1988 Malta International Football Tournament

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1988 Malta International Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMalta
Dates7–13 February
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
Third placeFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Fourth placeFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored16 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of East Germany.svg Damian Halata
Flag of Malta.svg Carmel Busuttil
Flag of Finland.svg Mika Lipponen
(3 goals)
1987
1989

The 1988 Malta International Football Tournament (known as the Rothmans Tournament for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of the Malta International Tournament. The competition was played between 8 and 12 February, with games hosted at the National Stadium in Ta' Qali. [1]

Contents

Matches

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Olympic (C)330080+89
2Flag of Malta.svg  Malta (H)320142+26
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 31023413
4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 300311090
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion; (H) Host
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg2–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Busuttil Soccerball shade.svg32', 35' Report
National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 4,940
Referee: Edgar Azzopardi (Malta)

Note: Carmel Busuttil set the goal-scoring record for Malta (8 goals)


East Germany Olympic Flag of East Germany.svg 5–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Bredow Soccerball shade.svg12'
Peschke Soccerball shade.svg36'
Halata Soccerball shade.svg39'
Lindner Soccerball shade.svg52'
Mothes Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report
National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 5,000

Malta  Flag of Malta.svg2–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Vella Soccerball shade.svg59'
Busuttil Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Maâloul Soccerball shade.svg60'
National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Victor Mintoff (Malta)

East Germany Olympic Flag of East Germany.svg 2–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Halata Soccerball shade.svg51'
März Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Lipponen Soccerball shade.svg35', 42', 74' Report
National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Patrick Fenech (Malta)

East Germany Olympic Flag of East Germany.svg 1–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Halata Soccerball shade.svg43' Report
National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 3,000

Winner

 1988 Malta International Football Tournament 
Flag of East Germany.svg
East Germany Olympic
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 16 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

3 goals

1 goal

Source: EU-Football [2]

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References

  1. "Rothmans Tournament 1988 (Malta)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 8 December 1999. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. "Rothmans Tournament 1988 results". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 June 2022.