# 1982 Molde FK season

The 1982 season was Molde's 9th season in the top flight of Norwegian football and their first since their promotion from 2. divisjon in 1981. This season Molde competed in 1. divisjon (first tier) and the Norwegian Cup.
In the league, Molde finished in 12th position, 13 points behind winners Viking and were relegated to 2. divisjon.
Molde participated in the 1982 Norwegian Cup. On 19 September, they reached the first final in club history after their 1–0 win away against Viking at Stavanger Stadion. The team lost the final 2–3 against Brann at Ullevaal Stadion on 24 October. Rune Ulvestad and Steinar Henden scored Molde's goals in the final.

## Squad

Source:
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 |
| — | GK | NOR | Inge Bratteteig |
| — | GK | NOR | Stein Hagen |
| — | DF | NOR | Knut Hallvard Eikrem |
| — | DF | NOR | Tor Gunnar Hagbø |
| — | DF | NOR | Åge Hareide |
| — | DF | NOR | Ivar Helge Mittet |
| — | DF | NOR | Ulrich Møller (Captain) |
| — | DF | NOR | Einar Sekkeseter |
| — | DF | NOR | Bertil Stranden |
| — | MF | NOR | Per Arne Aase |
| — | MF | NOR | Jan Berg |
| — | MF | NOR | Stein Olav Hestad |
| — | MF | NOR | Leidulf Lyngstad |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NOR | Geir Malmedal |
| — | MF | NOR | Knut Nesbø |
| — | FW | NOR | Steinar Henden |
| — | FW | NOR | Lars Tennfjord |
| — | FW | NOR | Rune Ulvestad |
| — | | NOR | Stein Erik Blikås |
| — | | NOR | Ove Heggem |
| — | | NOR | Tore Nundal |
| — | | NOR | Stig Monsen |
| — | | NOR | Terje Sorthe |
| — | | NOR | Ståle Stavem |
| — | | NOR | Frank Tore Tangen |
| — | | NOR | Hermod Thrana |

## 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 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 41 | –15 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | –3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 29 | –12 | 6 |

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | D | L |
| Position | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Viking (C) | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 29 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Bryne | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 26 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 25 | |
| 4 | Vålerengen | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 24 | |
| 5 | Hamarkameratene | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 24 | |
| 6 | Rosenborg | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Mjøndalen | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 23 | |
| 8 | Moss | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 20 | |
| 9 | Start | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 20 | |
| 10 | Fredrikstad (R) | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 18 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Sogndal (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 16 | Relegation to 2. divisjon |
| 12 | Molde (R) | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 16 | Relegation to 2. divisjon |

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

Lacking information:
* Appearance statistics from Norwegian Cup rounds 1–4 and semi-finals are missing.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 1. divisjon | 1. divisjon | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | NOR | Inge Bratteteig | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | GK | NOR | Stein Hagen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Tor Gunnar Hagbø | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Ivar Helge Mittet | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Ulrich Møller | 25 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Einar Sekkeseter | 6 | 2 | 4+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Bertil Stranden | 25 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Per Arne Aase | 22 | 1 | 16+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| | MF | NOR | Jan Berg | 27 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| | MF | NOR | Stein Olav Hestad | 25 | 6 | 20+1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| | MF | NOR | Leidulf Lyngstad | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Geir Malmedal | 22 | 4 | 17+2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Jan Fuglset | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Steinar Henden | 17 | 5 | 9+4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| | FW | NOR | Lars Tennfjord | 9 | 2 | 2+6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | NOR | Rune Ulvestad | 23 | 8 | 16+1 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | | NOR | Stein Erik Blikås | 14 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | NOR | Stig Monsen | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | | NOR | Terje Sorthe | 12 | 1 | 7+4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | NOR | Ståle Stavem | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Position | Player | 1. divisjon | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | Jan Berg | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | Rune Ulvestad | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | Stein Olav Hestad | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | Steinar Henden | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | Geir Malmedal | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | Einar Sekkeseter | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | Lars Tennfjord | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | Jan Fuglset | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Ulrich Møller | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Bertil Stranden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Per Arne Aase | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | | Terje Sorthe | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 26 | 15 | 41 |