Molde

4 March 2023	Kristiansund	0–4	Molde	Kristiansund
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Hansen 12' Eriksen 33', 46' Risa 58'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion

Molde v Hødd

21 March 2023	Molde	0–1	Hødd	Molde
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Bonde 66'	Stadium: Aker Stadion

Aalesund v Molde

25 March 2023	Aalesund	0–3	Molde	Ålesund
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Munksgaard  90+1'	Report	Eikrem 10', 43'  45+1' Linnes  57' Kitolano 75'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion

Molde v Bodø/Glimt

2 April 2023	Molde	2–3	Bodø/Glimt	Molde
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haugen 7' Brynhildsen 30'	Report	Moumbagna 35' Sørli 42' Grønbæk 80'	Stadium: Aker Stadion

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eliteserien	10 April 2023	3 December 2023	Matchday 1	5th	30	15	6	9	65	38	+27	050.00
2022 Norwegian Cup	12 March 2023	18 March 2023	Fourth round	Quarterfinal	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	050.00
2023 Norwegian Cup	24 May 2023	10 December 2023	First round	Winners	7	7	0	0	19	1	+18	100.00
UEFA Champions League	25 July 2023	29 August 2023	Second qualifying round	Playoff round	6	2	0	4	8	8	+0	033.33
UEFA Europa League	21 September 2023	14 December 2023	Group stage	Group Stage	6	2	1	3	12	12	+0	033.33
Total					51	27	8	16	108	61	+47	052.94

Last updated: 14 December 2023
Source: Competitions

Eliteserien

Main article: 2023 Eliteserien

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
30	15	6	9	65	39	+26	51	9	3	3	37	16	+21	6	3	6	28	23	+5

Last updated: 3 December 2023.
Source: see below

Results by match

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	H[a]	A[b]	H[c]	A[d]	H[e]	A[f]	A[g]	H[h]	A[i]	H[j]	A[k]	H[l]	A[m]	A	H	A[n]	H[o]	A[p]	H[q]	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	D
Position	12	12	15	15	12	8	7	8	7	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

1. matchday 17
2. matchday 5
3. matchday 6
4. matchday 7
5. matchday 8
6. matchday 9
7. matchday 10
8. matchday 11
9. matchday 12
10. matchday 13
11. matchday 14
12. matchday 15
13. matchday 16
14. matchday 21
15. matchday 22
16. matchday 23
17. matchday 20

Results

Tromsø v Molde

10 April 2023 1	Tromsø	1–0	Molde	Tromsø
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nilsen  42' Opsahl 51' Erlien 54'  90+3'	Report	Risa  81'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 3,723 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Molde v Rosenborg

16 April 2023 2	Molde	1–1	Rosenborg	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hansen 18' Haugan  41' Kaasa  81' Mannsverk  88'	Report	Haugen 34' (o.g.) Pereira  85' Reitan  89' Cornic  90+2'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 10,730 Referee: Tore Hansen

Lillestrøm v Molde

23 April 2023 3	Lillestrøm	2–1	Molde	Lillestrøm
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Tønnessen 5' Adams 37' Ranger  90+1'	Report	Breivik 35' Eikrem  42'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5,955 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Molde v Stabæk

30 April 2023 4	Molde	2–3	Stabæk	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Grødem 2' Breivik 55'	Report	Høgh 16' Hansen 23' (o.g.) Geelmuyden  31' Kabran 90+5'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,054 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Molde v Aalesund

3 May 2023 17	Molde	3–0	Aalesund	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Breivik  37' Bjørnbak  49' Linnes 58' Grødem 69' Mannsverk 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Andersen  33' Kolskogen  90+2'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,135 Referee: Rohit Saggi
Note: Match brought forward to facilitate Molde's UEFA Champions League qualifiers.

