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)
2006

Participants

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Table

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

NB: Teams are ranked on goal-difference

Results

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NB: All times are UTC+8.

Round 1

Shanghai Shenhua  3–0  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Ricard 12'
Li Gang 61'
Alonso 75'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
Shandong Luneng Taishan  4–3  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  1–0  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Washington 39'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Wang Xueqing
Shandong Luneng Taishan  2–1  Shanghai Shenhua
Živković 11' (pen)
Zheng Zhi 35'
Alonso (pen) 82'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ko Keum-bok

Round 3

Urawa Red Diamonds  1–3  Shanghai Shenhua
Tulio Tanaka 58' Ricard 10'
Chang Lin 30'
Li Gang 39'
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Lee Young-Chul
Shandong Luneng Taishan  1–2  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Wang Xiaolong 80' Kim Sang-Sik 33'
Choi Sung-Kuk 41'
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Awards

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Winners

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 A3 Champions Cup 2007 Winners  
 
Shanghai Shenhua
First title

Individual awards

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

Goalscorers

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