2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational
| 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) |
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]
Teams
The 4 teams accepted the invitation and contested the tournament were:[2]
- Colorado Rapids[3] – Major League Soccer
- Melbourne Heart FC[4] – A-League
- Yokohama FC – J. League Division 2
- Busan IPark – K-League
Venue
The 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 | |
Location of the host city of the 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational in Hawaii. | |
Matches
Semi-finals
| 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
| Melbourne Heart | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cascio 30' |
Final
| 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
- ^ "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.