2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 1, Results
Russia:1. Robert Ilyasov, 2. Mikhail Mitrofanov, 3. Matt Donovan, 4. Craig Cygler, 5. Maxim Romanov, 6. Andrei Olari, 7. Igor Gavrilin8. Ian Rubin, 8. Alexandr Lysenkov, 10. Robert Campbell, 11. Petr Sokolov, 12. Aaron Findlay, 13. Joel Rullis.Substitutes: Pavel Kalashkin, Viktor Nechaev, Igor Zhiltsov, Vadim Postnikov.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 1, Results
Australians Ben Kennedy, Trent Barrett and Nathan Hindmarsh were selected to make their Kangaroo debuts in this match.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 1, Results
Australia:1. Darren Lockyer, 2. Mat Rogers, 3. Ryan Girdler, 4. Matt Gidley, 5. Adam MacDougall, 6. Trent Barrett, 7. Andrew Johns, 8. Jason Stevens, 9. Craig Gower, 10. Michael Vella, 11. Ben Kennedy, 12. Nathan Hindmarsh, 13. Brad Fittler.Substitutes: Scott Hill, Jason Croker, Robbie Kearns, Shane Webcke.Coach: Chris Anderson


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 1, Results
Tries: Rogers 4, Kennedy 2, Barrett, Hindmarsh, MacDougall, Girdler 2, Gidley.Goals: Rogers 9.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 1, Results
Fiji:1. Lote Tuqiri, 2. Jone Kuraduadua, 3. Waisale Sovatabua, 4. Eparama Navale, 5. Semi Tadulala, 6. Stephen Smith, 7. Kaleveti Naisoro, 8. Tabua Cakacaka, 9. Fred Robarts, 10. Etuate Vakatawa, 11. Joe Tamani, 12. Samuela Marayawa, 13. Atunasia Vunivialu.Substitutes: Farasiko Tokarei, Mesake Navugona, Amani Takayawa, Peceli Wawavanua.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 2, Results
New Zealand:1. Richie Barnett (c), 2. Leslie Vainikolo, 3. Tonie Carroll, 4. Willie Talau, 5. Brian Jellick, 6. Henry Paul, 7. Stacey Jones8. Smith, 9. Swain, 10. Pongia, 11. Logan Swann, 12. Kearney, 13. Ruben Wiki.Substitutes: Joe Vagana, Robbie Paul, Rua, Cayless.Coach:Frank Endacott


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 2, Results
Lebanon:1. Hazem El Masri (c), 2. Najarrin, 3. Katrib, 4. Touma, 5. H. Saleh, 6. Stanton, 7. Coorey8. Maroon, 9. Semrani, 10. Elamad, 11. Chamoun, 12. Khoury, 13. Lichaa.Substitutes: Salem, Nohra, Tamer, S. El Masri.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 2, Results
Wales:1. Paul Atcheson, 2. Paul Sterling, 3. Jason Critchley, 4. Kris Tassell, 5. Anthony Sullivan, 6. Iestyn Harris (c), 7. Lee Briers8. Anthony Farrell, 9. Keiron Cunningham, 10. Dave Whittle, 11. Justin Morgan, 12. Mick Jenkins, 13. Dean Busby.Substitutes: Ian Watson, Wes Davies, Paul Highton, Garreth Carvell.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 2, Results
Cook Islands:1. Richard Piakura, 2. Tongia, 3. Steve Berryman, 4. Kevin Iro (c), 5. Karl Temata, 6. Bowen, 7. Joe8. Tuakuru, 9. Clark, 10. Temu, 11. Kuru, 12. Pau, 13. Anthony Samuel.Substitutes: Andersson, Lewis, Tere Glassie, Cook.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 3, Results
France1. Freddie Banquet, 2. Yacine Dekkiche, 3. Cassin, 4. Dulac, 5. Patrice Benausse, 6. Laurent Frayssinous, 7. Devecchi8. Rachid Hechiche, 9. Wulf, 10. Teixido, 11. Guisset, 12. Tallec, 13. Jampy.Substitutes: El Khalouki, Carrasco, Sands, Despin.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 3, Results
Papua New Guinea1. David Buko, 2. John Wiltshere, 3. Aila, 4. Songoro, 5. Marcus Bai, 6. Stanley Gene, 7. Adrian Lam8. Kahl, 9. Marum, 10. Solbat, 11. Naawi, 12. Mamando, 13. O'Reilly.Substitutes: Mark Mom, Alex Krewanty, Norman, Mondo.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 3, Results
This was the first match of a double-header in Paris for the opening round.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 3, Results
This match formed the second part of the opening round double-header in Paris.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 3, Results
Tonga:1. Paul Koloi, 2. Fifita Moala, 3. Tevita Vaikona, 4. G. Wolfgramm, 5. Lipina Kaufusi, 6. Howlett, 7. W. Wolfgramm8. Martin Masella (c), 9. Esau Mann, 10. Talite Liava'a, 11. Willie Mason, 12. Talou, 13. Duane Mann.Substitutes: David Fisi'iahi, Manu, Nelson Lomi, Kite.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 3, Results
South Africa:1. Tim O'Shea, 2. Brian Best, 3. Leon Barnard, 4. Johnson, 5. Dames, 6. Conrad Breytenbach, 7. Jamie Bloem8. Booysen, 9. Skelton, 10. Powell, 11. Rutgerson, 12. De Villiers, 13. Erasmus.Substitutes: Jennings, Nel, Mulder, Cloete.Coach: Paul Matete


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 3, Results
Before the match a statue honouring French rugby league legend, Puig Aubert was unveiled by the French Rugby League Federation at the stadium.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 3, Results
France:1. Freddie Banquet, 2. Jean-Marc Garcia, 3. Cassin, 4. Arnaud Dulac, 5. Claude Sirvent, 6. Fabien Devecchi, 7. Rinaldi8. Hechiche, 9. Wulf, 10. Sands, 11. Jerome Guisset, 12. Tallec, 13. Pascal Jampy.Substitutes: Despin, Carrasco, Sort, Teixido.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 3, Results
Tonga:1. Paul Koloi, 2. Fifita Moala, 3. Vaikona, 4. David Fisi'iahi, 5. L. Kaufusi, 6. Howlett, 7. Hifo8. Martin Masella (c), 9. E. Mann, 10. Liava'a, 11. Willie Mason, 21. Kite, 13. D. Mann.Substitutes: Paul Fisi'iahi, Manu, Nelson Lomi, A. Masella.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 4, Results
The opening match of the World Cup was accompanied by heavy rain. Samoa's Fred Petersen had to be stretchered off the field after suffering a blow to the head while making a tackle 15 minutes into the second half.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 4, Results
Ireland1. Steve Prescott, 2. Brian Carney, 3. Michael Withers, 4. Michael Eagar, 5. Forster, 6. Tommy Martyn, 7. Ryan Sheridan8. O'Connor, 9. Williams, 10. Barrie McDermott, 11. Chris Joynt, 12. Campion, 13. Luke RicketsonSubstitutes: Bretherton, Lawless, Barnhill, Southern. Coach: Steve O'Neill


