2000 Angola Cup

The 2000 Taça de Angola was the 19th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following the Girabola. Petro de Luanda beat Inter de Luanda 1-0 in the final to secure its 7th title.
Inter de Luanda, the runner-up, qualified to the African Cup Winners' Cup since Petro de Luanda, the winner, contested the CAF Champions League in their capacity as the Girabola winner.

Stadiums and locations

P	Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity	1999	Current	P
5	Académica do Lobito	Lobito	Estádio do Buraco	10,000		R16
3	Académica do Soyo	Soyo				SF
6	ARA da Gabela	Sumbe				PR
4	ASA	Luanda	Estádio da Cidadela	60,000		QF
5	Benfica de Luanda	Luanda	Campo de São Paulo	2,000		R16
6	Cambondo	Malanje	Estádio 1º de Maio			PR
6	FC da Corimba	Luanda	Campo de S.Paulo	2,000		PR
4	FC de Cabinda	Cabinda	Estádio do Tafe	25,000		QF
2	Inter de Luanda	Luanda	Estádio da Cidadela	65,000		Runner-up	1
1	Petro de Luanda	Luanda	Estádio da Cidadela	65,000		Champion
5	Primeiro de Agosto	Luanda	Estádio da Cidadela	65,000		R16
5	Progresso	Luanda	Estádio da Cidadela	65,000		R16
4	Sagrada Esperança	Dundo	Estádio Sagrada Esperança	8,000		QF
4	Sonangol do Namibe	Namibe	Estádio Joaquim Morais	5,000		QF
5	Sporting de Cabinda	Cabinda	Estádio do Tafe	25,000		R16
3	Sporting do bié	Kuito				SF

Championship bracket

The knockout rounds were played according to the following schedule:

Mar 15 - Feb 24: preliminary rounds
Jun 20 - 28: Round of 16
Aug 2 - 3: Quarter-finals
Sep 6: Semi-finals
Nov 11: Final

Quarter-finals

Final

2000 Angola Football Cup winner
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda
7th title
Squad: Avelino Lopes, Betinho, Cacharamba, Caricoco, Chinho, Dias Caires, Didí, Filipe, Flávio, Gilberto, Guedes, Gui, Jonas, Mbiyavanga, Nando, Nsuka, Renato, William, Zico
Head coach: Djalma Cavalcante