The following year, when Molde reached the UEFA Champions League, the stadium was converted to an all-seater, reducing its capacity.
[5] In the opening match, Molde beat Lillestrøm 4–0 in their first home game of the season, attracting 13,010 spectators.
On 27 May, the arena hosted its first international match, with Norway beating Saudi Arabia 6–0 in a 1998 World Cup friendly.
[8][9] The all-time spectator record was set on 26 September, when Molde hosted Rosenborg BK in front of 13,308 people.
Following the aggregated victories over CSKA Moscow[11] and Mallorca,[12] Molde qualified for the group stage, where they played Real Madrid, Porto and Olympiacos.
[13] 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.
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.
[8] In 2015–16, Ajax, Fenerbahçe and Celtic visited Molde during 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.
[17] 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.
[18] In a 2012 survey carried out by the Norwegian Players' Association among away-team captains, Aker Stadion was found to be the league's fourth-best stadium, with a score of 4.27 on a scale from one to five.
[19] 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.
In addition to featuring the stadium, the complex has 2,800 square metres (30,000 sq ft) of commercial space.
[4] 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.
[24] The stadium has thirteen executive boxes in the north stand, varying in size between 18 and 33 square metres (190 and 360 sq ft).