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 4, Results
Samoa1. Loa Milford, 2. Brian Leauma, 3. Anthony Swann, 4. Gulavao, 5. Francis Meli, 6. Simon Geros, 7. Willie Swann8. Puletua, 9. Monty Betham, 10. Seu Seu, 11. Solomona, 12. Fred Petersen, 13. Willie PochingSubstitutes: Tatupu, Kololo, Leafa, Faafili.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 4, Results
Scotland: 1. Lee Penny, 2. Matt Daylight, 3. Graham Mackay, 4. Geoff Bell, 5. Lee Gilmour, 6. Andrew Purcell, 7. Richard Horne8. Heckenberg, 9. Danny Russell (Captain), 10. Laughton, 11. Scott Logan, 12. Cram, 13. Adrian Vowles.Substitutes: David Maiden, Matt Crowther, Wayne McDonald, Shaw.Coach: Shaun McRae


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 4, Results
New Zealand Māori: 1. Clinton Toopi, 2. Manuell, 3. Kohe-Love, 4. David Kidwell, 5. Sean Hoppe, 6. Gene Ngamu, 7. H. Te Rangi8. Rauhihi, 9. Perenara, 10. Terry Hermansson, 11. Koopu, 12. Tyran Smith, 13. Tawera Nikau.Substitutes: Martin Moana, Leuluai, Nahi, Reihana.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 4, Results
Scotland's loose forward, Adrian Vowles was sent to the sin bin midway through the second half for repeated off-side infringementsIreland:1. Steve Prescott, 2. Brian Carney, 3. Martyn, 4. Eagar, 5. Herron, 6. Michael Withers, 7. Ryan Sheridan8. O'Connor, 9. Lawless, 10. McDermott, 11. Joynt, 12. Kevin Campion, 13. Luke Ricketson.Substitutes: Williams, Mathiou, Barnhill, Bradbury.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group Stage, Group 4, Results
Scotland: 1. Danny Arnold, 2. Matt Daylight, 3. Lee Gilmour, 4. Bell, 5. Matt Crowther, 6. Horne, 7. Scott Rhodes8. Heckenberg, 9. Russell, 10. Laughton, 11. Logan, 12. Cram, 13. Adrian Vowles.Substitutes: Maiden, Graham, McDonald, Shaw.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
This was the England rugby league team's biggest ever loss. By winning this match, New Zealand had again equaled their record for consecutive victories with five.


2000 Rugby League World Cup, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
Wales became the first team in twelve months to score more than two tries against Australia.


2000 Rugby League World Cup Final
The 2000 Rugby League World Cup final was the conclusive game of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup tournament and was played between Australia and New Zealand on November 25, 2000 at Old Trafford, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.


2000 Rugby League World Cup Final, Background
The 2000 Rugby League World Cup was the twelfth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since its inauguration in 1954, and the first since the 1995 tournament. The tournament was held in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France from 28 October, culminating in the final between Australia and New Zealand on 25 November.


2000 Rugby League World Cup Final, Background, Australia
Australia were undefeated going into the final. Their 110-4 win over Russia set a new world record test match score.


2000 Rugby League World Cup Final, Background, New Zealand
Like Australia, New Zealand were also undefeated going into the Final


2000 Rugby League World Cup Final, Summary
In a high-scoring final at Old Trafford, the Kangaroos overwhelmed their Trans-Tasman opponents. Wendell Sailor scored two tries and Mat Rogers had a near-perfect afternoon with the boot as the Australians ran out 40–12 winners and were crowned world champions for a sixth successive time.


2000 Rugby League World Cup Final, Match details
New Zealand second rower Stephen Kearney became the most capped forward in New Zealand test match history playing in his 36th test.


2000 Rugby League World Cup Final, Match details, First half
Australia stepped on the gas from the kick-off, tearing into New Zealand at every opportunity. But the Kiwi defence stood firm, although they almost conceded after 22 minutes. Sailor looked to have scored the first try of the game after a burst down the right wing only for video referee Gerry Kershaw to rule that Stephen Kearney had prevented the Brisbane Broncos player from grounding the ball. The look of disbelief on Sailor's face was there for everyone to see, but he clearly did not let the decision affect his game.


2000 Rugby League World Cup Final, Match details, First half
Three minutes later, his grubber kick was pounced on by Matt Gidley, who beat Kearney to the touch down. Rogers, assuming the kicking duties in place of the injured Ryan Girdler, landed the conversion to open up a 6–0 lead. New Zealand had few opportunities to go on the offensive, although they finished the first half strongly. But it was the favourites Australia who looked in control and deservedly went into the break in front.


2000 Rugby League World Cup Final, Match details, Second half
The start of the second half was held up by the appearance of a male streaker. When play finally got under way, the tackles were just as ferocious as ever, neither side giving an inch. However Australia gained the edge when Brad Fittler split the defence with a pass to Nathan Hindmarsh, who scored from close range, bringing the score to 10–0. Rogers converted to make it 12–0. New Zealand were not about to throw in the towel and hit back almost immediately.


2000 Rugby League World Cup Final, Match details, Second half
Lesley Vainikolo pounced on a loose ball to dive over on 49 minutes, although the decision was again made by the video referee. When Henry Paul landed the conversion, the deficit was back down to six points. Soon after, Australian Halfback, Brett Kimmorley, made a break down the right before feeding the ball inside to fullback Darren Lockyer, who crossed for another try. Rogers' third successful kick made it 18–6 to the defending champions. However, the Kiwis quickly struck back when Tonie Carroll beat several Australian defenders to score. Henry Paul's conversion made it 18–12.


2000 Rugby League World Cup Final, Match details, Second half
New Zealand then made several crucial errors and Australia were able to capitalise. Sailor grabbed two tries in the space of five minutes to take his tally for the tournament to 10. The first of them came on 63 minutes courtesy of a reverse pass from Gidley. Rogers missed the second of the two quick conversions. Skipper Fittler then breached the New Zealand defence on 73 minutes to score his first try of the final which was converted by Rogers. Substitute Trent Barrett then finished the scoring, with a try that was converted by Rogers.


