Pan-Pacific Championship

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Pan-Pacific Championship
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Founded2007
Region Asia, North America, and Oceania
Teams4
Current champions Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Bluewings (1st title)
Most championships Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka,
Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Bluewings (1 time)
Website Official website
Soccerball current event.svg 2009 Pan-Pacific Championship

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]

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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 The 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.[ citation needed ] A similar tournament, the Pacific Rim Cup, will be held in Honolulu in February 2018, featuring MLS and J League teams. [3]

Results

YearHostFinalThird-place match
WinnerScoreRunner-up3rd placeScore4th place
2008 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 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 the United States (23px).png  United States Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Bluewings 1–1
(4–2p)		 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Galaxy Flag of Japan.svg Oita Trinita 2–1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng

Statistics

By club

TeamWonRunner-upYears wonYears runner-up
Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka 10 2008
Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings 10 2009
Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Galaxy 01 2009
Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo 01 2008

By nation

NationTimes wonTimes runner-upWinning clubsRunners-up
Flag of Japan.svg Japan 10 Gamba Osaka (1)
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 10 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1)
Flag of the United States.svg United States 02 Houston Dynamo (1), Los Angeles Galaxy (1)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Cockerill, Michael (2007-11-06). "A-League joins the world game as pioneers of the Pan-Pacific championship". The Sydney Morning Herald. ISSN   0312-6315 . Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  2. ↑ International tourney to debut Feb. '08 in Hawaii Archived December 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Crew SC to participate in inaugural preseason Pacific Rim Cup". Columbus Crew SC. November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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