2000 FIA GT Lausitzring 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2000 FIA GT Lausitzring 500km, Official results
† – #2 Chamberlain Motorsport was disqualified for unsporting conduct during the race.


2000 FIA GT Magny-Cours 500km
The 2000 FIA GT Magny-Cours 500 km was the tenth and final round the 2000 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France, on October 22, 2000.


2000 FIA GT Magny-Cours 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2000 FIA GT Monza 500km
The 2000 FIA GT Monza 500 km was the third round the 2000 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy, on April 16, 2000.


2000 FIA GT Monza 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2000 FIA GT Silverstone 500km
The 2000 FIA GT Silverstone 500 km was the fourth round the 2000 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom, on May 14, 2000. This event shared the weekend with the American Le Mans Series' Silverstone 500 USA Challenge, with some teams participating in both events.


2000 FIA GT Silverstone 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2000 FIA GT Valencia 500km
The 2000 FIA GT Valencia 500 km was the first round the 2000 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Spain, on March 26, 2000.


2000 FIA GT Valencia 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2000 FIA GT Zolder 500km
The 2000 FIA GT Zolder 500 km was the sixth round the 2000 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Circuit Zolder, Belgium, on July 23, 2000.


2000 FIA GT Zolder 500km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2000 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
The 2000 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 15th FIBA Africa Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Tunisia from November 5 to 12, 2000.


2000 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Senegal defeated Tunisia 71–63 in the final to win their first title. with both winner and runner-up securing a spot at the 2002 FIBA World Cup.


2000 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
The 2000 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women was the 12th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Guinea from July 9 to 15, 2000.


2000 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Guinea ended the double round-robin tournament with a 5–1 record to win their first title.


2000 FIBA Diamond Ball
The 2000 FIBA Diamond Ball was a basketball tournament held in Hong Kong, China, from September 2 until September 6, 2000. The FIBA Diamond Ball was an official international basketball tournament organised by FIBA, held every Olympic year prior to the Olympics. It was the 1st edition of the FIBA Diamond Ball. The six participating teams were Angola, Argentina, Australia, host China, Canada and FR Yugoslavia.


2000 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
The 2000 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 1999–2000 season. It was the second to last edition of the FIBA EuroLeague Final Fours that were organized by FIBA Europe. For the next edition of the tournament, it would be replaced by the FIBA SuproLeague's 2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four, and the new Euroleague Basketball competition's 2001 Finals series, which was organized by the Euroleague Basketball Company.


2000 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
Panathinaikos won its second title, after defeating Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv in the final game.


2000 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 2000 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball  competition held in Croatia in 2000.


2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 2000 European Championship for Young Men) was the fifth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Ohrid, in Macedonia, hosted the tournament. Slovenia won their first title.


2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, Preliminary round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.


2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women
The 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women was the first edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women. 12 teams featured the competition, held in Bardejov, Lučenec and Ružomberok, in Slovakia, from 28 July to 6 August. Russia won their first title.


2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women, Qualification
Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. They were allocated in five groups. The first two teams of each groups qualified for the tournament, where they joined Spain and Slovakia (qualified as host).


2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women, Preliminary round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship
The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup, the world club championship for men's club association football teams. It took place in Brazil from 5 January to 14 January 2000. FIFA as football's international governing body selected Brazil as the host nation on 3 September 1997 as the bid was found to be the strongest among nine candidates. The draw was made at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro on 14 October 1999. All matches were played in either Rio de Janeiro's Estádio do Maracanã or São Paulo's Estádio do Morumbi.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship
Eight teams, two from South America, two from Europe and one each from North America, Africa, Asia and Oceania entered the tournament. The first Club World Cup match took place in São Paulo, and was won by Spanish club Real Madrid. Nicolas Anelka of France scored the first goal in Club World Cup history, while Brazilian champions Corinthians' goalkeeper Dida posted the first official clean sheet in the tournament.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship
Corinthians and Vasco da Gama each won their respective groups to qualify for the final. In front of a crowd of 73,000, the final finished as a 0–0 draw after extra time. The title was decided by a penalty shoot-out which Corinthians won 4–3. As winners, Corinthians received $6 million in prize money, while Vasco da Gama received $5 million. Necaxa beat Real Madrid in the third-place play-off to claim $4 million. Real Madrid received $3 million, and the other remaining teams were awarded $2.5 million.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship, Squads
For a list of the squads at the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, see 2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship, Match officials
Eight referees were appointed from the six continental confederations, each along with an accompanying assistant referee.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship, Format
Matches were played in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The teams were organised in two groups of four teams, with the top team in each group going through to the final and the two second-placed teams contesting a third-place play-off.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship, Awards
Additionally, FIFA named an all-star team consisting of eleven starters and seven substitutes.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship Final
The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship Final was an association football match that took place at Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro on 14 January 2000. It was an all-Brazilian final between Corinthians and Vasco da Gama to determine the winner of the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship. After a goalless draw during the 120 minutes, Corinthians won the penalty shoot-out 4–3, becoming the first club to lift the FIFA Club World Cup, and the first side to beat a side from their home country in the final.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Jens Larsen (Denmark)Fernando Cresci (Uruguay)Fourth official:William Mattus (Costa Rica)


2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads
The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was held in Brazil between 5 January and 14 January 2000. The eight participating teams had to submit squads of 23 players at least 10 days before the start of the tournament. All players were numbered between 1 and 23, regardless of the number they wore in other competitions. Originally, only players registered to their clubs before 15 November 1999 were eligible to play in the tournament, but this cut-off point was later extended to 20 December.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads, Al-Nasr
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads, Corinthians
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads, Manchester United
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads, Necaxa
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads, Raja Casablanca
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads, Real Madrid
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads, South Melbourne
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads, Vasco da Gama
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship
The 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship was the fourth FIFA Futsal World Championship, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was held between 18 November and 3 December 2000 in Guatemala. It was the first FIFA tournament held in the country.


2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship
Spain won the tournament, defeating Brazil in the final. They ended a streak of three straight championships by Brazil and also became the only nation other than the South Americans to win the title at that time.


2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship, Squads
Each nation submitted a squad of 14 players, including two or three goalkeepers.


2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship squads
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2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship squads
This article lists the confirmed national futsal squads for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship tournament held in Guatemala, between November 18 and December 3, 2000.


2000 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 2000 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane for the second time following France's 2000 European Championship win.


2000 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Final
The 2000 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Final was held in Glasgow, Scotland in 2000. This was the second edition of the World Cup Final. From 1999 to 2000, a series of qualifying events were held, culminating in a final event, the World Cup Final. The different stages, sometimes referred to as World Cup Qualifiers, mostly served the purpose of awarding points to individual gymnasts and groups according to their placements. These points would be added up over the two-year period to qualify a limited number of athletes to the biennial World Cup Final event.


2000 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Final
The 2000 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Final was the fourth edition of the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Final, held in December 2000 in Glasgow, United Kingdom, at the Braehead Arena. The competition was officially organized by the International Gymnastics Federation under a different format compared to the previous editions. While the first three Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup tournaments were standalone events, in 1997 the FIG Executive Committee made the decision to hold the 2000 World Cup Final event as the last stage of a series of competitions through the 1999–2000 season.


2000 FINA Diving World Cup
The 2000 FINA Diving World Cup was held in Sydney, Australia.


2000 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
The 1st FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships were held on October 29-November 4, 2000 in the waters off Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. 164 swimmers from 34 countries swam in the championships, in race distances of 5-kilometer (5K), 10-kilometer (10K) and 25-kilometer (25K).


2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
The 5th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens, Greece from 16–19 March 2000. 15 world records were set.


2000 FIRA Women's European Championship
The fifth tournament saw virtually the same format as 1997. In Pool A Ireland returned to the competition.


2000 FIRA Women's European Championship
In "Pool B" a tournament had been planned involving Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Russia. Belgium and Russia withdrew "at the last minute" and were replaced by a French regional team (Flandre). After a double round-robin between these three teams, Germany and Netherlands played against the teams finishing 7th and 8th in Pool A


2000 FIRA Women's European Championship, Pool A/Pool B playoffs
Germany and Netherlands then "played off" against the teams listed as being in 7th and 8th place in Pool A.


2000 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
The 2000 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix was the 7th Summer Grand Prix season in ski jumping on plastic. Season began on 5 August 2000 in Hinterzarten, Germany and ended on 3 September 2000 in Sapporo.


2000 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup and Continental Cup.


