1989 Malta International Football Tournament

The 1989 Malta International Football Tournament (known as the Rothmans Tournament for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth 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]

1989 Malta International Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMalta
Dates8–12 February
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Algeria (1st title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place Finland
Fourth place Malta
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored5 (0.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Five players
(1 goal each)
1988
1990

Matches

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Algeria (C) 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
2   Denmark 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
3   Finland (H) 3 0 2 1 0 2 −2 2
4   Malta (H) 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Algeria  2–0  Finland
Benabou   59'
Adlane   83'
Report
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Victor Mintoff (Malta)

Malta  0–2  Denmark
Report Elstrup   53' (pen.)
Larsen   83'
Attendance: 2,587
Referee: Mohamed Mimoun (Algeria)

Denmark  0–0  Finland
Report
Attendance: 1,530
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

Malta  0–1  Algeria
Report Zorgane   ?'
Attendance: 2,497
Referee: Esa Palsi (Finland)

Algeria  0–0  Denmark
Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Edgar Azzopardi (Malta)

Malta  0–0  Finland
Report
Attendance: 2,798
Referee: Kurt Sørensen (Denmark)

Winner

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 1989 Malta International Football Tournament 
 
Algeria

First title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 5 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 0.833 goals per match.

1 goal

Source: EU-Football[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rothmans Tournament 1989 (Malta)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 July 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Rothmans Tournament 1989 results". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 June 2022.