2009 Pan-Pacific Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | February 18–21 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | South Korea Suwon Bluewings (1st title) |
| Runners-up | United States Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Third place | Japan Oita Trinita |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 8 (2 per match) |
← 2008 | |
The 2009 Pan-Pacific Championship was the second edition of the Pan-Pacific Championship. It was held in February 2009 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California, United States and featured the champions from the Chinese Super League and K-League, J. League Cup winners, and the hosts, Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.
The Galaxy faced the Japanese representative, Oita Trinita, in the semi-final stage for the second successive year after facing Gamba Osaka in the 2008 competition,[1] and this time they won the match. In the other semi-final, Korean side Suwon Samsung Bluewings beat Shandong Luneng Taishan of China.
Oita Trinita beat Shandong Luneng 2–1 to finish third in the tournament and Suwon Bluewings won the trophy after a 4–2 penalty shootout win over the Galaxy.
Teams
[edit | edit source]- United States Los Angeles Galaxy (host)
- Japan Oita Trinita (2008 J. League Cup winners)
- China Shandong Luneng Taishan (2008 Chinese Super League champions)
- South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2008 K-League & 2008 Hauzen Cup champions)
Bracket
[edit | edit source]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| February 18 – Carson | ||||||
| United States Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | |||||
| February 21 – Carson | ||||||
| Japan Oita Trinita | 0 | |||||
| United States Los Angeles Galaxy | 1(2) | |||||
| February 18 – Carson | ||||||
| South Korea Suwon Bluewings | 1(4) | |||||
| South Korea Suwon Bluewings | 1 | |||||
| China Shandong Luneng | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| February 21 – Carson | ||||||
| Japan Oita Trinita | 2 | |||||
| China Shandong Luneng | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit | edit source]| Suwon Bluewings South Korea | 1 – 0 | China Shandong Luneng |
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| Cho File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' | Report[permanent dead link] |
| Los Angeles Galaxy United States | 2 – 0 | Japan Oita Trinita |
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| Buddle File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Kirovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' (pen.) |
Report[permanent dead link] |
Third-place match
[edit | edit source]| Oita Trinita Japan | 2 – 1 | China Shandong Luneng |
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| Takamatsu File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Ueslei File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' |
Report | Mrdaković File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (pen.) |
Final
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| 2009 Pan-Pacific Championship winners |
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| South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1st title |
Scorers
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Sponsors
[edit | edit source]The following is a list of the official sponsors of the Pan-Pacific Championship 2009.
See also
[edit | edit source]2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in English)
- 2009 in Asian football
- International club association football competitions hosted by the United States
- Pan-Pacific Championship
- 2009 in American soccer
- Soccer competitions in Carson, California
- 2009 in sports in Los Angeles County, California
- February 2009 sports events in the United States
- 2000s in Carson, California