# 2009 Molde FK season

The 2009 season was Molde's 2nd consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 33rd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. They competed in Tippeligaen where they finished in 2nd position and the Norwegian Cup where they were defeated by Aalesund in the Norwegian Cup Final.

## Squad

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 | Knut Dørum Lillebakk |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Kristoffer Paulsen Vatshaug |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Marcus Andreasson |
| 4 | MF | NOR | Thomas Holm |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Øyvind Gjerde |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berg Hestad (Captain) |
| 8 | MF | SEN | Makhtar Thioune |
| 9 | MF | SWE | Mattias Moström |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Magne Hoseth |
| 13 | MF | USA | Brian Waltrip |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Christian Steen |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Aksel Berget Skjølsvik |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Jacob Falch Meidell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | BRA | Valter Tomaz Junior |
| 19 | FW | BRA | José Mota |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Rune Ertsås |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Kristian Strandhagen |
| 22 | GK | NOR | Jan Kjell Larsen |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Knut Olav Rindarøy |
| 24 | DF | NOR | Vegard Forren |
| 25 | FW | SEN | Mame Mbar Diouf |
| 30 | GK | NOR | Elias Valderhaug |
| 31 | DF | NOR | Vidar G. Henriksen |
| 32 | FW | SEN | Mame Biram Diouf (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 42 | FW | SEN | Pape Paté Diouf |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | MF | SEN | Makhtar Thioune (from Sarpsborg 08) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Thomas Mork (to Sportsklubben Rival) |
| 8 | MF | FIN | Toni Koskela (to JJK) |
| 21 | MF | TUN | Souhaieb El Amari |
| 29 | MF | BDI | Selemani Ndikumana (to Lierse) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | FW | SEN | Mame Mbar Diouf (from ASC Diaraf) |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Mame Biram Diouf (loan from Manchester United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Mame Biram Diouf (to Manchester United) |

## Competitions
### Tippeligaen
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 June 2012. Source: soccerway.com

#### Results 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Molde | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Stabæk | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Odd Grenland | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 46 | |
| 5 | Brann | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 44 | |

### Norwegian Cup
#### Final
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Knut Dørum Lillebakk | 24 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Kristoffer Paulsen Vatshaug | 31 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Marcus Andreasson | 26 | 0 | 12+9 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | NOR | Thomas Holm | 17 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Øyvind Gjerde | 10 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berg Hestad | 34 | 1 | 27+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SEN | Makhtar Thioune | 31 | 6 | 25+1 | 4 | 5+0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | SWE | Mattias Moström | 32 | 4 | 21+5 | 2 | 2+4 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Magne Hoseth | 33 | 9 | 19+7 | 7 | 7+0 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Christian Steen | 36 | 3 | 28+1 | 2 | 6+1 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Aksel Berget Skjølsvik | 20 | 4 | 8+9 | 2 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Jacob Falch Meidell | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | BRA | Valter Tomaz Junior | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | BRA | José Mota | 33 | 9 | 11+15 | 8 | 6+1 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Rune Ertsås | 25 | 6 | 2+18 | 4 | 1+4 | 2 |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Kristian Strandhagen | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | NOR | Jan Kjell Larsen | 13 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Knut Olav Rindarøy | 33 | 1 | 29+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | NOR | Vegard Forren | 34 | 4 | 25+2 | 3 | 7+0 | 1 |
| 30 | GK | NOR | Elias Valderhaug | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | SEN | Mame Biram Diouf | 36 | 23 | 27+2 | 16 | 6+1 | 7 |
| 42 | FW | SEN | Pape Paté Diouf | 35 | 15 | 28+0 | 11 | 6+1 | 4 |
| Players away from Molde on loan: ||||||||||
| Players that left Molde during the season: ||||||||||

### Goal Scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 32 | Mame Biram Diouf | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 | FW | 42 | Pape Paté Diouf | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | FW | 19 | José Mota | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Magne Hoseth | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | FW | 20 | Rune Ertsås | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Makhtar Thioune | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | DF | 24 | Vegard Forren | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 15 | Aksel Berget Skjølsvik | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 9 | Mattias Moström | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | DF | 14 | Christian Steen | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | | | Own Goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 23 | Knut Olav Rindarøy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 6 | Daniel Berg Hestad | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 62 | 25 | 87 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Kristoffer Paulsen Vatshaug | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Marcus Andreasson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Øyvind Gjerde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Daniel Berg Hestad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Makhtar Thioune | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Mattias Moström | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Magne Hoseth | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Christian Steen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Aksel Berget Skjølsvik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Valter Tomaz Junior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | José Mota | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Rune Ertsås | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Knut Olav Rindarøy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Vegard Forren | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Mame Biram Diouf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | Pape Paté Diouf | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 42 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 0 |