The 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational was an inter-confederation association football tournament contested in February at Aloha Stadium, Hawaii between 4 different clubs from the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. It is considered to be the successor to the now-defunct Pan-Pacific Championship.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | February 23–25 |
Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Busan IPark (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 7 (1.75 per match) |
Attendance | 34,922 (8,731 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Hiroaki Namba (2 goals) |
Teams edit
The 4 teams accepted the invitation and contested the tournament were:[2]
Matches edit
Semi-finals edit
Busan IPark | 0–0 | Melbourne Heart |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Kwang-Hee Dong-Min Jong-Won Mota Fágner Ji-Ho Ji-Hoon |
4–3 | Z. Walker Bosnjak Groenwald Paterson Trifiro Gray Grossman |
Yokohama FC | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids |
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Namba 57', 64' | Report | Moor 73' |
Third place play-off edit
Melbourne Heart | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids |
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Report | Cascio 30' |
Final edit
Busan IPark | 3–0 | Yokohama FC |
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Seung-Hwan 14' Sang-Hyub 45' Fágner 70' |
Report |
Venue edit
The venue for the Hawaiian Islands Invitational, is Aloha Stadium is a 50,000 seat, multi-use stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. It has an artificial, FieldTurf surface which replaced the original AstroTurf in 2003. It is currently hosts to the Hawaii Warriors in the NCAA, and has played host to the Hawai'i Bowl since 2002. It was also the venue for the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship in 2008.
Table edit
Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | 4th place |
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2012 | Aloha Stadium | Busan IPark | Yokohama FC | Colorado Rapids | Melbourne Heart Youth Team |
References edit
- ^ "Rapids to participate in 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational". Major League Soccer. July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Participating Teams". Hawaiian Islands Invitational. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Rapids to play in Hawaii in February 2012". Colorado Rapids. July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Heart To Take Part In Hawaiian Islands Invitational". Melbourne Heart Football Club. July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.[permanent dead link]