Champion Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. | Dates 29 Jan 2000 – 17 Dec 2000 | |
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The CAF Champions League 2000 was won by Hearts of Oak over Espérance.
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Preliminary Round
1AS de Vacoas-Phoenix were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player.
First Round
1 APR FC withdrew after the first leg; they were banned from CAF competitions for three years and fined $4000.
2 Black Africa withdrew.
Final
1The match was interrupted for 18 minutes at 75' with Espérance de Tunis leading 1–0 after teargas was fired into a rioting crowd by police, with one canister landing in the VIP box.Espérance de Tunis protested against the result, but the protest was rejected. It was also marred by the antics of the Esperance goalkeeper El Ouer Chokri who deliberately injured himself with the intent to get the game abandoned since Esperance had exhausted their substitution. He was banned for one year by CAF for gamesmanship after the game.