HamKam v Molde

7 May 2023 5	HamKam	0–4	Molde	Hamar
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kirkevold  48' Sjølstad  60'	Report	Bjarnason 7' (o.g.) Eikrem 53' Eriksen 56' Mannsverk 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Briskeby Stadion Attendance: 4,518 Referee: Marius Lien

Molde v Strømsgodset

13 May 2023 6	Molde	3–2	Strømsgodset	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Linnes 37' Mannsverk 67' Breivik 77'	Report	Gulliksen  40' Mehnert 61' Brunes 90+6'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,423 Referee: Daniel Higraff

Aalesund v Molde

16 May 2023 7	Aalesund	3–1	Molde	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ebiye 41' (pen.) Diop  42' Andersen  50' Atanga 57', 61' J.Kitolano  65' Fällman  90+3'	Report	Mannsverk 44' Brynhildsen  55' Ødegård 90+1' Berisha  90+3'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 9,050 Referee: Sivert Amland

Molde v Sandefjord

29 May 2023 8	Molde	5–0	Sandefjord	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Breivik 18' Linnes 27' Grødem 49' Brynhildsen 56', 66'	Report	Bikoro  33' Foss  38' Smeulers  51'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,617 Referee: Marius Lien

Viking v Molde

4 June 2023 9	Viking	3–4	Molde	Stavanger
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Stensness 6'  37' Brekalo  45+2' Bjørshol 47'  81' Tripić 50' de Lanlay  88'	Report	Breivik 2' Brynhildsen  12' 28', 90+3' Grødem 75'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 9,649 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Odd v Molde

11 June 2023 10	Odd	1–0	Molde	Skien
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Johansen  29' Midtskogen  33' 78' L. Owusu  50' Wahlstedt  90+3'	Report	Hagelskjær  48' Eikrem  90' Linnes  90+2' Hansen  90+3'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Tore Hansen

Molde v Haugesund

25 June 2023 11	Molde	1–0	Haugesund	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Brynhildsen 39'  87' Bjørnbak  93' Karlstrøm  96'	Report	Leite  45' Eskesen  85' Diarra  90+2'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,125 Referee: Sivert Amland

Bodø/Glimt v Molde

2 July 2023 12	Bodø/Glimt	2–2	Molde	Bodø
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Moumbagna 66' Saltnes 90+3'  90+5'	Report	Brynhildsen  7' 24', 35' Karlstrøm  17' Petersen  41' Risa  42' Mannsverk  45+3' Hansen  46' Haugan  60'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 7,409 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Molde v Brann

9 July 2023 13	Molde	2–0	Brann	Molde
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Eriksen 12' Breivik  58' Kitolano  62' Berisha 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,604 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Vålerenga v Molde

15 July 2023 14	Vålerenga	0–4	Molde	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hedenstad  90+3'	Report	Kitolano 1' Haugen 41' Eriksen 45' Breivik 55' (pen.)  64'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 8,779 Referee: Daniel Higraff

Molde v Sarpsborg 08

22 July 2023 15	Molde	5–1	Sarpsborg 08	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kitolano 6', 17', 69' Mannsverk  62' Løvik 80' Linnes 86'	Report	Lundqvist  42' Andersen  46' Reinhardsen  50' Opseth  63' Wichne  85'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,335 Referee: Tore Hansen

Stabæk v Molde

29 July 2023 16	Stabæk	0–1	Molde	Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Berisha 62' (pen.) Hagelskjær  90+6'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,235 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Sandefjord v Molde

12 August 2023 18	Sandefjord	2–2	Molde	Sandefjord
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nilsson 39' (pen.) Smeulers  72' Tveter 90+4'	Report	Hansen  45+2' Grødem 51' Bjørnbak  75' Linnes 85'	Stadium: Sandefjord Arena Attendance: 4,754 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Molde v Vålerenga

19 August 2023 19	Molde	0–0	Vålerenga	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haugan  39'  90+7' Løvik  63'	Report	Børven  74' Storevik  87'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,468 Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes

Haugesund v Molde

3 September 2023 21	Haugesund	1–2	Molde	Haugesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Therkildsen  23'  90' Bærtelsen  83'	Report	Berisha 7' Eriksen  25' Eikrem 70' Grødem  90'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 3,416 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Molde v Odd

16 September 2023 22	Molde	4–1	Odd	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hestad 30', 43' Gulbrandsen 70' Eikrem 79'	Report	Svendsen 38'  83'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,118 Referee: Tore Hansen

Strømsgodset v Molde

24 September 2023 23	Strømsgodset	1–1	Molde	Drammen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Melkersen 8' Krasniqi  83' Stengel  90+4'	Report	Eikrem 39' Løvik  90+4'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 4,737 Referee: Marius Lien

Molde v Viking

1 October 2023 20	Molde	4–0	Viking	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eikrem 10', 63' Eriksen 21' Hagelskjær  44' Løvik  53' Haugen 59'	Report	Tripić  46' Yazbek  51'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,729 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
Note: Match originally scheduled for 26 August 2023, but postponed due to Molde's participation in the UEFA Champions League qualifying stages.

