Malta national football team results (1980–1999)

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This is a list of Malta national football team results from 1980 to 1999.

1980s

1980

27 February 1980 UEFA EC
Qualifying Group 7
West Germany  8–0  Malta Bremen, Germany
Allofs 11', 55'
Bonhof 19' (pen.)
Fischer 40'
Holland 61' (o.g.)
Kelsch 70'
Rummenigge 74'
Report Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 33,278
Referee: Norbert Rolles (Luxembourg)

1981

24 October International friendly Tunisia  0–1  Malta Tunis, Tunisia
Report Tortell 62' Stadium: Stade Chedly Zouiten
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Habib Akrout (Tunisia)
15 November 1982 FIFA WC
Qualifying Group 7
Poland  6–0  Malta Wrocław, Poland
Iwan 6'
Smolarek 46', 64'
Majewski 48'
Dziekanowski 80'
Boniek 85'
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 25,618
Referee: Bo Helen (Sweden)

1982

14 October International friendly Bulgaria  7–0  Malta Sofia, Bulgaria
Kerimov 13'
Blangev 21'
Velichkov 33'
Slavkov 5', 70', 78'
Dimitrov 60'
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Yordan Zhezhov (Bulgaria)
26 December International friendly Malta  0–0  Bulgaria Ta' Qali, Malta
Report Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 1,701
Referee: Edwin Borg (Malta)

1983

1 February International friendly Malta  1–2  Tunisia Marsa, Malta
Fabri 8' Report El Fahem 18'
Dhiab 21'
Stadium: Marsa Stadium
Attendance: 445
Referee: Edgar Azzopardi (Malta)
9 October International friendly Libya  4–0  Malta Tripoli, Libya
Ibrahim 11'
Bahi 53'
Jamal 81'
Margany 89'
Report Stadium: June 11 Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohamed Saudi (Libya)
21 December 1984 UEFA EC
Qualifying Group 7
Spain  12–1  Malta Seville, Spain
Santillana 16', 26', 29', 76'
Poli Rincón 47', 57', 64', 78'
Maceda 62', 63'
Sarabia 80'
Señor 83'
Report Degiorgio 24' Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Erkan Göksel (Turkey)

1984

6 September International friendly Israel  2–1  Malta Jerusalem, Israel
Malmilian 34', 78' Report Muscat 21' Stadium: YMCA Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ovadia Ben Itzhak (Israel)

1985

3 April International friendly Malta  3–1  Jordan Ta' Qali, Malta
Xuereb 57', 67' (pen.), 80' Report Sa'Dia 91' Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 399
Referee: Charles Scerri (Malta)

1986

6 December 1988 UEFA EC
Qualifying Group 2
Malta  0–2  Italy Ta' Qali, Malta
Ferri 12'
Altobelli 19'
Report Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 13,191
Referee: Ihsan Türe (Turkey)

1987

24 May 1988 UEFA EC
Qualifying Group 2
Sweden  1–0  Malta Gothenburg, Sweden
Ekström 13' Report Stadium: Nya Ullevi
Attendance: 16,165
Referee: Kaj Natri (Finland)
2 December International friendly Israel  1–1  Malta Haifa, Israel
Ovadia 7' Report Mizzi 44' (pen.) Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Arie Frost (Israel)

1988

7 February 1988 Rothmans Tournament Malta  2–0  Finland Ta' Qali, Malta
Busuttil 32', 35' Report Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 4,940
Referee: Edgar Azzopardi (Malta)
10 February 1988 Rothmans Tournament Malta  2–1  Tunisia Ta' Qali, Malta
Vella 59'
Busuttil 71'
Report Maâloul 30' (pen.) Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Victor Mintoff (Malta)
10 March International friendly Libya  1–0[b]  Malta Tripoli, Libya
Khair 17' Report Stadium: June 11 Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Mohamed Ibrahim Assaudi (Libya)
1 June International friendly Malta  2–3  Wales Ta' Qali, Malta
Busuttil 15', 23' Report Horne 9'
Hughes 53'
Rush 74'
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 4,836
Referee: Edgar Azzopardi (Malta)
12 October International friendly Cyprus  0–1  Malta Limassol, Cyprus
Report Busuttil 87' Stadium: Tsirion Athletic Center
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Kyros Georgiou (Cyprus)
23 November International friendly Malta  1–1  Cyprus Ta' Qali, Malta
Carabott 16' Report Ioannou 83' Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 2,627
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

