The 2012 season was

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's 5th consecutive year in

Tippeligaen Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion ...

, and their 36th season in the top flight of

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. It was

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's second season as the club's manager. Molde were defending champions in Tippeligaen and played through qualification for

UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...

. Molde entered the Champions League in the second qualifying round, where they eliminated

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before and facing

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of Switzerland in the third qualifying round. They lost 1–2 on aggregate and were knocked out, dropping down into the Play off round of the

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. Molde successfully defended their title on 11 November 2012, when they beat

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1–0, whilst their closest title challengers,

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lost 2–1 away to

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Transfers

In

: Linnes' move was announced on 31 August 2011 and finalised on 1 January 2012.

Out

Loan in

Loan out

Coaching staff

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendlies

Copa del Sol

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Table

Norwegian Cup

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Group stage

;Notes *Note 1: Steaua București played their home matches at

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instead of their regular stadium,

Stadionul Steaua Stadionul Steaua is the name of several football stadiums. It may refer to: * Stadionul Steaua (1974) - the original stadium, demolished in 2018 * Stadionul Steaua (2021) The Steaua Stadium ( ro, Stadionul Steaua), informally also known as Ghenc ...

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

Disciplinary record

References

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Norwegian football championship-winning seasons