2009 Pan-Pacific Championship Explained

Tourney Name:Pan-Pacific Championship
Year:2009
Country:United States
Dates:February 18 – February 21
Num Teams:4
Confederations:2
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion Other: Suwon Bluewings
Third Other: Oita Trinita
Count:1
Matches:4
Goals:8
Prevseason:2008

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 finish third in the tournament and Suwon Bluewings won the trophy after a 4–2 penalty shootout win over the Galaxy.

Teams

Semifinals

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Scorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Los Angeles Galaxyalign=center 1
Suwon Samsung Bluewingsalign=center 1
Los Angeles Galaxyalign=center 1
Los Angeles Galaxyalign=center 1
Shandong Lunengalign=center 1
Oita Trinitaalign=center 1
Oita Trinitaalign=center 1
align=center Own Los Angeles Galaxy (for Suwon)align=center 1

Sponsors

The following is a list of the official sponsors of the Pan-Pacific Championship 2009.

See also

2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational

External links

Notes and References

  1. Asia's Top Teams to Compete in the Second Edition of the Pan-Pacific Championship . . January 9, 2009 . February 23, 2009.