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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)
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International football competition

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.

Matches

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.)
National Stadium, Ta' QaliAttendance: 3,000Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)
Malta 1–1 Albania
Suda 2' (pen.) Report Shulku 84' (pen.)
National Stadium, Ta' QaliAttendance: 3,000Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)
Albania 0–3 Georgia
Report Ketsbaia 19'
Kavelashvili 29'
Iashvili 71'
National Stadium, Ta' QaliAttendance: 750Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
Malta 2–1 Latvia
Busuttil 57'
Brincat 85'		 Report Pahars 68'
National Stadium, Ta' QaliAttendance: 3,000Referee: Otar Guntadze (Georgia)
Albania 2–2 Latvia
Kola 44' (pen.), 46' Report Pahars 35', 53'
National Stadium, Ta' QaliAttendance: 2,500Referee: Lawrence Sammut (Malta)
Malta 1–3 Georgia
Magri Overend 56' (pen.) Report Kavelashvili 13', 75'
Jamarauli 71'
National Stadium, Ta' QaliAttendance: 2,500Referee: Bujar Pregia (Albania)

Winner

 1998 Malta Tournament winner 

Georgia
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

See also

China Cup
Cyprus International Football Tournament

References

  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.
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