1996 Malta International Football Tournament

The 1996 Malta International Football Tournament (known as the Rothmans Tournament for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth edition of the Malta International Tournament. The competition was played between 7 and 11 February, with games hosted at the National Stadium in Ta' Qali.[1]

1996 Malta International Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMalta
Dates7–11 February
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Russia (1st title)
Runners-up Slovenia
Third place Iceland
Fourth place Malta
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored22 (3.67 per match)
Attendance11,480 (1,913 per match)
Top scorer(s)Slovenia Sašo Udovič (5 goals)
1994
1998

Matches

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Russia (C) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
2   Slovenia 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 4
3   Iceland 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4   Malta (H) 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Malta  0–2  Russia
Report Karpin   26'
Kiriakov   61'
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Milan Mitrović (Slovenia)

Iceland  1–7  Slovenia
Þórðarson   40' Report Udovič   42', 48', 57', 69', 74'
Florijančič   79'
Šiljak   83'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Lawrence Sammut (Malta)

Iceland  0–3  Russia
Report Kanchelskis   12'
Karpin   63', 65'
Attendance: 140
Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)

Malta  0–0  Slovenia
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Guðmundur Maríasson (Iceland)

Russia  3–1  Slovenia
Simutenkov   13', 73'
Alenichev   18'
Report Gliha   80' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

Malta  1–4  Iceland
Zahra   69' Report Þórðarson   7'
Gunnlaugsson   27'
Grétarsson   44'
Guðjohnsen   45'
Attendance: 4,300

Winner

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 1996 Malta International Football Tournament 
 
Russia

First title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 22 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EU-Football[2]

See also

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China Cup
Cyprus International Football Tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Rothmans Tournament 1996 results". football.eu. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Rothmans Tournament 1996 results". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 June 2022.