2000 COSAFA Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg Lesotho |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 29 (2.42 per match) |
← 1999 2001 → | |
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The 2000 COSAFA Cup is the 4th edition of the football tournament that involves teams from COSAFA. Zimbabwe beat Lesotho 3–0 in the final for their first COSAFA Cup title.
First round
[edit | edit source]Seychelles and Madagascar registered for the tournament following their admission to COSAFA (like Mauritius) but were excluded from participation due to 'budgetary constraints'.
Winners of the first round advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Zambia File:Flag of Zambia.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Sinyangwe File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Harry Milanzi File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Chaswe Nsofwa File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
| Malawi File:Flag of Malawi.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Chitsulo File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Mike Kumanga File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' |
Amide File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' |
Quarter-finals
[edit | edit source]- Angola (holders), Namibia, Swaziland received byes to the quarter-finals.
- Lesotho also entered as the best losers from the first round (on better disciplinary record compared to Mozambique).
| Malawi File:Flag of Malawi.svg | 0–0 (4–5 pen.) | File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland |
|---|---|---|
| Delron Buckley File:Soccerball shade.svg 11', 18' |
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Kaitano Tembo File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' |
Final
[edit | edit source]Attendance: 15,000
Attendance: 35,000
| 2000 COSAFA Cup |
|---|
| File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe First title |