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The 2000 Arena Football League season was the 14th season of the Arena Football League. It was succeeded by 2001. The league champions were the Orlando Predators, who defeated the Nashville Kats in ArenaBowl XIV.[1]
| 2000 Arena Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Arena Football League |
| Sport | Arena football |
| Duration | April 13, 2000 – August 20, 2000 |
| ArenaBowl XIV | |
| Champions | Orlando Predators |
| Runners-up | Nashville Kats |
| Finals MVP | Connell Maynor, ORL |
Barnstormers
Mustangs
Thunderbears
Rampage
Avengers
Rattlers
SaberCats
Wranglers
Bobcats
Cobras
Kats
Predators
Storm
Sea
Wolves
Wolves
Firebirds
Red Dogs
Destroyers
The season was originally cancelled on February 24, 2000, due to an antitrust suit filed by the Arena Football League Players Association against the league stemming from player complaints that league owners have conspired to withhold free agency, health benefits and higher salaries.[2] On March 1, 2000, the league re-opened its season when the Players' Union came to a collective bargaining agreement with the league.[3]
Standings
edit| Team | Overall | Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| National Conference | ||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Albany Firebirds | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| New England Sea Wolves | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| Buffalo Destroyers | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| New Jersey Red Dogs | 4 | 10 | 0.286 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Orlando Predators | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 6 | 2 | 0.750 |
| Nashville Kats | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 6 | 2 | 0.750 |
| Florida Bobcats | 3 | 11 | 0.214 | 3 | 5 | 0.375 |
| Carolina Cobras | 3 | 11 | 0.214 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 |
| American Conference | ||||||
| Central Division | ||||||
| Iowa Barnstormers | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| Milwaukee Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Houston Thunderbears | 3 | 11 | 0.214 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| San Jose SaberCats | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| Oklahoma Wranglers | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 3 | 11 | 0.214 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best regular-season record
Playoffs
edit| Wild Card Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ArenaBowl XIV | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Jose | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Oklahoma | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | New England | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Oklahoma | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Jose | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Nashville | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Nashville | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Grand Rapids | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Iowa | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Nashville | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Nashville | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Orlando | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Orlando | 34 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tampa Bay | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tampa Bay | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Milwaukee | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Orlando | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arizona | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arizona | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Buffalo | 34 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Albany | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arizona | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Arena team
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cool's kick wins ArenaBowl for Orlando". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 20, 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ Paul Reeths (February 24, 2000). "AFL cancels 2000 season". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "AFL 2000 season re-opened". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 1, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2017.