The 2000 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament was the third edition of this international

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competition. It took place in the summer of 2000, less than a week before the

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. Matches were held on 4 and 6 June 2000 in

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

. Host nation

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(who went on to win the Euro the following month),

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and

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

participated in the tournament, and all matches took place at the

Stade Mohamed V The Mohammed V Stadium ( ar, ملعب محمد الخامس, french: Stade Mohammed V) is a multi-purpose stadium which is part of the Mohammed V Athletic Complex () which is named after King Mohammed V and situated at the heart of Casablanca, Mo ...

, home of Moroccan clubs

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional Footb ...

and

Wydad Casablanca Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...

. The tournament was played in a cup format, with only four games played (two semi-finals, a final and a third-place match). The last edition of the Hassan II Trophy tournament was won by France after beating Morocco in the final 5-1.

Participating teams

* (host) * * *

Results

Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Awards

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

External links

2000 King Hassan II Tournament
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