The 2017 season was

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

's tenth consecutive year in the top flight which from the beginning of this season is known as

Eliteserien 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 41st season in the top flight of

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. Along with the Eliteserien, the club also competed in the

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. Molde finished 2nd in Eliteserien and reached the semifinal in the

where the team were defeated by

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Season events

On 29 December 2016,

announced that Mark Dempsey had returned to the club as an Assistant Manager, working alongside Erling Moe, on a -year contract. After the season was finished,

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was named Molde FK Player of the season by players, coaches and staff at the club. Best player in the under-23 category was

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Squad

Reserve squad

Players on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Loans in

Loans out

Released

Trial

Friendlies

Competitions

Eliteserien

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Table

Norwegian Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players away from Molde on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left Molde during the season:''

Goal scorers

Disciplinary record

References

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