Molde v Bodø/Glimt

8 October 2023 24	Molde	1–3	Bodø/Glimt	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Grødem 30' Ellingsen  35' Kaasa  38' Breivik 55' Haugen  78' Eriksen  87'	Report	Saltnes 26' Breivik 43' (o.g.) Gulliksen 48' Grønbæk 76' Berg  77' Moe  78' Moumbagna 84'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,407 Referee: Sivert Amland

Brann v Molde

21 October 2023 25	Brann	3–2	Molde	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nilsen 13' Kartum  22' 49', 78' Børsting 71' Heggebø  89'	Report	Gulbrandsen 5'  16' Øyvann  38' Petersen  71' Grødem  81' Ellingsen 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,512 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Molde v Tromsø

30 October 2023 26	Molde	1–4	Tromsø	Molde
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Haugen 84' Eikrem  88'	Report	Gundersen  19' S.Opsahl  27' Diouf 33' Traoré 56' Nordås 75', 78'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,597 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Rosenborg v Molde

5 November 2023 27	Rosenborg	3–1	Molde	Trondheim
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Þorvaldsson 19'  84' Røsten  28' Pereira  40' Sæter  45' Nypan 80' Frederiksen 90+5'	Report	Breivik 24'  71' Gulbrandsen  35' Haugan  40' Løvik  44'  45+1'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 16,723 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Molde v Lillestrøm

12 November 2023 28	Molde	4–0	Lillestrøm	Molde
19:15 CET (UTC+1)	Gabrielsen 4' (o.g.) Berisha 11', 23' Hestad 88'	Report	Skogvold  56'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,440 Referee: Tore Hansen

Sarpsborg 08 v Molde

26 November 2023 29	Sarpsborg 08	1–3	Molde	Sarpsborg
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ngouali  42' Andersen  46' Uchenna  76' Torp  77' Sandberg 90'	Report	Løvik 1' Haugen 44' Ødegård 50' Eriksen  88'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 3,574 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Molde v HamKam

3 December 2023 30	Molde	1–1	HamKam	Molde
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Grødem 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Jónsson 28' Opsahl  90+3'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,431 Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Tromsø	30	19	4	7	48	33	+15	61	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4	Viking	30	18	4	8	61	48	+13	58
5	Molde	30	15	6	9	65	39	+26	51	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
6	Lillestrøm	30	13	4	13	49	49	0	43
7	Strømsgodset	30	13	3	14	37	35	+2	42

Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.^[58]
Notes:

1. Molde qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2023 Norwegian Football Cup.

Norwegian Cup

2022

Main article: 2022 Norwegian Football Cup

Skeid v Molde

12 March 2023 Fourth round	Skeid	1–3	Molde	Oslo
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Melchior 19'	Report	Brynhildsen 20' Eriksen 64' Mannsverk  78' Eikrem 80'	Stadium: Nordre Åsen Attendance: 732 Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes

Stabæk v Molde

18 March 2023 Quarterfinal	Stabæk	1–1 (9–8 p)	Molde	Bærum
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Andresen  48' Høgh 84' Bakenga  90'	Report	Berisha 30' (pen.) Karlstrøm  80' Knudtzon  91' Haugan  101'	Stadium: AJ Arena Attendance: 900 Referee: Tore Hansen
	Penalties
	Geelmuyden Bakenga Haugen Krogstad Næss Pettersson Pedersen Skovgaard Edwards Jenssen Riise Bakenga		Risa Brynhildsen Grødem Breivik Hansen Haugan Hagelskjær Linnes Karlstrøm Erling Ødegård Grødem

