title: 1988 Malta International Football Tournament
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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 |
  
  Note: Carmel Busuttil set the goal-scoring record for Malta (8 goals)
  
  ## 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
  
  * Damian Halata
  * Mika Lipponen
  * Carmel Busuttil
  
  1 goal
  
  * Harald Mothes
  * Heiko Peschke
  * Heiko März
  * Matthias Lindner
  * Uwe Bredow
  * Ray Vella
  * Nabil Maâloul
  
  Source: EU-Football
  
  