1996 Malta International Football Tournament

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]

1996 Malta International Football Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Malta
Dates	7–11 February
Teams	4
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 played	6
Goals scored	22 (3.67 per match)
Attendance	11,480 (1,913 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sašo Udovič (5 goals)
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Matches

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

7 February 1996 (1996-02-07)

Malta	0–2	Russia
	Report	Karpin 26' Kiriakov 61'

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 1,800

Referee: Milan Mitrović (Slovenia)

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7 February 1996 (1996-02-07)

Iceland	1–7	Slovenia
Þórðarson 40'	Report	Udovič 42', 48', 57', 69', 74' Florijančič 79' Šiljak 83'

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 450

Referee: Lawrence Sammut (Malta)

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9 February 1996 (1996-02-09)

Iceland	0–3	Russia
	Report	Kanchelskis 12' Karpin 63', 65'

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 140

Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)

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9 February 1996 (1996-02-09)

Malta	0–0	Slovenia
	Report

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 500

Referee: Guðmundur Maríasson (Iceland)

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11 February 1996 (1996-02-11)

Russia	3–1	Slovenia
Simutenkov 13', 73' Alenichev 18'	Report	Gliha 80' (pen.)

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

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11 February 1996 (1996-02-11)

Malta	1–4	Iceland
Zahra 69'	Report	Þórðarson 7' Gunnlaugsson 27' Grétarsson 44' Guðjohnsen 45'

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 4,300

Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia)

Winner

1996 Malta International Football Tournament
Russia First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 22 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.

5 goals

• Sašo Udovič

3 goals

• Valeri Karpin

2 goals

• Igor Simutenkov
• Ólafur Þórðarson

1 goal

• Dmitri Alenichev
• Andrei Kanchelskis
• Sergei Kiriakov
• Matjaž Florijančič
• Primož Gliha
• Ermin Šiljak
• Arnar Grétarsson
• Arnór Guðjohnsen
• Bjarki Gunnlaugsson
• Antoine Zahra

Source: EU-Football^[2]

See also

China Cup
Cyprus International Football Tournament