The Barclays Asia Trophy 2007 (Traditional chinese: 巴克萊亞洲錦標賽) was the third edition of the prestigious Premier League Asia Trophy, a four-team football (soccer) tournament held every two years. 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 Barclays Asia Trophy after a goalless draw in normal time.
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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 finals | Final | ||||||
| 24 July 2007 – Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stadium) | |||||||
 South China |
1 | ||||||
 Liverpool |
3 | ||||||
| 27 July 2007 – Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stadium) | |||||||
| Portsmouth |
0 (4) | ||||||
| Liverpool |
0 (2) | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 24 July 2007 - Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stadium) | 27 July 2007 – Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stadium) | ||||||
| Portsmouth |
1 | Fulham |
4 | ||||
| Fulham |
0 | South China |
1 | ||||
Semi-finals
| 2007-07-24 18:00 HKT 10:00 UTC |
Fulham |
0 – 1 | Portsmouth |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 36,801 Referee: Chris Foy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Benjani  45' |
| 2007-07-24 20:30 HKT 12:30 UTC |
South China AA |
1 – 3 | Liverpool |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 36,801 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Haiqiang 35' |
(Report) | Riise 10' Alonso 28' (pen.)Agger 74' |
Third place play-off
| 2007-07-27 18:00 HKT 10:00 UTC |
South China AA |
1 – 4 | Fulham |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 39,535 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barros 57' |
(Report) | Diop 20' Bocanegra 47'Healy 74'McBride 84' |
Final
| 2007-07-27 20:30 HKT 12:30 UTC |
Liverpool |
0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 pen.) |
Portsmouth |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 39,535 |
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| (Report) |
| Penalties | |||
| Gerrard Kuyt Benayoun  Torres |
2 – 4 | Utaka Taylor LuaLua Hreidarsson Kranjcar |
Goalscorers
The goal scorers from the Barclays Asia Trophy 2007 are as follows:
| # | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daniel Agger |
Liverpool |
1 |
 Xabi Alonso |
Liverpool |
1 | |
 Li Haiqiang |
South China |
1 | |
 John Arne Riise |
Liverpool |
1 | |
 Benjani Mwaruwari |
Portsmouth |
1 | |
 Papa Bouba Diop |
Fulham |
1 | |
 Carlos Bocanegra |
Fulham |
1 | |
 Flavio Barros |
South China |
1 | |
 David Healy |
Fulham |
1 | |
| Brian McBride |
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.
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See also
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