1998 Malta International Football Tournament

The 1998 Malta International Football Tournament (known as the Rothmans Tournament for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth edition of the Malta International Tournament. The competition was played between 6 and 10 February, with games hosted at the National Stadium in Ta' Qali.[1]

1998 Malta International Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMalta
Dates6–10 February
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Georgia (1st title)
Runners-up Malta
Third place Albania
Fourth place Latvia
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored19 (3.17 per match)
Attendance14,750 (2,458 per match)
Top scorer(s)Georgia (country) Gocha Jamarauli
Georgia (country) Mikhail Kavelashvili
Latvia Marians Pahars
(3 goals)
1996
2000

Matches

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Georgia (C) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
2   Malta (H) 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3   Albania 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4   Latvia 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Georgia  2–1  Latvia
Jamarauli   50', 71' Report Bleidelis   86' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)

Malta  1–1  Albania
Suda   2' (pen.) Report Shulku   84' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)

Albania  0–3  Georgia
Report Ketsbaia   19'
Kavelashvili   29'
Iashvili   71'
Attendance: 750
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

Malta  2–1  Latvia
Busuttil   57'
Brincat   85'
Report Pahars   68'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Otar Guntadze (Georgia)

Albania  2–2  Latvia
Kola   44' (pen.), 46' Report Pahars   35', 53'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Lawrence Sammut (Malta)

Malta  1–3  Georgia
Magri Overend   56' (pen.) Report Kavelashvili   13', 75'
Jamarauli   71'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bujar Pregia (Albania)

Winner

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 1998 Malta Tournament winner 
 
Georgia

First title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 19 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: RSSSF[2]

See also

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China Cup
Cyprus International Football Tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Rothmans Tournament 1998 results". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (7 February 2000). "Rothmans Tournament 1998 (Malta)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.