2000 Rugby League World Cup qualification play-off
The 2000 Rugby League World Cup qualification play-off was a rugby league match that was played on 21 November 1999 at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in the United States. Lebanon defeated the United States 62–8 to qualify for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.


2000 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Pool A
2000 Rugby League World Cup qualification Pool A is one of the two groups in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying. The group comprises the Mediterranean nations Lebanon, Italy and Morocco.


2000 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Pool B
2000 Rugby League World Cup qualification Pool B is one of the two groups in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying. The group comprises the Pacific Rim nations United States, Japan and Canada.


2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying
2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying was contested by the national rugby league football teams of Lebanon, the United States, Morocco, Canada, Italy and Japan for the 16th spot in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup tournament. Lebanon won the tournament and went on to the World Cup.


2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying, First round, Pool A
The first pool of World Cup qualifiers involved teams from the Mediterranean; Lebanon, Italy and Morocco. Pool A qualifiers were held in France.


2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying, First round, Pool B
The second pool of World Cup qualifiers involved teams from the Pacific Rim; United States, Japan and Canada. Pool B qualifiers were held in Orlando, Florida, United States.


2000 Rugby League World Cup squads
The 2000 Rugby League World Cup squads consisted of players from the national rugby league football teams of fifteen countries: Australia, England, Fiji, Russia, New Zealand, Wales, Lebanon, Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, France, Tonga, South Africa, Ireland, Samoa and Scotland.


2000 Runnymede Borough Council election
Elections to Runnymede Council were held on 4 May 2000. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999. The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2000 Rushmoor Borough Council election
The 2000 Rushmoor Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


2000 Rushmoor Borough Council election
The election took place at the same time as a referendum on whether to change the name of the borough council from Rushmoor to either Aldershot and Farnborough, or Farnborough and Aldershot. The change of name was rejected with 13,891 votes against to only 2,747 in favour on a turnout of 29%.


2000 Russian Figure Skating Championships
The 2000 Russian Figure Skating Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию на коньках 2000) took place in Moscow from December 23 through 25th, 1999. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The results were one of the criteria used to pick the Russian teams to the 2000 World Championships and the 2000 European Championships.


2000 Russian First Division
The Russian First Division 2000 was the ninth edition of the Russian First Division.


2000 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2000 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике в помещении 2000) was the 9th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for Russia. It was held on 4–6 February at the WGAFC Indoor Stadium in Volgograd. A total of 26 events (13 for men and 13 for women) were contested over the three-day competition. It was used for selection of the Russian team for the 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships.


2000 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships
The Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships was held separately on 18–20 February in Chelyabinsk at the Ural State University of Physical Culture arena.


2000 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships
Yelena Isinbayeva won her first national indoor title in the women's pole vault with a clearance of 4.45 m (14 ft 7 in), which was a Russian indoor record and a world under-20 record.


2000 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships, International team selection
Following the results of the championships, taking into account the qualifying standards, the Russian team for the 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships included:


2000 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships, International team selection, Women
† Had exemption for selection and allowed not to compete at the national championships ‡ Later withdrew from the international competition


2000 Russian Second Division
The Russian Second Division 2000 was the ninth edition of the Russian Second Division. There were 6 zones with 107 teams starting the competition (one was excluded before the end of the season).


2000 Russian Second Division, Promotion play-offs
Neftekhimik won 4–1 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2001 Russian First Division.


2000 Russian Second Division, Promotion play-offs
3–3 on aggregate, Severstal won on away goals rule and was promoted to the 2001 Russian First Division. However, Severstal could not find necessary financing in time and the spot was eventually given to Khimki instead.


2000 Russian Second Division, Promotion play-offs
Kuban Krasnodar won 1–0 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2001 Russian First Division.


2000 Russian Top Division
Spartak Moscow won their fifth consecutive Russian title, and eighth overall.


2000 Russian Top Division, Awards
On December 5 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:


2000 Russian Top Division, Medal squads
Goalkeepers: Aleksandr Filimonov (23), Andrei Smetanin (7). Defenders: Dmytro Parfenov  (25 / 4), Yevgeni Bushmanov (23), Aleksandr Shchyogolev (18 / 1), Yuri Kovtun (17 / 1), Dmitri Khlestov (14 / 1), Jerry-Christian Tchuissé  (10), Eduard Mor (8 / 1), Dmitri Ananko (6), Otar Khizaneishvili  (4), Oleg Kuzmin (1), Sergei Gurchenkov (1). Midfielders: Viktor Bulatov (29 / 1), Andrey Tikhonov (25 / 1), Yegor Titov (24 / 13), Vasili Baranov  (23 / 3), Maksym Kalynychenko  (17 / 4), Artyom Bezrodny (13 / 3), Andrejs Štolcers  (11 / 5), Milan Jović  (10), Valery Kechinov (3). Forwards: Aleksandr Shirko (24 / 11), Luis Robson  (24 / 10), Maksim Buznikin (15 / 6), Nikolai Pisarev (13 / 2), Marcão  (7 / 1), Sergei Lebedkov (1), German Lovchev (1), Aleksandr Shchipkov (1 / 1). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


2000 Russian Top Division, Medal squads
Transferred out during the season: Andrey Tikhonov (to  Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. ), Maksim Buznikin (to FC Saturn Ramenskoye), Dmitri Khlestov (to  Beşiktaş J.K.), Milan Jović  (to FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk), Eduard Mor (to FC Saturn Ramenskoye).


2000 Russian Top Division, Medal squads
Goalkeepers: Ruslan Nigmatullin (29), Zaur Khapov (2). Defenders: Igor Chugainov (30 / 3), Vadim Evseev (29 / 2), Gennadiy Nizhegorodov (26), Yuri Drozdov (25 / 1), Andrei Lavrik  (23), Igor Cherevchenko  (19 / 1), Andrei Solomatin (16 / 1), Dmitri Sennikov (13 / 2), Oleg Pashinin  (11). Midfielders: Dmitri Loskov (26 / 15), Yevgeni Kharlachyov (22 / 4), Vladimir Maminov  (17 / 2), Albert Sarkisyan  (17), Alexey Smertin (10 / 1), Ilya Tsymbalar (10), Juraj Dovičovič  (2). Forwards: Dmitri Bulykin (22 / 3), Oleg Teryokhin (21 / 8), Zaza Janashia  (20 / 5), Ruslan Pimenov (13 / 1), Filipe Azevedo  (4), Oleh Haras  (4).


