Matches played 73 | Runners-up Canon Yaoundé Goals scored 177 (2.42 per match) | |
Dates 30 January - 10 December 2000 Teams 38 (from 1 confederation) |
The 2000 African Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-sixth season of Africa's second oldest club football tournament organised by CAF.
Contents
- Association team allocation
- Format
- Preliminary Round
- Matches
- First Round
- Second Round
- Quarter finals
- Semi finals
- Second leg
- References
In a final featuring two giants of African club football, four time African champions Zamalek of Egypt defeated three time African champions Canon Yaoundé of Cameroon 4-3 on aggregate over two-legs.
Association team allocation
A total of 38 teams from 38 CAF associations qualified for the tournament after winning their respective premier domestic cups. Of the 38 teams that qualified 1 withdrew before fulfilling all of its fixtures and another was disqualified;
Format
The tournament consisted of five rounds preceding a two-legged final.
The away goals rule was used to determine the victors in the event of a match being tied over the two-legs. If it was not possible to determine a winner using the away goals rule, the tie went to a penalty shootout to determine the winner.
Preliminary Round
The first legs were played on 29 & 30 January, and the second legs were played on 12 & 14 February 2000.
Matches
Notes:
^[1] Following a 1-1 draw at home to Rayon Sports in the first leg, Central African club Réal Olympique failed to show up for the second leg, handing Rayon Sports a walkover into the First Round.First Round
The first legs were played from 17-19 March, and the second legs were played from 31 March-2 April 2000 with the exception of the matches between ASEC Ndiambour and ASEC Mimosas which were played on the 2nd (first leg) and 16th (second leg) of April.
Matches
Notes:
^[1] U.S.M. Alger were disqualified after fielding an inelligible player in the second leg tie against JS du Ténéré. U.S.M. Algers' disqualification allowed JS du Ténéré, who had originally lost the tie 2-1 on aggregate, to progress to the Second Round.^[2] The second leg tie between Telecom Wanderers and Coffee FC in Blantyre was abandoned after 84 minutes. At the time of abandonment Telecom Wanderers were leading 2-1 but losing 4-2 on aggregate to Coffee FC, resulting in Telecom Wanderers' elimination at the hands of Coffee FC.Second Round
The first legs were played on 6 & 7 May (with the exception of the tie between JS du Ténéré & Stade Malien which was played on 14 May), and the second legs were played on 27 & 28 May 2000.
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 5 & 6 August, and the second legs were played on 19 & 20 August 2000.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 14 & 15 October, and the second legs were played on 27 & 30 October 2000.
Second leg
Zamalek won the two-legged final 4-3 on aggregate