# 2000 Molde FK season

The 2000 season was Molde's 25th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in Tippeligaen, the Norwegian Cup and the UEFA Cup.
In Tippeligaen, Molde finished in 7th position, 14 points behind winners Rosenborg, but only five points behind third placed Viking.
Molde participated in the 2000 Norwegian Cup. They defeated Tornado Måløy and Brann, both away from home, on their way to the quarterfinal. On 6 September 2000, Molde initially won the quarterfinal 4-3 at away ground against Start. However, Start went through to the semifinal after protesting Molde's use of ineligible player Martin Andresen, who was not listed at the referee's card.
In the UEFA Cup, Molde was drawn against Spanish team Rayo Vallecano in the 1st round. Molde lost the first leg at home at Molde Stadion with the score 0–1. Petter Rudi missed a penalty in the 58th minute. The second leg in Spain ended in a 1–1 draw which resulted in a 1–2 loss on aggregate and elimination from the 2000–01 UEFA Cup.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Morten Bakke |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Roger Nilsen |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Petter Christian Singsaas |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Kjølner |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Knut Anders Fostervold |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berg Hestad (Captain) |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Clayton Zane |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Karl Oskar Fjørtoft |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Odd Inge Olsen |
| 11 | MF | NOR | André Schei Lindbæk |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Are Lervik |
| 13 | GK | NOR | Knut Dørum Lillebakk |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Thomas Mork |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Freddy dos Santos |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Magne Hoseth |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Trond Strande |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Anders Hasselgård |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Bernt Hulsker |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Torgeir Ruud Ramsli |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Ståle Rønningen |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Johnny Hansen |
| 24 | MF | NOR | Petter Rudi |
| 30 | DF | NOR | Erlend Ormbostad |
| 32 | FW | NOR | Nils Gunnar Thomle |
| 38 | MF | NOR | Tor Einar Leira |
| — | FW | NOR | Stig Arild Råket |
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: 20 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | L |
| Position | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Stabæk | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 42 | |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 40 | |
| 7 | Molde | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 40 | |
| 8 | Odd Grenland | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 38 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 9 | Moss | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 32 | |
* ↑ Odd Grenland qualified as the winner of the 2000 Norwegian Cup.

### Norwegian Cup

Because of competing of the national team at the UEFA Euro 2000, the 14 teams from Tippeligaen received a bye to the third round.

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

| 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 | Morten Bakke | 31 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Roger Nilsen | 15 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Petter Christian Singsaas | 20 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Kjølner | 29 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Knut Anders Fostervold | 29 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berg Hestad | 31 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Clayton Zane | 15 | 0 | 4+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Karl Oskar Fjørtoft | 29 | 4 | 23+1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Odd Inge Olsen | 29 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | NOR | André Schei Lindbæk | 23 | 6 | 10+10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Thomas Mork | 24 | 1 | 14+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Freddy dos Santos | 25 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Magne Hoseth | 25 | 16 | 17+3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Trond Strande | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Anders Hasselgård | 18 | 2 | 11+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Bernt Hulsker | 25 | 14 | 16+5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Torgeir Ruud Ramsli | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Ståle Rønningen | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Johnny Hansen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | NOR | Petter Rudi | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | NOR | Erlend Ormbostad | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | NOR | Nils Gunnar Thomle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Stig Arild Råket | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Molde on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Molde during the season: ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | NOR | Andreas Lund | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Martin Andresen | 11 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal Scorers

| Rank | Position | No. | Player | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 16 | Magne Hoseth | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | FW | 20 | Bernt Hulsker | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | André Schei Lindbæk | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Odd Inge Olsen | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Karl Oskar Fjørtoft | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 6 | Daniel Berg Hestad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Roger Nilsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 19 | Anders Hasselgård | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | GK | 1 | Morten Bakke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 5 | Knut Anders Fostervold | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 14 | Thomas Mork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 23 | Martin Andresen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 24 | Petter Rudi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 46 | 12 | 1 | 59 |