# 1980 Molde FK season

The 1980 season was Molde's 8th season in the top flight of Norwegian football and their first since their promotion from 2. divisjon in 1979. This season Molde competed in 1. divisjon (first tier) and the Norwegian Cup.
In the league, Molde finished in 10th position, 11 points behind winners Start and were relegated to 2. divisjon.
Molde participated in the 1980 Norwegian Cup. On 6 August, they were eliminated by Fredrikstad after a 1–2 defeat at Fredrikstad Stadion in the fourth round.

## 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 | Runar Bratli |
| — | GK | NOR | Inge Bratteteig |
| — | GK | NOR | Stein Hagen |
| — | GK | NOR | Roger Marhaug |
| — | DF | NOR | Stål Bjørkly |
| — | DF | NOR | Tor Gunnar Hagbø |
| — | DF | NOR | Åge Hareide |
| — | DF | NOR | Ivar Helge Mittet |
| — | DF | NOR | Odd Ivar Moen |
| — | DF | NOR | Ulrich Møller (Captain) |
| — | DF | NOR | Arnfinn Rye |
| — | DF | NOR | Einar Sekkeseter |
| — | DF | NOR | Bertil Stranden |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NOR | Per Arne Aase |
| — | MF | NOR | Knut Bjørnå |
| — | MF | NOR | Gunnar Furu |
| — | MF | NOR | Stein Olav Hestad |
| — | MF | NOR | Torgeir Vatten |
| — | FW | NOR | Jan Fuglset |
| — | FW | NOR | Lars Tennfjord |
| — | FW | NOR | Rune Ulvestad |
| — | | NOR | Stein Erik Blikås |
| — | | NOR | Tor Hånde |
| — | | NOR | Terje Rye |
| — | | NOR | Ståle Stavem |

## 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 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 39 | –9 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | –4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | –5 | 9 |

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Start (C) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 29 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Bryne | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 29 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 27 | |
| 4 | Viking | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 25 | |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 23 | |
| 6 | Moss | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 23 | |
| 7 | Fredrikstad | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 23 | |
| 8 | Vålerengen | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 20 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 9 | Lyn | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 19 | |
| 10 | Molde (R) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 18 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 11 | Skeid (R) | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 16 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 12 | Bodø/Glimt (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 43 | −30 | 12 | Relegation to Second Division |

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

Lacking information:
* Appearance statistics from 1. divisjon round 1 (at home against Fredrikstad) and round 17 (away against Fredrikstad) are missing.
* Goalscorers from 1. divisjon round 10 (3 goals against Bodø/Glimt) and round 17 (2 goals against Fredrikstad) are missing.
* Appearance statistics and one goalscorer from Norwegian Cup round 1 (against Valder) 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 | Runar Bratli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | NOR | Inge Bratteteig | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | NOR | Stein Hagen | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | GK | NOR | Roger Marhaug | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Stål Bjørkly | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Tor Gunnar Hagbø | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Åge Hareide | 25 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| | DF | NOR | Odd Ivar Moen | 19 | 2 | 14+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Ulrich Møller | 16 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Einar Sekkeseter | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Bertil Stranden | 16 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Per Arne Aase | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Knut Bjørnå | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Gunnar Furu | 20 | 2 | 17+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Stein Olav Hestad | 23 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| | MF | NOR | Arnfinn Rye | 20 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Torgeir Vatten | 23 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Jan Fuglset | 23 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | FW | NOR | Lars Tennfjord | 11 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Rune Ulvestad | 19 | 6 | 15+1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Position | Player | 1. divisjon | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Jan Fuglset | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | Rune Ulvestad | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | Stein Olav Hestad | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | Gunnar Furu | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Odd Ivar Moen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | FW | Lars Tennfjord | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Åge Hareide | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | Stål Bjørkly | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Tor Gunnar Hagbø | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Ulrich Møller | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Arnfinn Rye | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Torgeir Vatten | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Unknown | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| | | TOTALS | 30 | 7 | 37 |