2000 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix was the eighth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in three countries and six cities throughout Asia: Hong Kong, Thailand, PR China, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia, cumulating with the final round at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines, from 24 to 27 August 2000.


2000 FIVB Volleyball World League
The 2000 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 11th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 26 May to 16 July 2000. The Final Round was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands.


2000 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2000 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament was played by eight countries to determine the last four competing teams for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The tournament was held in Tokyo, Japan from June 17 to June 25, 2000. The top-four teams advance to the Olympic Games with one berth guaranteed for an Asian country.


2000 Faber Grand Prix
The 2000 Faber Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts in Hannover, Germany that was part of Tier II of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the eighth and last edition of the tournament and was held from 14 February until 20 February 2000. First-seeded Serena Williams won the singles title and earned $87,000 first-prize money.


2000 Faber Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles
Åsa Carlsson /  Natasha Zvereva defeated  Silvia Farina /  Karina Habšudová, 6–3, 6–4


2000 Faber Grand Prix – Doubles
Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but none competed this year.


2000 Faber Grand Prix – Doubles
Åsa Carlsson and Natasha Zvereva won the title by defeating Silvia Farina and Karina Habšudová 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2000 Faber Grand Prix – Singles
Jana Novotná was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


2000 Faber Grand Prix – Singles
Serena Williams won the title by defeating Denisa Chládková 6–1, 6–1 in the final.


2000 Faber Grand Prix – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.


2000 Falkirk West by-election
The Falkirk West by-election, 2000 was a parliamentary by-election held on 21 December 2000 for the Scottish constituency of Falkirk West.


2000 Falkirk West by-election
The vacancy was caused by the resignation from the House of Commons of Dennis Canavan, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Falkirk West. Canavan had first been elected for West Stirlingshire in the October 1974 election as a Labour Party candidate, and had held that seat until its abolition in 1983. He had then won the new Falkirk West seat, and held that seat as a Labour MP until he was expelled from Labour in 1999. He then sat as an Independent until he resigned on 21 November 2000 by accepting the office of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.


2000 Falkirk West by-election
A by-election to fill the seat was held on 21 December. The Scottish National Party mounted a strong challenge, but fell 700 votes short of winning.


2000 Family Circle Cup
The 2000 Family Circle Cup was the 28th edition of the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament. This WTA Tier I Event was held at the Family Circle Tennis Center in Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States. First-seeded Mary Pierce won the singles title and earned $166,000 first-prize money.


2000 Family Circle Cup
It was the final edition of the tournament held at Hilton Head Island as the event moved to Charleston, South Carolina in 2001.


2000 Family Circle Cup, Finals, Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual and  Paola Suárez defeated  Conchita Martínez and  Patricia Tarabini, 7–5, 6–3


2000 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Elena Likhovtseva and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but none of them competed this year. Novotná also retired from professional tennis at the end of the 1999 season.


2000 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini 7–5, 6–3 in the final. It was the 5th title for Ruano Pascual and the 13th title for Suárez in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 1st title for the pair during the season.


2000 Family Circle Cup – Doubles, Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2000 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


2000 Family Circle Cup – Singles
First-seeded Mary Pierce won the title by defeating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–0 in the final and earned $166,000 first-prize money. She lost 12 games during the tournament, surpassing Chris Evert's record of 15 games conceded during her title win in 1985. It was the 1st title of the year for Pierce and the 14th of her career.


2000 Family Circle Cup – Singles, Seeds
The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2000 Fareham Borough Council election
The 2000 Fareham Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2000 Fareham Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after gaining 5 seats. The Labour Party lost all 3 of the seats they had been defending, while the other 2 Conservative gains came from the Liberal Democrats. 2 Liberal Democrat councillors were the only non Conservatives elected after holding Portchester Central and Stubbington wards. Turnout in the election varied between a high of 39.5% in Portchester East and a low of 21.9% in Fareham South.


2000 Faroe Islands Cup
The Faroe Islands Cup 2000 was played between March 12 and July 2, 2000. The cup was won by GÍ Gøta.


2000 Faroe Islands Cup, Second round, Group 3
NOTE: TB Tvøroyri withdrew, therefore each team was awarded a 0-0 'win' in each match against them.


2000 Faroe Islands Cup, Semifinals
The first legs were played on June 1, 2000 and the second legs on June 12, 2000.


2000 Fed Cup
The 2000 Fed Cup was the 38th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.


2000 Fed Cup
Changes were made to the World Group; instead of two groups of eight teams, there was one group of thirteen. The group was divided in three round-robin pools of four, with the winner of each pool joining defending champions the United States in a knockout bracket. In the final, the United States defeated Spain at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on 24–25 November, giving the United States their 17th title.


2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2000 Fed Cup.


2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group I
The ten teams were divided into two pools of five teams. The teams that finished first in the pools played-off to determine which team would partake in the World Group Play-offs next year. The two nations coming last in the pools were relegated to Group II for 2001.


2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group II
The fourteen teams were randomly divided into two pools of four and two pools of three teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The play-off stage of the group was used to determine placings. The top two teams from each pool would be drawn in a knockout stage to determine which teams would be promoted, while the remaining teams played-off to determine the other placings.


2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 2000 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the Group I play-off, the winner of which would advance to 2001 World Group Play-offs, and the bottom team being relegated down to 2001 Group II.


2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 2000 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the Group I play-off, the winner of which would advance to 2001 World Group Play-offs, and the bottom team being relegated down to 2001 Group II.


2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the fourteen teams faced off to determine their overall placing in the 2000 Fed Cup Americas Group II. The top two teams (i.e. the teams that won matches in the first round of the top quarter) advanced to Group I next year.


2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 2000 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with each team being assigned to its respective play-off region.


2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 2000 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with each team being assigned to its respective play-off region.


2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool C
Group C of the 2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 2000 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with each team being assigned to its respective play-off region.


2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool D
Group D of the 2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 2000 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with each team being assigned to its respective play-off region.


2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2000 Fed Cup.


2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I
The eleven teams were divided into one pool of six and one pool five teams. The teams that finished first in the pools played-off to determine which team would partake in the World Group Play-offs next year. The two nations coming last in the pools were relegated to Group II for 2001.


2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group II
The eleven teams were divided into two pools of six and five teams. The top two teams from each pool then moved on to the play-off stage of the competition. The two teams that won a match from the play-off stage would advance to Group I for 2001.


2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 2000 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the Group I play-off, the winner of which would advance to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom team being relegated down to 2000 Group II.


2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 2000 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the Group I play-off, the winner of which would advance to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom team being relegated down to 2000 Group II.


2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.


2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs
The four teams were then paired up the team from a different placing of the other group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to Group I in 2001.


2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II of the 2000 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-off.


2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2000 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II of the 2000 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-off.


2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2000 Fed Cup.


2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group I
The eighteen teams were divided into four pools, two of which had four and two of which had five teams. The top team of each pool played-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nation progresses to the World Group Play-offs next year. The four nations coming last in the pools were relegated to Group II for 2001.


2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group II
The twenty-three teams were divided into three pools of six and one pool of five. The top teams from each pool advanced to Group I for 2001.


2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage
The Knockout Stage of the 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first in their respective pools.


2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage
The four teams were then randomly drawn into a two-stage knockout tournament, with the winner advancing to the World Group Play-offs next year.


2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2000 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the knockout stage.


2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2000 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the knockout stage.


2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C
Group C of the 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2000 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the knockout stage.


2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D
Group D of the 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2000 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the knockout stage.


2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2000 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 2001.


2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2000 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 2001.


2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool C
Group C of the 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2000 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 2001.


2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool D
Group D of the 2000 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2000 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 2001.


2000 Fed Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of competition in the 2000 Fed Cup. This year, the World Group and World Group II merged to become one group, with one more team joining the Group from last year's World Group II Play-offs. Twelve teams were put into three pools of four teams each, with the winner of each pool joining defending champions the United States in a four-team play-off.


2000 Fed Cup World Group
The defending champions claimed their record seventeenth and most recent title, defeating five-time champions Spain in the final.


2000 Fed Cup World Group, Knockout stage
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV, United States (supreme carpet, indoor)


2000 Fed Cup World Group – Knockout Stage
The Knockout Stage of the 2000 World Group was the final stage of the World Group. The winners of each World Group pool joined last year's defending champion in a two-round knockout stage.


2000 Fed Cup World Group – Pool A
Group A of the 2000 Fed Cup World Group was one of three pools in the World Group of the 2000 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the knockout stage.


