2007 A3 Champions Cup

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2007 A3 Champions Cup
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Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates7 – 13 June
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsChina Shanghai Shenhua (1st title)
Runners-upChina Shandong Luneng
Third placeJapan Urawa Red Diamonds
Fourth placeSouth Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored21 (3.5 per match)
Attendance148,000 (24,667 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Washington
(Urawa Reds, 3 goals)
Best player(s)China Li Gang
(Shanghai Shenhua)
← 2006

The fifth edition of the A3 Champions Cup took place between June 7 and June 13, 2007 at the Shandong Stadium in Jinan.

Participants[]

  • South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma - 2006 K-League champions.
  • Japan Urawa Red Diamonds - 2006 J. League champions.
  • China Shandong Luneng Taishan - 2006 Chinese Super League champions.
  • China Shanghai Shenhua - 2006 Chinese Super League runners-up (invitee).

Table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 China Shanghai Shenhua 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
2 China Shandong Luneng Taishan 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 3 1 0 2 5 7 -2 3
4 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 3

NB: Teams are ranked on goal-difference

Results[]

NB: All times are UTC+8.

Round 1

Shanghai Shenhua China3–0South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Ricard 12'
Li Gang 61'
Alonso 75'
Shandong Stadium, Jinan
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
Shandong Luneng Taishan China4–3Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Zheng Zhi 34'
Shu Chang 58'
Živković 73'
Zhou Haibin 84'		 Hasebe 16'
Washington 89', 90'
Shandong Stadium, Jinan
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Lee Young-Chul

Round 2

Urawa Red Diamonds Japan1–0South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Washington 39'
Shandong Stadium, Jinan
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Wang Xueqing
Shandong Luneng Taishan China2–1China Shanghai Shenhua
Živković 11' (pen)
Zheng Zhi 35'		 Alonso (pen) 82'
Shandong Stadium, Jinan
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ko Keum-bok

Round 3

Urawa Red Diamonds Japan1–3China Shanghai Shenhua
Tulio Tanaka 58' Ricard 10'
Chang Lin 30'
Li Gang 39'
Shandong Stadium, Jinan
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Lee Young-Chul
Shandong Luneng Taishan China1–2South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Wang Xiaolong 80' Kim Sang-Sik 33'
Choi Sung-Kuk 41'
Shandong Stadium, Jinan
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Awards[]

Winners[]

 A3 Champions Cup 2007 Winners  
China
Shanghai Shenhua
First title

Individual Awards[]

Top Goalscorers Most Valuable Player
Brazil Washington (Urawa Reds) China Li Gang (Shanghai)

Goalscorers[]

Pos Player Team Goals
1. Brazil Washington Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 3
2. Uruguay Diego Alonso China Shanghai Shenhua 2
2. China Li Gang China Shanghai Shenhua 2
2. Colombia Hamilton Ricard China Shanghai Shenhua 2
2. China Zheng Zhi China Shandong Luneng Taishan 2
2. Serbia Aleksandar Živković China Shandong Luneng Taishan 2
7. South Korea Choi Sung-Kuk South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1
7. South Korea Kim Sang-Sik South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1
7. China Shu Chang China Shandong Luneng Taishan 1
7. China Zhou Haibin China Shandong Luneng Taishan 1
7. China Wang Xiaolong China Shandong Luneng Taishan 1
7. China Chang Lin China Shanghai Shenhua 1
7. Japan Makoto Hasebe Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1
7. Japan Marcus Tulio Tanaka Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1
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