The 2000 CAF Champions League was the 36th awarding of
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
's premier club
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...
tournament prize organized by the
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administ ...
(CAF), and the 4th prize under the
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and con ...
format.
Hearts of Oak SC
Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Hearts of Oak or just Hearts, is a professional sports club based in Accra (Greater Accra), Ghana. Founded in 1911, the club is the oldest surviving football club in Ghana and its tra ...
of
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Tog ...
defeated
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Tunisia
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in the final to win their first title.
Qualifying rounds
Preliminary round
1 AS de Vacoas-Phoenix
AS de Vacoas-Phoenix is a Mauritian football club based in Vacoas-Phoenix. They play in the Mauritian League, the top division in Mauritian football.
Ground
Their home stadium is Stade George V (cap. 6,200), located in Curepipe, Plaines Wilhem ...
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 SC withdrew.
Second round
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Final
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Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 2000 CAF Champions League are as follows:
External links
Champions' Cup 2000- ''rsssf.com''
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CAF Champions League seasons
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