The inaugural edition of the competition took place from February 20 to February 23, 2008 in
Honolulu,
Hawaii. Four teams took part in the competition.
Houston Dynamo qualified as
MLS Cup champions, and
Gamba Osaka qualified as champions of the
Japanese League Cup. Australia's A-League was represented by the loser of the
minor semi final instead of the champion team. This was due to a scheduling conflict with the
A-League Preliminary Final on February 17, followed by the Grand Final on February 24, which were moved back so as not to interfere with
Australia's
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. ==Results==