The 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational was an inter-confederation association football tournament contested in February 2012 in the state of Hawaii, United States, 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 | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | February 23–25 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Busan IPark (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Yokohama FC |
| Third place |  Colorado Rapids |
| Fourth place |  Melbourne Heart |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 7 (1.75 per match) |
| Attendance | 34,922 (8,731 per match) |
| Top scorer | Hiroaki Namba (2 goals) |
Teams
editThe 4 teams accepted the invitation and contested the tournament were:[2]
Venue
editThe venue for the 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational is Aloha Stadium, a 50,000 seat multi-purpose stadium in the city of Honolulu. 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.
| Honolulu | |
|---|---|
| Aloha Stadium | |
| Capacity: 50,000 | |
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Matches
editSemi-finals
edit| Busan IPark | 0–0 | Melbourne Heart |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
Namba  57', 64' |
Report | Moor 73' |
Third place play-off
edit| Melbourne Heart | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cascio 30' |
Final
edit| Busan IPark | 3–0 | Yokohama FC |
|---|---|---|
| Seung-Hwan 14' Sang-Hyub 45'Fágner 70' |
Report |
| 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational champions |
|---|
 Busan IPark 1st title |
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]