2023

Main article: 2023 Norwegian Football Cup

Surnadal v Molde

24 May 2023 First round	Surnadal	0–4	Molde	Surnadalsøra
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Haugen 9' Eriksen 35' Zekhnini 38' Ødegård 43' Berisha 66'	Stadium: Syltøran Stadion Attendance: 696 Referee: Bendik Haarberg

Melhus v Molde

1 June 2023 Second round	Melhus	0–6	Molde	Melhus
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Andreassen  59' Nilsen  87'	Report	Ødegård 49' Grødem 59', 71', 81', 90' Hansen  86' Breivik 88'	Stadium: Gruva Arena Referee: Mathias Støfringshaug

Kristiansund v Molde

7 June 2023 Third round	Kristiansund	0–1	Molde	Kristiansund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kartum  27' Ceïde  42' Willumsson  78'	Report	Mannsverk  61' Eriksen 66' Hansen  78' Petersen  90+1'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 3,407 Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy

Molde v Strømsgodset

28 June 2023 Fourth round	Molde	3–0	Strømsgodset	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Brynhildsen 1' Kitolano 5' Breivik 26' (pen.)	Report	Stengel  67'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 2,594 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Molde v Sarpsborg 08

12 July 2023 Quarterfinal	Molde	3–1	Sarpsborg 08	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kitolano 1' Breivik 5' Hagelskjær  21' Brynhildsen 35'	Report	Andersen  20' Lundqvist 73' Reinhardsen  79' Torp  81'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 3,752 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Kjelsås v Molde

27 September 2023 Semifinal	Kjelsås	0–1	Molde	Oslo
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Olafsen  90+3'	Report	Grødem 5'  57' Haugan  43' Hagelskjær  55' Løvik  77'	Stadium: Grefsen Stadion Attendance: 3,317 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Final

Main article: 2023 Norwegian Football Cup final

Bodø/Glimt v Molde

10 December 2023	Bodø/Glimt	0–1	Molde	Oslo
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wembangomo  29' Moumbagna  90+2'	Report	Eriksen  27' Gulbrandsen 89' Berisha  90+8'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 19,178 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

HJK v Molde

25 July 2023 Second qualifying round 1st leg	HJK	1–0	Molde	Helsinki, Finland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Keskinen 25'	Report	Brynhildsen  50' Haugen  67'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 8,154[59] Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)

Molde v HJK

2 August 2023 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Molde	2–0 (2–1 agg.)	HJK	Molde, Norway
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hagelskjær  64' Öst 74' (o.g.) Brynhildsen 89'	Report	Tanaka  26'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,205[60] Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)

KÍ v Molde

8 August 2023 Third qualifying round 1st leg	KÍ	2–1	Molde	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	J.Andreasen  37' Frederiksberg 64', 86' Joensen  90+4'	Report	Eikrem 49' Linnes  53' Mannsverk  63'	Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 4,584[61] Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Note: Matched played at the Tórsvøllur in Tórshavn, instead of KÍ's regular stadium, Við Djúpumýrar, in Klaksvík, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Molde v KÍ

15 August 2023 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	Molde	2–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.)	KÍ	Molde, Norway
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eriksen 17'  86' Knudtzon  101' Haugan  107' Linnes 112'	Report	Kassi  64' Vatnsdal  103' Forren  115'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 10,346[62] Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

Molde v Galatasaray

23 August 2023 Playoff round 1st leg	Molde	2–3	Galatasaray	Molde, Norway
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ellingsen 8' Mannsverk  39' Haugen 56' Haugan  80' Breivik  86'	Report	Oliveira 25' Icardi 29' Angeliño  85' Midtsjø 90+3'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 9,553[63] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Galatasaray v Molde

29 August 2023 Playoff round 2nd leg	Galatasaray	2–1 (5–3 agg.)	Molde	Istanbul, Turkey
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Icardi 7' (pen.) Bardakcı  45+5' Yılmaz  74' Angeliño 90+3'	Report	Ellingsen  5' Hestad 66' Mannsverk  85' Berisha  90+7'	Stadium: Rams Park Attendance: 47,845[64] Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bayer Leverkusen	6	6	0	0	19	3	+16	18	Advance to round of 16
2	Qarabağ	6	3	1	2	7	9	−2	10	Advance to knockout round play-offs
3	Molde	6	2	1	3	12	12	0	7	Transfer to Europa Conference League
4	BK Häcken	6	0	0	6	3	17	−14	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Qarabağ v Molde

