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46-491: The Aker Stadion (known as Molde Stadion for UEFA competitions and prior to sponsorship) is an all-seater football stadium located at Reknes in Molde , Norway, and is the home of Eliteserien club Molde . The stadium has a current capacity of 11,249 spectators. The building was designed by architect Kjell Kosberg . It cost 212 million  kr , most of which was paid for by club-owner Kjell Inge Røkke —after whom

92-514: A 1998 World Cup friendly. On 11 August, CSKA Sofia visited Molde for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup , for which Molde failed to qualify. The all-time spectator record was set on 26 September, when Molde hosted Rosenborg BK in front of 13,308 people. During the fall of 1999, Molde played two qualification games for UEFA Champions League at the stadium. Following the aggregated victories over CSKA Moscow and Mallorca , Molde qualified for

138-464: A continual whole and a capacity of 11,167. Prior to 1999, the lower tiers along the short sides had terraces, allowing an initial capacity of 13,308. There are 13 entrances, 52 toilets and 9 kiosks. The stadium has thirteen executive boxes in the north stand, varying in size between 18 and 33 square metres (190 and 360 sq ft). The arena is 17,250 square metres (185,700 sq ft), measuring 150 by 115 metres (492 by 377 ft). It includes

184-406: A fighting fit line-up, and 1969 already was their golden year when Venta became champions. During the tournament they gained 43 points; 20 matches won, 3 matches ended with a draw and only 3 matches lost. Additionally, they lost only in the away matches. They scored 45 goals and 16 conceded. At that time Venta's leader was a player manager, who is well known not only to the admirers of Ventspils , but

230-518: A population of 45 thousand people, celebrated its 10th anniversary. In a relatively short period of time FK “Ventspils” has become one of the strongest clubs in Latvia . FK “Ventspils” has rapidly developed and gained a reputation of a serious Latvian club, winning various trophies. In 2003 FK "Ventspils” won the Latvian Cup for the first time in the club's history, and in the next two consecutive years. Only

276-435: A restaurant and café, in addition to a medical clinic. The pitch is 105 by 68 metres (344 by 223 ft) of natural grass, with 4% artificial turf sown in. Floodlight is provided with 176 lamps, mounted at a low 19.5 metres (64 ft). The speaker system has 32 kW. The stadium is located within walking distance of the city center. There is no public transport that serves the arena, but all city and regional buses serve

322-520: A total of eight home games, before they in 2012 again played qualification for the Champions League and Ventspils and Basel visited Aker Stadion. Molde were eliminated by Basel, but managed to qualify for the Europa League group stage and played against Heerenveen , Stuttgart , Steaua Bucuresti and Copenhagen at Aker Stadion. In 2015–16, Ajax , Fenerbahçe and Celtic visited Molde during

368-472: Is also the only association affilied to UEFA which representative teams have won, at least once, the senior Euro and the continental tournament in all age categories (under 17, under 19 and under 21). FC Barcelona of Spain became the first women's club to follow its men's team of winning the Champions League, by winning the 2021 Women's Champions League Final . The club's men's team won their first title in 1992 . The beaten finalists Chelsea of England

414-599: Is clad with two colors of granite , glass and aluminum. The building was financed by Kjell Inge Røkke, although NOK 10 million was paid by the municipality and NOK 2.7 million by Norsk Tipping . In 1999, the structure won the City Prize, that is awarded to the Norwegian building project that is both profitable, innovative and increases the value of the surrounding area. The stadium was also nominated to FIABCI's Prix D' Excellence. There are four stands in two tiers built as

460-639: The Europa League group stage, after they've beaten Standard Liège in the Play-off and before Sevilla came to Aker Stadion in the Round of 32 in February 2016. On 19 November 2013, Aker Stadion hosted its second international match, a friendly Norway were defeated 1–0 by Scotland . Aker Stadion has been proposed used during the annual Moldejazz , Norway's largest jazz festival, but this has been rejected several times by

506-763: The Futsal Champions League among these with active sections which can compete in all these tournaments. FK Ventspils It folded in July 2021 and was officially liquidated on 19 January 2024. A new phoenix club - JFK Ventspils was created on the basis of the former FK Ventspils youth academy, returned to Latvian football and competes in the Latvian First League as of 2023. In total, FK Ventspils has won six league titles and seven Latvian Cups . They became Latvian Higher League champions in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2014. In 2009 FK Ventspils became

