Hawaiian Islands Invitational
Football tournament
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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.
| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Region | CONCACAF and AFC |
| Teams | 4 |
| Current champions |  Busan IPark (1st title) |
| Most championships | Busan IPark (1) |
 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational | |
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:
Colorado Rapids[4][5] – Major League Soccer
Yokohama FC – J. League Division 2
Busan IPark – K-League
Melbourne Heart FC[6] – A-League
| Year | Final | Third-place match | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||
| 2012 | Busan IPark |
3–0 |  Yokohama FC |
 Colorado Rapids |
1–0 |  Melbourne Heart | |