21 September 2023 1	Qarabağ	1–0	Molde	Baku, Azerbaijan
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	L.Andrade 56' Janković  84' Medina  87' Romão  90+1'	Report	Breivik  20' Ellingsen  34' Kaasa  47' Eriksen  90+7'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 26,500[65] Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

Molde v Bayer Leverkusen

5 October 2023 2	Molde	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Molde, Norway
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eriksen  42' Løvik  67' Breivik 87'	Report	Frimpong 14' Tella 18'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,190[66] Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

Molde v BK Häcken

26 October 2023 3	Molde	5–1	BK Häcken	Molde, Norway
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Gulbrandsen 6' Eikrem 27', 55'  45+2' Breivik 30' Bjørnbak 90+3'	Report	Sonko 21'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,870[67] Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

BK Häcken v Molde

9 November 2023 4	BK Häcken	1–3	Molde	Gothenburg, Sweden
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Romeo  51' Hrstić 65' Sa.Gustafson  90+3'	Report	Gulbrandsen 16' Eriksen 24', 86'	Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 5,106[68] Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)

Molde v Qarabağ

30 November 2023 5	Molde	2–2	Qarabağ	Molde, Norway
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Grødem  36' Løvik  43' Eikrem  61' Eriksen 82', 87'	Report	Juninho 12' P.Andrade  66' Medina  76' Mustafazadə 90+5' Xhixha  90+7'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,291[69] Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

Bayer Leverkusen v Molde

14 December 2023 6	Bayer Leverkusen	5–1	Molde	Leverkusen, Germany
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Schick 6' Tapsoba 22' Ellingsen 25' (o.g.) Tah  42' Hložek 60', 70' Grimaldo  78'	Report	Kitolano 75'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,504[70] Referee: Robert Jones (England)

