2009 Pan-Pacific Championship
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
- 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 | |||||
| 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
| Suwon Bluewings | 1 – 0 | Shandong Luneng |
|---|---|---|
Cho  81' |
Report |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 – 0 | Oita Trinita |
|---|---|---|
| Buddle 44' Kirovski 53' (pen.) |
Report |
Third-place match
| Oita Trinita | 2 – 1 | Shandong Luneng |
|---|---|---|
| Takamatsu 28' Ueslei 42' |
Report | Mrdaković 45' (pen.) |
Final
| 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
| 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
See also
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.
External links
- Official website (in English)