2000 Fed Cup World Group – Pool B
Group B of the 2000 Fed Cup World Group was one of three pools in the World Group of the 2000 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the knockout stage.


2000 Fed Cup World Group – Pool C
Group C of the 2000 Fed Cup World Group was one of three pools in the World Group of the 2000 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the knockout stage.


2000 Fiesta Bowl
The 2000 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 2, 2000, was the 29th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game was played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona between the Tennessee Volunteers (ranked #5 in the BCS) and the Nebraska Cornhuskers (ranked #3 in the BCS). The matchup featured the two most current National Championship teams: Nebraska in 1997, and Tennessee in 1998. The teams first met two years earlier for the 1998 Orange Bowl.


2000 Fiesta Bowl, Scoring Summary, 1st Quarter
Nebraska-Dan Alexander 7 yard run (Josh Brown kick) 11:34 NEB 7 TN 0


2000 Fiesta Bowl, Scoring Summary, 1st Quarter
Nebraska-Bobby Newcombe 60 yard punt return (Josh Brown kick) 3:21 NEB 14 TN 0


2000 Fiesta Bowl, Scoring Summary, 2nd Quarter
Nebraska- Josh Brown 31 yard field goal 1:37 NEB 17 TN 0


2000 Fiesta Bowl, Scoring Summary, 2nd Quarter
Tennessee-Donté Stallworth 9 yard pass from Tee Martin (Alex Walls kick) 0:18 NEB 17 TN 7


2000 Fiesta Bowl, Scoring Summary, 3rd Quarter
Tennessee-Travis Henry 4 yard run (Alex Walls kick) 13:03 NEB 17 TN 14


2000 Fiesta Bowl, Scoring Summary, 3rd Quarter
Nebraska- Aaron Golliday 13 yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick) 4:44 NEB 24 TN 14


2000 Fiesta Bowl, Scoring Summary, 4th Quarter
Nebraska-Correll Buckhalter 2 yard run (Josh Brown kick) 12:01 NEB 31 TN 14


2000 Fiesta Bowl, Scoring Summary, 4th Quarter
Tennessee- Donte Stallworth 44 yard pass from Cedrick Wilson (Alex Walls kick) 7:25 NEB 31 TN 21


2000 Fiji Sevens
The 2000 Fiji Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held in Fiji as part of the inaugural IRB Sevens World Series. It was the eighth and final edition of the Fiji International Sevens and, in the wake of the Fijian coup d'état later that year, remains the only Fijian event so far included on the World Sevens circuit. The tournament was the sixth leg of the 1999-2000 Series.


2000 Fiji Sevens
The competition took place on 11 and 12 February at the National Stadium in Suva. Hosts, Fiji, were defeated 31-5 in the final by New Zealand, who claimed their third title of the series.


2000 Fiji Sevens, Pool stage
The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four pools of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 2000 Fiji Sevens title.


2000 Fijian coup d'état
The Fiji coup d'état of 2000 was a complicated affair involving a civilian coup d'état by hardline i-Taukei (ethnic Fijian) nationalists against the elected government of an Indo-Fijian Prime Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, on 19 May 2000, an attempt by President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara to assert executive authority on 27 May, and his own resignation, possibly forced, on 29 May. An interim government headed by Commodore Frank Bainimarama was set up and handed power over to an interim administration headed by Ratu Josefa Iloilo, as President, on 13 July.


2000 Fijian coup d'état, Alleged motives for the coup
It was also alleged that the coup was supported by the Methodist church.


2000 Fijian coup d'état, The resignation of President Mara
Two days later, on 29 May 2000, Mara resigned under disputed circumstances. Following orchestrated threats to his life and his family, he was evacuated to a naval vessel where a delegation including Armed Forces Commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama, Police Commissioner Isikia Savua, Great Council of Chiefs Chairman and former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (who had instigated two earlier coups in 1987), and his own son-in-law, Ratu Epeli Ganilau (a former Army commander) met him and pressed him to abrogate the constitution. He refused, and resigned.


2000 Fijian coup d'état, The resignation of President Mara
Whether or not Mara's resignation was forced remains (as of 2005) the subject of a police investigation. Some, including Mahendra Chaudhry, believe that he was forcibly deposed. However, Mara's daughter Adi Ateca Ganilau, who is married to Ratu Ganilau, maintains that her father chose to resign and subsequently refused to be reinstated because he was upset at the abrogation of the constitution.


2000 Fijian coup d'état, The resignation of President Mara
Almost a year later, Mara publicly accused the police chief, Colonel Isikia Savua and former Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, of instigating the coup. In an interview with Close-Up on Fiji Television on 29 April 2001, he claimed that Speight (who was then in custody and was later convicted of treason) was only a front. Mara said that he had confronted Savua and Rabuka two days after the coup about their possible involvement. "I could see it in their faces," said Mara, emphatically rejecting their denials. Mara told the programme that within half an hour of Speight's forcible occupation of the Parliament, Rabuka had telephoned Government House (the official residence of the President) to offer to form a government.


2000 Fijian coup d'état, The resignation of President Mara
Mara said that he was shocked to learn that the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit of the Army had been involved in the coup. He alleged that they took George Speight to Parliament, and that their senior officers supplied them with weapons, blankets, and food. Mara also declared that the Counter Revolutionary Warfare officers who joined Speight's coup had trained on a farm owned by Rabuka.


2000 Fijian coup d'état, The interim military government
Commodore Bainimarama announced on radio and television that he had taken over the government, and declared martial law at 6 pm. He abrogated the constitution on 30 May, and proceeded to appoint an interim government. He initially nominated Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (a son-in-law of Mara's and the husband of Adi Koila Nailatikau, who was one of Speight's hostages) as Prime Minister, but withdrew the nomination the next day. It was not until 4 July that he actually appointed a Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase (who remained in office until he was ousted from power by another coup in December 2006). Rebels, still holding hostages, staged a number of incidents around the country, cutting off Suva's power supply on 6 July, and over-running an army base on Vanua Levu Island and exchanging fire with the military in Suva the next day.


2000 Fijian coup d'état, The Iloilo administration
The interim military government signed an accord with Speight on 9 July, granting him immunity from prosecution and a review of the constitution in return for the release of the hostages. Nine were freed on 12 July, and the others, including Chaudhry, on the 13th. Ratu Josefa Iloilo was sworn in as President the same day, with Ratu Jope Seniloli as Vice-President. The appointment of Seniloli, a supporter of the rebels who had sworn himself in as President at Speight's behest, was seen as a gesture of appeasement to the rebel forces.


2000 Fijian coup d'état, The Iloilo administration
On 27 July, Aparama Vulavou and Peter Hazelman was arrested along with 369 supporters. The government reneged on the accord granting Speight immunity from prosecution, with Bainimarama saying that the military had signed it "under duress."


2000 Fijian coup d'état, The Queen Elizabeth Barracks mutiny
A second attempt by hardline elements to seize power took place on 2 November that year, when rebel soldiers mutinied at Suva's Queen Elizabeth Barracks. The mutiny resulted in the death of four loyal soldiers. Four rebels were subsequently beaten to death after the mutiny had been quelled. Bainimarama accused Rabuka of involvement, but as of April 2015, Rabuka has never been charged.


2000 Fijian coup d'état, Aftermath
On 15 November, the High Court declared that the interim government was illegal. Mara remained the lawful President; Parliament had not been dissolved but only suspended, and should now be reconvened, and by implication, Chaudhry remained the lawful Prime Minister. As Mara had not been performing his duties, however, Iloilo had been rightly exercising the prerogatives of the office in his place. Mara subsequently resigned officially, with his resignation backdated to 29 May. The Qarase government appealed the court ruling; on 1 March 2001, the Court of Appeal confirmed the High Court decision reinstating the constitution. The government accepted the decision.


2000 Fijian coup d'état, Aftermath
An estimated 7,500 jobs were lost because of the coup.


2000 Fijian presidential election
A Presidential election took place in Fiji on 18 July 2000, to replace Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, who had resigned, possibly under pressure from the Military, during the Fiji coup of 2000. The Great Council of Chiefs, an assembly of mostly hereditary chiefs which is constitutionally empowered to elect the President, chose the Tui Vuda (Paramount Chief of Vuda), Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda (commonly known simply as Ratu Josefa Iloilo), who had been Vice-President under Mara, to succeed him. Iloilo had already exercised Presidential duties since 13 July, when the Military had asked him to take over the office.


2000 Fijian presidential election
One of his earliest acts as President was to reappoint Laisenia Qarase, who had been chosen by the Military in July, as Prime Minister on 10 September 2000.


