2007 A3 Champions Cup

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

2007 A3 Champions Cup
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)

Participants

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 China Shanghai Shenhua320173+46
2 China Shandong Luneng Taishan320176+16
3 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds310257-23
4 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma310225-33

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'
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'
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Lee Young-Chul

Round 2

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