The 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 36th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Dates | January 16, 2001 – January 21, 2001 |
| Teams | 8 (from 5 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Los Angeles Galaxy (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Olimpia |
| Third place |  Pachuca |
| Fourth place | D.C. United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 19 (2.38 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Denilson Costa Carey Talley (3 goals) |
← 1999 2002 → | |
The tournament was played in Los Angeles, California, and won by the Los Angeles Galaxy over Olimpia in the final match.[1][2] This was also the last win by an MLS team in CONCACAF's premier club competition, until Seattle Sounders FC won the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.[3]
Qualified teams
editNorth American zone
edit- Major League Soccer:
D.C. United - 1999 MLS Cup winner Los Angeles Galaxy - 1999 MLS Cup runner-up - Primera División de México:
Pachuca - 1999 Invierno winner Toluca - 2000 Verano winner
Central American zone
edit- 2000 UNCAF Interclub Cup:
Olimpia - Central Zone final round first place
Alajuelense - Central Zone final round second place Real España - Central Zone final round third place
Caribbean zone
edit- 2000 CFU Club Championship:
Joe Public - Caribbean Zone winner
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| Real España | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| D.C. United | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| D.C. United | 2 | |||||||||
 Alajuelense | 1 | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 | |||||||||
| Olimpia | 2 | |||||||||
| Toluca | 0 | |||||||||
| Olimpia | 1 | |||||||||
| Olimpia | 4 | |||||||||
| Pachuca | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Pachuca | 1 | |||||||||
 Joe Public | 0 | |||||||||
| D.C. United | 1 | |||||||||
| Pachuca | 2 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit| Pachuca | 1–0 | Joe Public |
|---|---|---|
Caballero  72' (pen.) |
| D.C. United | 2–1 | Alajuelense |
|---|---|---|
| Talley 15' Olsen 90' |
74' (pen.) Arnáez |
Semifinals
edit| LA Galaxy | 1–1 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Vanney 29' (pen.) |
48' (pen.) Etcheverry |
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| Penalties | ||
Vanney  Elliott Vagenas Cienfuegos |
4–2 | Talley Agoos |
Attendance: 7,475
Third place match
edit| D.C. United | 1–2 | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
| Talley 33' |
14' Pineda 38' Arellano |
Final
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- LA Galaxy and Olimpia qualify for the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship.
Champion
edit| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2000 Winners |
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| Los Angeles Galaxy First Title |
References
edit- ^ Copa de Campeones 2000 on the RSSSF
- ^ Concacaf 2000 [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Seattle Sounders defeat Pumas UNAM to win Concacaf Champions League". The Guardian. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.