# 2006 Molde FK season

The 2006 season was Molde's 31st season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In Tippeligaen they finished 14th and were relegated to the 2007 Norwegian First Division. Molde also competed in the Norwegian Cup where they were knocked out in the third round by Follo.
As winners of the 2005 Norwegian Football Cup, Molde qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup second qualifying round. Molde managed to qualify for the first round where they were defeated 2–0 on aggregate by Scottish club Rangers.

## 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 | Knut Dørum Lillebakk |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Marcus Andreasson |
| 4 | DF | FIN | Toni Kallio |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Øyvind Gjerde |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berg Hestad (Captain) |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Thomas Mork |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Marcus Bakke |
| 9 | MF | NOR | Magne Hoseth |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Stian Ohr |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Tommy Eide Møster |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Lars Ivar Moldskred |
| 13 | DF | GHA | Habib Mohamed (on loan from King Faisal Babes) |
| 14 | MF | NOR | John Andreas Husøy |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Petter Rudi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Erlend Ormbostad |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Trond Strande |
| 18 | MF | NOR | Øyvind Gram |
| 19 | DF | NOR | Knut Olav Rindarøy |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Rune Ertsås |
| 21 | MF | CAN | Sandro Grande |
| 22 | GK | NOR | Jan Kjell Larsen |
| 23 | FW | ISL | Marel Baldvinsson |
| 24 | DF | SVN | Matej Mavric |
| 26 | FW | SEN | Madiou Konate |
| 30 | MF | NOR | Peter Berg Hestad |
| 33 | DF | NOR | Petter Christian Singsaas |
| 42 | FW | SEN | Pape Paté Diouf |
As of end of season.

## Transfers

Trial
Date From
Date To
Position
Nationality
Name
Last Club
January 2006
January 2006
FW
Pape Paté Diouf
SC de Rufisque :

## 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: 27 November 2017. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Tromsø | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 29 | |
| 11 | Viking | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 29 | |
| 12 | Odd Grenland (O) | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Ham-Kam (R) | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 28 | Relegation to First Division |
| 14 | Molde (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 25 | Relegation to First Division |

### UEFA Cup
#### Qualifying rounds
#### First round
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

Note: The Norwegian Cup second-round game vs KIL/Hemne lacks information. 2-4 players miss one game because of this. The players mentioned in the match summary in Romsdals Budstikke after the game are included in the statistics.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Knut Dørum Lillebakk | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Marcus Andreasson | 14 | 2 | 10+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | FIN | Toni Kallio | 30 | 1 | 14+10 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Øyvind Gjerde | 20 | 1 | 14+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berg Hestad | 31 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Thomas Mork | 16 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Marcus Bakke | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | NOR | Magne Hoseth | 22 | 4 | 15+4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Stian Ohr | 33 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Tommy Eide Møster | 16 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Lars Ivar Moldskred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | GHA | Habib Mohammed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Petter Rudi | 31 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Erlend Ormbostad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Trond Strande | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | NOR | Øyvind Gram | 9 | 2 | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | NOR | Knut Olav Rindarøy | 27 | 1 | 19+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Rune Ertsås | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CAN | Sandro Grande | 18 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | NOR | Jan Kjell Larsen | 31 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ISL | Marel Baldvinsson | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SVN | Matej Mavric | 27 | 6 | 18+3 | 3 | 2+1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | FW | SEN | Madiou Konate | 25 | 10 | 14+5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | NOR | Peter Berg Hestad | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | NOR | Petter Christian Singsaas | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | SEN | Pape Paté Diouf | 20 | 6 | 8+6 | 5 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| Players who left Molde during the season: ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | CAN | Rob Friend | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NOR | John Andreas Husøy | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | DEN | Denni Conteh | 6 | 2 | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal Scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 26 | Madiou Konate | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 42 | Pape Paté Diouf | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | DF | 24 | Matej Mavric | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | DF | 6 | Daniel Berg Hestad | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Magne Hoseth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 10 | Stian Ohr | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | 9 | Rob Friend | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Marcus Andreasson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 23 | Denni Conteh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 18 | Øyvind Gram | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 17 | Trond Strande | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 4 | Toni Kallio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 23 | Marel Baldvinsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 15 | Petter Rudi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 33 | Petter Christian Singsaas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 5 | Øyvind Gjerde | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 14 | John Andreas Husøy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 19 | Knut Olav Rindarøy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 29 | 19 | 2 | 50 |