# 1997 Molde FK season

The 1997 season was Molde's 22nd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in Tippeligaen and the Norwegian Cup.
In Tippeligaen, Molde finished in 4th position, 16 points behind winners Rosenborg.
Molde participated in the 1998 Norwegian Cup. They were knocked out in the second round by Stryn with the score 0-1.

## Squad

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 |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Morten Bakke |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Dennis Schiller |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Petter Christian Singsaas |
| 4 | MF | SWE | Henrik Berger |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Knut Anders Fostervold (Captain) |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berg Hestad |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Ronald Wenaas |
| 9 | MF | NOR | Odd Inge Olsen |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Andreas Lund |
| 11 | DF | NOR | Trond Andersen |
| 12 | FW | NOR | Geir Televik |
| 13 | GK | NOR | Are Lervik |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Sindre Rekdal |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Petter Rudi |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Per Olav Sætre |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Trond Strande |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Stian Ohr |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Ole Erik Stavrum |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Anders Hasselgård |
| 24 | MF | NOR | Thomas Mork |
| 25 | DF | NOR | Pål Lydersen |
| 26 | DF | ISL | Bjarki Gunnlaugsson |
| 27 | MF | NOR | Karl Oskar Fjørtoft |
As of end of season.

## 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: 2 May 2018. Source:

#### 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Brann | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 50 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Strømsgodset | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | Molde | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 45 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 5 | Stabæk | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 43 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Kongsvinger | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 38 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
Vålerenga Fotball qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Norwegian Cup winners from a lower division.

### Norwegian Cup
## 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 | Morten Bakke | 27 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Dennis Schiller | 18 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Petter Christian Singsaas | 21 | 1 | 19+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Knut Anders Fostervold | 25 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berg Hestad | 26 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Ronald Wenaas | 14 | 1 | 5+7 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | NOR | Odd Inge Olsen | 28 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Andreas Lund | 4 | 2 | 1+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | NOR | Trond Andersen | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | NOR | Geir Televik | 14 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | NOR | Are Lervik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Sindre Rekdal | 18 | 5 | 14+3 | 3 | 0+1 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Petter Rudi | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Per Olav Sætre | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Trond Strande | 25 | 0 | 17+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Stian Ohr | 12 | 1 | 0+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Ole Erik Stavrum | 20 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Anders Hasselgård | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | NOR | Thomas Mork | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | NOR | Pål Lydersen | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ISL | Bjarki Gunnlaugsson | 10 | 4 | 7+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | NOR | Karl Oskar Fjørtoft | 25 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away from Molde on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Molde during the season: ||||||||||
| 8 | DF | NOR | Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Lee Robertson | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Position | No. | Player | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Odd Inge Olsen | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | MF | 6 | Daniel Berg Hestad | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | DF | 5 | Knut Anders Fostervold | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | DF | | Sindre Rekdal | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | | Bjarki Gunnlaugsson | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | Karl Oskar Fjørtoft | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | 9 | Andreas Lund | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | Stian Ohr | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Petter Rudi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | | Petter Christian Singsaas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Ronald Wenaas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | | Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 47 | 3 | 50 |