Pan-Pacific Championship

For other uses, see Pan Pacific.
Pan-Pacific Championship
Founded 2007
Region Asia, North America, Oceania and South America
Number of teams 4
Current champions South Korea Suwon Bluewings (2009)
Most successful club(s) Japan Gamba Osaka,
South Korea Suwon Bluewings (1 time)
Website Official website
Pan-Pacific Championship 2009

The Pan-Pacific Football Championship was an inter-confederation football tournament between teams from A-League (Australia and New Zealand), Chinese Super League (China), J. League (Japan), K-League (Korea), and Major League Soccer (United States and Canada). The event was underwritten by MLS and promoted through its Soccer United Marketing arm.[1]

History

The inaugural edition of the competition took place from February 20 to February 23, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii.[2] Four teams took part in the competition.

Houston Dynamo qualified as MLS Cup champions, and Gamba Osaka qualified as champions of the Japanese League Cup. Australia's A-League was represented by the loser of the minor semi final instead of the champion team. This was due to a scheduling conflict with the A-League Preliminary Final on February 17, followed by the Grand Final on February 24, which were moved back so as not to interfere with Australia's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.[1] The fourth competitor was originally intended to be the SuperLiga champion, Pachuca, but the club reportedly declined to take part and their place in the competition was awarded to Los Angeles Galaxy.

Teams from China and Korea made their debut in the tournament in the 2009 edition, which was held at the Galaxy's Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

While no official statement has been issued, the tournament was not held in 2010 or 2011. In 2012, Aloha Stadium is scheduled to host the Hawaiian Islands Invitational, a preseason tournament that will also feature teams from Japan, Australia, the United States, and South Korea.

Results

Year Host Final Third-place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2008  United States Japan Gamba Osaka 6–1 United States Houston Dynamo United States Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Australia Sydney FC
2009  United States South Korea Suwon Bluewings 1–1
(4–2p)
United States Los Angeles Galaxy Japan Oita Trinita 21 China Shandong Luneng

Statistics

By club

Team Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
Japan Gamba Osaka10 2008
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings102009
United States Los Angeles Galaxy01 2009
United States Houston Dynamo01 2008

By nation

Nation Times won Times runner-up Winning clubs Runners-up
Japan Japan 1 0 Gamba Osaka (1)
South Korea South Korea 1 0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1)
United States United States 0 2 Houston Dynamo (1), Los Angeles Galaxy (1)

See also

Hawaiian Islands Invitational

References

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