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552-468: The Intertoto Cup and beat Norwegian team Vålerenga on aggregate. Later the club took part in the UEFA Cup , thus allowing fans to see matches against such famous European clubs as Stuttgart , Rosenborg , Brøndby and Newcastle United . The 0–0 draw in the away match against Newcastle United might have been called the greatest achievement of FK Ventspils until 2009. However, even more memorable were

598-470: The Latin Cup ). All these tournaments were organised by private bodies and/or at least two national associations and concerning one of more regional areas of Europe, not being recognised by UEFA for historic-statistical purposes. After being recognised by FIFA in 1961 and defined its functions as governing body, UEFA laid down principles for the authorisation of other international club competitions, becoming

644-478: The Latvian Cup . In 1969 "Venta" were champions of Latvia , in that season "Venta" got 43 points, 20 matches won, three drawn and three lost. In the 1970s the team lost its position, in the 1980s it lost its financial support and became defunct for some years. In 1994 Venta returned to 1. līga but after that season many players left the club as FK Nafta was formed. Until the merger Venta played in 1. liga. FK Nafta

690-456: The 1998 derby with Rosenborg BK , which was followed by 13,308 spectators. The highest average attendance at Aker Stadion over a league season was 9,817, set in the 2011 season. The lowest average attendance at Aker Stadon came in the 2004 season, when an average of 5,554 spectators watched each game. The following list includes the attendance for Molde FK during the home domestic league matches. It excludes cup and UEFA tournaments. In 2007,

736-405: The 2027–28 season) for violating UEFA regulations related to "fraud, bribery and/or corruption" and for "violation of the integrity of matches and competitions". Club officials Nikolajs Djakins and Adlan Shishkanov were banned from football for 4 years and for life, respectively. The charges were related to July 2018 Europa League qualifier against Bordeaux , Russian referee Sergey Lapochkin who

782-518: The Champions league, beating TNS 2–1 at home. Goals were scored by defenders Jean-Paul Ndeki and Deniss Kačanovs . In the second qualifying round the Roman Hryhorchuk's team played against Red Bull Salzburg , led by the legendary Italian specialist Giovanni Trapattoni and lost. In 2008 FK Ventspils participated in the Champions league for the second time. The first opponents of the team were again

828-504: The arena hosted its first international match, where Norway beat Saudi Arabia 6–0. The following year, when Molde reached the UEFA Champions League , the stadium was converted to an all-seater, reducing its capacity. Since May 2006, the stadium name has been sponsored by Røkke's company Aker . The grass pitch was replaced with artificial turf in 2014. Since 1955, Molde had been playing their home games at Molde idrettspark (at

874-499: The champions of Wales , Llanelli . In the 2009–10 season FK Ventspils became the first Latvian club to participate in the group stages of UEFA club competitions after beating BATE Borisov from Belarus in the last UEFA Europa League qualification round. FK Ventspils opponents in the group stages were Sporting CP from Portugal, Hertha BSC from Germany and Heerenveen from the Netherlands. Adding several experienced players to

920-464: The city center's bus terminal, which is within walking distance. On game days, Aukra Auto operates a bus service from Aukra , while Nettbuss operates from Eidsvåg , Kleive , Batnfjordsøra and Sjøholt . Tide Sjø operates a fast ferry to Helland and Vikebukt . There are a very limited number of parking spaces at the stadium, and these are limited to holders of VIP tickets. The stadium has hosted more than 10,000 spectators 39 times, including

966-539: The club played in the 1. divisjon. The table includes average, minimum and maximum attendance, in addition to the attendance rank among the top-league teams. UEFA competitions UEFA competitions ( French : compétitions de l'UEFA ), referred improperly by the mass media as European football , are the set of tournaments organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), generally in professional and amateur association football and futsal . The term

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1012-508: The festival management. The issue was intensified in 2004, when a much smaller arena was used for a quickly sold-out Stevie Wonder concert. On 6 October 2007, StatoilHydro arranged a free concert at the stadium with Ane Brun and Röyksopp to celebrate the completion of their near-by processing plant for the gas field Ormen Lange . In a 2012 survey carried out by the Norwegian Players' Association among away-team captains, Aker Stadion

1058-423: The field could be used 2,000 instead of 130 hours per year. The stadium hosted its second international match on 19 November 2013, when Norway was defeated 0–1 Scotland in a friendly match watched by 9,750 spectators. It was the first time since 2002 that a home Norway game was not played at the national stadium, Ullevaal Stadion . In October 2017, the artificial turf was changed to a newer generation. The stadium

