Editing Molde FK (section)

===The silver generation (1994–2000)===
Åge Hareide was the main coach of Molde in 1994, when they finished second in their [[1. divisjon]] group and was thus re-promoted to Tippeligaen. Molde also met their main rivals [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] in the semi-final of the [[1994 Norwegian Football Cup|1994 Norwegian Cup]], and with 4–3 win on aggregate, Molde qualified for their third cup final. After having lost to Molde, Rosenborg head coach [[Nils Arne Eggen]] called Molde's playing style "arse-football" ("''rævvafotball''"). Molde won their first title by defeating [[FK Lyn|Lyn]] 3–2 at [[Ullevaal Stadium]] in Oslo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nrk.no/sport/fotball/eliteserien/1.5887653 |language=no |title=Moldes første pokal |work=nrk.no |publisher=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation|NRK]] |date=4 June 2008 |access-date=20 December 2011 |archive-date=10 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910083201/https://www.nrk.no/sport/fotball/moldes-forste-pokal-1.5887653 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fotball.rbnett.no/mfk100/article201495.ece |language=no |title="Etter cupfinalen la jeg opp med god samvittighet". |work=rbnett.no |publisher=[[Romsdals Budstikke]] |date=24 May 2011 |access-date=15 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903095316/http://fotball.rbnett.no/mfk100/article201495.ece |archive-date=3 September 2011 }}</ref>

[[File:Ole G Solskjaer.jpg|thumb|Molde striker [[Ole Gunnar Solskjær]] was signed by [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] after his successful two-season spell at Molde]]
During the [[1995 Tippeligaen|1995 season]], Molde became known for their three strikers: [[Ole Gunnar Solskjær]], [[Arild Stavrum]] and [[Ole Bjørn Sundgot]]. In their first league match, Molde won 6–0 against Brann in [[Bergen]], with Solskjær scoring two goals and Stavrum and Sundgot also contributing in one of Brann's heaviest-ever losses at home.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brann.no/historie/kampdatabase/brann-molde-fk10/ |title=Brann – Molde FK: 0 – 6 |language=no |work=brann.no |publisher=[[SK Brann]] |date=15 March 2011 |access-date=20 December 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> With six-straight wins, Molde stayed in the top two positions of the league throughout the season, but eventually finished second, 15 points behind Rosenborg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moldefk.no/historikk/?m=i&p=his-moldestres |language=no |title=Moldes tre S'er slår til |work=moldefk.no |publisher=Molde FK |access-date=20 December 2011 |archive-date=8 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108110110/http://www.moldefk.no/historikk/?m=i&p=his-moldestres |url-status=live }}</ref>

Solskjær scored 31 goals in 42 matches for Molde and was sold to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on 29 July 1996 as Molde finished in eighth position that season. In 1997, Molde finished fourth in the league, and [[Erik Brakstad]] replaced Åge Hareide as head coach ahead of the 1998 season.<ref name="brakstad">{{cite web |url=http://fotball.rbnett.no/eliteserien/article214101.ece |language=no |title=Brakstad tror Molde kan overraske i Europa |work=rbnett.no |publisher=[[Romsdals Budstikke]] |date=4 November 2011 |access-date=23 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106213404/http://fotball.rbnett.no/eliteserien/article214101.ece |archive-date=6 January 2012 }}</ref>

In 1998, Molde played their first 21 matches without losing, a Norwegian record until 2009, when Rosenborg went 26 matches undefeated.<ref name="unbeaten">{{cite web |url=http://www.nettavisen.no/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/article2697015.ece |language=no |title=22 kamper uten tap! |work=nettavisen.no |publisher=[[Nettavisen]] |date=31 August 2009 |access-date=23 December 2011 |archive-date=8 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108063542/http://www.nettavisen.no/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/article2697015.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 22nd round, Molde lost against [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] while Rosenborg defeated [[KIL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] to surpass Molde at the top of the table. Rosenborg player [[Mini Jakobsen]] subsequently said, "It was fun as long as you managed to keep up. Thank you for helping to create tension in the Premier League!" On 26 September 1998, Rosenborg won 2–0 against Molde in the 23rd round and won the championship, with Molde settling for second place.

In 1999, Molde had a successful season, finishing second in the league and reaching the semi-final of the [[1999 Norwegian Football Cup|1999 Norwegian Cup]], where they were eliminated by Brann. Molde also participated in the [[UEFA Champions League]], where Molde was drawn against [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] in the [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|second qualifying round]]. In the first match in Moscow, Molde lost 2–0, while in the second leg, 19-year-old [[Magne Hoseth]] had his big break-through with two goals when CSKA was defeated 4–0<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nrk.no/sport/fotball/eliteserien/1.1185521 |language=no |title=Hoset slo tilbake |work=nrk.no |publisher=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation|NRK]] |date=21 April 2003 |access-date=26 December 2011 |archive-date=10 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910083201/https://www.nrk.no/sport/fotball/hoset-slo-tilbake-1.1185521 |url-status=live }}</ref> to send Molde to the third qualifying round, where they met [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]]. The first leg against Mallorca ended 0–0 at home. Away at Mallorca were Molde one goal behind for a long time, but [[Andreas Lund]] became the big hero when he equalized on a penaltyin the 84th minute. With a 1–1 aggregate score, Molde qualified for the group stage on away goals,<ref name="brakstad"/> and Molde became the team from the smallest city to have qualified for the group stage of Champions League until [[FC Unirea Urziceni|Unirea Urziceni]] repeated the feat in [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|2009–10]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogg.aftenbladet.no/borebloggen/2009/11/07/cupfinale-med-nerver/ |language=no |title=Cupfinale med nerver |work=aftenbladet.no |publisher=[[Stavanger Aftenblad]] |first=Thor Bjarne |last=Bore |date=7 November 2009 |access-date=26 December 2011 |archive-date=26 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426011246/http://blogg.aftenbladet.no/borebloggen/2009/11/07/cupfinale-med-nerver/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the group stage, Molde were drawn against [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], [[FC Porto|Porto]] and [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]], and with one win and five losses, Molde finished last in their group. On the occasion of Molde's 100-year anniversary in 2011, the readers of the local newspaper ''[[Romsdals Budstikke]]'' voted 1999 as the best year in the history of the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fotball.rbnett.no/mfk100/article203351.ece |language=no |title=Leserne mener: Moldes 1999–årgang er best |work=rbnett.no |publisher=[[Romsdals Budstikke]] |date=17 June 2011 |access-date=30 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823031155/http://fotball.rbnett.no/mfk100/article203351.ece |archive-date=23 August 2011 }}</ref>