2000 Finlandia Trophy
The Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Finland. It was held in Helsinki. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.


2000 Finnish Cup
The 2000 Finnish Cup (Finnish: Suomen Cup) was the 46th season of the main annual association football cup competition in Finland. It was organised as a single-elimination knock–out tournament and participation in the competition was voluntary. The final was held at the Finnair Stadium, Helsinki on 10 November 2000 with HJK defeating Kotkan TP by 1-0 before an attendance of 3,471 spectators.


2000 Finnish Figure Skating Championships
The 2000 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between January 15 and 16, 2000 in Tampere. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and women's singles. The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 2000 European Championships.


2000 Finnish municipal elections
Finnish municipal election, 2000 was held in Finland on 22 October.


2000 Finnish presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Finland on 16 January 2000, with a second round on 6 February.


2000 Finnish presidential election
The result was a victory for Tarja Halonen of the Social Democratic Party, who became the country's first female President. During the elections Halonen was the incumbent Minister for Foreign Affairs. President Martti Ahtisaari had indicated in January 1999 that he would accept the Social Democratic Party's nomination for the 2000 presidential elections, but only if no presidential primary was held. However, Jacob Söderman announced his candidacy at the start of April 1999, and during the final week of that month, Ahtisaari announced that he would not seek the Social Democratic presidential candidacy. In his memoirs, Ahtisaari claims that Tarja Halonen badly wanted to become President, a claim that Halonen has denied.


2000 Finnish presidential election
There were three other female presidential candidates in 2000: Riitta Uosukainen of the National Coalition, Elisabeth Rehn of the Swedish People's Party, and Heidi Hautala of the Greens. Halonen's popularity rose significantly during the last few months before the first round of the 2000 presidential elections, while Uosukainen's and Rehn's popularity declined. Former Prime Minister Esko Aho, the Centrist presidential candidate, emerged as the second most popular candidate. Halonen received votes from women across party lines, and she was partly helped by her lack of a major left-wing opponent, and by her reputation as a tolerant, human rights-oriented person. The election was decided by slightly over 100,000 votes, and the voter turnout was much higher than in the 1996 municipal elections or in the 1999 parliamentary elections.


2000 Florida Citrus Bowl
The 2000 Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game following the 1999–2000 football season. The game matched the Michigan State Spartans against the Florida Gators.


2000 Florida Citrus Bowl
Michigan State came into the game with interim coach Bobby Williams, who took over on December 5, five days after Nick Saban departed to take over the LSU program.


2000 Florida Citrus Bowl
Michigan State wide receiver Plaxico Burress caught a career-high 13 passes for 185 yards and three touchdowns and Paul Edinger kicked a 39-yard field goal as time expired to lead the ninth-ranked Spartans to a 37–34 victory over the No. 10 Gators. Williams was later hired as the head coach of the Spartans.


2000 Florida Gators baseball team
The 2000 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2000 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Andy Lopez, who was in his sixth season at Florida.


2000 Florida Gators football team
The 2000 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They were coached by Steve Spurrier, who led the Gators to their sixth SEC championship, a Sugar Bowl berth, and an overall win-loss record of 10–3 (.769). The season was the team's eleventh of twelve under Spurrier.


2000 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
The Florida Gators came into Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi ranked third in the nation. The unranked Mississippi State Bulldogs ran for 351 yards, 172 yards and a touchdown for Dicenzo Miller, and 156 yards and a touchdown for Dontae Walker. Bulldogs quarterback Wayne Madkin also ran for two touchdowns. The Bulldogs compiled 517 total yards of offense.


2000 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
A frustrated Steve Spurrier rotated three quarterbacks including Rex Grossman. Grossman went 13 for 16 with 231 yards and two touchdowns. All together, the Gators had 494 yards and four touchdowns through the air.


2000 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
Mississippi State won the game 47–35, breaking Florida's 72-game winning streak against unranked teams in front of a crowd of 43,816. After the game, the Mississippi State fans stormed the field and tore down the goal posts, parts of which ended up all over campus.


2000 Florida Marlins season
The Florida Marlins' 2000 season was the eighth season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their season from 1999. Their manager was John Boles. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium. They finished with a record of 79-82, 3rd in the NL East.


2000 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2000 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2000 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2000 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2000 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
The 2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Dick Howser Stadium, and played as part of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his twenty-first season as head coach at Florida State.


2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their seventeenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished in third place after splitting two games against Southern California, a win against Texas and a semifinal loss to eventual champion LSU.


2000 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. The Seminoles reached the title game for the third straight year and quarterback Chris Weinke won the school's second Heisman Trophy.


2000 Florida State Seminoles football team, Regular season
As a senior in 2000, Chris Weinke led the nation in passing with 4,167 yards and won the Heisman Trophy, awarded to college football's best player, as well as the Davey O'Brien Award and the Johnny Unitas Award. He also led the Seminoles to the Orange Bowl for their third title game in as many years, where they lost 13–2 to the Oklahoma Sooners. At the age of 28, Weinke was the oldest player in history to win the Heisman Trophy. He finished his Florida State career with a 32–3 record and held numerous FSU records including most passing yards in a career and most career touchdown passes.


2000 Flushes
2000 Flushes is an automatic toilet cleaning product produced by the WD-40 Company. The toilet cleaner is dispensed from an in-tank package.


2000 Flushes, History
2000 Flushes was created by Al Eisen, founder of New Jersey-based Flushco, Inc. According to the company, Eisen's wife asked him to clean the toilet; he hated the job and tried to find a better way. His initial experiment, a cup with chlorine weighted with rocks and installed in the toilet tank, worked well at keeping his toilet clean for months. The idea behind 2000 Flushes was born.


2000 Flushes, History
The first newspaper advertisements appeared in 1978; in March 1979 this was supplemented by simple broadcast advertising with the tagline If there's one job I hate, it's scrubbing the toilet.


2000 Flushes, History
The product was well-enough received in its initial US markets to represent a credible rival to Vanish, which held a dominant market position at the time with a Sani-Flush like crystal toilet bowl cleaner. Before 2000 Flushes could complete its national expansion westward, Vanish began disparaging advertising suggesting calcium hypochlorite toilet cleaners damaged plumbing. In fall 1981, a group of manufacturers led by Twinoak (which made "120 Day Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner" since 1965) obtained an out-of-court settlement against Drackett Company, maker of Vanish. As part of the undisclosed cash settlement, disparaging advertisements were withdrawn.


2000 Flushes, History
Block Drug purchased Flushco, acquiring "2000 Flushes" toilet bowl cleaner in 1983. Block distributed multiple versions of the product, such as "2000 Flushes Blue" and "2000 Flushes Powder Foam". It sold the brand as part of a larger 1998 corporate restructuring.


2000 Flushes, History
Al Eisen (as inventor of 2000 Flushes) made personal appearances in many early ads for the product, in which he holds up four fingers and boasts "It works up to four months!"


2000 Flushes, History
In October 1993, toilet fixture manufacturers reported rapid degradation of flush valve flappers; some new, water-saving toilets (introduced to meet a 1994 US federal water conservation deadline) were leaking within months of installation. The growing popularity of in-tank drop-in cleaning tablets quickly drew suspicion as many contain chlorine bleach; if a toilet is flushed infrequently, the amount of chlorine in the tank may build to problematic levels. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) began tests of flapper materials in 1994-1997. By 1998, flappers had been redesigned to withstand continuous immersion in 2000 Flushes or Clorox bowl cleaners, then the most popular products. A rival in-tank cleaner introduced by Vanish in 2000 caused problems until new durability and marking requirements for flappers were added to the ASME A112.19.5 standard in 2005.


2000 Flushes, History
In 2001, San Diego based WD-40 Company acquired Global Household Brands, a company founded in 1998 to acquire X-14, 2000 Flushes and Carpet Fresh.


2000 Flushes, History
2000 Flushes is now packaged as a solid tablet for in-tank use, like many of its rivals. There are multiple product versions and reformulations; some add a detergent, some add a concentrated bleach. In 2008, a disinfectant was added to "kill 99.9% of bacteria flush after flush" in an apparent response to competitive pressures; Ty-D-Bol has claimed to "kill 99.9% of toilet bowl germs with every flush" since 1994 and crystal bowl cleaners have made claims to "kill millions of germs" since Sani-Flush's 1911 introduction.