1104-490: The first Latvian club to participate in the group stages of a UEFA competition after beating BATE Borisov from Belarus . FK Ventspils was founded in 1997 with the merger of two former Ventspils clubs – FK Venta and FK Nafta. Its predecessor, Venta, was one of the leading clubs in the Latvian league in the 1960s. The next notable success for “Venta” was in 1967, when they won the Latvian Cup. By that time they had quite

1150-484: The ground has been nicknamed " Røkkeløkka ". The main construction work took place 1997, and the stadium was inaugurated on 18 April 1998 in a league game against Lillestrøm , replacing Molde idrettspark as Molde's home ground. The stadium was nominated for the FIABCI Prix D' Excellence and awarded the City Prize in 1999. The record attendance of 13,308 was set in a league match against Rosenborg in 1998. The same year,

1196-407: The group stage, where they played Real Madrid , Porto and Olympiacos . Following entry into Champions League, the stadium was converted to an all-seater, with seats being installed on the lower sections of the short end stands. The reduced the attendance capacity permanently, because the club chose to not remove the seats afterwards. In 2006, an agreement was made where Røkke's company Aker became

1242-512: The international game between Norway and Saudi Arabia , which attracted 13,114 spectators. Molde FK has attracted such attendance thirty-four times in Eliteserien , of which thirteen have been against Rosenborg BK and eight in derbies against Aalesunds FK . In addition, two high-attendance matches have been played in Champions League and one in the Norwegian Cup . The all-time record dates from

1288-451: The main trophy – golden medal of the Latvian championship – had yet to be attined. The team won silver and bronze medals of the Latvian championship several times, and, finally, in 2006 FK "Ventspils" became the champions of Latvia. The Ukrainian specialist Roman Hryhorchuk led FK Ventspils to the main trophy. Prior to that, in 2003, FK Ventspils had won the Latvian Cup for the first time. Also, in 2004 and in 2005, FK Ventspils won

1334-687: The matches against Brøndby in 2004, when FK Ventspils eliminated the Danish club from the UEFA Cup. On 17 July 2007 FK Ventspils made its debut in the UEFA Champions League . The yellow-and-blue started their historical trip of the most prestigious club tournament in Europe in Wales , where they played against TNS . The author of the first FK Ventspils goal in the Champions League was forward Vits Rimkus . One week later, on 25 July, FK Ventspils achieved their first victory in

1380-637: The middle of 2013 the club participated in the UEFA Europa League qualification stages, reaching the third qualification stage. They knocked out the Welsh champions Airbus UK Broughton and Luxembourg National Division club Jeunesse Esch , but lost to the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa . On 9 June 2021, UEFA banned FK Ventspils from participating in UEFA club competitions for the next seven years (i.e. up to and including

1426-399: The national championship, qualifying for the UEFA Europa League first qualification stage. The club was knocked out of the tournament in the third qualification stage by Red Star Belgrade . In 2011, they won the national championship, securing their fourth league title. In 2013 FK Ventspils won the league for the fifth time and lifted the Latvian Cup for the sixth time in the club's history. In

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1472-429: The only organization with legal authority over international football in the continent. For that reason, it considers only results in its own competitions, in general terms and by single tournament, as the only valid for calculating and communicating confederation-level official records and statistics as long as setting combined values in inter-club football. Until the first UEFA Europa Conference League final in 2022,

1518-629: The only team to have won every men's professional club competition was Juventus of Italy, while France is the sole national side to have won the European/South American Nations Cup , the Nations League and the men's European Championship . The governing body of the latter, French Football Federation (FFF), alongside its Czechoslovak , German , Italian , Soviet and Spanish counterparts in men's football; as well as German Football Association (DFB) in women's variant ,

1564-621: The squad, FK Ventspils showed a remarkable performance, playing 1–1 draws away in the Olympiastadion in Berlin and Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. They also kept a 0–0 draw against Heerenveen at home. With three points in six matches, FK Ventspils finished last in Group D, failing to qualify for the UEFA Europa League group stages. In 2010 FK Ventspils won the 2009–10 Baltic League . They finished second in

