The fourth edition of the COSAFA-Cup , officially COSAFA Castle Cup 2000 , took place from May 14th to August 27th, 2000 . Eight teams from South Africa played for the title of South African champion. Zimbabwe won the title for the first time. The preliminary round took place from March 5th to April 29th. Mauritius took part in the tournament for the first time.
For the final round of the tournament, the top three from the last tournament were automatically qualified. The remaining eight participants played in the first round, the four winners and one loser qualified for the finals. The tournament was continued in a knockout system.
1st round / qualification
The first round took place from March 5th to April 29th, 2000. Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and South Africa qualified for the finals. Lesotho entered the tournament as the best loser.
Zimbabwe
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Lesotho
Zambia
Botswana
Malawi
Mozambique
South Africa
Mauritius
Namibia
Angola
Swaziland