2000 Flushes, History
While toxicity varies between the differing 2000 Flushes formulations, most are not pet-safe.


2000 Fold
2000 Fold is Los Angeles underground rap group Styles of Beyond's debut studio album, which was released on Bilawn Records on August 18, 1998, and re-released on August 24, 1999, on SpyTech Records. This album was only released in an "edited version", whereas Megadef was only released in an "explicit version". 2000 Fold was out of print for several years, and was then only available as a download via iTunes and Amazon. In July 2007, it was made available once again in CD format, on both the Projekt Revolution and SpyTech Records official web-stores.


2000 Fold, Background and composition
2000 Fold was produced by many producers, but the best known was Divine Styler and Mike Shinoda, who later became a platform for the group to show their talent after 2004. The other producers for the album were the members of the group. It became a breakthrough album for the group. The album cover was designed by Shinoda, and the photography was done by Joe Hahn. The album contains songs, which included samples from various other songs by artists, including Black Moon, Organized Konfusion, Michael Franks, Eric B & Rakim, Mobb Deep, Graham Nash, Chic, A Tribe Called Quest, The Seeds, EPMD and Depeche Mode.


2000 Fold, Singles
The album spawned four singles, out of which "Spies Like Us" and its remix, as well as "Easy Back It Up" had a music video. Whereas "Winnetka Exit" and "2000 Fold" did not have a music video.


2000 Fold, Reception, Critical reception
2000 Fold received generally positive reviews. The critics gave the album a loud applause and comparing the group with the artists like Prince Paul or Kool Keith. Allmusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars saying that Styles have professed and display an appreciation for that early-'90s mindset with cleverly used electro-funk samples and rapid rhyming trade offs between Ryu and Takbir. RapReviews gave the album a rating of 9 out of 10 and opposing the censorship in the album saying, "For some reason, this entire album is censored. It makes no sense - but then again, neither does the fact they can freak so many diverse sounds and still retain sanity. If you're not completely satisfied.. well I can't get you your money back, but I'll be damn surprised."


2000 Fold, Reception, Critical reception
Sputnik music gave the album a rating of 4.5 out of 5, saying that the album is great, and praising the group as, first things first. These guys can rap. No doubt, when you hear the way Ryu and Tak flow you'll be amazed. While Tak presents the smooth-as-silk flow, Ryu brings the punchline pain. A duo of rap Gods that seemed untouchable in that period of time, and even through today they don't go down hard. Safe to say, their debut album is no different.


2000 Food City 500
The 2000 Food City 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on March 26, 2000 at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Rusty Wallace of Penske-Kranefuss Racing won the race, his fiftieth career Cup victory. Johnny Benson finished second and Ward Burton finished third.


2000 Food City 500, Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway is a 0.533-mile high bank concrete oval built in 1960 with the first Cup race run in 1961. The straights are 650 feet long and, at the time, the corners were banked at 36 degrees and the straights banked at 18 degrees.


2000 Food City 500, Background
Jeff Gordon had one of the best cars and led the most laps, but after running into a tire left on the right side of Steve Park's pit box when leaving the pits on lap 386, he had to come down pit road a second time to repair damage to the left front fender. He lost a lot of track position, fell back in traffic, and eventually finished 8th.


2000 Food City 500, Background
Johnny Benson got up to second place late in the race, but did not have enough to beat Rusty Wallace. It was by far the best finish of the season for Benson and the best finish of his career at the time. For Rusty, it was his 8th win at Bristol and his landmark 50th of his career. It was his first win since the 1999 Food City 500, held a year prior.


2000 Food City 500, Background
Failed to qualify:  Dave Marcis (#71), Ricky Craven (#50), Ed Berrier (#90), Scott Pruett (#32)


2000 Football League Cup Final
The 2000 Football League Cup Final was played between Leicester City, in their third final appearance in four years, and First Division side Tranmere Rovers at Wembley Stadium on 27 February 2000. It was the 34th and last League Cup Final to be played at the original Wembley Stadium. Leicester won 2–1 to become the last team to win the League Cup at the old Wembley.


2000 Football League Cup Final, Road to the final, Leicester City
Round 4: Leicester City 0–0 Leeds United (Leicester won 4–2 on penalties)


2000 Football League Cup Final, Road to the final, Leicester City
Quarter-final: Leicester City 3–3 Fulham (Leicester won 3–0 on penalties)


2000 Football League Cup Final, Match summary
Scott Taylor's successful tackle on Robbie Savage forced the ball out for a corner, and Matt Elliott headed home Leicester's first goal courtesy of a Steve Guppy cross from the right. Leicester came close to scoring a second goal in the 60th minute when Emile Heskey passed the ball to an unmarked Muzzy Izzet in the penalty box, who hesitated and his shot flew wide of the goal. Referee Alan Wilkie later suffered an injury in the right leg in the 62nd minute, and was stretchered off. Phil Richards, the fourth official, was brought on to replace him.


2000 Football League Cup Final, Match summary
Clint Hill picked up his second booking and was sent off after a deliberate foul on Heskey in the 63rd minute. Several Tranmere players protested but the decision stood. Tranmere, down to ten men, rallied and their persistence paid off when they equalised in the 77th minute when a fine header found its way to an unmarked David Kelly who, after narrowly escaping Matt Elliott's attempted tackle, shot low to the left past goalkeeper Tim Flowers. Yet, just three minutes later, Elliott scored another towering header from another Guppy corner kick from the right, and the League Cup went to Leicester.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final
The 2000 Football League First Division play-off final was an association football match played at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 2000, to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the First Division to the Premiership in the 1999–2000 season. Ipswich Town faced Barnsley in the last domestic competitive fixture to be played at the original Wembley Stadium.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final
The match was both teams' first appearance in a First Division play-off final. It was the first time Barnsley had been in the play-offs, having been relegated to the First Division after the 1997–98 season, and finishing mid-table the following season. Ipswich made the play-offs for the fourth consecutive season, but this was the first time they had advanced further than the semi-finals. Watched by a crowd of more than 73,000, Ipswich Town came from behind to win 4–2 and secured promotion to the Premiership.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Ipswich finished the regular 1999–2000 Football League season in third place in the First Division, the second tier of the English football league system, one place ahead of Barnsley. Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the Premiership and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the third promoted team. It was Ipswich's fourth year running in the play offs. Ipswich finished two points behind Manchester City (who were promoted in second place) and four behind league winners Charlton Athletic. Barnsley were in fourth place in the league, a further five points behind Ipswich – they also finished as the highest scorers in the division with 88 goals.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final
On the final day of the league season Ipswich played Walsall, and won 2–0. At one point, after David Johnson scored his first goal, second place Manchester City were trailing to Blackburn, meaning that Ipswich would qualify for promotion automatically. However, City eventually scored four goals to win the match and secure promotion, meaning Ipswich needed to seek promotion through the play-offs.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final
In the play-off semi-finals, Ipswich faced sixth-placed Bolton Wanderers who had beaten them in the semi-final the previous year. After being 2-0 down in the first leg away at the Reebok Stadium, Marcus Stewart scored two to secure a 2–2 draw. In the second leg at Portman Road, Jim Magilton scored a hat-trick as Ipswich won 5–3, winning 7–5 on aggregate. Barnsley won the first leg 4–0 away against Birmingham City at St Andrew's. Despite losing the second leg 2–1 at Oakwell, they reached the final 5–2 on aggregate.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background
This was Ipswich's fourth consecutive appearance in the play-offs, and fifth in total. It was the first time they had progressed to the final, having lost in the play-off semifinals for the past three years, to Sheffield United in the 1997 play-offs, Charlton Athletic in the 1998 play-offs, and Bolton Wanderers in the 1999 play-offs. Ipswich's previous appearance at Wembley was in the 1978 FA Charity Shield against Nottingham Forest. It was Barnsley's first appearance in both the play-offs and at Wembley.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background
During the regular season, Ipswich had beaten Barnsley 6–1 at Portman Road and 2–0 at Oakwell, and Ipswich striker Marcus Stewart stated before the game that he would have "picked Barnsley ... perhaps they'll be thinking we're their bogey side". Barnsley had played 55 games during the regular season and scored 106 goals, with Craig Hignett (20 goals), Neil Shipperley (15), Darren Barnard (15) and Mike Sheron (11) all in double figures for goals scored. Ipswich were going into the match without their fan's and player's player of the season: James Scowcroft was out with a hamstring injury. Dutchman Martijn Reuser was slated to replace him in the starting line-up, and John McGreal came back into the team following an ankle injury.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background
The play-off final was the last domestic competitive fixture to be played at the original Wembley Stadium. Match referee Terry Heilbron became the first person to officiate in four play-off finals, with the 2000 final being his last before retirement. Promotion from the First Division to the Premiership was estimated to be worth up to £12 million.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, First half
Ipswich kicked off and immediately sought to press Barnsley, with David Johnson making a heavy challenge on goalkeeper Kevin Miller but injuring himself in the process. After just five minutes, an own goal from Ipswich's goalkeeper Richard Wright put the Yorkshire club ahead: a Craig Hignett strike from 32 yards (29 m) rebounded off the bar, hit Wright on the arm and was deflected into the net. Ipswich's first shot came on nine minutes from Mark Venus and gradually the East Anglian side regained confidence.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, First half
The teams exchanged challenges and chances until, in the twenty-second minute of the game, Johnson was replaced by substitute Richard Naylor. Barnsley's Hignett struck a shot in the 25th minute which passed narrowly outside the post with opposition goalkeeper Wright beaten, and two minutes later a shot from Ipswich's Matt Holland was blocked for a corner. Played to the far post by Jim Magilton, the ball was headed past Miller by Ipswich's 36-year-old defender Tony Mowbray to level the score. The goal sparked a period of Ipswich dominance with attempts from Holland and Naylor being saved by Miller. One minute before half-time, Richard Wright's challenge on Hignett was deemed a penalty: Darren Barnard stepped up to take the kick which Wright saved to his right and the half ended 1–1.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
The second half started scrappily but with shots from both sides, firstly Ipswich's Holland and then Barnsley's Bruce Dyer. Six minutes in, Ipswich's Marcus Stewart flicked a long ball on to Naylor who delayed his shot before passing it past Miller to make the score 2–1. Removing his shirt to celebrate, Naylor was shown the yellow card by referee Heilbron. Further good work from Naylor saw his cross poorly cleared by Keith Brown, only for Jermaine Wright to miss the resulting chance to score.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
Two minutes later, in the 57th minute, Naylor played a ball out wide to Jamie Clapham who crossed for Stewart to head in Ipswich's third goal. Barnsley made their first substitution of the game on 60 minutes with South African Eric Tinkler being replaced by Geoff Thomas. Ipswich narrowly missed extending their lead as Mowbray headed a Magilton cross wide, before Barnsley's second substitution, this time Macedonian international striker Gjorgji Hristov coming on to replace Dyer. After a chance for Hristov, Barnsley's third and final substitution was made in the 71st minute, John Curtis being substituted for Nicky Eaden.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
Magilton's 72nd minute free kick was deflected off the Barnsley wall, and a Neil Shipperley shot was saved by Wright, before a second Barnsley penalty was awarded in the 77th minute. Mowbray was adjudged to have fouled Thomas as he moved through the box, and Hignett converted the penalty taking the score to 3–2 with just over ten minutes remaining. With Ipswich beginning to appear nervous, Burley substituted Stewart off for Reuser in the 83rd minute.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
Barnsley came close to equalising a minute later with Wright saving a point-blank header from Hristov, and then two minutes after that, catching another Barnsley opportunity. An appeal for a penalty was turned down as Reuser went down in the area with two minutes remaining. Not long after, Jermaine Wright was substituted off for Fabian Wilnis.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
In the last minute of regular time, and with Barnsley sending their team forward, a break for Ipswich saw Reuser pick up the ball in his own half before running half the length of the pitch and striking the ball from the edge of the Barnsley area into the roof of the net, taking the score to 4–2. Five minutes of injury time were played out with no further incident.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Details
In a change from Barnsley's traditional kit of red top and white shorts, for the play-off final they wore an all-red strip.