2000 Russian Top Division, Medal squads
One own goal scored by Mikhail Mysin (FC Rotor Volgograd).


2000 Russian Top Division, Medal squads
Transferred out during the season: Alexey Smertin (to  Bordeaux), Oleh Haras  (to FC Fakel Voronezh).


2000 Russian Top Division, Medal squads
Goalkeepers: Yevgeni Kornyukhin (22), Valeriy Vorobyov  (8). Defenders: Vitali Litvinov (29 / 2), Vyacheslav Dayev (29 / 1), Alyaksandar Lukhvich  (27 / 2), Andrei Malay (26), Marat Makhmutov (16), Andriy Sapuha  (3), Sergei Burchenkov (3). Midfielders: Andrei Gashkin (30 / 7), Vladimir Kazakov (28 / 2), Radaslaw Arlowski  (22 / 3), Igor Semshov (18 / 1), Vladimir Leonchenko (14 / 1), Sergei Kormiltsev  (12), Pavlo Shkapenko  (10 / 1), Konstantin Zyryanov (5 / 3), Johann Duveau  (4 / 1), Aleksandr Ignatyev (4). Forwards: Dmitri Vyazmikin (27 / 8), Arsen Avakov  (23 / 3), Rimantas Žvingilas  (21 / 3), Valdas Trakys  (21 / 2), Mihai Drăguş  (7), Vyacheslav Kamoltsev (5), Maksim Aristarkhov (2 / 1).


2000 Russian Top Division, Medal squads
One own goal scored by Aleksandr Cherkes (FC Fakel Voronezh).


2000 Russian Top Division, Medal squads
Transferred out during the season: Mihai Drăguş , Aleksandr Ignatyev, Andriy Sapuha  (all to FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod).


2000 Russian presidential election
The 2000 Russian presidential election was held on 26 March 2000. Incumbent Prime Minister and acting President Vladimir Putin, who had succeeded Boris Yeltsin on his resignation on 31 December 1999, was seeking a four-year term in his own right and won the elections in the first round.


2000 Russian presidential election, Background
In spring 1998, Boris Yeltsin dismissed his long-time head of government, Viktor Chernomyrdin, replacing him with Sergey Kirienko. Months later, in the wake of the August 1998 economic crisis in which the government defaulted on its debt and devalued the rouble simultaneously, Kirienko was replaced in favor of Yevgeny Primakov. In May 1999, Primakov was replaced with Sergei Stepashin. Then in August 1999, Vladimir Putin was named prime minister, making him the fifth in less than two years.


2000 Russian presidential election, Background
Putin was not expected to last long in the role and was initially unknown and unpopular due to his ties to the Yeltsin government and state security. In the late summer and early fall of 1999, a wave of apartment bombings across Russia killed hundreds and injured thousands. The bombings, blamed on the Chechens, provided the opportunity for Putin to position himself as a strong and aggressive leader, capable of dealing with the Chechen threat.


2000 Russian presidential election, Background
Yeltsin had become exceedingly unpopular. Yeltsin was increasingly concerned about the Skuratov, Mercata and Mabetex scandals that had prompted articles of impeachment. He narrowly survived impeachment in May 1999. In mid-1999, Yevgeny Primakov and Yuri Luzhkov were considered the frontrunners for the presidency. Both were critical of Yeltsin, and he feared that they might prosecute him and his family for corruption should they ascend to power. Primakov had suggested that he would be “freeing up jail cells for the economic criminals he planned to arrest.”


2000 Russian presidential election, Background
On December 19, 1999, the Kremlin's Unity Party finished second in the Parliamentary elections with 23 percent; the Communist Party was first with 24 percent. By forming a coalition with Yabloko and the Union of Right Forces, Yeltsin had secured a favorable majority in the Duma. By the December election, Putin's popularity had risen to 79% with 42% saying they would vote for him for President.


2000 Russian presidential election, Background
On New Year's Eve 1999, Yeltsin announced that he would be resigning early in the belief that “Russia should enter the new millennium with new politicians, new faces, new people, who are intelligent, strong and energetic, while we, those who have been in power for many years, must leave.” In accordance with the constitution, Putin became acting president.


2000 Russian presidential election, Background
The elections would be held on 26 March 2000, as Russian law required an election to be scheduled three months after the office of president is vacated. Before Yeltsin's resignation the 2000 presidential election had been expected to be held in June or July. The Duma had originally passed legislation scheduling the first round of the election for June 4, with a runoff scheduled for June 25 if necessitated.


2000 Russian presidential election, Background
In early 2000, Unity and the Communist Party had developed an alliance in the Duma that effectively cut off Putin's rivals, Yevgeny Primakov, Grigory Yavlinsky, and Sergei Kiriyenko. Yuri Luzhkov, the reelected Mayor of Moscow, announced that he would not compete for the presidency; Primakov pulled out two weeks after the parliamentary elections. The early election also reduced the chances that public sentiment would turn against the conflict in Chechnya.


2000 Russian presidential election, Background, New campaign law
A new federal law, “On the election of the president of the Russian Federation” was passed in December 1999. It required that candidates gather a million signatures to be nominated (although the shortened election meant this was reduced to 500,000). A majority in the first round was enough to win. Failing that, a second round of voting between the top two candidates would be decided by majority vote. The new law also created stricter campaign finance provisions. The new law, in conjunction with the early election would have further helped Putin, who could rely on favorable state television coverage.


2000 Russian presidential election, Candidates
A total of 33 candidates were nominated; 15 submitted the application forms to the Central Electoral Committee, and ultimately 12 candidates were registered:


2000 Russian presidential election, Candidates, Registered candidates
Candidates are listed in the order they appear on the ballot paper (alphabetical order in Russian).


2000 Russian presidential election, Campaign
Gennady Zyuganov and Grigory Yavlinsky were the two strongest opposition candidates. Zyuganov ran on a platform of resistance to wholesale public ownership although illegally privatized property would be returned to the state. He opposed public land ownership and advocated for strong public services to be provided by the state. He would also strengthen the country's defense capabilities and would resist expansion by the United States and NATO. Grigorii Yavlinsky (Yabloko) ran as a free marketer but with measured state control.


2000 Russian presidential election, Campaign
He wanted stronger oversight of public money, an end to the black market and reform of the tax system coinciding with an increase in public services. He also advocated for a strengthened role for the State Duma and a reduction in the size of the civil bureaucracy. He was the most pro-Western candidate, but only to an extent as he had been critical of the war in Chechnya yet remained skeptical of NATO. One of Putin's major campaign platforms was “dictatorship of the law” and “the stronger the state, the freer the people.”


