2009 Pan-Pacific Championship Host country United States Dates February 18 – February 21 Teams 4 (from 2 confederations) Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Champions Suwon Bluewings (1st title) Runners-up Los Angeles Galaxy Third place Oita Trinita Matches played 4 Goals scored 8 (2 per match)
International football competition
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
Bracket
Semifinals
Third-place match
Final
Scorers
The following is a list of the official sponsors of the Pan-Pacific Championship 2009.
See also
2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational
References
External links