2008 Pan-Pacific Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | February 20 – February 23 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Japan Gamba Osaka (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 14 (3.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 76,430 (19,108 per match) |
| Top scorer | Brazil Baré (5 Goals) |
| Best player | Brazil Baré[1] |
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The 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship is the inaugural edition of the Pan-Pacific Championship association football competition which took place on February 20 and February 23 at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States featuring teams from Japan's J. League, United States Major League Soccer (MLS) and the A-League of Australia and New Zealand.
For the 2008 tournament, the A-League was not represented by the champion team but instead by the loser of the minor semi-final. This is due to a scheduling conflict with the Grand Final on February 24, which was moved back so as not to interfere with Australia's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.
The 2008 tournament also features Gamba Osaka of the J. League, which were the 2007 J. League Cup champion, and Major League Soccer representatives Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy, the latter reportedly chosen instead of the desired 2007 SuperLiga champion, as Pachuca declined and Galaxy were the Superliga runner-up.[2] The Galaxy's first game was versus Gamba Osaka.[3] while the Dynamo were drawn against Sydney FC.
Bracket
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| February 20 – Honolulu | ||||||
| Japan Gamba Osaka | 1 | |||||
| February 23 – Honolulu | ||||||
| United States Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | |||||
| Japan Gamba Osaka | 6 | |||||
| February 20 – Honolulu | ||||||
| United States Houston Dynamo | 1 | |||||
| United States Houston Dynamo | 3 | |||||
| Australia Sydney FC | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| February 23 – Honolulu | ||||||
| United States Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | |||||
| Australia Sydney FC | 1 | |||||
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Semifinals
[edit | edit source]| Gamba Osaka Japan | 1–0 | United States Los Angeles Galaxy |
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| Baré File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' | (report)[permanent dead link] |
| Houston Dynamo United States | 3–0 | Australia Sydney FC |
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| De Rosario File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Holden File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Wondolowski File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' |
(report) |
Third-place match
[edit | edit source]| Los Angeles Galaxy United States | 2–1 | Australia Sydney FC |
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| Allen File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Tudela File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' |
(report) | Renaud File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' |
Final
[edit | edit source]| 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship winners |
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| Japan Gamba Osaka 1st title |
Top scorers
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Sponsors
[edit | edit source]The following is a list of the official sponsors of the Pan-Pacific Championship 2008.
- MLJ
- Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa on Waikiki Beach
- Onkyo
- The Honolulu Advertiser
- Japan Airlines
- Yamazaki-Nabisco
- Active Hawaii
- Johnson & Johnson
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Pan-Pacific Championship Archived February 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | Galaxy set for Pan-Pacific test