2000 Russian presidential election, Campaign
Putin mounted almost no campaign in advance of the 2000 elections. “He held no rallies, gave no speeches, and refused to participate in debates with his challengers.” The extent of Putin's campaign was a biographical interview broadcast on State Television, and a series of interviews with journalists, paid for by Boris Berezovsky, an oligarch who had helped to build the Unity Party in the Yeltsin years. Putin's platform was best reflected by an “Open letter to Russian voters” that ran in national newspapers on February 25, 2000. Because he refused to participate in the debates, Putin's challengers had no venue in which to challenge his program, vague as it may have been. A number of other candidates explained this as a refusal to clarify his position on various controversial issues.


2000 Russian presidential election, Campaign
Uncritical state television coverage of Putin's oversight of the conflict in Chechnya helped him to consolidate his popularity as Prime Minister, even as Yeltsin's popularity as President fell. Analysis of television coverage of the 1999 Duma and 2000 Presidential elections found that “it was ORT, and state television more generally, that had helped to create a party on short notice” and that “its coverage… was strongly supportive of the party it had created.” Further, TV channel ORT aggressively attacked credible opponents to Unity and Putin. Putin “received over a third of the coverage devoted to the candidates on all television channels, as much as Zyuganov (12%), Yavlinsky (11%) and Zhirinovsky (11%) put together.”  He received more than a third of print media coverage, and was given outsize coverage even in opposition newspapers.


2000 Russian presidential election, Campaign
Putin announced a new press policy after he won the election. He stated that he believed in “free press” but this should not let the media become “means of mass disinformation and tools of struggle against the state.” He encouraged the state-owned media to control the market and provide the people with “objective information.”


2000 Russian presidential election, Conduct
The decision to conduct the presidential elections also in Chechnya was perceived as controversial by many observers due to the military campaign and security concerns. The legislative elections held on 19 December 1999 had been suspended in Chechnya for these reasons.


2000 Russian presidential election, Conduct
There were many alleged serious forgeries reported that could have affected Putin's victory in the first round.


2000 Russian presidential election, Conduct, Media bias
The PACE observers delegation concluded that "the unequal access to television was one of the main reasons for a degree of unfairness of the campaign" and that "independent media have come under increasing pressure and that media in general, be they State-owned or private, failed to a large extent to provide impartial information about the election campaign and candidates."


2000 Russian presidential election, Conduct, Media bias
The PACE delegation also reported that the media got more and more dominated by politically influential owners. The TV channel ORT launched a slanderous campaign against Yavlinsky's image as his ratings started to rise sharply, and broadcasters generally nearly ignored candidates who did not fulfill interests of their owners. One of the main independent broadcasters, NTV, was subject to increasing financial and administrative pressure during the electoral campaign.


2000 Russian presidential election, Conduct, Media bias
Harassment by the Kremlin was utilized to quiet criticism from domestic independent and opposition media, particularly television broadcasters. State agencies pressured media outlets (especially television outlets) to avoid issuing negative reports on the Chechen War. The two primary state-controlled media outlets gave overwhelmingly positive coverage to Putin's handling of the war. Multiple Western journalists (such as the Boston Globe's David Fillipov) had been either detained or expelled from the country because they strayed from Russian military guidance in Chechnya. Andrei Babitsky (a correspondent for Radio Liberty) was arrested under charges of aiding the Chechens. Under both Yeltsin and Putin, the Kremlin apparatus was applying financial pressure to Media-Most, a media holding group which had been unfriendly in their coverage.


2000 Russian presidential election, Conduct, Media bias
On the other hand, Zyuganov received much fairer media coverage than he had been subject to in the previous presidential election.


2000 Russian presidential election, Results
Polling stations were open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Putin won on the first ballot with 53.4% of the vote. Putin's highest official result was 85.42% in Ingushetia, while his lowest achievement was 29.65% in neighboring Chechnya. Zyuganov's results ranged from 47.41% in the Lipetsk region to 4.63% in Ingushetia. Yavlinsky's results ranged from 18.56% in Moscow to 0.42% in Dagestan. Zhirinovsky's results ranged from 6.13% in the Kamchatka region to 0.29% in Ingushetia.


2000 Russian presidential election, Results
Titov was unofficially aligned with the Union of Rightist Forces.


2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
The 2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Shea and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place.


2000 S.League
The 2000 S.League was the fifth season of the S-League, the top professional football league in Singapore. It was won by Singapore Armed Forces, their third league title.


2000 S.League, Teams
S.League had been expanding with addition of new clubs for every season since its beginnings, the 2000 season was the first season without any new club addition. All clubs were playing at the designated home stadiums which lead to building their identities within their local communities.


2000 S.League, Foreign players
Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 4 foreign players.


2000 SANFL Grand Final
The 2000 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Grand Final saw the Central District Bulldogs defeat the Woodville-West Torrens by 22 points to claim the club's first ever premiership.


2000 SANFL Grand Final
The match was played on Sunday 10 September 2000 at Football Park in front of a crowd of 34,819.


2000 SANFL Grand Final
Goals: 3 – Stuart Dew 3 – Daniel Healy 1 – Kynan Ford 1 – James Gowans


2000 SANFL season
The 2000 South Australian National Football League season was the 121st season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.


2000 SASF season
The South Australian Soccer Federation 2000 season consisted of two divisions of twelve teams each, across the State of South Australia.


2000 SASF season, 2000 SASF Premier League
The 2000 South Australian Premier League season was the top level domestic association football competition in South Australia for 2000. It was contested by 12 teams in a single 22 round league format, each team playing all of their opponents twice.


2000 SASF season, 2000 SASF State League
The 2000 South Australian State League season was the second highest domestic level association football competition in South Australia. It was contested by 12 teams in a single 22 round league format, each team playing all of their opponents twice.


2000 SEAT Open
The 2000 SEAT Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg which was part of Tier III of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and was held from 25 September until 1 October 2000. Third-seeded Jennifer Capriati won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.


2000 SEAT Open, Finals, Doubles
Alexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat defeated  Lubomira Bacheva /  Cristina Torrens Valero, 6–3, 7–6(7–0)


2000 SEC Championship Game
The 2000 SEC Championship Game was won by the Florida Gators 28–6 over the Auburn Tigers. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia on December 2, 2000 and was televised to a national audience on ABC.


2000 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
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2000 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2000 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 9–12, 2000 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.


2000 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The Arkansas Razorbacks won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by beating the Auburn Tigers on March 12, 2000.


