Aker Stadium: Community Hub as Much as Football Fortress
From a community memorial match in July to an Eliteserien and Toppserien programme stretching all the way to December, Aker Stadium's 2026 calendar reveals a venue that is far more than just a matchday ground. The fjordside arena continues to serve Molde's sporting and community life in equal measure.
More Than a Football Ground
Aker Stadium has long served as the beating heart of sport in Molde, but the 2026 season has underlined just how far its role stretches beyond the Eliteserien. The venue opened on 18 April 1998, designed by local architect Kjell Kosberg and built at a cost of 212 million kroner — funded by Kjell Inge Røkke and Bjørn Rune Gjelsten — and has been central to community life in the city ever since.
On 13 July, the stadium hosted a Minnekamp — a community memorial match — at 17:00, an occasion that drew local residents together in a setting more often reserved for league football. The event came just days before Molde FK's Eliteserien home clash with SK Brann, illustrating the remarkable variety the venue accommodates within a single week.
A Fixture List Running Deep Into Winter
With artificial turf installed in 2014, Aker Stadium is able to host matches throughout the full length of the Norwegian season, regardless of the weather. That infrastructure is being put to full use in 2026.
Beyond the busy August programme, the men's Eliteserien calendar pencils in further home fixtures against KFUM Oslo, Aalesund, Start, Fredrikstad, Bodø/Glimt and Viking — the last of those scheduled for 6 December. The Toppserien schedule for Molde W runs in parallel, with the stadium serving both squads across the season.
Facilities Built for Every Occasion
With a capacity of 11,249, the ground houses a restaurant, a café, ten kiosks and eight commentary boxes — infrastructure designed to support supporters, media and community visitors alike. That breadth of provision is what allows Aker Stadium to shift seamlessly between a memorial gathering one week and a top-flight fixture the next.
Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming home matches through the official Molde FK ticketing platform.
