2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational

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2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 23–25
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of South Korea.svg Busan IPark (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama FC
Third place Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids
Fourth place Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Heart
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored7 (1.75 per match)
Attendance34,922 (8,731 per match)
Top scorer(s) Hiroaki Namba (2 goals)

The 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational was an inter-confederation association football tournament contested in February 2012 in the state of Hawaii, United States, between 4 different clubs from the United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia. It is considered to be the successor to the now-defunct Pan-Pacific Championship. [1]

Contents

Teams

The 4 teams accepted the invitation and contested the tournament were: [2]

Venue

The venue for the 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational is Aloha Stadium, a 50,000 seat multi-purpose stadium in the city of Honolulu. It has an artificial FieldTurf surface which replaced the original AstroTurf in 2003. It is currently hosts to the Hawaii Warriors in the NCAA, and has played host to the Hawai'i Bowl since 2002. It was also the venue for the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship in 2008.

Honolulu
Aloha Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
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Location of Hawaii in the United States.
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Location of the host city of the 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational.

Matches

Semi-finals

Busan IPark Flag of South Korea.svg 0–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Heart
Report
Penalties
Kwang-Hee Soccerball shad check.svg
Dong-Min Soccerball shad check.svg
Jong-Won Soccerball shade cross.svg
Mota Soccerball shad check.svg
Fágner Soccerball shade cross.svg
Ji-Ho Soccerball shade cross.svg
Ji-Hoon Soccerball shad check.svg		4–3Soccerball shad check.svg Z. Walker
Soccerball shad check.svg Bosnjak
Soccerball shad check.svg Groenwald
Soccerball shade cross.svg Paterson
Soccerball shade cross.svg Trifiro
Soccerball shade cross.svg Gray
Soccerball shade cross.svg Grossman
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
Attendance: 7,388
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Yokohama FC Flag of Japan.svg 2–1 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids
Namba Soccerball shade.svg57', 64' Report Moor Soccerball shade.svg73'
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
Attendance: 7,388
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Third place play-off

Melbourne Heart Flag of Australia (converted).svg 0–1 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids
Report Cascio Soccerball shade.svg30'
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
Attendance: 10,073
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Final

Busan IPark Flag of South Korea.svg 3–0 Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama FC
Seung-Hwan Soccerball shade.svg14'
Sang-Hyub Soccerball shade.svg45'
Fágner Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
Attendance: 10,073
Referee: Baldomero Toledo


2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational champions
Flag of South Korea.svg
Busan IPark
1st title

References

  1. ↑ "Rapids to participate in 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational". Major League Soccer. July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Participating Teams". Hawaiian Islands Invitational. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Rapids to play in Hawaii in February 2012". Colorado Rapids. July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Heart To Take Part In Hawaiian Islands Invitational". Melbourne Heart Football Club. July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
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