2000 CAF Champions League

The 2000 CAF Champions League was the 36th awarding of Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 4th prize under the CAF Champions League format. Hearts of Oak SC of Ghana defeated ES Tunis of Tunisia in the final to win their first title.

Preliminary round
1 AS de Vacoas-Phoenix were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player.
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First round
1 APR FC withdrew after the first leg; they were banned from CAF competitions for three years and fined $4000. 2 Black Africa SC withdrew.
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Second round

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Final
1 The match was interrupted for 18 minutes at 75' with ES Tunis leading 1–0 after teargas was fired into a rioting crowd by police, with one canister landing in the VIP box.ES Tunis protested against the result, but the protest was rejected. It was also marred by the antics of Espérance's goalkeeper Chokri El Ouaer who deliberately injured himself with the intent to get the game abandoned. He was banned for one year by CAF for gamesmanship after the game.

Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 2000 CAF Champions League are as follows: