2008 Pan-Pacific Championship
International football competition
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The 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship is the inaugural edition of the Pan-Pacific Championship association football competition which took place on February 20 and February 23 at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States featuring teams from Japan's J. League, United States Major League Soccer (MLS) and the A-League of Australia and New Zealand.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | United States |
| Dates | February 20 – February 23 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Gamba Osaka (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 14 (3.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 76,430 (19,108 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Baré (5 Goals) |
| Best player | Baré[1] |
2009 → | |
For the 2008 tournament, the A-League was not represented by the champion team but instead by the loser of the minor semi-final. This is due to a scheduling conflict with the Grand Final on February 24, which was moved back so as not to interfere with Australia's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.
The 2008 tournament also features Gamba Osaka of the J. League, which were the 2007 J. League Cup champion, and Major League Soccer representatives Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy, the latter reportedly chosen instead of the desired 2007 SuperLiga champion, as Pachuca declined and Galaxy were the Superliga runner-up.[2] The Galaxy's first game was versus Gamba Osaka.[3] while the Dynamo were drawn against Sydney FC.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| February 20 – Honolulu | ||||||
| Gamba Osaka | 1 | |||||
| February 23 – Honolulu | ||||||
 Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | |||||
| Gamba Osaka | 6 | |||||
| February 20 – Honolulu | ||||||
| Houston Dynamo | 1 | |||||
| Houston Dynamo | 3 | |||||
 Sydney FC | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| February 23 – Honolulu | ||||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | |||||
| Sydney FC | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
Third-place match
Final
| Gamba Osaka | 6–1 | Houston Dynamo |
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Baré  13', 25', 59', 71'Lucas 62'Yamazaki 77' |
(report) | Clark 10' |
| 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship winners |
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 Gamba Osaka 1st title |
Top scorers
Sponsors
The following is a list of the official sponsors of the Pan-Pacific Championship 2008.
- MLJ
- Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa on Waikiki Beach
- Onkyo
- The Honolulu Advertiser
- Japan Airlines
- Yamazaki-Nabisco
- Active Hawaii
- Johnson & Johnson