Host country United States Runners-up Los Angeles Galaxy | Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) | |
Dates February 18 – February 21 Teams 4 (from 2 confederations) Champions Suwon Bluewings (1st title) | ||
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.
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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, 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.
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Sponsors
The following is a list of the official sponsors of the Pan-Pacific Championship 2009.