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)

Matches
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 East Germany5–0 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 East Germany2–0 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 East Germany1–0 Malta
Halata 43' Report
Attendance: 3,000

Winner
 1988 Malta International Football Tournament 

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]

See also

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.
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