2000 ABC Champions Cup

The ABC Champions Cup 2000 was the 11th staging of the ABC Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of Asian Basketball Confederation. The tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between May 14 to 21, 2000. The reigning champions Sagesse from the hosts were the first team to successfully defend their title in this annual tournament.

2000 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
11th Asia Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host country Lebanon
Dates14–21 May
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Lebanon (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
MVPLebanon Elie Mechantaf
1999
2001

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Sagesse 3 3 0 245 189 +56 6
  Al-Qadsia 3 2 1 248 240 +8 5
  Al-Wahda 3 1 2 198 219 −21 4
  Zob Ahan Isfahan 3 0 3 190 233 −43 3
May 14
21:15
Sagesse   77–57   Al-Wahda
May 18
21:15
Al-Qadsia   65–95   Sagesse

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Al-Ittihad 4 4 0 334 230 +104 8
  Al-Manama 4 3 1 292 283 +9 7
  Al-Rayyan 4 2 2 323 282 +41 6
  Petronas 4 1 3 254 308 −54 5
  Mahaka 4 0 4 262 362 −100 4
May 14
16:00
Petronas   79–73   Mahaka
May 15
14:00
Mahaka   64–93   Al-Manama
May 15
18:00
Petronas   61–103   Al-Rayyan
May 16
14:00
Mahaka   57–104   Al-Ittihad
May 18
14:00
Al-Rayyan   86–68   Mahaka

Knockout round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 20 – Beirut
 
 
  Sagesse 71
 
May 21 – Beirut
 
  Al-Manama 65
 
  Sagesse 55
 
May 20 – Beirut
 
  Al-Ittihad 52
 
  Al-Ittihad 95
 
 
  Al-Qadsia 69
 
Third place
 
 
May 21 – Beirut
 
 
  Al-Manama 92
 
 
  Al-Qadsia 69

Semifinals

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May 20
18:00
Semis
Al-Ittihad   95–69   Al-Qadsia
Scoring by half: 49–33, 46–36
Pts: Ford 34 Pts: Farhan 19
May 20
20:45
Semis
Sagesse   71–65   Al-Manama
Scoring by half: 38–42, 33–23
Pts: Mechantaf 22 Pts: Dortch 19

Finals

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May 20
15:15
7th–8th
Zob Ahan Isfahan   83–44   Petronas
Scoring by half: 44–23, 39–21
Pts: Emdadi 18 Pts: Enoch 23
May 21
15:15
5th–6th
Al-Wahda   70–84   Al-Rayyan
Scoring by half: 39–48, 31–36
Pts: Al-Sharif 32 Pts: Mahmoud 35
May 21
18:00
Bronze
Al-Manama   92–69   Al-Qadsia
Scoring by half: 39–38, 53–31
Pts: Najaf 22 Pts: Farhan 22
May 21
20:45
Gold
Sagesse   55–52   Al-Ittihad
Scoring by half: 28–24, 27–28
Pts: El Khatib 19
Rebs: N'Diaye 12
Asts: Mechantaf 3
Pts: Ford 20
Rebs: Al-Maghrabi 10
Asts: Ford 5

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
    Sagesse 5–0
    Al-Ittihad 5–1
    Al-Manama 4–2
4   Al-Qadsia 2–3
5   Al-Rayyan 3–2
6   Al-Wahda 1–3
7   Zob Ahan Isfahan 1–3
8   Petronas 1–4
9   Mahaka 0–4

Awards

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References

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