A3 tournament 2007, held in Ji'nan, Shandong Province, first round result, Shanghai Shenhua(CHN) 3:0 Seongnam Chunma(KOR) Shandong Luneng Taishan(CHN) 4:3 Urawa Red Diamonds(JPN) Shandong Scorer: Zheng Zhi, Shu Chang, Zivkovic(P), Zhou Haibin Wasn't a perfect win, if Washington haven't scored two goals after 89th minute, it would have been a great great comeback. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI7fobhm4kI
News said Suzuki and Abe will play in the next game. I guess they were rested the first game after their NT duty? Anyway they should improve the defense a bit.
Round 2 results A3 2007 Shandong Luneng Taishan 2:1 Shanghai Shenhua http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek_gy8w0qpY A3 2007 Urawa Red Diamonds(JPN) 1:0 Seongnam Chunma(KOR) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YAE3pDj2Ys Round 2 results Urawa Red Diamonds(JPN) 1:0 Seongnam Chunma(KOR) Washington Shandong Luneng(CHN) 2:1 Shanghai Shenhua (CHN) Zivkovic, Zheng Zhi Both were very good games
in other japanese board, people literally call A3 as "penalty" for being a champ. Clubs don't really gain anything from this tourney.
I think Urawa fought well. Regional tournament like this is benificial for all 3 countries I think, especially for the underdevelope soccer country, like China.
yeh, China has helped keep this tournament alive, but I'm not sure if it will last must longer. How large are the crowds for these games?
Yes, I think the tourney, while not too presigious is good in helping the players get international experience.
Average attendance for A3 champions Cup 2003 in Tokyo 23,988 2004 in Shanghai 10,833 2005 in Sigweipo 20,802 2006 in Tokyo 11,825 2007 in Jinan 20,375 (for first two rounds) A3 Champions Cup - Top 6 attendances in History 1. 2007/Jun/07 in Jinan, China Shandong Lunaneng Taishan (CSL) 4-3 Urawa Red Diamonds(J-League) 31,512 2. 2003/Feb/22 in Tokyo,Japan Jubilo Iwata (J-League) 0-1 Dalian Shide (CSL) 27,881 3. 2005/Feb/13 in Seogwipo,South Korea Pohang Steelers (K-League) 1-1 Yokohama F Marinos (J-League) 27,573 4. 2003/Feb/22 in Tokyo,Japan Kashima Antlers (J-League) 0-0 Seognam Ilhwa Chunma (K-League) 25,423 5. 2005/Feb/19 in Seogwipo,South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings (K-League) 3-1 Yokohama F Marinos (J-League) 24,718 6. 2003/Feb/16 in Tokyo,Japan Kashima Antlers (J-League) 3-1 Dalian Shide (CSL) 23,907 not bad for a stupid tournament like this
Final round Match Highlights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxgM0cXhgvA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWmeJ0YXt6g
Final Round Results: Shanghai Shenhua United 3-1 Urawa Red Diamonds (30,869) Shandong Luneng Taishan 1-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (36,168) attendace record for A3 Champions Cup Shanghai Shenhua United are 2007 east asian champions!
Nice to see some healthy crowd numbers, but again looking at some of the play I feel that the teams might not have been taking it too seriously.
yes but judge from the attendance we may say at least fans like this tournament, it's at least three times better than ACL's Average attendance Average attendance for A3 champions Cup 2003 in Tokyo 23,988 2004 in Shanghai 10,833 (Cold weather and expensive tickets, 100 USD for a Class A seats I remember) 2005 in Sigweipo 20,802 2006 in Tokyo 11,825 2007 in Jinan 24,667
The prize money for A3 Champions Cup has not been paid yet: http://www.nikkansports.com/soccer/f-sc-tp0-20080105-303482.html Chinese FA is responsible for paying the prize money but they are still waiting for rest of the sponsorship money from a Korean company.