Squad statistics

As of match played 14 December 2023

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eliteserien		2022–23 Cup		2023 Cup		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NOR	Jacob Karlstrøm	35	0	22	0	2	0	3	0	6	0	2	0
2	DF	NOR	Martin Bjørnbak	32	1	17+2	0	0	0	3+1	0	6	0	2+1	1
3	DF	NOR	Casper Øyvann	17	0	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
4	DF	USA	Christian Cappis	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
5	MF	NOR	Eirik Hestad	17	4	4+7	3	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	1	1+3	0
6	MF	NOR	Martin Ellingsen	24	2	9+2	1	0	0	1+1	0	3+2	1	6	0
7	MF	NOR	Magnus Wolff Eikrem	36	10	10+10	6	2	1	1+2	0	5+1	1	5	2
8	FW	NOR	Fredrik Gulbrandsen	13	5	4+3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	3+2	2
9	FW	NOR	Veton Berisha	39	7	14+8	5	1+1	1	1+5	1	0+5	0	2+2	0
10	MF	NOR	Eric Kitolano	39	7	14+9	4	1+1	0	5	2	1+3	0	1+4	1
12	GK	NOR	Oliver Petersen	18	0	8+1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4+1	0
14	MF	NOR	Erling Knudtzon	23	0	7+8	0	1+1	0	1+2	0	2+1	0	0	0
15	MF	NOR	Markus Kaasa	33	0	9+9	0	0	0	2+2	0	2+4	0	5	0
16	MF	NOR	Emil Breivik	48	12	25+3	7	2	0	6+1	3	6	0	5	2
19	DF	NOR	Eirik Haugan	36	0	19+1	0	2	0	5+1	0	5	0	3	0
20	MF	NOR	Kristian Eriksen	49	12	21+8	4	2	1	6+1	2	4+2	1	4+1	4
21	DF	NOR	Martin Linnes	32	6	16+5	5	1+1	0	3+1	0	4	1	0+1	0
22	MF	NOR	Magnus Grødem	44	12	17+12	7	0+1	0	4+3	5	0+2	0	2+3	0
25	DF	DEN	Anders Hagelskjær	37	0	15+6	0	1+1	0	5+1	0	3+1	0	4	0
28	DF	NOR	Kristoffer Haugen	36	6	18+1	4	1	0	3+1	1	6	1	6	0
31	DF	NOR	Mathias Løvik	40	2	16+9	2	1	0	6+1	0	0+1	0	6	0
33	MF	NOR	Niklas Ødegård	21	4	2+13	2	0+1	0	2+1	2	0	0	0+2	0
37	MF	NOR	Leon-Robin Juberg-Hovland	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
46	MF	NOR	Andreas Myklebust	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
50	FW	NOR	Gustav Nyheim	7	0	1+3	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players away from Molde on loan:
4	DF	DEN	Benjamin Hansen	23	1	10+4	1	2	0	3+1	0	1+2	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:
3	DF	NOR	Birk Risa	17	0	10+3	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	GAM	Sheriff Sinyan	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	NOR	Sivert Mannsverk	25	3	16	3	1	0	2	0	6	0	0	0
11	FW	NOR	Ola Brynhildsen	27	11	13+2	7	1+1	1	3+1	2	6	1	0	0
17	FW	NOR	Rafik Zekhnini	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	NOR	Eirik Andersen	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	NOR	Anders Børset	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	Eliteserien	2022–23 Cup	2023 Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	MF	22		Magnus Grødem	7	0	5	0	0	12
	MF	16		Emil Breivik	7	0	3	0	2	12
	MF	20		Kristian Eriksen	4	1	2	1	4	12
4	FW	11		Ola Brynhildsen	7	1	2	1	0	11
5	MF	7		Magnus Wolff Eikrem	6	1	0	1	2	10
6	FW	9		Veton Berisha	5	1	1	0	0	7
	MF	10		Eric Kitolano	4	0	2	0	1	7
8	DF	21		Martin Linnes	5	0	0	1	0	6
	DF	28		Kristoffer Haugen	4	0	1	1	0	6
10	FW	8		Fredrik Gulbrandsen	2	0	1	0	2	5
11	MF	5		Eirik Hestad	3	0	0	1	0	4
	MF	33		Niklas Ødegård	2	0	2	0	0	4
13	MF	8		Sivert Mannsverk	3	0	0	0	0	3
				Own goal	2	0	0	1	0	3
15	DF	31		Mathias Løvik	2	0	0	0	0	2'
	MF	6		Martin Ellingsen	1	0	0	1	0	2
17	DF	4		Benjamin Hansen	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF	2		Martin Bjørnbak	0	0	0	0	1	1
TOTALS					65	4	19	8	12	108

Clean sheets

Rank	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	Eliteserien	2022–23 Cup	2023 Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	GK	1		Jacob Karlstrøm	8	0	2	2	0	12
2	GK	12		Oliver Petersen	2	0	4	0	0	6
TOTALS					10	0	6	2	0	18

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Eliteserien		2022–23 Cup		2023 Cup		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League		Total
1	GK		Jacob Karlstrøm	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
2	DF		Martin Bjørnbak	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF		Casper Øyvann	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	MF		Martin Ellingsen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
7	MF		Magnus Wolff Eikrem	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	1
8	FW		Fredrik Gulbrandsen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW		Veton Berisha	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
10	MF		Eric Kitolano	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	GK		Oliver Petersen	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14	MF		Erling Knudtzon	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
15	MF		Markus Kaasa	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
16	MF		Emil Breivik	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
19	DF		Eirik Haugan	5	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	9	1
20	MF		Kristian Eriksen	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	7	0
21	DF		Martin Linnes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
22	MF		Magnus Grødem	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
25	DF		Anders Hagelskjær	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
28	DF		Kristoffer Haugen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
31	DF		Mathias Løvik	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	8	1
Players away from Molde on loan:
4	DF		Benjamin Hansen	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:
3	DF		Birk Risa	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8	MF		Sivert Mannsverk	3	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	8	0
11	FW		Ola Brynhildsen	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
TOTALS				52	4	4	0	11	0	11	0	10	0	88	4

See also

• Molde FK seasons