2009 Pan-Pacific Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | February 18 – February 21 |
Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 8 (2 per match) |
The 2009 Pan-Pacific Championship was the second edition of the Pan-Pacific Championship. It was held in February 2009 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]Los Angeles Galaxy (host)
Oita Trinita (2008 J. League Cup winners)
Shandong Luneng Taishan (2008 Chinese Super League champions)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2008 K-League & 2008 Hauzen Cup champions)
Bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
February 18 – Carson | ||||||
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February 21 – Carson | ||||||
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February 18 – Carson | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
February 21 – Carson | ||||||
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Semifinals
[edit]Suwon Bluewings ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Cho ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] |
Los Angeles Galaxy ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Buddle ![]() Kirovski ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] |
Third-place match
[edit]Oita Trinita ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Takamatsu ![]() Ueslei ![]() |
Report | Mrdaković ![]() |
Final
[edit]Los Angeles Galaxy ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Magee ![]() |
Report | Franklin ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Buddle ![]() Klein ![]() Magee ![]() Patterson ![]() |
2 – 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pan-Pacific Championship 2009 Winners |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings First title |
Scorers
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Own | ![]() |
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Sponsors
[edit]The following is a list of the official sponsors of the Pan-Pacific Championship 2009.
- Yamazaki-Nabisco
- Japan Airlines
- Sports DEPO
See also
[edit]2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational
References
[edit]- ^ "Asia's Top Teams to Compete in the Second Edition of the Pan-Pacific Championship" (Press release). Major League Soccer and Los Angeles Galaxy. January 9, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English)
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