Molde FK in European football
| Club | Molde FK |
|---|---|
| First entry | 1975–76 UEFA Cup |
| Latest entry | 2024–25 UEFA Conference League |
| Titles | |
| Champions League | 0 (Best: Group stage) |
| Europa League | 0 (Best: Round of 16) |
| Cup Winners' Cup | 0 (Best: First round) |
Molde FK is a Norwegian professional football club based in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal. The club was founded as International in 1911. The club changed its name to Molde Fotballklubb in 1915. The team has participated in 20 seasons of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) club competitions, including 5 seasons entering the Champions League (1 group stage), 12 seasons entering the UEFA Cup and Europa League (3 group stages), 3 seasons entering the Europa Conference League (1 group stage) and one season in the Cup Winners' Cup. Their first European game was the 1975–76 UEFA Cup 1st Round against Swedish side Öster on 17 September 1975.[1] In 1999 Molde became the second Norwegian club to enter the UEFA Champions League.[2] The club's best performance in the UEFA Cup or Europa League is reaching the Round of 16 of the 2020–21 Europa League, and the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.
The club plays its home matches at Aker Stadion, an all-seater stadium in Molde. Molde's record attendance in a European match of 10,705 dates from the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League match against Real Madrid on 3 November 1999.[3] Molde's biggest win is 7–1 against Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualification, while the biggest defeat is 0–6 against Öster in the 1975–76 UEFA Cup. Molde has played Legia Warsaw more than any other clubs with total of six fixtures. Molde has played eleven times against Belgian clubs, more than any other nation.
Matches
The following is a complete list of matches played by Molde in UEFA tournaments. It includes the season, tournament, the stage, the opponent club and its country and the score, with Molde's score noted first. It is up to date as of 13 March 2025.
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List of matches
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Overall record
By competition
The following is a list of the all-time statistics from Molde's games in the three UEFA tournaments the club has participated in, as well as the overall total. The list contains the tournament, the number of games played (Pld), won (W), drawn (D) and lost (L). The number of goals scored (GF), goals against (GA), goal difference (GD) and the percentage of matches won (Win%). The statistics include qualification matches.
- As of 13 March 2025
| Tournament | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions League | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 30.30 |
| Europa League / UEFA Cup | 88 | 34 | 19 | 35 | 126 | 116 | +10 | 38.64 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 46.67 |
| Cup Winners' Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 25.00 |
| Total | 144 | 54 | 34 | 56 | 215 | 189 | +26 | 37.50 |
By country
- As of 13 March 2025
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Austria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Belgium | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 27.27 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Croatia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 25.00 |
| England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0.00 |
| Faroe Islands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 75.00 |
| Finland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 50.00 |
| France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Georgia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Germany | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 37.50 |
| Greece | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 25.00 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 50.00 |
| Ireland | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 87.50 |
| Latvia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 50.00 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 66.67 |
| Poland | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 42.86 |
| Portugal | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 16.67 |
| Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Russia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 33.33 |
| Scotland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 25.00 |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 66.67 |
| Spain | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 20.00 |
| Sweden | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 60.00 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 25.00 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 16.67 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
References
- ^ "1975: Sjetteplass og Afrika-tur". Molde FK (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Mirakelet på Mallorca". VG. Verdens Gang. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Molde - Real Madrid 0-1 (0-1)" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Kamper i Europacupene". MFKweb (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2011.