Moss Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club, founded on 28 August 1906. They play in the 2. divisjon, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. They played in the

Norwegian top flight 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 ...

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

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, but lost the play-off against

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Stadium

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 been certified for 3,085 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

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. 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

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Current squad

Coaching staff

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In European football

Honours

: **Gold medal (1):

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**Silver medal (1):

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Norwegian Cup The Norwegian Football Cup ( no, Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest footbal ...

: **Winners (1):

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**Runners-up (1):

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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.

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, August 2, 2000 *Heaviest away loss: 0–8 vs.

Molde FK Molde Fotballklubb () is a professional football club based in Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club was originally known as International and changed its name to ...

, April 21, 1996 *Highest recorded attendance, Melløs stadion: 10,085 vs.

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, October 26, 2003 *Highest average attendance, season: 5814, 1979 *Most appearances, total: 569,

Geir Henæs Geir Olav Henæs (born 3 September 1955) is a former Norwegian footballer. He played as a striker. In the period 1977–1988 he played 227 games and scored 78 goals for Moss FK Moss Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club, founded on 28 Aug ...

*Most appearances,

: 227,

*Most goals scored, Norwegian top flight: 78,

References

External links

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Unofficial supporters site
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