# 1983 Molde FK season

The 1983 season was Molde's 21st season in the second tier of Norwegian football and their first since their relegation from 1. divisjon in 1982. This season Molde competed in 2. divisjon group B and the Norwegian Cup.
In the league, Molde finished group B in 1st position, 5 points ahead of runners-up Strindheim.
Molde participated in the 1983 Norwegian Cup. They were knocked out by Kristiansund in the Second Round. The team lost 1–2 away at Kristiansund and were eliminated from the competition.

## Squad

Source:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | NOR | Inge Bratteteig |
| — | GK | NOR | Stein Hagen |
| — | DF | NOR | Knut Hallvard Eikrem |
| — | DF | NOR | Tor Gunnar Hagbø |
| — | DF | NOR | Ivar Helge Mittet |
| — | DF | NOR | Ulrich Møller (Captain) |
| — | DF | NOR | Bertil Stranden |
| — | MF | NOR | Per Arne Aase |
| — | MF | NOR | Stein Olav Hestad |
| — | MF | NOR | Geir Malmedal |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NOR | Knut Nesbø |
| — | FW | NOR | Jan Berg |
| — | FW | NOR | Steinar Henden |
| — | FW | NOR | Rune Ulvestad |
| — | | NOR | Geir Rune Dyrseth |
| — | | NOR | Roger Hagbø |
| — | | NOR | Stig Monsen |
| — | | NOR | Einar Sekkeseter |
| — | | NOR | Terje Sorthe |

## Competitions
### 1. divisjon
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 22 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 18 | +42 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | +24 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 18 |

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Molde (C, P) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 18 | +42 | 38 | Promotion to 1. divisjon |
| 2 | Strindheim (O, P) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 33 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Steinkjer | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 28 | |
| 4 | Strømsgodset | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 27 | |
| 5 | Lyn | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 24 | |
| 6 | Tromsø | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 21 | |
| 7 | Mjølner | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 21 | |
| 8 | Hødd | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 18 | |
| 9 | Mo | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 17 | |
| 10 | Stjørdals-Blink (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 17 | Relegation to 3. divisjon |
| 11 | Aalesund (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 11 | Relegation to 3. divisjon |
| 12 | Bodø/Glimt (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 41 | −28 | 9 | Relegation to 3. divisjon |

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

Lacking information:
* Appearance statistics from Norwegian Cup rounds 1–2 (4–6 players in round 1 and 11–13 players in round 2) and the goalscorer in round 2 are missing.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 2. divisjon | 2. divisjon | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | MF | NOR | Per Arne Aase | 22 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Jan Berg | 23 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| | GK | NOR | Inge Bratteteig | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Knut Hallvard Eikrem | 15 | 9 | 13+1 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| | DF | NOR | Tor Gunnar Hagbø | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | NOR | Stein Hagen | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Steinar Henden | 19 | 10 | 16+2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Stein Olav Hestad | 23 | 8 | 21+1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Geir Malmedal | 12 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Ivar Helge Mittet | 19 | 2 | 18+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | | NOR | Stig Monsen | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Ulrich Møller | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Knut Nesbø | 11 | 2 | 8+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | | NOR | Einar Sekkeseter | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | NOR | Terje Sorthe | 7 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Bertil Stranden | 19 | 2 | 18+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Rune Ulvestad | 20 | 4 | 17+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Position | Player | 2. divisjon | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Jan Berg | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | FW | Steinar Henden | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | DF | Knut Hallvard Eikrem | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | Stein Olav Hestad | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | FW | Rune Ulvestad | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | Per Arne Aase | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | Ivar Helge Mittet | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | Ulrich Møller | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Knut Nesbø | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | Bertil Stranden | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Geir Malmedal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | Terje Sorthe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Unknown | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 60 | 4 | 64 |