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2000 CAF Champions League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | CAF Champions League |
| year | 2000 |
| size | 200px |
| dates | 30 January – 17 December |
| num_teams | 45 |
| associations | 45 |
| champion_other | GHA Hearts of Oak |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | TUN ES Tunis |
| matches | 97 |
| goals | 270 |
| prevseason | 1999 |
| nextseason | 2001 |
The 2000 CAF Champions League was the 36th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 4th edition under the CAF Champions League format. Hearts of Oak SC of Ghana defeated ES Tunis of Tunisia in the final to win their first title.
Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2000 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Preliminary round
|} 1 AS 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 SC withdrew.
Second round
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Group stage
Main article: 2000 CAF Champions League group stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners advance to the Knockout stage |
Group A
Group B
Final
Main article: 2000 CAF Champions League Final
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Zitouni
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Addo
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Kuffour
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Kuffour
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Addo
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Gabsi
1 The match was interrupted for 18 minutes at 75' with ES Tunis leading 1–0 after teargas was fired into a rioting crowd by police, with one canister landing in the VIP box.ES Tunis protested against the result, but the protest was rejected. It was also marred by the antics of Espérance's goalkeeper Chokri El Ouaer who deliberately injured himself with the intent to get the game abandoned. He was banned for one year by CAF for gamesmanship after the game.
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 2000 CAF Champions League are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHA Emmanuel Osei Kuffour | GHA Hearts of Oak | 10 |
| 2 | ANG Isaac | ANG Primeiro de Agosto | 6 |
| EGY Alaa Ibrahim | EGY Al Ahly | ||
| TUN Ali Zitouni | TUN ES Tunis | ||
| 5 | GHA Ishmael Addo | GHA Hearts of Oak | 5 |
| 6 | EGY Ibrahim Said | EGY Al Ahly | 4 |
| CIV Alhassane Issoufou | CIV Africa Sports | ||
| CIV Fadel Keïta | CIV Africa Sports | ||
| SEN Mamadou Ali Diallo | SEN Jeanne d'Arc | ||
| 10 | RSA Daniel Mudau | RSA Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 |
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