1988 Malta International Football Tournament

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]

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

Matches

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   East Germany Olympic (C) 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
2   Malta (H) 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3   Finland 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4   Tunisia 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Malta  2–0  Finland
Busuttil   32', 35' Report
Attendance: 4,940
Referee: Edgar Azzopardi (Malta)

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


East Germany Olympic  5–0  Tunisia
Bredow   12'
Peschke   36'
Halata   39'
Lindner   52'
Mothes   82'
Report
Attendance: 5,000

Malta  2–1  Tunisia
Vella   59'
Busuttil   71'
Report Maâloul   60'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Victor Mintoff (Malta)

East Germany Olympic  2–0  Finland
Halata   51'
März   70'
Report

Finland  3–0  Tunisia
Lipponen   35', 42', 74' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Patrick Fenech (Malta)

East Germany Olympic  1–0  Malta
Halata   43' Report
Attendance: 3,000

Winner

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 1988 Malta International Football Tournament 
 
East Germany Olympic

First title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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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]

See also

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References

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  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.