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Molde FK (women)

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Molde
Full nameMolde Fotballklubb
NicknamesMFK-damene
("The MFK Ladies")
Short nameMFK
Founded19 June 1911; 115 years ago (1911-06-19)
GroundAker Stadion
Reknesbanen2
Capacity11,249
1,5002
ChairmanOdd Ivar Moen
Head coachKent Rudning
LeagueToppserien
2025Increase 1. divisjon, 3rd of 12
Websitehttp://www.moldefk.no/

Molde Fotballklubb (pronounced [ˈmɔ̂ɫdə] ⓘ) is a Norwegian women's football team based in Molde that currently plays in Toppserien, the Norwegian top flight. Founded on 19 June 1911, Molde was originally known as International. Their first appearance in the highest tier of Norwegian women's football was during the 1994 season. Molde FK Women did not compete in 2003 and 2008 due to a lack of players.

Molde won the 3. divisjon (Sunnmøre) in 2014 and were promoted to the 2015 2. divisjon. Former Molde player Morten Kristiansen was head coach during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The club was promoted to the 1. divisjon in 2024 and to Toppserien in 2025.

Since the 2025 season, the current head coach is Kent Rudning.

Stadium

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Aker Stadion

Currently, Molde play their home matches at Aker Stadion or Reknesbanen. Molde's main stadium is the Aker Stadion, formerly known as Molde Stadion, located at Reknes, by the seashore of central Molde. The 212 million kr cost was mostly paid for by investor Kjell Inge Røkke, after whom the ground has been nicknamed "Røkkeløkka". The official name of the new stadium was Molde Stadion until 3 May 2006, when the stadium name changed to Aker Stadion following a sponsorship deal with Røkke's company Aker. The stadium was inaugurated on 18 April 1998, when the stadium was officially opened by Prime Minister and Molde fan Kjell Magne Bondevik.[1] Molde FK Women did not play at Aker Stadion until 2014, when the turf was changed from natural grass to an artificial turf. Their first game on Aker Stadion was the 5−0 win against Brattvåg on 30 April 2014.

At dates when Aker Stadion is unavailable, Molde play their home matches at Reknesbanen, located 750 metres north of Aker Stadion, which is the home arena of Træff

Players

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Current squad

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As of 18 July 2025[2]

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  USA Kenna Caldwell
3 DF  NOR Marie Johansdottir
4 DF  NOR Tora Ose
6 MF  NOR Helena Nygård
7 MF  NOR Sanna Andersen Mahle
8 FW  DEN Laura Guldbjerg Pedersen
9 FW  KOR Jeon Yu-gyeong
10 MF  NOR Ida Emilie Heggem Warvik
11 MF  SUI Chiara Messerli
13 MF  GHA Evelyn Badu
15 DF  NOR Emma Sæther
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  NOR Hilde Bjåstad
18 MF  NOR Emilia Zlotnicka
19 MF  FIN Silja Tuominen
20 DF  NOR Mia Settemsdal
22 GK  NOR Terese Melsæther
23 MF  NOR Andrine Outzen
25 MF  NOR Sara Hammer Svendsen
30 MF  NOR Mia Nygård
32 DF  NOR Mari Hoås
34 GK  NOR Ida G. Elshaug
77 MF  NOR Mille Aune

Club officials

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Club directors

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Role Name
ChairmanOdd Ivar Moen
Managing DirectorØystein Neerland
Finance ManagerOle Jakob Strandhagen
Marketing DirectorOddvar Talset
Leader Women's Football Erlend Holmlund

Coaching staff

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Role Name
Head CoachNorway Kent Rudning
Playing Assistant CoachSweden Ebba Wieder
First Team CoachNorway Kjell Arne Hestad
First Team Goalkeeping CoachNorway William Fraser
Analyst/Internship Norway Christian Skui Stenseth
Physiotherapist Norway Elin Kortner Lystad
Physical Coach Norway Georgios Pantelidis
First Team Leader Norway Tor Melsæther

Recent history

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As of match played December 1, 2023 [3]
Level Season League Cup Europe Top goalscorer (league)
Division Pos G W D L GS GA Pts Att Name Goals
4 2010 3. divisjon, Nordmøre og Romsdal 2 12714 301722— dnq N/aN/a
4 2011 3. divisjon, Nordmøre og Romsdal 3 10631 361421— dnq N/aN/a
4 2012 3. divisjon, Nordmøre og Romsdal 4 12543 451629— dnq N/aN/a
4 2013 3. divisjon, Nordmøre og Romsdal 1 121200 79636— dnq Hanna Tveit Lyche[4]10
4 2014 3. divisjon, Sunnmøre 1 ↑ 181701 127951— dnq Hanna Tveit Lyche[5]33
3 2015 2. divisjon, group 6 4 181017 322631— dnq Hanna Tveit Lyche[6]10
3 2016 2. divisjon, group 6 4 181035 341833— Third round Julie Belden Rasmussen[7]7
3 2017 2. divisjon, group 6 2 181422 672044— Second round Julie Belden Rasmussen[8]25
3 2018 2. divisjon, group 6 3 181233 612239— Second round Julie Vik[9]12
3 2019 2. divisjon, group 6 4 161024 461932— First round Live Aak[10]12
3 2020 2. divisjon, group 5 Season cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic dnq
3 2021 2. divisjon, group 5 2 9 8 0 1 50 10 24 — Second round Nora Håheim[11] 16
3 2022 2. divisjon, group 5 2 18 13 4 1 65 16 43 — Second round Eivor Ulvund[12] 12
3 2023 2. divisjon, group 1 2 26 19 3 4 75 29 60 — Second round Eivor Ulvund[13] 24
3 2024 2. divisjon, group 3

Coaches

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  • Per Lianes (2002)
  • Birgitta Sekkeseter (2004)
  • Roald Blakseth (2005)
  • Unknown (2006–2011)
  • Jørund Svensli (2012–2017)
  • Morten Kristiansen (2018–2019)[14]
  • August Nyland (2020–2023)
  • Jack Majgaard Jensen (2024)
  • Kent Rudning (2025-)

History of league positions

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1993 1994 1995–2000 2001–2002 2003 2004–2007 2008 2009–2014 2015–
Toppserien (level 1) did not
compete		did not
compete
1. divisjon (level 2)
2. divisjon (level 3)
3. divisjon (level 4)

References

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  1. ↑ "Aker Stadion". stadionsiden.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Molde kvinner Senior A". Molde FK. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Molde Kvinner Statistics". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Player statistics 2013". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Player statistics 2014". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Player statistics 2015". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Player statistics 2016". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Player statistics 2017". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Player statistics 2018". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Player statistics 2019". fotball.no. Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  11. ↑ Fotballforbund, Norges. "2. divisjon - avd. 5 2021 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  12. ↑ Fotballforbund, Norges. "2. div kvinner avd. 5 2022 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  13. ↑ Fotballforbund, Norges. "2. div kvinner avd. 1 2023 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "Hvis Molde skal få et topplag i damefotball, må alle klubbene samarbeide". aftenposten.no. Aftenposten. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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