1996 Malta International Football Tournament

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

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]

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.