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Post-match
After the game, Ipswich manager George Burley remarked "We are ready for the Premiership ... We have got a fantastic squad of players, and they are quality players". Barnsley manager Dave Bassett conceded that "overall Ipswich deserved it over the 90 minutes. We didn't play as well as we can do, but all credit to Ipswich". Ipswich striker Marcus Stewart claimed it was "the best day of his life ... apart from [his] kid being born" but paid tribute to the efforts of his teammate Richard Wright whose save at 3–2, Stewart noted, "won the game for us. He was the saviour." Simon Barnes of The Times described the match as a "classic play-off final", noting that he had watched it at a hotel in Ipswich, adding "I didn't think such hysteria was legally permitted on licensed premises".


2000 Football League First Division play-off Final, Post-match
The following season, Ipswich finished fifth in the 2000–01 FA Premier League, qualifying for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup, and went out of the 2000–01 Football League Cup at the semi-final stage. George Burley was recognised as the Premier League Manager of the Season, the first recipient of the award for 26 years who had not won the league. Barnsley ended their subsequent season 16th in the First Division.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final
The 2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final was an association football match played at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2000, to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Second Division to the First Division of the Football League in the 1999–2000 season. Gillingham faced Wigan Athletic in one of the last competitive games to be played at the original Wembley Stadium. It was Gillingham's second consecutive appearance in the Second Division play-off final after a defeat to Manchester City a year earlier. Wigan had been defeated in the semi-finals the previous season and the game marked their first appearance in a play-off final. The teams reached the 2000 final by defeating Stoke City and Millwall respectively in the semi-finals.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final
The final drew a crowd of 53,764 and was refereed by Rob Styles. Gillingham took the lead in the first half when Wigan defender Pat McGibbon scored an own goal under pressure from Iffy Onuora. Wigan equalised shortly after half-time, and believed they had taken the lead when Gillingham's Nicky Southall blocked a shot from Wigan's Arjan de Zeeuw; Southall appeared to be standing behind the goal line, which would have meant that the ball had entered the goal, but the assistant referee ruled otherwise.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final
The score after the regulation 90 minutes was 1–1 so the match went into extra time. During the extra period Wigan took a 2–1 lead when Stuart Barlow scored a penalty kick, but Gillingham scored two goals in the last six minutes through Steve Butler and Andy Thomson, both of whom had come on as substitutes, to win 3–2. Gillingham thus gained promotion to the second tier of English football for the first time in the club's 107-year history.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final
Both teams' managers left their respective jobs after the match. Wigan's John Benson had always intended to step down at the end of the season; Gillingham hoped to retain the services of Peter Taylor but he chose to leave and take the manager's job at Leicester City. Gillingham spent five years at the higher level before being relegated back to the third tier. After losing in the play-offs again in 2001, Wigan finally gained promotion to the First Division in 2003.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
In the 1999–2000 Football League season, the teams that finished in the top two positions in the Second Division, the third tier of the English football league system, gained automatic promotion to the First Division. The teams that finished between third and sixth inclusive competed in the play-offs for the third and final promotion place. Gillingham (nicknamed the "Gills") finished the season in third place, one position ahead of Wigan Athletic.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
On the final day of the league season, Gillingham had the opportunity to finish in second place in the table and thereby clinch an automatic promotion place, but a 1–0 defeat away to Wrexham meant that Burnley were able to overtake them with a 2–1 win over Scunthorpe United. Wigan had looked on course for an automatic promotion place in the first half of the season, bring undefeated after 23 games. The team struggled from January onwards, however, including a run of eight league games without a win, and finished five points outside the top two.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
In the play-off semi-finals, Wigan were paired with fifth-placed Millwall and Gillingham with sixth-place finishers Stoke City. Each semi-final was played on a two-legged basis, with one game at each team's home stadium and the result determined based on the aggregate score of the two games. In the first leg of their semi-final away to Stoke, Gillingham conceded two goals in the first eight minutes of the game. Although Ty Gooden scored for the "Gills" after 18 minutes, Stoke extended their lead to 3–1 in the second half.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Andy Hessenthaler scored a goal for Gillingham, making the final score 3–2. Wigan drew 0–0 in the first leg against Millwall, with BBC Sport noting that both teams appeared "edgy from the outset and perhaps too anxious to impress". After the first legs, the BBC still regarded the outcome of both semi-finals as difficult to predict.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Four days after the first leg matches took place, Wigan defeated Millwall 1–0 in the second leg to win the semi-final by the same score on aggregate and clinch a place at Wembley; midfielder Darren Sheridan scored the only goal of the game in the second half. Reserve goalkeeper Derek Stillie played in place of Roy Carroll, who had recently undergone an appendix operation, and was praised for his tenacious performance. Gillingham's second leg match was an emotionally-charged game, and before half-time Stoke's Clive Clarke was sent off, reducing his team to ten men.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Early in the second half, Graham Kavanagh was also dismissed, leaving Stoke with just nine players. Barry Ashby scored a goal for Gillingham to bring the aggregate score level at 3–3, and with the scores level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time was required. During the additional 30 minutes, Iffy Onuora and Paul Smith scored further goals for Gillingham, who thus secured victory by a final aggregate score of 5–3. Stoke manager Gudjon Thordarson was critical of the performance of referee Rob Styles, saying "The almighty God was looking elsewhere. Even He can't put consistency into the referees."


