2000 Arab Club Champions Cup
| 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(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 CS Sfaxien (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Al-Jaish |
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]
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 on 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 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.
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 |
21 August 2000 |
| CR Belouizdad |
3–3 | Al-Qadsia |
|---|---|---|
Talis  10'Boutaleb 37' (pen.), 81' (pen.) |
Al-Shammari 8' Zblade 51'Enad 68' |
27 August 2000 |
| CR Belouizdad |
5–2 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Moussa 21' Mezouar 69', 81'Boutaleb 79'Settara 86' |
Tambal 49' Al-Dhay 85' |
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 |
Knockout Stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 1 September – Jeddah | |||||||
| Al-Jaish |
2 | ||||||
| Al-Faisaly |
1 | ||||||
| 3 September – Jeddah | |||||||
| Al-Jaish |
1 | ||||||
| CS Sfaxien (aet) |
2 | ||||||
| 1 September – Jeddah | |||||||
| Al-Ahli |
1 | ||||||
| CS Sfaxien |
2 | ||||||
Semi-finals
Final
Winners
| 2000 Arab Club Champions Cup |
|---|
| CS Sfaxien First title |
References
- ↑ "Arab Clubs League Championship – Jeddah 2000". goalzz.com.
External links
- 15th Arab Club Champions Cup 2000 – rsssf.com