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December 2007

2007.12.18  Tue

Urawa Mid-Fielder PONTE awarded the league MVP award: 2007 J-League Awards

The J-League end of season awards ceremony (2007 J-League Awards) was held at Yokohama Arena on the 17th of December. This season’s MVP went to Urawa Reds star mid-fielder Robson PONTE. He scored 7 goals in 33 matches and controlled the Urawa attack from mid-field. Unfortunatley he was unable to receive the award in person due to returning to Brazil to recover from an illness, but will also receive 2 million yen in prize money.

2007.12.18  Tue

2008 ACL Group Stage matches are decided. Changchun Yatai and Pohang Steelers are in the same group.

The Group Stage matches were decided for the 2008 Asian Champions League on the 17th of December.

2007.12.17  Mon

Urawa Reds come 3rd, the highest rank ever for an Asian club: FIFA Club World Cup 2007

On December 16th the FIFA Club World Cup 2007 final was played as well as the 3rd place play off with Asian representatives Urawa Reds playing Tunisia’s Etoile Sportive du Sahel.

2007.12.9  Sun

HUR Jung-Moo is appointed as Korea Rep’s new national team head coach

On December 7th, CHUNNAM DRAGONS coach HUH Jung-Moo was appointed as the new Korea Rep national team head coach.

2007.12.8  Sat

Takeshi Okada appointed as Japan national team head coach

Following the sudden hospitalization of Japan national team coach. Ivica OSIM with brain complications, OKADA Takeshi was appointed the new head coach on the 7th of December.

2007.12.8  Sat

POHANG STEELERS’s Tavares is named K-League MVP

On December 12th, the awards ceremony was held for the Samsung K-League, with league giants POHANG STEELERS’ mid-fielder TAVARES named MVP.

2007.12.5  Wed

CHUNNAM Dragons win the first ever consecutive cup title: Korea Rep FA Cup

On December 2nd the second match was played in the 2007 Hana Bank Korea Rep FA Cup final, CHUNNAM DRAGONS versus POHANG STEELERS. CHUNNAM had won the first leg 3-2 and thanks to mid-fielder SONG Jeong-Hyun’s 2 goals in this leg they won 3-1 making them champions two years in a row.

2007.12.2  Sun

Kashima Antlers come from behind to win: J League Final Round

Nine games were played on the last day of the season (Round 34), a day on which the Kashima Antlers managed to clinch the J-League title.

2007.12.1  Sat

China, Japan, DPR Korea and Korea Rep all qualify for the AFC U-19 Championship tournament

All matches of the 2008 AFC U-19 championship qualifiers which started on September 17th were completed on November 28th.

2007.12.1  Sat

Urawa Reds are awarded AFC Best Club Team: AFC Annual Awards

The Asian Football Federation (AFC)’s annual awards were held on the 28th in Sydney, Australia. Urawa Reds (Japan), winners of this year’s AFC Champions League, were awarded the prize of AFC Best Club Team.