2000 Copa dos Campeões
{{short description|1st edition of a Brazilian association football competition}}
{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = Copa dos Campeões
| year = 2000
| other_titles =
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| country = Brazil
| dates = 22 June – 25 July 2000
| num_teams = 9
| champions = {{flagicon|São Paulo}} Palmeiras
| count = 1
| runner-up = {{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Sport
| matches = 16
| goals = 45
| top goal scorer = 4 players
(3 goals each)
| prevseason =
| nextseason = 2001
}}
The 2000 Copa dos Campeões was the first edition of the football competition held in Brazil. It was carried out in a neutral field in two states in the Northeast Region — Alagoas and Paraíba.{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/especial/2002/copadoscampeoes/historia.shtml|title=História da Copa dos Campeões|publisher=Folha Online|date=22 April 2003}}
In the final, Palmeiras defeated Sport 2–1 to win their first title and a place in the group stage of the 2001 Copa Libertadores.{{cite web|url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2020/07/17/palmeiras-ampliou-rol-de-titulos-nacionais-ha-20-anos-na-copa-dos-campeoes.htm|title=Palmeiras ampliou rol de títulos nacionais há 20 anos na Copa dos Campeões|publisher=UOL|date=17 July 2020}}
Qualified teams
| class="wikitable" |
| Team
!Qualification |
|---|
| {{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} América Mineiro
|2000 Copa Sul-Minas champions |
| {{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Cruzeiro
|2000 Copa Sul-Minas runners-up |
| {{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Flamengo
|2000 Campeonato Carioca champions |
| {{flagicon|Goiás}} Goiás
|2000 Copa Centro-Oeste champions |
| {{flagicon|São Paulo}} Palmeiras
|2000 Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions |
| {{flagicon|São Paulo}} São Paulo
|2000 Campeonato Paulista champions |
| {{flagicon|Amazonas}} São Raimundo
|2000 Copa Norte champions |
| {{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Sport
|2000 Copa Nordeste champions |
| {{flagicon|Bahia}} Vitória
|2000 Copa Nordeste runners-up |
Preliminary round
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[http://www.bolanaarea.com/copa_dos_campeoes_2000.htm Bola na Área]
|team1=GOI |team2=VIT |team3=SRA
|result1=FS |result2=FS
|update=complete
|win_GOI=1 |draw_GOI=1 |loss_GOI=0 |gf_GOI=5|ga_GOI=2|status_GOI=A
|win_VIT=0 |draw_VIT=2 |loss_VIT=0 |gf_VIT=3|ga_VIT=3|status_VIT=A
|win_SRA=0 |draw_SRA=1 |loss_SRA=1 |gf_SRA=3 |ga_SRA=6
|name_GOI={{flagicon|Goiás}} Goiás
|name_VIT={{flagicon|Bahia}} Vitória
|name_SRA={{flagicon|Amazonas}} São Raimundo
|res_col_header=Qualification
|col_FS=green1 |text_FS=Advance to Knockout stage
|show_limit=3
}}
Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Final
{{Football box
| date = 25 July 2000
| time = 21:45 UTC−3
| team1 = Palmeiras {{flagicon|São Paulo}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://www.lance.com.br/palmeiras/exatos-anos-publica-gols-titulo-copa-dos-campeoes.html Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Sport
| goals1 = Asprilla {{goal|32}}
Alberto {{goal|54}}
| goals2 = Nildo {{goal|90+1}}
| stadium = Estádio Rei Pelé, Maceió
| attendance = 22,560
| referee = Carlos Eugênio Simon
}}