Hawaiian Islands Invitational

Hawaiian Islands Invitational
Founded2011
RegionCONCACAF and AFC
Number of teams4
Current championsSouth Korea Busan IPark (1st title)
Most successful club(s)South Korea Busan IPark (1)
2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational

The Hawaiian Islands Invitational was an inter-confederation association football competition held in the state of Hawaii, United States, founded in 2011. The tournament consisted of four teams, who contested a knockout style competition that spanned three days.

History

When the Pan-Pacific Championship stopped being played, due to turf issues at the Aloha Stadium, moves were put in place to attempt to reconstruct an inter-confederation, end of season tournament that would see some of the best teams from North American, Asia, and Australia go head to head. In March 2011, it was announced that the Hawaiian Islands Invitational would be set up, by ESPN Regional Television, Inc. in co-operation with the Hawai’i Tourism Authority and Major League Soccer.[1][2]

Like the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship held in 2008, the tournament will be held at Aloha Stadium in the city of Honolulu, and will be broadcast live on ESPN and its subsidiary stations.[3]

Editions

The 2012 tournament was held from February 23 to 25 of that year. The four participating teams belong to the same confederations that competed in the defunct Pan-Pacific Championship, CONCACAF and AFC, and are as follows:

Year Final Third-place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2012 South Korea Busan IPark 3–0 Japan Yokohama FC United States Colorado Rapids 1–0 Australia Melbourne Heart

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hawaiian Islands Invitational: New ESPN Soccer Event In 2012". PaddockTalk. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. ^ Margolis, Rachel (15 March 2011). "Hawaiian Islands Invitational: New ESPN Soccer Event in 2012". ESPN. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  3. ^ "COLORADO RAPIDS TO PARTICIPATE IN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS INVITATIONAL IN FEBRUARY". Gateway News. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Rapids to play in Hawaii in February 2012". Colorado Rapids. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Rapids to participate in 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational". Major League Soccer. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Heart To Take Part In Hawaiian Islands Invitational". Melbourne Heart Football Club. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
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