Molde FK Women

Molde Fotballklubb Women [ˈmɔ̂ldə] is the women's team in Norwegian football club Molde FK from Molde that currently plays in the 2. divisjon, the Norwegian third tier. Founded on 19 June 1911, Molde was originally known as International. Their most recent appearance in Toppserien, the top flight of Norwegian women's football, was during the 1994 season. Molde FK Women did not compete in 2003 and 2008 due to lack of players.

Molde

Full name	Molde Fotballklubb
Nickname(s)	MFK-damene ("The MFK Ladies")
Short name	MFK
Founded	19 June 1911
Ground	Aker Stadion Reknesbanen^2
Capacity	11,800 1,500^2
Chairman	Odd Ivar Moen
Head coach	August Nyland
League	2. divisjon, group 5
2019	2. divisjon, group 6, 4th of 9
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Since the start of the 2020 season, the current head coach is August Nyland.

Molde won the 3. divisjon (Sunnmøre) in 2014 and were promoted to the 2015 2. divisjon. The team has finished in a top four position in all four seasons after the promotion. Former Molde player Morten Kristiansen was head coach in the seasons 2018 and 2019.

Stadium

Aker Stadion

Currently, Molde play their home matches at Aker Stadion or Reknesbanen. Molde's main stadium is the Aker Stadion, formerly known as Molde Stadion, located at Reknes, by the seashore of central Molde. The 212 million kr cost was mostly paid for by investor Kjell Inge Røkke, after whom the ground has been nicknamed "Røkkeløkka". The official name of the new stadium was Molde Stadion until 3 May 2006, when the stadium name changed to Aker Stadion following a sponsorship deal with Røkke's company Aker. The stadium was inaugurated on 18 April 1998, when the stadium was officially opened by Prime Minister and Molde fan Kjell Magne Bondevik.[1] Molde FK Women did not play at Aker Stadion until 2014, when the turf was changed from natural grass to an artificial turf. Their first game on Aker Stadion was the 5−0 win against Brattvåg on 30 April 2014.

At dates when Aker Stadion is unavailable, Molde play their home matches at Reknesbanen, located 750 metres north of Aker Stadion, which is the home arena of Træff.

Players

Current squad

As of 18 February 2020[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NOR Sandra Ask 2 DF  NOR Tora Aleksandersen 3 DF  NOR Guro Dahle (Captain) 4 DF  NOR June Grønseth 5 MF  NOR Malin Holte 6 MF  NOR Signe Gaupset 7 MF  NOR Sanna Andersen Mahle 8 MF  NOR Stine Nybø Brekken 9 FW  NOR Flavia Screpanti 10 FW  NOR Nora Harnes Håheim 11 FW  NOR Alida Hagset

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 GK  NOR Silje Melsæther 16 DF  NOR Vilde Aasprang 17 MF  NOR Ida Hasselgård 18 MF  NOR Idunn Vestad Kvåle 20 FW  NOR Lea Dahle 23 DF  NOR Malene Husøy 24 FW  NOR Live Aak 29 FW  NOR Anne Marte Halset 31 MF  NOR Marte Malmedal 32 DF  NOR Mari Hoås 33 DF  NOR Anna Oline Bye

Club officials

Club directors

Role	Name
Chairman	Odd Ivar Moen
Managing director	Ole Erik Stavrum
Finance Manager	Ole Jakob Strandhagen
Marketing director	Oddvar Talset

Coaching staff

Role	Name
Head coach	Morten Kristiansen[2]
First team coach	Svein Erik Wenaas
First team coach	Christian Bye
First team goalkeeping coach	Rune Flemmen

Recent history

As of match played 5 October 2019 [3]

Season	League										Cup	Europe	Top goalscorer (league)
	Division	Pos	G	W	D	L	GS	GA	Pts	Att			Name	Goals
2010	3. divisjon, Nordmøre og Romsdal	2	12	7	1	4	30	17	22	—	dnq		N/A	N/A
2011	3. divisjon, Nordmøre og Romsdal	3	10	6	3	1	36	14	21	—	dnq		N/A	N/A
2012	3. divisjon, Nordmøre og Romsdal	4	12	5	4	3	45	16	29	—	dnq		N/A	N/A
2013	3. divisjon, Nordmøre og Romsdal	1	12	12	0	0	79	6	36	—	dnq		Hanna Tveit Lyche[4]	10
2014	3. divisjon, Sunnmøre	1	18	17	0	1	127	9	51	—	dnq		Hanna Tveit Lyche[5]	33
2015	2. divisjon, group 6	4	18	10	1	7	32	26	31	—	dnq		Hanna Tveit Lyche[6]	10
2016	2. divisjon, group 6	4	18	10	3	5	34	18	33	—	Third round		Julie Belden Rasmussen[7]	7
2017	2. divisjon, group 6	2	18	14	2	2	67	20	44	—	Second round		Julie Belden Rasmussen[8]	25
2018	2. divisjon, group 6	3	18	12	3	3	61	22	39	—	Second round		Julie Vik[9]	12
2019	2. divisjon, group 6	4	16	10	2	4	46	19	32	—	First round		Live Aak[10]	12

Coaches

• Per Lianes (2002)
• Birgitta Sekkeseter (2004)
• Roald Blakseth (2005)
• Unknown (2006–2011)
• Jørund Svensli (2012–2017)
• Morten Kristiansen (2018–2019)[11]
• August Nyland (2020–)

History of league positions

	1993	1994	1995–2000	2001–2002	2003	2004–2007	2008	2009–2014	2015–
Toppserien (level 1)					did not compete		did not compete
1. divisjon (level 2)
2. divisjon (level 3)
3. divisjon (level 4)

References

1. "Aker Stadion". stadionsiden.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 July 2011.
2. "Molde kvinner Senior A". Molde FK. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
3. "Molde Kvinner Statistics". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 13 June 2018.
4. "Player statistics 2013". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
5. "Player statistics 2014". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
6. "Player statistics 2015". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
7. "Player statistics 2016". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
8. "Player statistics 2017". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
9. "Player statistics 2018". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 26 September 2018.
10. "Player statistics 2019". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 21 October 2019.
11. ""Hvis Molde skal få et topplag i damefotball, må alle klubbene samarbeide"". aftenposten.no. Aftenposten. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

External links

• Molde F.K.
• MFKWeb – Frequently updated independent supporter site
• Tornekrattet supporter club — formerly official, now independent