1989

11 January International friendly Malta  1–2  Israel Ta' Qali, Malta
Carabott 32' Report Menahem 12'
Sinai 89'
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 2,441
Referee: Victor Mintoff (Malta)
10 February 1989 Rothmans Tournament Malta  0–1  Algeria Ta' Qali, Malta
Report Zorgane 22' Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 2,497
Referee: Esa Palsi (Finland)
23 March 1990 FIFA WC
Qualifying Group 6
Spain  4–0  Malta Seville, Spain
Míchel 38', 68' (pen.)
Manolo 71', 80'
Report Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland)
12 April 1990 FIFA WC
Qualifying Group 6
Hungary  1–1  Malta Budapest, Hungary
Boda 49' (pen.) Report Busuttil 7' Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Arie Frost (Israel)
4 October International friendly Malta  1–2  Austria Ta' Qali, Malta
Zarb 15' Report Glatzmayer 25'
Rodax 68'
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 2,352
Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy)
11 October International friendly Cyprus  0–0  Malta Larnaca, Cyprus
Report Stadium: GSZ Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Hristos Skapoulis (Cyprus)
25 October International friendly Malta  0–4  East Germany Ta' Qali, Malta
Report Doll 10', 32'
Steinmann 73' (pen.), 86'
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 1,897
Referee: Edgar Azzopardi (Malta)

1990s

1990

7 February 1990 Rothmans Tournament Malta  1–1  Norway Ta' Qali, Malta
Scerri 38' Report Fjørtoft 22' Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 1,893
Referee: Edgar Azzopardi (Malta)
28 May International friendly Malta  1–2  Scotland Ta' Qali, Malta
Degiorgio 53' Report McInally 5', 81' Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 3,938
Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy)
25 November 1992 UEFA EC
Qualifying Group 6
Malta  1–1  Finland Ta' Qali, Malta
Suda 37' Report Holmgren 87' Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 8,667
Referee: Sadik Deda (Turkey)
19 December 1992 UEFA EC
Qualifying Group 6
Malta  0–8  Netherlands Ta' Qali, Malta
Report van Basten 9', 20', 23', 64', 80' (pen.)
Winter 53'
Bergkamp 60', 66'
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 10,254
Referee: Rolf Blattmann (Switzerland)

1991

9 June 1991 President's Cup Egypt  5–2  Malta Daejon, South Korea
El-Sagheer 6'
Ramzy 21'
Hassan 49', 84'
Abdelghani 60'
Report Brincat 38'
Suda 64' (pen.)
Stadium: Daejon Complex
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nam-shik Han (South Korea)
27 November International friendly Malta  2–0  Libya Ta' Qali, Malta
Brincat 44'
Sultana 88'
Report Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 1,865
Referee: Victor Mintoff (Malta)

1992

26 May International friendly Malta  1–0  Latvia Ta' Qali, Malta
Saliba 49' Report Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 1,214
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
19 December 1994 FIFA WC
Qualifying Group 1
Malta  1–2  Italy Ta' Qali, Malta
Gregory 85' Report Vialli 59'
Signori 62'
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 14,191
Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)

1993

17 February 1994 FIFA WC
Qualifying Group 1
Scotland  3–0  Malta Glasgow, Scotland
McCoist 15', 68'
Nevin 84'
Report Stadium: Ibrox Park
Attendance: 35,490
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)
24 March 1994 FIFA WC
Qualifying Group 1
Italy  6–1  Malta Palermo, Italy
D. Baggio 19'
Signori 38'
Vierchowod 48'
Mancini 58', 89'
Maldini 73'
Report Busuttil 68' (pen.) Stadium: La Favorita
Attendance: 33,720
Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece)
12 May 1994 FIFA WC
Qualifying Group 1
Estonia  0–1  Malta Tallinn, Estonia
Report Laferla 16' Stadium: Kadrioru
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
5 November Coupe 7 Novembre 1993
Semi-final
Egypt  3–0  Malta Tunis, Tunisia
Hassan 21'
Abdeljelil 71'
Khashaba 92'
Report Stadium: Stade Olympique El Menzah
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fethi Boucetta (Tunisia)
7 November Coupe 7 Novembre 1993
Third place
Gabon  1–2  Malta Tunis, Tunisia
N'Doug 86' Report Brincat 11'
Busuttil 36'
Stadium: Stade Olympique El Menzah
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rachid Ben Khedija (Tunisia)

1994

16 February International friendly Malta  1–0  Belgium Ta' Qali, Malta
Busuttil 35' Report Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 2,640
Referee: Angelo Amendolia (Italy)
2 June International friendly Latvia  2–0  Malta Riga, Latvia
Drupass 41'
Astafjevs 47'
Report Stadium: Daugavas Stadions
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Oleg Timofejev (Estonia)
16 July International friendly Armenia  1–0  Malta Yerevan, Armenia
Avetisyan 64' Report Stadium: Hrazdan Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Werner Müller (Switzerland)
16 August International friendly Slovakia  1–1  Malta Bratislava, Slovakia
Hipp 2' Report Laferla 75' Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)
6 September 1996 UEFA EC
Qualifying Group 5
Czech Republic  6–1  Malta Ostrava, Czech Republic
Šmejkal 5' (pen.)
Kubík 32'
Siegl 34', 60', 77'
Berger 86'
Report Laferla 63' Stadium: Bazaly
Attendance: 10,226
Referee: Loizos Loizou (Cyprus)

