2000 African Cup Winners' Cup

African Cup Winners' Cup 2000 30 January – 10 December 2000 38 1 EGY Zamalek 1 CMR Canon Yaoundé 73 177 1999 2001 The 2000 African Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-sixth season of Africa's second oldest club football tournament organised by CAF. In a final featuring two giants of African club football, four time African champions Zamalek of Egypt defeated three time African champions Canon Yaoundé of Cameroon 4–3 on aggregate over two-legs. Association team allocation A total of 38 teams from 38 CAF associations qualified for the tournament after winning their respective premier domestic cups. Of the 38 teams that qualified 1 withdrew before fulfilling all of its fixtures and another was disqualified; Central African club Réal Olympique failed to show up for its Preliminary Round second leg match against Rayon Sports. Algerian club U.S.M. Alger was disqualified for fielding an ineligible player during their second leg tie against JS du Ténéré in the First Round. Format The tournament consisted of five rounds preceding a two-legged final. Preliminary round – The 12 lowest ranked teams – whose rankings were determined by their association's performances at previous CAF club tournaments – were drawn against each other in 6 matches consisting of two-legs each. First round – The 6 winners from the preliminary round were then drawn against the remaining 26 clubs, resulting in 16 matches consisting of two-legs each. Second round – The 16 winners from the first round were then drawn against each other, resulting in 8 matches consisting of two-legs each. Quarter-finals – The 8 winners from the second round were then drawn against each other, resulting in 4 matches consisting of two-legs each. Semi-finals – The 4 victorious quarter-finalists were then drawn against each other in 2 semi-finals consisting of two-legs each. Final – The victorious semi-finalists contested a two-legged final to determine the champion. The away goals rule was used to determine the victors in the event of a match being tied over the two-legs. If it was not possible to determine a winner using the away goals rule, the tie went to a penalty shootout to determine the winner. Preliminary round The first legs were played on 29 & 30 January, and the second legs were played on 12 & 14 February 2000. Matches AS CotonTchad CHA 2–2 JS du Ténéré NIG 2–1 0–1 Wallidan GAM 0–3 Mogas 90 FC BEN 0–1 0–2 Réal Olympique CAF 1–1Rayon Sports walkover [1] Rayon Sports RWA 1–1 - 1962 FC Djivan MAD 0–0 (2–0 pen) Red Star SEY 0–0 0–0 Mogoditshane Fighters BOT 1–0 Linare FC LES 1–0 0–0 1987 Chief Santos NAM 3–7 Sagrada Esperança ANG 1–3 2–4 |} Notes: Rayon Sports walkover [1] Following a 1–1 draw at home to Rayon Sports in the first leg, Central African club Réal Olympique failed to show up for the second leg, handing Rayon Sports a walkover into the First Round. First round The first legs were played from 17–19 March, and the second legs were played from 31 March-2 April 2000 with the exception of the matches between ASEC Ndiambour and ASEC Mimosas which were played on the 2nd (first leg) and 16th (second leg) of April. Matches JS du Ténéré NIG 1–2U.S.M. Alger disqualified[1] U.S.M. Alger ALG 