2009 Pan-Pacific Championship
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.
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.
Teams
- Los Angeles Galaxy
- Oita Trinita
- Shandong Luneng Taishan
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Bracket
Semifinals
----Third-place match
Final
| Pan-Pacific Championship 2009 Winners |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings First title |
Scorers
Sponsors
The following is a list of the official sponsors of the Pan-Pacific Championship 2009.- Yamazaki-Nabisco
- Japan Airlines
- Sports DEPO