2000 SFA season
The 2000 SFA season was the second regular season of the Texas Sixman Football League.


2000 SFA season
2000 was the first year that the SFA had two separate conferences. Now you had the Northern Conference and Southern Conference.


2000 SFA season, Teams
The Seminoles, Wolf Pack and Vipers all returned for their second seasons of the SFA. The Bobcats, Longhorns, Mean Machine, Red Raiders and Rhinos are all in their first year of competition.


2000 SFA season, Teams
The Northern Conference consisted of the Mean Machine, Rhinos, Wolf Pack and Vipers. The Southern Conference consisted of the Bobcats, Longhorns, Red Raiders and Seminoles.


2000 SFA season, Regular season
The second year of the SFA consisted of ten weeks from February 13, 2000 to May 21, 2000.


2000 SFA season, Regular season, Week 1
February 13, 2000Longhorns 26 - Wolf pack 18Seminoles 47 - Vipers 0Rhinos 32 - Raiders 18Bobcats 38 - Mean Machine 18


2000 SFA season, Regular season, Week 2
February 20, 2000Mean Machine 28 - Raiders 24Bobcats 38 - Rhinos 19Longhorns 54 - Vipers 6Wolf Pack 33 - Seminoles 30


2000 SFA season, Regular season, Week 3
February 27, 2000Bobcats 36 - Vipers 24Seminoles 53 - Rhinos 6Red Raiders 38 - Wolf Pack 37Longhorns 29 - Mean Machine 25


2000 SFA season, Regular season, Week 4
March 5, 2000Seminoles 34 - Mean Machine 24Raiders 37 - Vipers 0Wolf Pack 37 - Bobcats 6Longhorns 32 - Rhinos 19


2000 SFA season, Regular season, Week 5
March 12, 2000Mean Machine 59 - Rhinos 26Raiders 32 - Bobcats 12Seminoles 51 - Longhorns 7Wolf Pack 48 - Vipers 26


2000 SFA season, Regular season, Week 6
March 19, 2000Wolf Pack 48 - Rhinos 12Mean Machine 60 - Vipers 50Seminoles 45 - Bobcats 0Raiders 26 - Longhorns 13


2000 SFA season, Regular season, Week 7
March 26, 2000Seminoles 45 - Raiders 26Rhinos 24 - Vipers 19Longhorns 46 - Bobcats 20Wolf Pack 24 - Mean Machine 20


2000 SFA season, Regular season, Week 8
April 2, 2000Seminoles 32 - Longhorns 14Vipers 39 - Wolf Pack 28Raiders 38 - Bobcats 20Mean Machine 32 - Rhinos 12


2000 SFA season, Regular season, Week 9
April 9, 2000Mean Machine 40 - Vipers 26Raiders 38 - Longhorns 20Wolf Pack 40 - Rhinos 24Seminoles 53 - Bobcats 6


2000 SFA season, Regular season, Week 10
April 16, 2000Longhorns 33 - Bobcats 25Seminoles 34 - Raiders 33Vipers 33 - Rhinos 14Wolf Pack 51 - Mean Machine 33


2000 SFA season, Playoffs
The second year of playoffs for the SFA consisted of the top 3 from each conference making the playoffs with the top seeds getting a first round bye.


2000 SFA season, Playoffs, Wildcard Round
April 30, 2000Longhorns 45 - Red Raiders 28Mean Machine 46 - Vipers 38


2000 SFA season, Playoffs, Conference Championships
May 7, 2000Longhorns 40 - Seminoles 14Wolf Pack 62 - Mean Machine 46


2000 SFA season, Epler Cup II
May 21, 2000Wolf Pack 46 - Longhorns 40Epler Cup II MVPPedro Veras QB - Wolf Pack


2000 SG344
2000 SG344 is a small Aten asteroid first observed in 2000. It is assumed to have a diameter of approximately 37 meters (120 feet) – or roughly twice that of the Chelyabinsk meteor – and an assumed mass of 7.1×107 kg (71,000 tonnes). But the size is only known within about a factor 2. It is the largest object known to have a better than 1/1000 chance (0.1%) of impacting Earth. The next good chance to observe the object will be in May 2028 when it passes 0.02 AU (3,000,000 km; 1,900,000 mi) from Earth.


2000 SG344
Because of its very Earth-like orbit and because it would have been near the Earth in 1971 (coinciding with the Apollo program), there was speculation that 2000 SG344 might not be an asteroid but a man-made object such as an S-IVB booster stage from a Saturn V rocket which would make it about 15 meters in diameter and much less massive. (cf. J002E3, the S-IVB booster of Apollo 12 which was mistaken for an asteroid.)


2000 SG344, Possible impacts with Earth
Until December 2004, it was considered to have the highest (though still very low) likelihood of any near-Earth object to impact Earth in the next 100 years. It is ranked a zero on the Torino scale of impact risk because of its small size (the scale is 0–10) and is listed on Sentry Risk Table. It was briefly surpassed in December 2004 by 99942 Apophis (which at the time was known only by its provisional designation 2004 MN4). Smaller asteroids such as 2006 JY26 and 2010 RF12 have a greater chance of impacting Earth.


2000 SG344, Possible impacts with Earth
Based on 31 observations of 2000 SG344 made from May 1999 to October 2000, there is about a 1 in 380 chance that it will collide with Earth between 2069 and 2113. The greatest chance of impact is on 16 September 2071 with a 1 in 1100 chance of impact. Assuming the object is a rocky asteroid and that it reaches Earth's surface without exploding in the atmosphere, the impact energy released would be an estimated 1.1 megatons of TNT, which could create an impact crater approximately 100 feet (30 m) wide.


2000 SG344, Planned NASA mission
In 2008, NASA considered this asteroid as a possible target for a crewed mission (Artemis 2) using the Orion spacecraft, prior to a projected 2030 push to Mars. Those plans were since abandoned. 2000 SG344 will be observable in May 2028 at an apparent magnitude of 19.


2000 SMU Mustangs football team
The 2000 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2000 college football season.


