2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational

2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 23–25
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea Busan IPark (1st title)
Runners-upJapan Yokohama FC
Third placeUnited States Colorado Rapids
Fourth placeAustralia Melbourne Heart
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored7 (1.75 per match)
Attendance34,922 (8,731 per match)
Top scorer(s)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]

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 Hawaii in the United States.
Location of the host city of the 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational.

Matches

Semi-finals

Busan IPark South Korea0–0Australia Melbourne Heart
Report
Penalties
Kwang-Hee soccer ball with check mark
Dong-Min soccer ball with check mark
Jong-Won soccer ball with red X
Mota soccer ball with check mark
Fágner soccer ball with red X
Ji-Ho soccer ball with red X
Ji-Hoon soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with check mark Z. Walker
soccer ball with check mark Bosnjak
soccer ball with check mark Groenwald
soccer ball with red X Paterson
soccer ball with red X Trifiro
soccer ball with red X Gray
soccer ball with red X Grossman
Attendance: 7,388
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Yokohama FC Japan2–1United States Colorado Rapids
Namba 57', 64' Report Moor 73'
Attendance: 7,388
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Third place play-off

Melbourne Heart Australia0–1United States Colorado Rapids
Report Cascio 30'
Attendance: 10,073

Final

Busan IPark South Korea3–0Japan Yokohama FC
Seung-Hwan 14'
Sang-Hyub 45'
Fágner 70'		 Report
Attendance: 10,073
Referee: Baldomero Toledo


2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational champions
South Korea
Busan IPark
1st title

References

  1. ^ "Rapids to participate in 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational". Major League Soccer. July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "Participating Teams". Hawaiian Islands Invitational. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Rapids to play in Hawaii in February 2012". Colorado Rapids. July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Heart To Take Part In Hawaiian Islands Invitational". Melbourne Heart Football Club. July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
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