2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup

The 2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup was held in Estádio da Várzea, the national stadium of Cape Verde. The tournament was originally scheduled November 27—December 5, 1999, but as heavy rain delayed renovations to the national stadium, it was postponed to May 2000.

2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Cape Verde
Dates	May 4–14
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Cape Verde (1st title)
Runners-up	Senegal
Third place	Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	41 (2.73 per match)
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Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Senegal	5	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3
Cape Verde	5	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1
Gambia	3	3	0	3	0	4	4	0
Sierra Leone	1	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4

May 4, 2000

Gambia	1 – 1	Cape Verde

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May 4, 2000

Senegal	3 – 0 (awarded)	Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone arrived late; the match was not played, instead, it was awarded 3–0 to Senegal.

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May 6, 2000

Cape Verde	1 – 0	Sierra Leone

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May 6, 2000

Gambia	1 – 1	Senegal

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May 8, 2000

Cape Verde	2 – 2	Senegal

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May 8, 2000

Gambia	2 – 2	Sierra Leone

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Guinea	7	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3
Mali	4	3	1	1	1	6	7	–1
Guinea-Bissau	3	3	1	0	2	4	5	–1
Mauritania	2	3	0	2	1	3	4	–1

May 5, 2000

Guinea	3 – 1	Mali

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May 5, 2000

Guinea-Bissau	1 – 0	Mauritania

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May 7, 2000

Guinea	1 – 1	Mauritania

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May 7, 2000

Mali	3 – 2	Guinea-Bissau

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May 9, 2000

Guinea	2 – 1	Guinea-Bissau

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May 9, 2000

Mali	2 – 2	Mauritania

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

May 11, 2000

Senegal	2 – 2 (3 – 2 pen.)	Mali

May 11, 2000

Cape Verde	2 – 0	Guinea

Third place match

May 14, 2000

Guinea	2 – 0	Mali

Final

May 14, 2000

Cape Verde	1 – 0	Senegal
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References

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