Hawaiian Islands Invitational

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Hawaiian Islands Invitational
Founded2007
Region CONCACAF and AFC
Number of teams4
Current champions Flag of South Korea.svg Busan IPark (1st Title)
Most successful club(s) Flag of South Korea.svg Busan IPark (1)
Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1)
Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka (1)
Soccerball current event.svg 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational

The Hawaiian Islands Invitational was an inter-confederation association football tournament that was founded in 2007, as the Pan-Pacific Championship. The tournament consisted of four teams, who contested a knockout style competition that spanned three days.

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History

When the Pan-Pacific Championship folded, due to turf issues at the Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, moves were put in place to attempt to reconstruct an inter-confederation, end of season tournament that would see some of the best teams from North American, Asia, and Australia go head to head. In March 2011, it was announced that the Hawaiian Islands Invitational would be set up, by ESPN Regional Television, Inc. in co-operation with the Hawai’i Tourism Authority and Major League Soccer. [1] [2]

Like the former Pan-Pacific Championships, the tournament will be held at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, and will be broadcast live on ESPN, and ESPNs subsidiary stations. [3]

Champions

The 2008 tournament was held in Aloha Stadium, Four teams were due to participate.

However, the A-League was not represented by the champion team but instead by the loser of the minor semi-final, Sydney FC. 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 (AFC) campaign. North American SuperLiga Champions Pachuca declined to enter the tournament and were replaced with runners up Los Angeles Galaxy.

The 2009 tournament was held in Home Depot Center, Four teams participated.

The 2012 tournament was held in Aloha Stadium, Four teams were selected. The teams come from the same confederations as the former Pan-Pacific Championships, CONCACAF and AFC. [4]

YearHostFinalThird-place match
WinnerScoreRunner-up3rd placeScore4th place
2008 Flag of Hawaii.svg Honolulu, Hawaii Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka 6–1 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC
2009 Flag of California.svg Carson, California Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Bluewings 1–1
(P4–2)		 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Galaxy Flag of Japan.svg Ōita Trinita 2–1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng
2012 Flag of Hawaii.svg Honolulu, Hawaii Flag of South Korea.svg Busan IPark 3–0 Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama FC Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids 1–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Heart Youth Team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hawaiian Islands Invitational: New ESPN Soccer Event In 2012". PaddockTalk. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Margolis, Rachel (15 March 2011). "Hawaiian Islands Invitational: New ESPN Soccer Event in 2012". ESPN. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "COLORADO RAPIDS TO PARTICIPATE IN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS INVITATIONAL IN FEBRUARY". Gateway News. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Rapids to participate in 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational". Major League Soccer. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
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