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{{Infobox FIBA tourney
| type         = Asia Champions Cup
| year         = 2000
| logo         = 
| size         = 200
| caption      = 
| host         = {{LIB}} 
| dates        = 14–21 May 
| teams        = 9
| federations  = 
| venues       = 1
| cities       = 1
| games        = 
| champions    = Lebanon
| title_number = 2
| mvp          = {{flagicon|LIB}} [[Elie Mechantaf]]
| ppg_p        = 
| ppg_t        =
| rpg_p        = 
| rpg_t        = 
| apg_p        = 
| apg_t        = 
| website      = 
| prevseason   = [[1999 ABC Champions Cup|1999]]
| nextseason   = [[2001 ABC Champions Cup|2001]]
}}

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

==Preliminary round==
===Group A===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Sagesse SC (basketball)|Sagesse]]
|3||3||0||245||189||+56||'''6'''
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Al-Qadsia]]
|3||2||1||248||240||+8||'''5'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Wahda (Damascus)|Al-Wahda]]
|3||1||2||198||219||−21||'''4'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRI}} [[Zob Ahan Isfahan BC|Zob Ahan Isfahan]]
|3||0||3||190||233||−43||'''3'''
|}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=14:00
|date= May 14 | teamA= '''[[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Al-Qadsia]]''' {{flagicon|KUW}} |scoreA = '''92''' | teamB= {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Zob Ahan Isfahan BC|Zob Ahan Isfahan]] |scoreB= 72}}
{{basketballbox|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=21:15
|date= May 14 | teamA= '''[[Sagesse SC (basketball)|Sagesse]]''' {{flagicon|LIB}} |scoreA = '''77''' | teamB= {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Wahda (Damascus)|Al-Wahda]] |scoreB=57 }}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=21:15
|date= May 15 | teamA= [[Zob Ahan Isfahan BC|Zob Ahan Isfahan]] {{flagicon|IRI}} |scoreA= 67 | teamB= '''{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Sagesse SC (basketball)|Sagesse]]''' |scoreB='''73''' }}
{{basketballbox|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=18:00
|date= May 16 | teamA= [[Al-Wahda (Damascus)|Al-Wahda]] {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} |scoreA= 73 | teamB= '''{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Al-Qadsia]]''' |scoreB='''91''' }}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=20:45
|date= May 17| teamA= '''[[Al-Wahda (Damascus)|Al-Wahda]]''' {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} |scoreA = '''68''' | teamB= {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Zob Ahan Isfahan BC|Zob Ahan Isfahan]] |scoreB=51 }}
{{basketballbox|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=21:15
|date= May 18| teamA= [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Al-Qadsia]] {{flagicon|KUW}} |scoreA= 65 | teamB= '''{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Sagesse SC (basketball)|Sagesse]]''' |scoreB='''95'''}}

===Group B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]
|4||4||0||334||230||+104||'''8'''
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Manama Club (basketball)|Al-Manama]]
|4||3||1||292||283||+9||'''7'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al-Rayyan]]
|4||2||2||323||282||+41||'''6'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Petronas (basketball team)|Petronas]]
|4||1||3||254||308||−54||'''5'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Satria Muda BritAma|Mahaka]]
|4||0||4||262||362||−100||'''4'''
|}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=16:00
|date= May 14 | teamA= '''[[Petronas (basketball team)|Petronas]]''' {{flagicon|MAS}} |scoreA = '''79''' | teamB= {{flagicon|INA}} [[Satria Muda BritAma|Mahaka]] |scoreB= 73 }}
{{basketballbox|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=18:00
|date= May 14 | teamA= '''[[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]''' {{flagicon|KSA}} |scoreA = '''90''' | teamB= {{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Manama Club (basketball)|Al-Manama]] |scoreB=54 }}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=14:00
|date= May 15 | teamA= [[Satria Muda BritAma|Mahaka]] {{flagicon|INA}} |scoreA= 64 | teamB= '''{{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Manama Club (basketball)|Al-Manama]]''' |scoreB='''93''' }}
{{basketballbox|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=18:00
|date= May 15 | teamA= [[Petronas (basketball team)|Petronas]] {{flagicon|MAS}} |scoreA= 61 | teamB= '''{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al-Rayyan]]''' |scoreB='''103''' }}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=14:00
|date= May 16 | teamA= [[Satria Muda BritAma|Mahaka]] {{flagicon|INA}} |scoreA= 57 | teamB= '''{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]''' |scoreB='''104''' }}
{{basketballbox|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=20:45
|date= May 16 | teamA= '''[[Manama Club (basketball)|Al-Manama]]''' {{flagicon|BHR|1972}} |scoreA = '''80''' | teamB= {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al-Rayyan]] |scoreB=70 }}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=14:00
|date= May 17 | teamA='''[[Manama Club (basketball)|Al-Manama]]''' {{flagicon|BHR|1972}} |scoreA = '''65''' | teamB= {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Petronas (basketball team)|Petronas]] |scoreB=59 }}
{{basketballbox|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=18:00
|date= May 17| teamA= [[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al-Rayyan]] {{flagicon|QAT}} |scoreA=64 | teamB= '''{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]''' |scoreB='''73''' }}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=14:00
|date= May 18| teamA= '''[[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al-Rayyan]] {{flagicon|QAT}}''' |scoreA='''86''' | teamB= {{flagicon|INA}} [[Satria Muda BritAma|Mahaka]] |scoreB=68 }}
{{basketballbox|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=18:00
|date= May 18| teamA= '''[[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] {{flagicon|KSA}}''' |scoreA='''67''' | teamB= {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Petronas (basketball team)|Petronas]] |scoreB=55}}