2000 SQA examinations controversy
The introduction in Scotland of the reformed examinations system in 2000 was criticised in the press and by the Government after a series of administrative and computer errors led to several thousand incorrect Higher and Intermediate certificates being sent out by post. The crisis took several months to resolve, and several management figures including the Chief Executive, Ron Tuck, resigned or lost their jobs as a result.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
The Scottish Qualifications Authority announces 'teething problems' with the marking system, but promises that students will receive their results on time.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
The Scottish Qualifications Authority publicly admits that pupils sitting Higher Grade examinations may not receive the correct results.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
Thousands of students across Scotland receive incomplete or inaccurate exam results. Schools are left in disarray as 5% of all schools have not been sent any results at all, accurate or otherwise.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
Ron Tuck, the Chief Executive of the Scottish Qualifications Authority, resigns, stating his regret and accepting responsibility for "this unfortunate episode". The Labour/Liberal Democrat coalition Scottish Executive ignores demands by the Scottish National Party for Sam Galbraith, the Education Minister, to resign.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
The Scottish Qualifications Authority and Scottish Executive claim that the errors are due to the correct results being incorrectly collated, due to a serious fault in the new computer programme, not exams being marked wrongly in the first place.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
Bill Morton is appointed as acting Chief Executive, to replace Ron Tuck, who resigned.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
Students are assured that their marks will not go down. However this leaves a problem for UCAS, who has no way of knowing if students with high grades actually earned them or not. UCAS accepted the validity of all results.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
UCAS admits in a statement that many of the students whose certificates contained errors could lose out on a university place that they would have received had the results been accurate and on time.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
The Scottish Qualifications Authority claims that over 2,000 students with inaccurate certificates will receive the correct ones the next day, and the rest will be fixed 'in a matter of days.'


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
Now realising that 21 August was not a realistic deadline, the Scottish Qualifications Authority vow to sort out the worst affected pupils' results by 20 September 2000.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
The Scottish Qualifications Authority sorts out Higher Grade exam results.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
Bill Morton orders an internal investigation at the Scottish Qualifications Authority.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
Over 4,000 Standard Grade students are discovered to have received incorrect certificates.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
Jack McConnell becomes the new Education Minister. Sam Galbraith is removed to Environment Minister.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
A leak reveals that the Scottish Qualifications Authority failed to sort out non-urgent Higher Grade exam results within the planned deadline—and the new Chief Executive was not told.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
Jack McConnell appoints a new Scottish Qualifications Authority board. 16 of the 24 members have been replaced.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
The Scottish Qualifications Authority begins sending out accurate exam certificates to students—three months after they were supposed to be delivered.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
Media reports suggest that the exam results fiasco cost the people of Scotland over £11,000,000.


2000 SQA examinations controversy, Timeline
It emerged that an eighteen-year-old student has decided to sue the Scottish Qualifications Authority for compensation after she spent her time retaking a subject she had passed in, but wasn't notified about it until nine months later.


2000 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2000 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 9–11, 2000 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. Jackson State defeated Southern, 76–61 in the championship game. The Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Tournament as No. 16 seed in the West Region.


2000 SWL season
The 2000 Football Tasmania SWL premiership season was an Australian rules football competition, staged across Tasmania, Australia over seventeen roster rounds and four finals series matches between 24 March and 9 September 2000. This was the fifteenth and final season of statewide football and was the third separate statewide competition in three years after the TSFL was abandoned in favour of starting up a new statewide league known simply as the SWL which detailed six clubs from the six highest populated cities across Tasmania. The SWL was sponsored to the tune of A$750,000 under a funding agreement with the Australian Football League which was overseen and managed by the sport's governing body in the state (Football Tasmania) to control.


2000 SWL season
Shortly after the season had been completed, Burnie Dockers announced that they would be leaving the competition to rejoin the NTFL in 2001, a short time later both Northern Bombers and Devonport followed suit leaving an unsustainable three club statewide competition, with Football Tasmania also under considerable pressure from both the Hobart City Council over possible legal action against them for breaking a contract by moving the Grand Final away from North Hobart Oval to York Park this season and looming legal threats by the remaining SWL clubs over a restraint of trade, the statewide competition was abandoned by Football Tasmania in January 2001, the remaining clubs resumed playing league matches in their regional areas in both the SFL and the NTFL until the end of the 2008 season.


2000 SWL season, Participating Clubs, Round 8
Note: This match was moved forward to be played on 23 July on the weekend of Round 14 for unspecified reasons.


2000 SWL season, Participating Clubs, Round 14
(Saturday, 15 July, Sunday, 16 July & Saturday, 22 July 2000)


2000 SWL season, Participating Clubs, Round 14
Note: This match set the all-time Statewide League attendance record.


2000 SWL season, Participating Clubs, Grand Final
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury, Launceston Examiner and North West Advocate publications.


2000 Sacagawea dollar – Washington quarter mule
The 2000 Sacagawea dollar – Washington quarter mule is an error coin featuring the obverse of a Washington quarter (specifically a 50 State quarter) and the reverse of a Sacagawea dollar struck on a gold-colored dollar coin planchet. It is one of the first known authentic mule coins to be released into circulation by the United States Mint.


2000 Sacagawea dollar – Washington quarter mule, History
Mule coins were deliberately produced by US Mint employees for sale to coin collectors in the mid-1800s. However, no authentic (accidental) mules of United States currency were known to exist. This changed in the 1990s, when a Lincoln cent (dated 1993-D) with the reverse of a Roosevelt dime were discovered. In 2000, Frank Wallis of Arkansas discovered a Sacagawea dollar with the obverse of a Washington quarter.


2000 Sacagawea dollar – Washington quarter mule, List of known coins
As of September 2019, 19 examples have been confirmed, 16 of which are owned by a coin collector named Tommy Bolack. Three different die pairs have been identified among the examples.


2000 Sacramento Monarchs season
The 2000 WNBA season was the 4th season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team made the WNBA Playoffs for the second consecutive season, but they were shortly swept by eventual champion Houston Comets in the first round.


2000 Sacramento State Hornets football team
The 2000 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season.


2000 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Sacramento State competed in the Big Sky Conference. The Hornets were led by sixth-year head coach John Volek and played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. They finished above .500 for the first time in Big Sky conference play, with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 5–3 Big Sky). Sacramento State outscored its opponents 329–279 for the season.


2000 Sacramento State Hornets football team, Team players in the NFL
No Sacramento State players were selected in the 2001 NFL Draft.


2000 Sacramento mayoral election
The 2000 Sacramento mayoral election was held on March 7, 2000 and November 7, 2000 to elect the mayor of Sacramento, California. It saw the election of Heather Fargo.


2000 Safari Rally
The 48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya was the third round of 2000 FIA World Rally Championship. The event took place between 25 and 27 February 2000. Subaru made it 1-2 with Richard Burns winning and Juha Kankkunen in second. Didier Auriol took SEAT's first (and only) podium of the season being third.


2000 Saint Francis Cougars football team
The 2000 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2000 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 3rd year as the first and only head coach in the history of Saint Francis football. The Cougars played their home games at Cougar Stadium and were members of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Mideast League (MEL). The Cougars finished in 1st place in the MSFA MEL division, receiving an automatic bid to the 2000 postseason NAIA playoffs.


