2000 African Cup Winners' Cup


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;
The tournament consisted of five rounds preceding a two-legged final.
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

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 and 16th of April.

Matches

Second round

The first legs were played on 6 & 7 May, and the second legs were played on 27 & 28 May 2000.

Matches

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 5 & 6 August, and the second legs were played on 19 & 20 August 2000.

Matches

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 14 & 15 October, and the second legs were played on 27 & 30 October 2000.

Matches

Final

First leg

Second leg

Zamalek won the two-legged final 4-3 on aggregate