Moss FK

Moss

Full name	Moss Fotballklubb
Nickname(s)	Kællane (The Lads)
Founded	August 28, 1906 (1906-08-28)
Ground	Melløs stadion, Moss
Ground Capacity	3,085
Chairman	Thomas Thorkildsen
Manager	Ørjan Christiansen
League	Second Division
2016	Second Division/ 4, 11th (relegated)[1]
Home colours Away colours

Moss Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club, founded on August 28, 1906. They currently play in the Second Division, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. They played in the Norwegian Premier League between 1937-1939, 1953-1954, 1977-1985 (9 seasons), 1987-1990 (4 seasons), 1996 and 1998-2002. The club came close to earning promotion to the top flight in 2005, but lost the play-off against Molde.

Moss play their home games at Melløs stadion, which has a capacity of around 10 000. Because of national rules of professional license for top clubs in Norway, the stadium has only being certified for 3085 spectators. Built in 1939, it has remained the club's home ground ever since. The record attendance is 10,085, set in 2003 against rivals Fredrikstad. A higher attendance may have been achieved in 1976 in a match against Odd, but no precise figure exists for this match because the gates broke down after around 9500 spectators had shown up.

Recent history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2006	1. Divisjon	8	30	11	7	12	61	46	40	Third round
2007	1. Divisjon	5	30	15	8	7	46	37	53	Third round
2008	1. Divisjon	9	30	9	12	9	63	54	39	Third round
2009	1. Divisjon	7	30	12	5	13	47	53	41	Second round
2010	1. Divisjon	15	28	7	5	16	32	56	26	Third round	Relegated to the 2. Divisjon
2011	2. Divisjon	10	26	11	5	10	58	56	38	First round
2012	2. Divisjon	10	26	8	6	12	43	46	30	Second round
2013	2. Divisjon	9	26	10	3	13	47	53	33	Second round
2014	2. Divisjon	3	26	16	5	5	69	24	53	Second round
2015	2. Divisjon	2	26	18	3	5	65	31	57	First round
2016	2. Divisjon	11	26	9	8	9	57	55	35	Second round	Relegated to the 3. Divisjon

Current squad

As of 10 December 2015^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Christian Sukke 2 DF Ola Lønn Jenssen 3 DF Tom Skogsrud 4 MF Tor Erik Moen 5 DF Tim Reinback 6 DF Andreas Elvestad 7 FW Ridouan Elyounoussi 8 MF Martin Elvestad 9 FW Fabian Stensrud Næss 10 FW Thomas Klaussen 11 MF Dawda Leigh 12 GK Thomas Skjelin

No. Position Player 14 MF Aleksander Braun Andresen 15 FW Rune Isaksen 16 MF Youssef Chaib 18 FW René Elshaug 20 MF Adnan Haidar 21 MF Ismail Saif Gul 22 MF Henrik Støkkebo 23 MF Oskar Hansen 24 DF Mads Dyrseth 25 DF Johannes Grødtlien 44 MF Hassan Rhamani 90 MF Balal Arezou

Coaching staff

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European Cup appearances

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1980–81	UEFA Cup	1. round		Magdeburg	2-3	1-2	3-5
1984–85	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1. round		Bayern Munich	1-2	1-4	2-6
1988–89	European Cup	1. round		Real Madrid	0–1	0-3	0-4

Achievements

• Norwegian Premier League:
  • Gold medal: 1987
  • Silver medal: 1979
• Norwegian Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1983
  • Runners-up (1): 1981

Records

• Greatest home victory: 7-0 vs. Steinkjer FK, June 17, 1978
• Greatest away victory: 9-1 vs. Borre IF, May 5, 2004
• Heaviest home loss: 1-6 vs. FK Bodø/Glimt, August 2, 2000
• Heaviest away loss: 0-8 vs. Molde FK, April 21, 1996
• Highest recorded attendance, Melløs stadion: 10,085 vs. Fredrikstad FK, October 26, 2003
• Highest average attendance, season: 5814, 1979
• Most appearances, total: 569, Geir Henæs
• Most appearances, Norwegian Premier League: 227, Geir Henæs
• Most goals scored, Norwegian Premier League: 78, Geir Henæs

References

External links

• Official website
• Unofficial supporters site