2005 A3 Champions Cup

2005 A3 Champions Cup
A3 Nissan Champions Cup 2005

Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
Dates	13 – 19 February
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Suwon Bluewings (1st title)
Runners-up	Pohang Steelers
Third place	Yokohama F. Marinos
Fourth place	Shenzhen Jianlibao
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	18 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nádson (6 goals) (Suwon Bluewings)
Best player(s)	Nádson (Suwon Bluewings)
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The 2005 A3 Champions Cup was third edition of A3 Champions Cup. It was held from February 13 to 19, 2003 in Seogwipo, South Korea.

Participants

Suwon Samsung Bluewings – 2004 K-League Champions
Pohang Steelers – 2004 K-League Runners-up
Shenzhen Jianlibao – 2004 Chinese Super League Champions
Yokohama F. Marinos – 2004 J. League Champions

Group table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C)	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	7
Pohang Steelers	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
Yokohama F. Marinos	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Shenzhen Jianlibao	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions

Match results

All times are Korea Standard Time (KST) – UTC+9

13 February 2005

13:30

Pohang Steelers	1 – 1	Yokohama F. Marinos
Santos 64'		Shimizu 3'

Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo

13 February 2005

16:00

Shenzhen Jianlibao	1 – 3	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Yang Chen 6'		Nádson 3', 26' Kim Dae-Eui 5'

Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo

16 February 2005

16:30

Yokohama F. Marinos	2 – 0	Shenzhen Jianlibao
Ueno 46' Kumabayashi 63'

Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo

16 February 2005

19:00

Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2 – 2	Pohang Steelers
Nádson 27', 30'		Moon Min-Kwi 81' Back Young-Chul 89'

Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo

19 February 2005

13:30

Suwon Samsung Bluewings	3 – 1	Yokohama F. Marinos
Nádson 16', 85' Kim Dong-hyun 51'		Ōshima 20'

Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo

19 February 2005

16:00

Pohang Steelers	2 – 0	Shenzhen Jianlibao
Da Silva 9' Back Young-Chul 88'

Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo

Awards

Winners

2005 A3 Champions Cup
Suwon Samsung Bluewings First title

Individual awards

Top Goalscorers	Most Valuable Player
Nádson (Suwon Bluewings)	Nádson (Suwon Bluewings)

Goalscorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Nádson	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	6
2	Back Young-Chul	Pohang Steelers	2
3	Da Silva	Pohang Steelers	1
	Moon Min-Kwi	Pohang Steelers
	Santos	Pohang Steelers
	Yang Chen	Shenzhen Jianlibao
	Kim Dae-Eui	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
	Kim Dong-hyun	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
	Shingo Kumabayashi	Yokohama F. Marinos
	Hideo Ōshima	Yokohama F. Marinos
	Norihisa Shimizu	Yokohama F. Marinos
	Yoshiharu Ueno	Yokohama F. Marinos

External links

2005 A3 Champions Cup in RSSSF.com