# 2001 Molde FK season

The 2001 season was Molde's 26th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In Tippeligaen they finished in 5th position.
Molde participated in the Norwegian Cup. On 25 July 2001, Molde was defeated 2-3 at away ground by Bryne in the fourth round.

## 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 | FRO | Jákup Mikkelsen |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Roger Nilsen |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Petter Christian Singsaas |
| 4 | DF | SWE | David Ljung |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Knut Anders Fostervold |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berg Hestad (Captain) |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Ante Juric |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Karl Oskar Fjørtoft |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Bernt Hulsker |
| 11 | MF | NOR | André Schei Lindbæk |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Kenneth Bårdseng |
| 13 | GK | NOR | Knut Dørum Lillebakk |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Thomas Mork |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | ISL | Andri Sigthórsson |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Magne Hoseth |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Trond Strande |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Stig Arild Råket |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Anders Hasselgård |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Ardian Gashi |
| 22 | DF | SWE | Tobias Carlsson |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Kai Røberg |
| 25 | DF | NOR | Erlend Ormbostad |
| 41 | FW | NOR | Nils Gunnar Thomle |
| 42 | DF | ISL | Bjarni Þorsteinsson |
| — | MF | NOR | Odd Inge Olsen |
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: 19 April 2018. Source:

#### 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 |
| Ground | 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 |
| Result | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | D |
| Position | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Viking | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 49 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Stabæk | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 45 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Molde | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 44 | |
| 6 | Odd Grenland | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 42 | |
| 7 | Brann | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 41 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
* ↑ Since Viking qualified to the UEFA Cup first round as Norwegian Cup winners, their place in the UEFA Cup as third-placed team passed down and was awarded to Stabæk as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.
* ↑ Brann qualified to the UEFA Cup through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

### 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 | FRO | Jákup Mikkelsen | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Roger Nilsen | 11 | 1 | 3+5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Petter Christian Singsaas | 24 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SWE | David Ljung | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Knut Anders Fostervold | 23 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berg Hestad | 30 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Ante Juric | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Karl Oskar Fjørtoft | 26 | 5 | 22+1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Bernt Hulsker | 26 | 11 | 17+6 | 8 | 1+2 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | NOR | André Schei Lindbæk | 14 | 9 | 8+2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Knut Dørum Lillebakk | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Thomas Mork | 28 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ISL | Andri Sigthorsson | 5 | 3 | 2+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Magne Hoseth | 27 | 14 | 18+6 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Trond Strande | 22 | 2 | 18+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Stig Arild Råket | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Anders Hasselgård | 13 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Ardian Gashi | 6 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | SWE | Tobias Carlsson | 27 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Kai Røberg | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | NOR | Erlend Ormbostad | 20 | 1 | 12+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 41 | FW | NOR | Nils Gunnar Thomle | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Molde on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Molde during the season: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | NOR | Morten Bakke | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Petter Rudi | 13 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Odd Inge Olsen | 19 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |

### Goal Scorers

| Rank | Position | No. | Player | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 16 | Magne Hoseth | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | MF | 6 | Daniel Berg Hestad | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Bernt Hulsker | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | FW | 11 | André Schei Lindbæk | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Odd Inge Olsen | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | Karl Oskar Fjørtoft | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | 14 | Thomas Mork | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | 15 | Andri Sigthorsson | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | 15 | Petter Rudi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 17 | Trond Strande | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 3 | Petter Christian Singsaas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 4 | David Ljung | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 5 | Knut Anders Fostervold | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 2 | Roger Nilsen | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 20 | Ardian Gashi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 25 | Erlend Ormbostad | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 54 | 21 | 75 |