2009 Pan-Pacific Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | February 18 - February 21 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Suwon Bluewings (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Third place |  Oita Trinita |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 8 (2 per match) |
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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 finished third in the tournament and Suwon Bluewings won the trophy after a 4-2 penalty shootout win over the Galaxy.
Teams
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
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| February 18 – Carson | |||||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy |
2 | ||||||
| Oita Trinita |
0 | ||||||
| February 21 – Carson | |||||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy |
1(2) | ||||||
| Suwon Bluewings |
1(4) | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| February 18 – Carson | February 21 – Carson | ||||||
| Suwon Bluewings |
1 | Oita Trinita |
2 | ||||
 Shandong Luneng |
0 | Shandong Luneng |
1 | ||||
Semifinals
| February 18, 2009 17:30 UTC-8 |
Suwon Bluewings |
1 – 0 | Shandong Luneng |
Home Depot Center, Carson, California Attendance: TBA Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cho  81' |
Report |
| February 18, 2009 20:00 UTC-8 |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
2 – 0 | Oita Trinita |
Home Depot Center, Carson, California Attendance: TBA Referee: TBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddle 44' Kirovski 53' (pen.) |
Report |
Third-place match
| February 21, 2009 17:30 UTC-8 |
Oita Trinita |
2 – 1 | Shandong Luneng |
Home Depot Center, Carson, California Attendance: TBA Referee: TBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takamatsu 28' Ueslei 42' |
Report | Mrdaković 45' (pen.) |
Final
| February 21, 2009 20:00 UTC-8 |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
1 – 1 | Suwon Bluewings |
Home Depot Center, Carson, California Attendance: TBA Referee: TBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magee 89' (pen.) |
Report | Franklin 39' (o.g.) |
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| Penalties | ||||
Buddle  Klein  Magee Patterson |
2 – 4 | EduYangLeeChoi |
| Pan-Pacific Championship 2009 Winners |
|---|
Suwon Samsung Bluewings First title |
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edson Buddle |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
1 |
| Cho Yong-Tae |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
1 | |
| Jovan Kirovski |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
1 | |
| Mike Magee |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
1 | |
 Miljan Mrdaković |
Shandong Luneng |
1 | |
| Daiki Takamatsu |
Oita Trinita |
1 | |
 Ueslei |
Oita Trinita |
1 | |
| Own | Sean Franklin |
Los Angeles Galaxy (for Suwon) |
1 |
Sponsors
The following is a list of the official sponsors of the Pan-Pacific Championship 2009.
- Yamazaki-Nabisco
- Japan Airlines
- Sports DEPO
References
- ^ "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.
