2007 A3 Champions Cup

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2007 A3 Champions Cup
A3 Champions Cup 2007.png
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates7 – 13 June
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shenhua (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng
Third place Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
Fourth place Flag of South Korea.svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored21 (3.5 per match)
Attendance148,000 (24,667 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Washington
(Urawa Reds, 3 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 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.

Contents

Participants

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shenhua 320173+46
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng Taishan 320176+16
3 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds 310257-23
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 310225-33

NB: Teams are ranked on goal-difference

Results

NB: All times are UTC+8.

Round 1

Shanghai Shenhua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 3–0 Flag of South Korea.svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Ricard 12'
Li Gang 61'
Alonso 75'
Shandong Stadium, Jinan
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
Shandong Luneng Taishan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 4–3 Flag of Japan.svg 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 Flag of Japan.svg 1–0 Flag of South Korea.svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Washington 39'
Shandong Stadium, Jinan
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Wang Xueqing
Shandong Luneng Taishan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2–1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 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 Flag of Japan.svg 1–3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 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 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–2 Flag of South Korea.svg 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  
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Shanghai Shenhua
First title

Individual awards

Top GoalscorersMost Valuable Player
Flag of Brazil.svg Washington (Urawa Reds) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Gang (Shanghai)

Goalscorers

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

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