The 2016 season was Molde's ninth consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 40th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. Along with the Tippeligaen, the club also competed in the Norwegian Cup and 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.
The 2016 Eliteserien season is the first season since 2004 without former club captain Daniel Berg Hestad, who retired after the Europa League round of 32 defeat against Sevilla on 25 February 2016. He played 666 games for the club and won 7 trophies, more than any other Molde player.
Season events Club legend Daniel Berg Hestad had earlier announced that he was going to retire after the 2015 season, but changed his mind because of the ongoing successes of the club in UEFA Europa League. Initially, his contract expired on 31 December 2015, but he was given a special deal from the club allowing him to play for the club until they were knocked out from the Europa League. On 25 February 2016, Molde were defeated 1–3 on aggregate by Sevilla in the round of 32 and Berg Hestad retired with the 1–0 win at home against Sevilla as his last game.
After the season was finished, Ruben Gabrielsen was named Molde FK Player of the season through a vote on the club's website. Best player in the under-23 category was Petter Strand.
Squad
Reserve squad
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee 6 November 2015 DF Roni Peiponen HJK Helsinki Unknown 1 December 2015 MF Fredrik Aursnes Hødd Unknown 9 December 2015 FW Ben Spencer Toronto II Loan return 15 December 2015 MF Stian Rode Gregersen Kristiansund Loan return 9 January 2016 MF Dulee Johnson Moss Free 11 January 2016 MF Thomas Kind Bendiksen Tromsø Loan return 11 January 2016 FW Pape Paté Diouf Odd Loan return 11 January 2016 DF Ole Martin Rindarøy Start Loan return 28 January 2016 MF Petter Strand Sogndal Unknown 9 February 2016 FW Thomas Amang Rainbow Bamenda Unknown 12 February 2016 FW Eiður Guðjohnsen Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Free 3 March 2016 DF Isak Ssewankambo Derby County Unknown 11 March 2016 MF Harmeet Singh Midtjylland Free 23 March 2016 MF Thompson Ekpe 16 June 2016 FW Fredrik Brustad AIK Unknown 12 July 2016 FW Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson Wolverhampton Wanderers Free 20 July 2016 MF Babacar Sarr Sogndal Unknown 10 August 2016 DF Christoffer Remmer Copenhagen Unknown
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee 16 December 2015 DF Fredrik Semb Berge Brøndby Loan return 3 January 2016 MF Andreas Hollingen Start Unknown 7 January 2016 FW Ola Kamara Austria Wien Loan return 7 January 2016 MF Etzaz Hussain Sivasspor Free 13 January 2016 DF Martin Linnes Galatasaray Unknown 30 May 2016 FW Mushaga Bakenga Club Brugge Loan return 16 June 2016 FW Fredrik Gulbrandsen Red Bull Salzburg Unknown 6 July 2016 FW Mohamed Elyounoussi Basel Unknown
Loans out Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To 8 February 2016 Season Long DF Ole Martin Rindarøy Lillestrøm 18 March 2016 21 July 2016 MF Amidou Diop Kristiansund 31 March 2016 22 July 2016 DF Roni Peiponen Åsane 31 March 2016 Season Long MF Thomas Kind Bendiksen Elfsborg 22 July 2016 November 2017 DF Roni Peiponen HJK 26 July 2016 Remaining season MF Thompson Ekpe Kristiansund
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date 5 December 2015 DF Magne Simonsen Fredrikstad 1 February 2016 7 January 2016 MF Harmeet Singh Midtjylland 1 February 2016 7 January 2016 FW Tommy Høiland Strømsgodset 18 February 2016 25 February 2016 MF Daniel Berg HestadRetired 1 June 2016 MF Dulee Johnson Start 23 July 2016 3 August 2016 FW Eiður GuðjohnsenRetired 8 September 2016 FW Ben Spencer Toronto FC II 8 September 2016 5 December 2016 MF Thomas Kind Bendiksen Sandefjord 13 December 2016
Trial Date From Date To Position Nationality Name Last Club 11 January 2016 Samson Hussaini 11 January 2016 Thompson Ekpe January 2016 9 February 2016 FW Thomas Amang Rainbow Sports Investment
Friendlies
Competitions
Tippeligaen
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Table
Norwegian Cup
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
As winners of group A in the group stage, Molde were seeded for the Europa League round of 32 draw, along with the other group stage winners and the best four third-placed finishers in the Champions League group stage. The draw took place on 14 December 2015 and saw Molde drawn against two-time defending Europa League champions Sevilla, with the away tie taking place on 18 February and the home tie on 25 February 2016. Molde lost 0–3 away in Seville. In the second leg, Molde won 1–0 through a goal scored by Eirik Hestad in what became club legend Daniel Berg Hestad's 666th and final appearance for Molde. Molde exited the tournament, losing 1–3 on aggregate. Sevilla went on to win their third consecutive title in the competition.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Molde on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:
Goal scorers RankPlayerTippeligaenNorwegian CupEuropa LeagueTotal1 FW24 Mohamed Elyounoussi51062 MF7 Harmeet Singh5005FW11 Sander Svendsen4105MF14 Petter Strand4105FW20 Thomas Amang23056 FW8 Fredrik Gulbrandsen4004FW10 Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson4004DF5 Joona Toivio4004MF19 Eirik Hestad3014FW27 Mushaga Bakenga130411 MF17 Fredrik Aursnes300312 FW33 Fredrik Brustad2002DF15 Per-Egil Flo200214MF9 Mattias Moström1001FW22 Eiður Guðjohnsen1001MF52 Tobias Svendsen1001FW2 Joshua Gatt1001FW30 Pape Paté Diouf0101 Own goal1001TOTALS4810159
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameTippeligaenNorwegian CupEuropa LeagueTotal1 GKEthan Horvath010000012 FWJoshua Gatt100000104 DFRuben Gabrielsen300000305 DFJoona Toivio100000107 MFHarmeet Singh410000418 FWFredrik Gulbrandsen000010108 MFBabacar Sarr100000109 MFMattias Moström0010001010FWBjörn Bergmann Sigurðarson1000001011FWSander Svendsen2000002014MFPetter Strand1000001015DFPer-Egil Flo2000002017MFFredrik Aursnes4000004019MFEirik Hestad6000006020FWThomas Amang2010003024FWMohamed Elyounoussi3000003025DFVegard Forren5000106030FWPape Paté Diouf1010103032DFIsak Ssewankambo1010002053DFMartin Ove Roseth00100010TOTALS3825030462
See also Molde FK seasons
References