2000 Arab Cup Winners' Cup

The 2000 Arab Cup Winners' Cup was the 11th edition of the Arab Cup Winners' Cup held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 8 – 22 November 2000. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia won the final against Al-Nassr from the same country for the first time.^[2]

2000 Arab Cup Winners' Cup

الكأس العربية للأندية الفائزة بالكؤوس 2000
Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
City	Riyadh
Dates	8 – 22 November 2000
Teams	10 (from UAFA confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Al-Hilal (1st title)
Runners-up	Al-Nassr
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	76 (3.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Abdullah Al-Dosari (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Nawaf Al-Temyat[1]
Best goalkeeper	Mohammed Al-Khojali
← 1999 2001 →

Qualifying round

Al-Hilal (the hosts) and Al-Ittihad (the holders) qualified automatically.

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Qualifying tournament held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Representatives of Bahrain and Oman withdrew.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Day 1 5 September)
Al-Wasl	1–1	Al-Rayyan
Day 2 (8 September)
Al-Rayyan	1–2	Al-Arabi
Day 3 (11 September)
Al-Arabi	2–3	Al-Wasl

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Wasl	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4
Al-Arabi	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3
Al-Rayyan	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Al-Wasl & Al-Arabi advanced to the final tournament. However Al-Wasl withdrew, Al-Rayyan admitted instead.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Qualifying tournament held in Cairo, Egypt. Al-Wehda of Yemen withdrew.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Day 1 25 August)
Al-Nassr	2–1	Al-Merrikh
Day 2 (27 August)
Zamalek SC	2–1	Al-Merrikh
Day 3 (29 August)
Zamalek SC	1–0	Al-Nassr

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zamalek SC	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6
Al-Nassr	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
Al-Merrikh	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	0[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. Zamalek SC & Al-Nassr advanced to the final tournament. However Zamalek withdrew, Al-Merrikh admitted instead.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

Libya representative withdrew.
USM Annaba, Algeria and SCC Mohammédia, Morocco qualified.

Zone 4 (East Region)

Qualifying tournament held in Amman, Jordan.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Day 1 5 July)
Al-Wehdat	5–1	Shabab Khan Yunis
Day 2 (7 July)
Shabab Khan Yunis	1–7	Jableh SC
Day 3 (9 July)
Al-Wehdat	1–0	Jableh SC

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Wehdat	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Jableh SC	2	1	0	1	7	2	+5	3
Shabab Khan Yunis	2	0	0	2	2	12	−10	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Al-Wehdat & Jableh SC advanced to the final tournament.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Nassr	4	3	1	0	10	2	+8	10
SCC Mohammédia	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4	7
Al-Wehdat	4	2	1	1	8	9	−1	7
Al-Ittihad	4	1	1	2	5	8	−3	4
Al-Rayyan	4	0	0	4	6	14	−8	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

8 November 2000

Al-Rayyan	1 – 5	SCC Mohammédia
Al Mulla 66'		17' Rokki 24' Benatia 56', 61' Omar 75' Abderrahim

Riyadh

8 November 2000

Al-Nassr	3 – 0	Al-Wehdat
M. Al-Dosari 4' Yazeed 36', 80'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

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10 November 2000

Al-Wehdat	1 – 0	SCC Mohammédia
Abdullah 64'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

10 November 2000

Al-Nassr	3 – 0	Al-Ittihad
Junior M. Al-Dosari Al-Halawi

Riyadh

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12 November 2000

SCC Mohammédia	2 – 1	Al-Ittihad

Riyadh

12 November 2000

Al-Wehdat	4 – 3	Al-Rayyan

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

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14 November 2000

Al-Ittihad	1 – 0	Al-Rayyan

Riyadh

14 November 2000

SCC Mohammédia	0 – 0	Al-Nassr

Riyadh

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16 November 2000

Al-Ittihad	3 – 3	Al-Wehdat

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

16 November 2000

Al-Nassr	4 – 2	Al-Rayyan

Riyadh

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Hilal	4	3	1	0	11	4	+7	10
Al-Arabi	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	9
USM Annaba	4	2	0	2	7	7	0	6
Al-Merrikh	4	1	0	3	3	11	−8	3
Jableh SC	4	0	1	3	5	9	−4	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

9 November 2000

Al-Hilal	2 – 1	Al-Arabi
Gato 34' Al-Temyat 62'		73' Seator

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 8 000

Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

9 November 2000

USM Annaba	3 – 2	Jableh SC
Soltani 23' Djabelkheir 38' El Hadi 66'		10' Al-Mustafa 85' Al-Basha

Riyadh

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9 November 2000

Jableh SC	1 – 2	Al-Arabi
Al-Mustafa 18' (pen.)		82' Hadi 87' Claudinho

Riyadh

11 November 2000

Al-Hilal	5 – 0	Al-Merrikh
A. Al-Dosari 61', 90+2' Gato 72', 75' (pen.) Faye 68'

Riyadh

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13 November 2000

Al-Merrikh	2 – 0	Jableh SC
Musa 39' Selter 76'

Riyadh

13 November 2000

Al-Arabi	2 – 0	USM Annaba
Claudinho 53' Seator 86'

Riyadh

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15 November 2000

Al-Hilal	2 – 2	Jableh SC
A. Al-Dosari 13', 35' (pen.)		9' (pen.), 39' (pen.) Al-Mustafa

Riyadh

15 November 2000

Al-Merrikh	1 – 3	USM Annaba

Riyadh

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17 November 2000

Al-Arabi	3 – 0	Al-Merrikh

Riyadh

17 November 2000

USM Annaba	1 – 2	Al-Hilal
Boudar 23'		39' A. Al-Dosari 58' Gato

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Knock-out stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 November – Riyadh
	Al-Nassr	2
					22 November – Riyadh
	Al-Arabi	0
					Al-Nassr	1
	19 November – Riyadh
					Al-Hilal (a.e.t.)	2
	Al-Hilal (a.e.t.)	1
	SCC Mohammédia	0

Semi-finals

19 November 2000

Al-Nassr	2 – 0	Al-Arabi

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

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19 November 2000

Al-Hilal	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	SCC Mohammédia
Al-Temyat 118'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Final

22 November 2000

Al-Nassr	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Al-Hilal
Abu Thnain 53' (o.g.)		11' Al-Shalhoub 105' (pen.) A. Al-Dosari

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 65 000

Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

Winners

2000 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
Al-Hilal First title