1–1 0–1 AS Dragons COD 3–5 Stade Malien MLI 3–2 0–3 1997 Young Africans TAN 1–5 Zamalek EGY 1–1 0–4 Coffee FC ETH 1996 4–2*Coffee FC-Wanderers 2nd leg abandoned[2] Telecom Wanderers MWI 3–0 1–2* Mogas 90 FC BEN 1–3 Club Africain TUN 0–0 1–3 Plateau United NGA 3–3(a) Étoile du Congo CGO 3–2 0–1 Étoile Filante Ouagadougou BFA 0–1 FAR Rabat MAR 0–0 0–1 Rayon Sports RWA 3–2 US Bitam GAB 2–0 1–2 1962 Mbale Heroes UGA 1–4 Al-Merreikh SDN 1–2 0–2 FC Djivan MAD 3–5 REU local SS Saint-Louisienne 1–1 2–4 Coast Stars F.C. KEN 0–4 Canon Yaoundé CMR 0–1 0–3 Mogoditshane Fighters BOT 2–4 Zamsure ZAM 1–2 1–2 Al-Ittihad LBY 2–2(3–2 pen) Great Olympics GHA 2–0 0–2 1977 Costa do Sol MOZ 2–3 SuperSport United RSA 1–1 1–2 ASC Ndiambour SEN 3–3(a) ASEC CIV 2–0 1–3 Sagrada Esperança ANG 6–1 Agaza Lomé TOG 4–1 2–0 |} Notes: U.S.M. Alger disqualified [1] U.S.M. Alger were disqualified after fielding an ineligible player in the second leg tie against JS du Ténéré. U.S.M. Algers''' disqualification allowed JS du Ténéré, who had originally lost the tie 2–1 on aggregate, to progress to the Second Round. Coffee FC-Wanderers 2nd leg abandoned [2] The second leg tie between Telecom Wanderers and Coffee FC in Blantyre was abandoned after 84 minutes. At the time of abandonment Telecom Wanderers were leading 2–1 but losing 4–2 on aggregate to Coffee FC, resulting in Telecom Wanderers' elimination at the hands of Coffee FC. Second round The first legs were played on 6 & 7 May (with the exception of the tie between JS du Ténéré & Stade Malien which was played on 14 May), and the second legs were played on 27 & 28 May 2000. Matches JS du Ténéré NIG 2–1 Stade Malien MLI 1–1 1–0 Zamalek EGY 3–3(4–2 pen) Coffee FC ETH 1996 2–1 1–2 Club Africain TUN 4–4(a) Étoile du Congo CGO 4–2 0–2 FAR Rabat MAR 2–2(a) Rayon Sports RWA 1–0 1–2 1962 Al-Merreikh SDN 1-4 REU local SS Saint-Louisienne 0–2 1–2 Canon Yaoundé CMR 5–1 Zamsure ZAM 4–1 1–0 Al-Ittihad LBY 2–1 SuperSport United RSA 2–0 0–1 1977 ASC Ndiambour SEN 1–1(a) Sagrada Esperança ANG 0–0 1–1 |} Quarter-finals The first legs were played on 5 & 6 August, and the second legs were played on 19 & 20 August 2000. Matches Zamalek EGY 3–2 ASC Ndiambour SEN 3–1 0–1 FAR Rabat MAR 2–2(pen 4–5) REU local SS Saint-Louisienne 1–1 1–1 Étoile du Congo CGO 2–5 Canon Yaoundé CMR 0–3 2–2 Al-Ittihad LBY 5–3 JS du Ténéré NIG 5–2 0–1 1977 |} Semi-finals The first legs were played on 14 & 15 October, and the second legs were played on 27 & 30 October 2000. Matches Zamalek EGY 2–0 REU local SS Saint-Louisienne 2–0 0–0 Al-Ittihad LBY 1–2 Canon Yaoundé CMR 1–1 0–1 1977 |} Final 2000 African Cup Winners' Cup Final Zamalek EGY 4–3 Canon Yaoundé CMR 4–1 0–2 |} First leg 26 November 2000 Zamalek EGY 4–1 CMR Canon Yaoundé Abdel-Moneim 26El-Said 31 pen.Bassiouny 51El-Doumany 79 Mebenga 9 Cairo Stadium, Cairo 50,000 Abderrahim El-Arjoun (Morocco) Second leg 10 December 2000 Canon Yaoundé CMR 2–0 EGY Zamalek Tchameni 72 Batang 90 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé 60,000 Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast) Zamalek'' won the two-legged final 4–3 on aggregate External links Results available on CAF Official Website Results available on RSSSF Category:African Cup Winners' Cup 2