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2008 Pan-Pacific Championship

FieldValue
year2008
imagePanPacificChamp08.png
size200px
countryUnited States
datesFebruary 20 – February 23
num_teams4
confederations2
venues1
cities1
champion_otherJPN Gamba Osaka
count1
matches4
goals14
attendance76430
top_scorerBRA Baré (5 Goals)
playerBRA Baré
nextseason[2009](2009-pan-pacific-championship)

The 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship is the inaugural edition of the Pan-Pacific Championship association football competition which took place on February 20 and February 23 at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States featuring teams from Japan's J. League, United States Major League Soccer (MLS) and the A-League of Australia and New Zealand.

For the 2008 tournament, the A-League was not represented by the champion team but instead by the loser of the minor semi-final. This is due to a scheduling conflict with the Grand Final on February 24, which was moved back so as not to interfere with Australia's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.

The 2008 tournament also features Gamba Osaka of the J. League, which were the 2007 J. League Cup champion, and Major League Soccer representatives Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy, the latter reportedly chosen instead of the desired 2007 SuperLiga champion, as Pachuca declined and Galaxy were the Superliga runner-up. The Galaxy's first game was versus Gamba Osaka. while the Dynamo were drawn against Sydney FC.

Bracket

|February 20 – Honolulu|JPN Gamba Osaka|1|USA Los Angeles Galaxy|0 |February 20 – Honolulu|USA Houston Dynamo|3|AUS Sydney FC|0 |February 23 – Honolulu|JPN Gamba Osaka|6|USA Houston Dynamo|1 |February 23 – Honolulu|USA Los Angeles Galaxy|2|AUS Sydney FC|1

Semifinals

Holden Wondolowski

Third-place match

Tudela

Final

Lucas Yamazaki

2008 Pan-Pacific Championship
winners
Japan
**Gamba Osaka**
**1st title**

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Brazil BaréJapan Gamba Osaka5
2USA Ely AllenUSA Los Angeles Galaxy1
USA Ricardo ClarkUSA Houston Dynamo1
CAN Dwayne De RosarioUSA Houston Dynamo1
USA Stuart HoldenUSA Houston Dynamo1
AUS Brendan RenaudAUS Sydney FC1
BRA Lucas SeverinoJPN Gamba Osaka1
USA Josh TudelaUSA Los Angeles Galaxy1
USA Chris WondolowskiUSA Houston Dynamo1
JPN Masato YamazakiJPN Gamba Osaka1

Sponsors

The following is a list of the official sponsors of the Pan-Pacific Championship 2008.

  • MLJ
  • Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa on Waikiki Beach
  • Onkyo
  • The Honolulu Advertiser
  • Japan Airlines
  • Yamazaki-Nabisco
  • Active Hawaii
  • Johnson & Johnson

References

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References

  1. link. (February 26, 2008)
  2. (29 November 2007). "ON SOCCER: Dynamo ahead of pack in more than one sense".
  3. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7120110.stm BBC SPORT. Football. Galaxy set for Pan-Pacific test]
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