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.
| 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) |
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 finish third in the tournament and Suwon Bluewings won the trophy after a 4–2 penalty shootout win over the Galaxy.
Teams edit
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 edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| February 18 – Carson | ||||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | |||||
| February 21 – Carson | ||||||
| Oita Trinita | 0 | |||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 1(2) | |||||
| February 18 – Carson | ||||||
| Suwon Bluewings | 1(4) | |||||
| Suwon Bluewings | 1 | |||||
 Shandong Luneng | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| February 21 – Carson | ||||||
| Oita Trinita | 2 | |||||
| Shandong Luneng | 1 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| Suwon Bluewings | 1 – 0 | Shandong Luneng |
|---|---|---|
Cho  81' |
Report[permanent dead link] |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 – 0 | Oita Trinita |
|---|---|---|
| Buddle 44' Kirovski 53' (pen.) |
Report[permanent dead link] |
Third-place match edit
| Oita Trinita | 2 – 1 | Shandong Luneng |
|---|---|---|
| Takamatsu 28' Ueslei 42' |
Report | Mrdaković 45' (pen.) |
Final edit
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 – 1 | Suwon Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Magee 89' (pen.) |
Report | Franklin 39' (o.g.) |
| Penalties | ||
Buddle  Klein  Magee Patterson |
2 – 4 | Edu Yang Lee Choi |
| Pan-Pacific Championship 2009 Winners |
|---|
Suwon Samsung Bluewings First title |
Scorers edit
| 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 edit
The following is a list of the official sponsors of the Pan-Pacific Championship 2009.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Official website (in English)