# 2000 Arab Club Champions Cup

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.

## Participants

Participants :
| Zone | Team | Qualifying method |
| | Al-Ahli | Hosts |
| | Al Shabab | Holders |
| Zone 1 | Al-Muharraq | 1998–99 Bahraini Premier League winners |
| Zone 1 | Al-Qadsia | 1998–99 Kuwaiti Premier League winners |
| Zone 2 | Al Ahly | 1998–99 Egyptian Premier League winners |
| Zone 2 | Al-Hilal Club | 1998–99 Sudan Premier League winners |
| Zone 2 | Al-Ahli | 1998–99 Yemeni League winners |
| Zone 3 | CR Belouizdad | 1998–99 Algerian Championship third |
| Zone 3 | Kawkab Marrakech | 1998–99 Moroccan Championship runners-up |
| Zone 3 | CS Sfaxien | 1998–99 Tunisian Championship third |
| Zone 4 | Al-Faisaly | 1996–97 Jordan League runners-up |
| Zone 4 | Khadamat Rafah | Gaza Strip League representative |
| Zone 4 | 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 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 |

#### 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 | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 1 September – Jeddah | 1 September – Jeddah |
| Al-Jaish | 2 |
| Al-Jaish | 2 | 3 September – Jeddah | 3 September – Jeddah |
| Al-Faisaly | 1 | 3 September – Jeddah | 3 September – Jeddah |
| Al-Faisaly | 1 | Al-Jaish | 1 |
| 1 September – Jeddah | 1 September – Jeddah | | Al-Jaish | 1 |
| 1 September – Jeddah | 1 September – Jeddah | CS Sfaxien (aet) | 2 |
| Al-Ahli | 1 | CS Sfaxien (aet) | 2 |
| CS Sfaxien | 2 | | |

#### Final
## Winners

* 2000 Arab Club Champions Cup
* CS Sfaxien First title