2000 Arab Club Champions Cup
International football competition
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The 2000 Arab Club Champions Cup in association football was played in Saudi Arabia in the city of Jeddah. CS Sfaxien won the championship for the first time beating in the final Al-Jaish.[1]
| بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 2000 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| City | Jeddah |
| Dates | 21 August – 3 September |
| Teams | 9 (from 2 confederations) (from 9 associations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  CS Sfaxien (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Al-Jaish |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer |  Saïd Boutaleb (4 goals) |
| Best player | Maher Al-Sayed |
| Best goalkeeper |  Tisir Al-Antaif |
| Fair play award | CS Sfaxien |
← 1999 2001 → | |
Participants
| Participants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone | Team | Qualifying method | |
| Al-Ahli |
Hosts | ||
| Al Shabab |
Holders | ||
| Zone 1 |  Al-Muharraq |
1998–99 Bahraini Premier League winners | |
 Al-Qadsia |
1998–99 Kuwaiti Premier League winners | ||
| Zone 2 |  Al Ahly |
1998–99 Egyptian Premier League winners | |
 Al-Hilal Club |
1998–99 Sudan Premier League winners | ||
 Al-Ahli |
1998–99 Yemeni League winners | ||
| Zone 3 | CR Belouizdad |
1998–99 Algerian Championship third | |
 Kawkab Marrakech |
1998–99 Moroccan Championship runners-up | ||
| CS Sfaxien |
1998–99 Tunisian Championship third | ||
| Zone 4 |  Al-Faisaly |
1996–97 Jordan League runners-up | |
 Khadamat Rafah |
Gaza Strip League representative | ||
| Al-Jaish |
1998–99 Syrian League winners | ||
Preliminary round
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
Qualification from GCC Champions League held in Kuwait City in 2000.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Qadsia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 13 |
| Al-Hilal |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 11 |
| Al-Muharraq |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 |
 Al-Nasr |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 |
 Al-Ittihad |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
 Al-Ahli |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
Al-Hilal withdrew. Al-Muharraq & Al-Qadsia advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 2 (Red Sea)
Al Ahly withdrew.
| Al-Hilal Club | 3–0 | Al-Ahli |
|---|---|---|
Al-Hilal Club advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 3 (North Africa)
Originally two teams to qualify.
All teams CR Belouizdad, Kawkab Marrakech and CS Sfaxien advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 4 (East Region)
Qualifying tournament held in Amman, Jordan. Khadamat Rafah withdrew.
| Al-Faisaly | cancelled | Khadamat Rafah |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Jaish | cancelled | Khadamat Rafah |
|---|---|---|
All teams Al-Faisaly and Al-Jaish advanced to the final tournament.
Final tournament
Group stage
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on one leg basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Al Shabab withdrew from the tournament, Al-Ahli qualified as hosts.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 |
| Al-Faisaly |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 |
| CR Belouizdad |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Al-Hilal Club |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 |
| Al-Qadsia |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 |
| Al-Ahli | 2–1 | Al-Faisaly |
|---|---|---|
Al-Meshal  43', 54' |
Al-Awadat 78' |
| CR Belouizdad | 3–3 | Al-Qadsia |
|---|---|---|
| Talis 10' Boutaleb 37' (pen.), 81' (pen.) |
Al-Shammari 8' Zblade 51'Enad 68' |
| Al-Qadsia | 1–2 | Al-Faisaly |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Anazi 14' |
Abu-Abed 69' Tadrus 72' |
| Al-Hilal | 3–0 | Al-Qadsia |
|---|---|---|
| Omer Ngidi 27', 29' Zolo 57' |
| Al-Faisaly | 3–2 | CR Belouizdad |
|---|---|---|
| Saleem 20' Tadrus 36'Al-Sheikh 76' |
Boutaleb 4' Badji 73' |
| CR Belouizdad | 5–2 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Moussa 21' Mezouar 69', 81'Boutaleb 79'Settara 86' |
Haitham 49' Aldai 85' |
| Al-Ahli | 2–0 | CR Belouizdad |
|---|---|---|
| Gahwji 58', 77' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Jaish |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
| CS Sfaxien |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| Kawkab Marrakech |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| Al-Muharraq |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| Al Shabab |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Jaish | 4–0 | Al-Muharraq |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Sayed 51', 67' Mohammed 81'Azzam 85' |
| Al-Muharraq | 1–2 | Kawkab Marrakech |
|---|---|---|
| Amer 90' (pen.) |
Zebdi 31' Atlas 90+3' (pen.) |
| CS Sfaxien | 4–0 | Al-Muharraq |
|---|---|---|
| Bouaziz 4' N'Daye 45', 64'Ben Khaled 56' |
| Kawkab Marrakech | 0–2 | Al-Jaish |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Sayed 34' Azzam 79' |
| CS Sfaxien | 1–1 | Al-Jaish |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Khaled 56' |
Mohammed 81' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 September – Jeddah | ||||||
| Al-Jaish | 2 | |||||
| 3 September – Jeddah | ||||||
| Al-Faisaly | 1 | |||||
| Al-Jaish | 1 | |||||
| 1 September – Jeddah | ||||||
| CS Sfaxien (aet) | 2 | |||||
| Al-Ahli | 1 | |||||
| CS Sfaxien | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Al-Ahli | 1–2 | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Dosari 23' |
Ben Khaled 9' Souayah 80' |
Final
| Al-Jaish | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
| Hariri 61' |
Bouaziz 59' Kerdeih 96' (o.g.) |
Winners
| 2000 Arab Club Champions Cup |
|---|
 CS Sfaxien First title |