At the end of the 2000 African clubs competitions, Al Ahly of Egypt retained its number one place in the African clubs ranking with 40 points. Zamalek of Egypt, thanks to their win of the 2000 Cup winners cup jumped to second position with 37 points, followed closely by Kotoko of Ghana and Canon Yaounde of Cameroon.

The classification is made on the following basis: * For the Cup Winners Cup and the CAF Cup: 4 points for the champion, 3 for the runner-up, 2 for a place in the semi- finals and 1 point for a place in the quarter finals

* For the African Cup of Champions clubs from 1965 to 1996: same criteria as above

* For the CAF Champions League which started in 1997: 5 points for the champion, 4 for the runner-up, 3 for the clubs ranked 2nd in each group and 1 point for the quarter-finalists.

* Super cup: 1 point for a win.

The classification:

 1.  Al Ahly (Egypt) 40 points
 2.  Zamalek (Egypt) 37 
 3.  Kotoko (Ghana) 34 
 Canon (Cameroon) 34
 5.  Esperance (Tunisia) 27
 6.  Asec (C. d’Ivoire) 26
 Hearts of Oak (Ghana) 26
 8.  Africa Sports (C. d’Ivoire) 25
 9.  J.S. Kabylie (Algeria) 22
 10. Englebert (RD Congo) 20