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Background
Gillingham were appearing in the play-off final for a second consecutive season. In the 1998–99 season, the "Gills" had qualified for the final but had been defeated by Manchester City. Wigan had competed in the previous season's play-offs but lost to Manchester City at the semi-final stage; the club had never reached a play-off final, but had played at Wembley on three previous occasions, most recently in the 1999 Football League Trophy Final.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Background
Neither Gillingham nor Wigan had competed higher than the third tier of English football in their history, so whichever team emerged victorious would reach the second level for the first time. The teams had met twice during the regular season, each team winning at their home stadium; Wigan won 2–0 at the JJB Stadium in December and Gillingham won 2–1 at Priestfield Stadium in April. On the morning of the match, The Observer listed the odds on both teams as equal, at 5–6.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Background
The match drew an attendance of 53,764, much lower than the figure of 76,935 recorded at the previous season's Second Division play-off Final, and there was a significant disparity in the number of tickets sold to the fans of the two clubs, with only around 10,000 Wigan fans in attendance compared to over 40,000 Gillingham fans.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Background
Rob Styles was chosen to referee the match; although he had been criticised by the defeated manager after the semi-final match between Gillingham and Stoke City, his performance was rated highly by the league's official assessor of referees, and his appointment to take charge of the final was seen as a reward for his handling of the earlier game. The match was broadcast live in the United Kingdom on the Sky Sports 2 television channel with commentary provided by Rob Hawthorne and Alan Brazil.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Background
As both teams usually wore predominantly blue kits, a coin was tossed to determine which would have to wear their second-choice colours; Wigan won the toss, meaning that Gillingham wore their second-choice kit of all-yellow. The guest of honour was Philip Williamson, retail operations director of the Nationwide Building Society, the principal sponsor of the Football League, who was accompanied by Peter Middleton and David Dent, the League's chairman and secretary respectively. One of the young mascots who accompanied the players as they entered the field of play was Hessenthaler's six-year-old son Jake, who would go on to play professionally for Gillingham himself.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Background
Gillingham manager Peter Taylor picked seven of the players who had started the previous season's play-off final,  but made the decision to leave the team's captain, Paul Smith, out of the starting line-up due to personal issues, which led to the player requesting a transfer. Wigan manager John Benson, who was taking charge of the team for the last time before the appointment of a new manager, picked the same eleven players who had started the second leg of the play-off semi-final; the line-up included five players who had played at Wembley in the previous season's Football League Trophy final.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Background
There was media speculation that Benson would recall goalkeeper Carroll, by now fully recovered from his operation,  but ultimately he opted to again select Stillie, and Carroll was named as one of the substitutes. Stuart Barlow, the club's top goalscorer during the regular season, had recently recovered from an operation on his ankle and it was anticipated that he would be named as a substitute, but he was ultimately named in the starting line-up. Both teams adopted a 5–3–2 formation, consisting of three defenders (three central defenders and two wing-backs), three midfielders and two strikers.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, First half
A hailstorm occurred approximately 90 minutes before the game, but by 3:00 pm the sky was clear, although the pitch remained slick and greasy. After the players were presented to the guest of honour, Gillingham kicked off the match. Wigan were the stronger team in the early part of the game, with Sheridan dominating the midfield play and Andy Liddell causing problems for Gillingham's defenders. Simon Haworth of Wigan had the first goalscoring opportunity after less than four minutes with a header, but Gillingham goalkeeper Vince Bartram made a comfortable save. Carl Asaba had a shot which went well wide of the goal after 10 minutes, but as the 15-minute mark approached, the ball had been in the third of the pitch closest to Gillingham's goalkeeper for almost twice as much time as in the third closest to Wigan's goalkeeper.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, First half
In the 16th minute, Gillingham were awarded a free kick close to the Wigan penalty area, and as Gooden's kick came in, goalkeeper Stillie almost collided with his team-mate Haworth as he attempted to punch the ball away, but although the resultant punch was weak the Gillingham players failed to capitalise on it. Gillingham won another free kick in a similar position seven minutes later when Hessenthaler was fouled by Arjan de Zeeuw, but the kick did not trouble the Wigan goalkeeper.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, First half
The commentary team noted that Hessenthaler was fortunate not to be penalised by the referee for shoving de Zeeuw in response to the foul. Shortly afterwards, Liddell hit a goalbound shot for Wigan which Bartram initially fumbled, but the Gillingham goalkeeper was able to gather the ball at the second attempt. Moments later, Liddell hit the crossbar with a long-range shot on goal. Gillingham had the next attempt on goal but Hessenthaler's shot was directed straight at Stillie.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, First half
Gillingham scored the first goal of the match after 35 minutes when Hessenthaler passed the ball to Asaba, whose shot was deflected by Wigan defender Pat McGibbon into his own goal, under pressure from Onuora. Wigan's de Zeeuw attempted to keep the ball out of the goal, but after checking with his assistant referee, referee Styles ruled that the ball had crossed the line, giving Gillingham a 1–0 lead. Shortly afterwards, Wigan were awarded a free kick just outside Gillingham's penalty area, but Neil Redfearn's kick went over the crossbar.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, First half
In the final minute of the first half, Gillingham received a free kick approximately 35 yards (32 m) from the Wigan goal, but Nicky Southall's kick came to nothing. There were no further goalscoring opportunities and at half-time the score remained 1–0 to Gillingham. Former Gillingham manager Tony Pulis, working as a pundit on the Sky Sports 2 broadcast, picked out Liddell as Wigan's key player and stated that his team-mates needed to get the ball to him more frequently in the second half.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
Six minutes into the second half, Gillingham had an opportunity to double their lead when Hessenthaler crossed the ball from a position on the right of the pitch and Onoura outjumped a Wigan defender, but his header went slightly to the left of the goal.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
Less than two minutes later, Wigan equalised; de Zeeuw crossed the ball from a wide position and Haworth flicked it up with his left foot and then hit a shot with his right from 6 yards (5.5 m) out past Bartram and into the net, to score what Phil Shaw of The Independent described as "one of Wembley's great goals". With the score level once again, the urgency of the game increased. The first substitution of the game occurred at the one-hour mark, as Gillingham brought on Paul Smith in place of defender Roland Edge. Moments later, Gillingham were awarded a free kick when Wigan's McGibbon fouled Asaba. Gillingham's Ashby met Gooden's kick with a header in the penalty area but it went wide of the goal, with the Sky commentary team stating that he "should have done better".