==Knockout round==
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!-- Semi finals -->
| May 20 – [[Beirut]]|'''{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Sagesse SC (basketball)|Sagesse]]''' |'''71'''|{{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Manama Club (basketball)|Al-Manama]] |65
| May 20 – [[Beirut]]|'''{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]''' |'''95'''|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Al-Qadsia]] |69 
<!--Final -->
| May 21 – [[Beirut]]|'''{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Sagesse SC (basketball)|Sagesse]]''' |'''55'''|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] |52
<!--3rd place-->
| May 21 – [[Beirut]]|'''{{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Manama Club (basketball)|Al-Manama]]''' |'''92'''|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Al-Qadsia]] |69 }}

===Semifinals===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|report=Semis|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=18:00
|date= May 20 | teamA= '''[[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]''' {{flagicon|KSA}} |scoreA = '''95''' | teamB= {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Al-Qadsia]] |scoreB=69 |H1=49–33|H2=46–36
|points1=[[Sherell Ford|Ford]] 34 |points2=[[Osamah Farhan|Farhan]] 19}}
{{basketballbox|report=Semis|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=20:45
|date= May 20 | teamA= '''[[Sagesse SC (basketball)|Sagesse]]''' {{flagicon|LIB}} |scoreA = '''71''' | teamB= {{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Manama Club (basketball)|Al-Manama]] |scoreB= 65 |H1=38–42|H2=33–23
|points1=[[Elie Mechantaf|Mechantaf]] 22 |points2=[[Eric Dortch|Dortch]] 19}}

===Finals===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|report=7th–8th|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=15:15
|date= May 20| teamA= '''[[Zob Ahan Isfahan BC|Zob Ahan Isfahan]]''' {{flagicon|IRI}} |scoreA = '''83''' | teamB= {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Petronas (basketball team)|Petronas]] |scoreB= 44 |H1=44–23|H2=39–21
|points1=[[Touraj Emdadi|Emdadi]] 18 |points2=[[Davis Enoch|Enoch]] 23}}

{{basketballbox|report=5th–6th|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=15:15
|date= May 21| teamA= [[Al-Wahda (Damascus)|Al-Wahda]] {{flagicon|SYR}} |scoreA=70 | teamB= '''{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al-Rayyan]]''' |scoreB='''84''' |H1=39–48|H2=31–36
|points1=[[Sharif Al-Sharif|Al-Sharif]] 32 |points2=[[Yaseen Mahmoud|Mahmoud]] 35}}

{{basketballbox|report=Bronze|bg=#eee|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=18:00
|date= May 21| teamA= '''[[Manama Club (basketball)|Al-Manama]]''' {{flagicon|BHR|1972}} |scoreA = '''92''' | teamB= {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Al-Qadsia]] |scoreB= 69 |H1=39–38|H2=53–31
|points1=[[Nooh Najaf|Najaf]] 22 |points2=[[Osamah Farhan|Farhan]] 22}}

{{basketballbox| bg=#ffffd0|report=Gold|place=[[Ghazir Club Court]], [[Beirut]]|time=20:45
|date= May 21| teamA= '''[[Sagesse SC (basketball)|Sagesse]]''' {{flagicon|LIB}} |scoreA = '''55''' | teamB= {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] |scoreB= 52 |H1=28–24|H2=27–28
|points1=[[Fadi El Khatib|El Khatib]] 19 |points2=[[Sherell Ford|Ford]] 20
|rebounds1=[[Assane N'Diaye (basketball)|N'Diaye]] 12 |rebounds2=[[Ali Al-Maghrabi|Al-Maghrabi]] 10
|assist1=[[Elie Mechantaf|Mechantaf]] 3 |assist2=[[Sherell Ford|Ford]] 5 }}

==Final standings==
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Rank !!width=180|Team !! Record
|-
|[[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Sagesse SC (basketball)|Sagesse]] ||align=center|5–0
|-
|[[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] ||align=center|5–1
|-
|[[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Manama Club (basketball)|Al-Manama]] ||align=center|4–2
|-
|4
|align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Al-Qadsia]] ||align=center|2–3
|-
|5
|align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al-Rayyan]] ||align=center|3–2
|-
|6
|align=left|{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al Wahda (men's basketball)|Al-Wahda]] ||align=center|1–3
|-
|7
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRI}} [[Zob Ahan Isfahan BC|Zob Ahan Isfahan]] ||align=center|1–3
|-
|8
|align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Petronas (basketball team)|Petronas]] ||align=center|1–4
|-
|9
|align=left|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Satria Muda BritAma|Mahaka]] ||align=center|0–4
|}

==Awards==
*'''Most Valuable Player''': {{flagicon|LIB}} [[Elie Mechantaf]] (Sagesse)
*'''Most Valuable Coach''': {{flagicon|LIB}} [[Ghassan Sarkis]] (Sagesse)
*'''Best Rebounder''': {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Assane N'Diaye (basketball)|Assane N'Diaye]] (Sagesse)
*'''Best Three Point Shooter''': {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherell Ford]] (Al-Ittihad)
*'''Best Defender''': {{flagicon|LIB}} [[Mohammad Acha]] (Sagesse)
*'''Best Scorer''': {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherell Ford]] (Sagesse)
*'''Best Sixth Man''': {{flagicon|LIB}} [[Bader Makki]] (Sagesse)
*'''Best Sportsmanship''': {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Assane N'Diaye (basketball)|Assane N'Diaye]] (Sagesse)
*'''Fair Play''': {{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Manama Club (basketball)|Al-Manama]]

==References==
*[https://archive.today/20020129010441/http://www.asianbasketball.com/events/content.asp?id=18859&evt=bb_abcchc&yr=2000 www.asianbasketball.com]
*[http://www.sagessefan.com/basketball/abc00/asia00en.html www.sagessefan.com]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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