1610-501: The stadium name sponsor, with the stadium being renamed Aker stadion. The same season, the club was relegated to the First Division , where the team played in 2007 . Despite the relegation, average attendance increased, and Molde won the league. Since 2008, the team has again played in the top flight. Molde later entered the UEFA Cup four times (renamed to Europa League in 2010), in 2000–01 , 2003–04 and 2006–07 , 2010–11 , playing

1656-441: The stadium was officially opened by Prime Minister and Molde-fan Kjell Magne Bondevik . In the opening match, Molde beat Lillestrøm 4–0 in their first home game of the season, attracting 13,010 spectators. During the season, this was the match in the country with the most spectators not hosted at Rosenborg 's home ground Lerkendal . On 27 May, the arena hosted its first international match, with Norway beating Saudi Arabia 6–0 in

1702-459: The team. Whereas these days there are limits on foreign born players, at that time it was an obligation for the team to have two players younger than 18 years of age in the line-up. Thus, V. Kutuzov, V. Ivankovich, N. Dishlov and later Y. Romanenko, V. Fedotov and others appeared in the team. In 1963 Ventspils gained a place and the rights to play in the Latvian championship ( Virsliga ). The next major achievement for "Venta" came in 1967, when it won

1748-481: The time called Molde stadion), a municipal-owned multi-use venue. A new stadium was proposed to be located at the waterfront at Reknes. There were many local protests, including complaints about the size of the structure. Construction of the land fillings and preparation of the construction site started in March 1997, before final approval had been granted by the municipality. The stadium was inaugurated on 18 April 1998, when

1794-475: The trophy, but only finished second and third in the Latvian championship. Before Hryhorchuk the team was managed by Russian coach Boris Sinicin, English coach Paul Anthony Ashworth, Lithuanian specialist Saulius Širmelis and the Latvian local Sergejs Semjonovs . Despite being a relatively new club, FK Ventspils has also had a quite rich and interesting history in the Eurocups. In 1999 FK Ventspils had its debut in

1840-452: The victories did not come easy. There was a huge effort put into both – the matches and training. However, at that time they had quite a modest material and technical basis. They trained in the sport hall of Ventspils port, had training camps in Piltene and went to Moldova several times. They had close contacts with a children's sport school from which talented youth players often came into

1886-580: The whole of Latvian football, Vladimir Chikinov. This was the golden line-up: Leonid Virko, Konstantin Zhurkevich, Aleksandr Busarov, Valery Yashenko, Aleksandr Tronev, Ariy Shmerling, Vladimir Samohvalov, Aleksandr Novash, Nikolay Chaevky, Nikolay Pozdnyakov, Vladimir Chikinov, Viktor Yurinov, Viktor Litvinenko, Aleksandr Rakicky, Valentin Ipolitov, Vladimir Kutuzov, Valentin Vetrenko, Genady Hrustalov . Of course,

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1932-518: Was also seeking to break that record as well, as its men's team won their maiden in 2012 . They were already the first club ever to see its men's and women's teams reach the Champions League final in the same season, having qualified for the Champions League Final as well. Barcelona is also the only club in the UEFA zone that has won men's and women's Champions League, the Youth League and

1978-463: Was designed by Kjell Kosberg of Kosbergs Arkitektkontorer. In addition to featuring the stadium, the complex has 2,800 square metres (30,000 sq ft) of commercial space. The whole structure cost NOK 212 million, of which NOK 160 million was for the stadium itself. The stadium is located at Reknes, just west of the city center, on the shore of the Moldefjord . The exterior of the building

2024-612: Was established in 1971 by the confederation to differentiate the men's football competitions under its administration, the first in history being held at a pan-European stage, from other international competitions carried out in the continent between 1960s and 1990s, such as the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup , International Football Cup and Karl Rappan Cup , Cup of the Alps , Balkans Cup and the restructured Mitropa Cup (as well as some which had already been discontinued by late 1950s such as

2070-413: Was formed in 1995, in the first season the club won its 2nd league division and earned a promotion to the 1st league. In its only season there the club finished higher than FK Venta. After the season the teams merged to form FK Ventspils. The recent history of “Ventspils” began in 1997, the year of the team's foundation. In February 2007, the club that represents the town on the bank of the river Venta with

2116-412: Was found to be the league's fourth-best stadium, with a score of 4.27 on a scale from one to five. The club decided on 4 October 2013 to lay artificial turf on the field, which it hoped would be in place ahead of the 2014 season. The club was especially concerned with the poor surface during March, April, October and November. It also cited the possibility of hosting all trainings at the stadium and that

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