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
After 63 minutes, Gillingham were awarded the first corner kick of the game, but nothing came of it as Wigan goalkeeper Stillie was able to catch the ball with little difficulty. A minute later, Wigan in turn gained their first corner. From the resultant kick, de Zeeuw connected with a header which was cleared off the goal line by Gillingham's Southall, who appeared to be standing behind the line.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
The Wigan supporters began to celebrate, believing that the ball had in fact crossed the line and entered the goal, but the assistant referee ruled otherwise, meaning that no goal was awarded and the score remained 1–1. Both teams had opportunities to score in quick succession at the 73-minute mark: Bartram dived full-length to save for Gillingham and moments later Asaba hit a shot which Stillie was able to push round the goalpost. Stillie made another save four minutes later when Hessenthaler hit a long-range shot; at this point Gillingham had recorded eight attempts on goal compared to Wigan's seven.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
Wigan manager Benson made his first substitution after 84 minutes, replacing Redfearn with striker Stuart Barlow. Two minutes later, Southall received the ball near the touchline but was fouled by Wigan defender Kevin Sharp. The Wigan player had already received a yellow card from referee Styles for an earlier offence, and so was sent off, reducing his team to ten men. The match remained deadlocked at 1–1 after 90 minutes and went into extra time.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
In the Sky Sports studio, Pulis predicted that Gillingham would take control of the game during the extra 30 minutes and ultimately win it, and fellow pundit Nigel Spackman was of the opinion that keeping the scores level for the remaining 30 minutes, allowing the game to be settled by a penalty shoot-out, would be a "bonus" for Wigan.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Extra time
In the early stages of extra time, Wigan again looked stronger despite their numerical disadvantage. Five minutes into the extra period, Gillingham made a second substitution, bringing on Andy Thomson to replace fellow striker Onuora. Shortly afterwards, as Sheridan received the ball in the Gillingham penalty area, he fell to the ground under pressure from Gillingham's Ashby. Although the commentary team believed that Ashby had only made minimal contact, he was adjudged to have fouled Sheridan and referee Styles awarded a penalty kick to Wigan. Barlow took the kick and scored to give his team a 2–1 lead.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Extra time
Shortly before the end of the first half of extra time, Gillingham manager Taylor made his final substitution, bringing on striker Steve Butler to replace defender Ashby. Butler, a 38-year-old veteran, had played only sporadically during the season, appearing in the starting line-up on just three occasions out of a total of 63 matches. At the same time, Wigan replaced Liddell with former club captain Carl Bradshaw.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Extra time
Wigan made their final substitution before the second half of extra time began, replacing Haworth with Jeff Peron. Less than three minutes into the second period, Ian Kilford had the chance to extend Wigan's lead, which according to the commentators would have "killed Gillingham off", but his shot went narrowly wide of the goal. Moments later, Butler headed in a cross from Junior Lewis to level the match once again.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Extra time
With approximately six minutes of the match remaining Hessenthaler was brought down by a Wigan defender and Gillingham appealed for a penalty, but the referee did not award one and subsequently cautioned Hessenthaler for arguing with him. In the 118th minute, Lewis passed the ball to Gooden, who crossed the ball from close to the left touchline into the Wigan penalty area, prompting commentator Hawthorne to exclaim "Gooden ... and that is a good 'un!" Thomson beat Stuart Balmer to the ball and headed it past Stillie to give his team the lead with only two minutes remaining. Wigan were unable to score any further goals in the short time remaining, and the match finished 3–2 to Gillingham.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match
After the match, Gillingham's temporary captain Adrian Pennock received the winners' trophy jointly with the team's usual captain, Paul Smith, who had come on as a substitute. Taylor commented in a post-match interview that "These players, especially the ones that were here last year, deserved it. All season they've shown unbelievable character, and that's what they have done today. They never know when they are beaten." Benson commented particularly on the goal which Wigan felt they were denied, saying that in his opinion "It was well over [the goal line]". He went on to comment that "You feel cheated, but decisions like that are part of the game." The day after the game, the victorious players and officials took part in a celebratory open-top bus parade around the town of Gillingham.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match
In the aftermath of the match, Gillingham offered a new contract to manager Peter Taylor, but two weeks after leading the club to victory at Wembley he left to take over as manager of Premier League team Leicester City. Wigan manager John Benson had already announced before the play-off final that he would be leaving his post whatever the result, and he was replaced by Bruce Rioch. Following Taylor's departure, Paul Smith withdrew his transfer request, intimating that he no longer felt the need to leave the club now that Taylor had departed; he would remain at the club for a further five years. Hessenthaler was appointed to replace Taylor in a player-manager capacity.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match
As a result of their victory, Gillingham gained promotion to the second tier of English football for the first time in the club's 107-year history, and went on to spend five seasons at that level before being relegated in the 2004–05 season. Wigan reached the Second Division play-offs for a third season in a row in the 2000–01 season but once again failed to achieve promotion, losing at the semi-final stage to Reading. The club gained promotion to the second tier of English football in the 2002–03 season and achieved further promotion to the Premier League two years later.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match
The match was the penultimate game to be played at the original Wembley Stadium. The following day's First Division play-off Final was the last match to take place at the stadium before it was mostly demolished and a new stadium of the same name built in its place.


2000 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match
Reflecting on the game between Gillingham and Wigan on its 20th anniversary, Peter Taylor described it as one of the best memories of his career and paid tribute to the team spirit of the Gillingham players, stating "We had some real top blokes, real good spirits, your Ady Pennocks, your Barry Ashbys, they were all different class, really good attitudes. Players like Hessy, amazing characters and even though we would be losing you would have never written those players off, never."


2000 Football League Third Division play-off Final
The 2000 Football League Third Division play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 26 May 2000 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Peterborough United and Darlington. It was to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Third Division to the Second Division. The top three teams of the 1999–2000 Football League Third Division, Swansea City, Rotherham United and Northampton Town, gained automatic promotion to the Second Division, while those placed from fourth to seventh place in the table took part in play-offs. The winners of the play-off semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2000–01 season in the Second Division. The losing semi-finalists were Hartlepool United and Barnet who had been defeated by Darlington and Peterborough United respectively.


2000 Football League Third Division play-off Final
The match had been moved forward by one day and was played on a Friday evening to accommodate a friendly between England and Brazil. The referee for the final was Mike Dean and the game was played in front of 33,383 spectators on a very wet surface after persistent rain throughout the day. Darlington dominated the first half but in the 72nd minute, the ball fell to Andy Clarke from a header inside the Darlington penalty area and he scored on the rebound to make it 1–0 to Peterborough United, who were promoted to the Second Division.


2000 Football League Third Division play-off Final
Peterborough United's next season saw them finish in twelfth place in the Second Division, eight points above the relegation zone but sixteen below the play-offs. Darlington ended their following season in twentieth position in the Third Division, four places and four points above bottom-placed Barnet who were relegated.


2000 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Darlington finished the regular 1999–2000 season in fourth position in the Third Division, the fourth tier of the English football league system, one place and one point ahead of Peterborough United. Both therefore missed out on the three automatic places for promotion to the Second Division and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the fourth promoted team. Darlington finished three points behind Northampton Town (who were promoted in third place), five behind Rotherham United (who were promoted in second place) and six behind league winners Swansea City.


2000 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Peterborough United's opposition for their play-off semi-final were Barnet with the first match of the two-legged tie being played at Underhill Stadium in Chipping Barnet on 13 May 2000. Jason Lee gave the visitors the lead in the fifth minute with a header and missed two other chances to score before being stretchered off the pitch with a knee injury. Mark Arber equalised for Barnet midway through the first half before Peterborough United had a goal disallowed: Andy Clarke's shot was goalbound but Dave Farrell applied the last touch from an offside position.


2000 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
In the 68th minute, Clarke won the ball from Barnet defender Mike Basham and scored with a low left-footed strike, and the match ended 2–1 to Peterborough United. The second leg took place four days later at London Road in Peterborough United. Farrell gave the home side the lead in the 28th minute when he received the ball from Richard Scott and struck it into the Barnet net from around 25 yards (23 m). He scored his and Peterborough United's second goal in the 70th minute in similar circumstances, shooting from distance past the Barnet goalkeeper Lee Harrison. Farrell completed his hat-trick a minute from the end of the game with a chip from around 30 yards (27 m). Peterborough United won the match 3–0 and progressed to the final with a 5–1 aggregate victory.


2000 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Darlington faced Hartlepool United in the other semi-final and the first leg was played at Victoria Park in Hartlepool on 13 May. Darlington's Craig Liddle brought James Coppinger down with a professional foul in the fifth minute but was only shown a yellow card. Half an hour later Liddle put his side ahead with a volley. Hartlepool United's Craig Midgley went close after taking the ball round Darlington's goalkeeper Andy Collett but his shot was wide. With a quarter of an hour to go, second-half substitute Glenn Naylor was brought down by Hartlepool's goalkeeper Martin Hollund who  was sent off.


2000 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Marco Gabbiadini converted the subsequent penalty past Andy Dibble, and the match ended 2–0. The second leg of the semi-final was held four days later at Feethams in Darlington. In front of their largest crowd for nine years, the home side took the lead in the ninth minute when Hartlepool defender Gary Strodder headed a cross from Darlington's Phil Brumwell into his own net for an own goal. Peter Duffield hit the Hartlepool crossbar five minutes later and Chris Freestone's headed goal in the 71st minute for the visitors was disallowed. The match ended 1–0 and Darlington progressed  with a 3–0 aggregate win.


2000 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Background
Darlington were making their second appearance in the play-offs, having lost 1–0 to Plymouth Argyle at Wembley Stadium in the 1996 Football League Third Division play-off Final. They had played in the fourth tier of English football since being relegated in the 1991–92 season. Peterborough United had also participated in the play-offs on one previous occasion, when they defeated Stockport County 2–1 in the 1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final at Wembley. They had played in the Third Division since suffering relegation in the 1996–97 season. Gabbiadini was Darlington's leading scorer with a total of 27 goals during the regular season, followed by Duffield on 13. Peterborough United's top scorer was Clarke on 16 goals (15 in the league and 1 in the FA Cup) followed by Steve Castle on 10 (all in the league).