1995

7 June 1996 UEFA EC
Qualifying Group 5
Norway  2–0  Malta Oslo, Norway
Fjørtoft 43'
Flo 88'
Report Stadium: Ullevaal
Attendance: 15,180
Referee: Zbigniew Przesmycki (Poland)
12 November 1996 UEFA EC
Qualifying Group 5
Malta  0–2  Belarus Ta' Qali, Malta
Gerasimets 79', 83' Report Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 3,025
Referee: Metin Tokat (Turkey)

1996

14 August International friendly Iceland  2–1  Malta Reykjavík, Iceland
Adolfsson 17'
Daðason 72'
Report Agius 42' Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 1,301
Referee: Stephen Lodge (England)
22 September 1998 FIFA WC
Qualifying Group 6
Slovakia  6–0  Malta Bratislava, Slovakia
Tittel 13', 90'
Šimon 15'
Zeman 37'
Timko 56'
Dubovský 59'
Report Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 2,236
Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Greece)
18 December 1998 FIFA WC
Qualifying Group 6
Malta  0–3  Spain Ta' Qali, Malta
Report Guerrero 8', 26', 33' Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

1997

12 February 1998 FIFA WC
Qualifying Group 6
Spain  4–0  Malta Alicante, Spain
Guardiola 25'
Alfonso 40', 47'
Pizzi 89'
Report Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Stephen Lodge (England)
19 March International friendly Malta  1–4  Hungary Ta' Qali, Malta
Keresztúri 74' (o.g.) Report Urbán 18'
Halmai 40'
Orosz 66'
Plókai 88'
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 1,039
Referee: Robert Boggi (Italy)
1 June International friendly Malta  2–3  Scotland Ta' Qali, Malta
Suda 17'
Sultana 57'
Report Dailly 4'
Jackson 44', 81'
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)
6 August International friendly Hungary  3–0  Malta Siófok, Hungary
Kovács 47'
Sebők 57'
Lipcsei 90'
Report Stadium: Bányász Stadion
Attendance: 5,646
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

1998

6 February 1998 Rothmans Tournament Malta  1–1  Albania Ta' Qali, Malta
Suda 2' (pen.) Report Shulku 84' (pen.) Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)
8 February 1998 Rothmans Tournament Malta  2–1  Latvia Ta' Qali, Malta
Busuttil 57'
Brincat 85'
Report Pahars 68' Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Otar Guntadze (Georgia)
2 September International friendly Malta  1–2  Germany Ta' Qali, Malta
Brincat 26' Report Debono 6' (o.g.)
Paßlack 72'
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 8,109
Referee: Livio Bazzoli (Italy)
6 September 2000 UEFA EC
Qualifying Group 8
Macedonia  4–0  Malta Skopje, Macedonia
Božinov 20', 47'
Šakiri 70', 76'
Report Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
10 October 2000 UEFA EC
Qualifying Group 8
Malta  1–4  Croatia Ta' Qali, Malta
Suda 29' (pen.) Report Šimić 54'
Vugrinec 67', 74'
Šuker 82'
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 5,170
Referee: Bohdan Benedik (Slovakia)

1999

8 June 2000 UEFA EC
Qualifying Group 8
FR Yugoslavia  4–1  Malta Thessaloniki, Greece
Mijatović 34'
Milošević 48', 90'
Kovačević 74'
Report Saliba 6' Stadium: Toumba Stadium[c]
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Morgan Norman (Sweden)
21 August 2000 UEFA EC
Qualifying Group 8
Croatia  2–1  Malta Zagreb, Croatia
Stanić 34'
Soldo 55'
Report Carabott 60' Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)
24 November International friendly Lebanon  0–0  Malta Beirut, Lebanon
Report Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Taleb Ramadan (Lebanon)

Notes

  1. ^ The match was abandoned in the 77th minute after the Maltese fans threw stones and missiles at the referees and the Polish players after conceding the second goal. Baldacchino, Carmel (8 January 2009). "Serious incidents mar World Cup match against Poland". Times of Malta.
  2. ^ The match was abandoned in the 43rd minute following the collapse of a section of the main spectator stand.
  3. ^ The game was played at a neutral ground due to the Kosovo War.
  4. ^ The match was abandoned in the 83rd minute following fighting between players.

Further reading

  • Sacco, Joseph A. 45 Sena ta' Football Internazzjonali–Malta's 45 Years of International Football (in Maltese and English).