2007 Premier League Asia Trophy
Tournament details
CityHong Kong
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Portsmouth (1st title)
Runners-upEngland Liverpool
Third placeEngland Fulham
Fourth placeHong Kong South China
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ten players
(1 goal each)
Best player(s)England David James
Barclays Asia Trophy 2007 at Hong Kong Stadium.

The 2007 Premier League Asia Trophy (Traditional chinese: 巴克萊亞洲錦標賽) was the third edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy, a four-team association football tournament held every two years. The tournament was held in Hong Kong. The 2007 edition was competed by South China AA, the winner of Hong Kong's FA Cup, Liverpool, Portsmouth and Fulham at the 40,000-capacity Hong Kong Stadium. The semi-finals took place on 24 July and the final and third-place play-off were on 27 July 2007.

Portsmouth won the first semi-final 1–0 against Fulham after a goal by Benjani in the 45th minute. Liverpool beat South China in the second semi-final thanks to a John Arne Riise free-kick and a Xabi Alonso penalty. South China pulled a goal back with a Li Haiqiang free-kick, but Daniel Agger scored to make it 3–1. Fulham beat South China 4–1 in the third place play-off, while Portsmouth beat Liverpool 4–2 on penalties to win the Premier League Asia Trophy after a goalless draw in normal time.

Competition format

The competition used a knock-out format. South China played Liverpool, while Fulham played Portsmouth, both matches taking place on 24 July. The winners competed in the final on 27 July, while the losers played in the third place play-off on the same day.

Prizes

Hong Kong FA Cup winner South China received HK$500,000 from the organizers as appearance fee in the tournament. The winner of the tournament received a trophy as well as £100,000 prize money.

Official match programme

An A5 sized, 60-page bilingual (English/Chinese) official match programme was published for sale during the match days within the stadium. It retailed at HK$20 (~£1.30).

Results

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 July 2007 – Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stadium)
 
 
Hong Kong South China1
 
27 July 2007 – Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stadium)
 
England Liverpool3
 
England Portsmouth0 (4)
 
24 July 2007 - Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stadium)
 
England Liverpool0 (2)
 
England Portsmouth1
 
 
England Fulham0
 
Third place
 
 
27 July 2007 – Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stadium)
 
 
 England Fulham4
 
 
Hong Kong South China1

Semi-finals

Fulham England0 – 1England Portsmouth
Report Benjani 45'
Attendance: 36,801
Referee: Chris Foy
South China AA Hong Kong1 – 3England Liverpool
Li Haiqiang 35' (Report) Riise 10'
Alonso 28' (pen.)
Agger 74'
Attendance: 36,801

Third place play-off

South China AA Hong Kong1 – 4England Fulham
Barros 57' Report Bouba Diop 20'
Bocanegra 47'
Healy 74'
McBride 84'
Attendance: 39,535

Final

Goalscorers

The goal scorers from the Premier League Asia Trophy 2007 are as follows:

# Name Team Goals
1 Denmark Daniel Agger England Liverpool 1
Spain Xabi Alonso England Liverpool 1
China Li Haiqiang Hong Kong South China 1
Norway John Arne Riise England Liverpool 1
Zimbabwe Benjani Mwaruwari England Portsmouth 1
Senegal Papa Bouba Diop England Fulham 1
United States Carlos Bocanegra England Fulham 1
Brazil Flavio Barros Hong Kong South China 1
Northern Ireland David Healy England Fulham 1
United States Brian McBride England Fulham 1

Player of the Tournament

The Player of the Tournament award was awarded to David James of Portsmouth. James kept 2 clean sheets, and saved penalties from Yossi Benayoun and Fernando Torres.

See also

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