2000 CAF Champions League final
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The 2000 CAF Champions League final was a football tie held over two legs in December 2000. Hearts of Oak of Ghana beat Espérance of Tunisia 5–2.
Qualified teams
In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.
| Team | Region | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|
| Tunisia ES Tunis | UNAF (North Africa) | 1994, 1999 |
| Ghana Hearts of Oak | WAFU (West Africa) | 1977, 1979 |
Venues
Stade El Menzah
Stade Olympique El Menzah is a multi-purpose stadium, located in the north of Tunis, Tunisia.
It is built to host the 1967 Mediterranean Games at the same time as the Olympic swimming pool and gymnasium. Since then, it is an integral part of Tunisia's main sports complex. Tunisia's three major football teams, ES Tunis, Club Africain and Stade Tunisien played their games there. The stadium is completely renovated for the 1994 African Cup of Nations. It has a capacity of 39,858 seats. The VIP section consists of a grandstand and 2 salons that can accommodate 300 people in a "cocktail" configuration.
Ohene Djan Stadium
The Accra Sports Stadium, formerly named the Ohene Djan Stadium is a multi-use, 39,800 all-seater stadium in Accra. Ghana, mostly used for association football matches. It is also used for rugby union.
The stadium was inaugurated in 1952 by a football match played between Accra XI and Kumasi XI.
The stadium is also the home of one of Africa's most popular clubs, Hearts of Oak as well as Great Olympics, but Ghana's national team matches are sometimes played there.
During the 2000 African Cup of Nations in Ghana and Nigeria, the stadium hosted 9 matches, and was also the venue of the 1978 final.
Road to final
| Tunisia ES Tunis | Round | Ghana Hears of Oak | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Qualifying rounds | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||
| Rwanda APR FC | 7–0 | 7–0 (H) | withdrew (A) | First round | Guinea Horoya AC | 4–3 | 2–1 (H) | 2–2 (A) | ||
| Mali Djoliba AC | 4–3 | 3–2 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Second round | Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe | 4–3 | 4–1 (H) | 0–2 (A) | ||
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||
| Cameroon Sable FC | 4–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | Egypt Al Ahly | 2–1 (H) | ||||||
| Ivory Coast Africa Sports | 1–2 (A) | Matchday 2 | Senegal Jeanne d'Arc | 4–2 (A) | ||||||
| South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | 3–2 (H) | Matchday 3 | Nigeria Lobi Stars | 2–0 (A) | ||||||
| South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | 0–2 (A) | Matchday 4 | Nigeria Lobi Stars | 2–0 (H) | ||||||
| Cameroon Sable FC | 2–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | Egypt Al Ahly SC | 1–1 (A) | ||||||
| Ivory Coast Africa Sports | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Senegal Jeanne d'Arc | 1–1 (H) | ||||||
| Group A Winner Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Tunisia ES Tunis 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12 Final 2 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 6 4 0 2 11 11 0 12 3 Ivory Coast Africa Sports 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 4 Cameroon Sable FC 6 0 1 5 5 14 −9 1Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers | Final standings | Group B Winner Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Ghana Hearts of Oak 6 4 2 0 12 5 +7 14 Final 2 Egypt Al Ahly 6 2 2 2 10 9 +1 8 3 Nigeria Lobi Stars 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 4 Senegal Jeanne d'Arc 6 0 3 3 6 12 −6 3Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers | ||||||||
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tunisia ES Tunis | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | Final |
| 2 | South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast Africa Sports | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Cameroon Sable FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ghana Hearts of Oak | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 14 | Final |
| 2 | Egypt Al Ahly | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 8 | |
| 3 | Nigeria Lobi Stars | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Senegal Jeanne d'Arc | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 |
Format
The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).