2000 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election
General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 6 March 2000. The result was a victory for the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party, which won eight of the eleven directly-elected seats. Voter turnout was 64.2%.


2000 Saint Pierre and Miquelon legislative election
Legislative elections for the Territorial Council were held in Saint Pierre and Miquelon on 19 March 2000. A second round of voting was held on 26 March. They were won by the alliance of Rally for Construction and Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2000, which took 12 of the 19 seats.


2000 Salford City Council election
Elections to Salford Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 21.04%.


2000 Salt Lake County mayoral election
The 2000 Salt Lake County mayoral election was the first election held to elect the first Mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah on November 7, 2000, alongside the presidential, House of Representatives, Senate and gubernatorial elections.


2000 Salt Lake County mayoral election
Utah Code (Title 17, Chapter 52a, Part 2) allows counties in the state to choose one of four forms of county government:


2000 Salt Lake County mayoral election
Like most other counties in Utah, Salt Lake County used to be governed by a three-member county commission. However, in 1998, county voters approved the change in form of government to a nine-member council with an elected mayor, that was to take effect in 2001, following 2000 elections.


2000 Salt Lake County mayoral election
Republican county Recorder Nancy Workman won the election, alongside presidential candidate George W. Bush and Senator Orrin Hatch. The only Democrat to win the county during the election cycle was gubernatorial candidate Bill Orton.


2000 Salvadoran legislative election
Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 12 March 2000. Although the Nationalist Republican Alliance received the most votes, the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front won the most seats. Voter turnout was 41.8%.


2000 Samoa National League
The 2000 Samoa National League, or also known as the Upolo First Division, was the 12th edition of the Samoa National League, the top league of the Football Federation Samoa. Titavi FC won their first title.


2000 Samoa rugby union tour of Scotland and Wales
The 2000 Samoa rugby union tour of Scotland and Wales was a series of matches played in November 2000 in Scotland and Wales by Samoa national rugby union team.


2000 San Diego Chargers season
The 2000 season was the San Diego Chargers' 31st in the National Football League (NFL), their 41st overall and their second under head coach Mike Riley. The Chargers failed to improve on their 8–8 record from 1999, and finished the season 1–15, the worst record of any Chargers team in history. The team lost its first eleven games before their only victory of the season against the Kansas City Chiefs (by one point, which was obtained on a last-second field goal).


2000 San Diego Chargers season
The 2000 Chargers were also the first team to finish 1–15 and have their only win of the season be at home. Oddly enough, out of the eleven teams in NFL history to finish 1–15, only three others had their only win at home (2007 Dolphins, 2016 Browns, and 2020 Jaguars). The Chargers were also the third 1–15 team to win their lone game by a single point; the others, the 1980 Saints and 1991 Colts, each defeated the New York Jets on the road.


2000 San Diego Chargers season
San Diego had a historically inept running attack in 2000; their 1,062 total team rushing yards (66.4 per game) is the lowest total of rushing yards by any team in NFL history in a 16-game season. For perspective, the strike-shortened 1982 NFL season—which was a nine-game schedule—included thirteen teams who rushed for more yards than San Diego did in 2000, and the 1992 Seahawks, who scored only 140 points in 16 games, rushed for 1,596 yards.


2000 San Diego Chargers season
Despite this, there were a few bright spots; Darren Bennett and Junior Seau would be selected for the Pro Bowl that year.


2000 San Diego Chargers season
After their miserable season, the Chargers earned the first overall pick in the next season's draft. The Chargers would trade that pick to the Falcons and draft LaDainian Tomlinson and also Drew Brees, both of whom would contribute to the Chargers’ success in the middle and late 2000s.


2000 San Diego Padres season
The 2000 San Diego Padres season was the 32nd season in franchise history.


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


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


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


2000 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 2000 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by Ted Tollner and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium.


2000 San Diego mayoral election
The 2000 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Susan Golding was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits.


2000 San Diego mayoral election
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties. The non-partisan primary was held Tuesday, March 7, 2000. County supervisor Ron Roberts and superior court judge Dick Murphy received the most votes and advanced to the November general election. Murphy was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the November runoff election.


2000 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
With incumbent mayor Susan Golding termed out and ineligible to run, the primary election attracted a crowded field of candidates. Despite Democrats in San Diego holding 39% to 36.5% lead in registered voters, all but one of the candidates considered serious contenders by the media were Republicans. Many of the candidates had ties to Pete Wilson, the former mayor of San Diego, U.S. senator, and California governor. County supervisor Ron Roberts advanced to the November runoff with 25% of the primary vote. He was joined by Superior Court Judge Dick Murphy, who narrowly defeated banker Peter Q. Davis for second place and a place in the runoff with 15% of the vote.


2000 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
Due to his advantages in fund raising, endorsements, political experience and his comfortable lead in the primary election Roberts was initially considered the front runner. However, Murphy was able to pull even by campaigning as an incorruptible political independent compared to his "career politician" opponent. Sports also played a large role in the general election campaign, including controversy over a deal where the city agreed to pay the San Diego Chargers for unsold tickets and city participation in the financing of a new stadium for the San Diego Padres.


2000 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
Murphy ultimately defeated Roberts 52% to 48% and was elected mayor.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season
The 2000 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League and their 55th overall. Jerry Rice entered the 2000 season as the oldest player in the league at the wide receiver position. At the end of the year, however, with the emergence of Terrell Owens, Rice decided to leave the team after sixteen seasons to join the Raiders. Running back Charlie Garner would join Rice in Oakland.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season
The 49ers improved from 4–12 in 1999 to 6–10, but still suffered back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since their four consecutive losing seasons from 1977 to 1980.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season
Without Steve Young, who retired after the 1999 season, the 49ers fully relied on second-year quarterback Jeff Garcia, who enjoyed his best year and was named to the Pro Bowl at the end of this season.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week 1 at Atlanta Falcons
Jeff Garcia opened scoring on a four-yard touchdown to Fred Beasley but after four consecutive Morten Anderson field goals the Falcons got touchdown catches from Terance Mathis and Shawn Jefferson while Ashley Ambrose picked off Garcia and scored. Beasley and Terrell Owens caught additional San Francisco touchdowns in the 36–28 loss.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week 2 vs. Carolina Panthers
San Francisco's home opener was a disaster as four straight Panthers touchdowns ultimately led to a 38–22 Niners loss. With the game out of reach Garcia was benched and former Seahawks washout Rick Mirer completed a touchdown to J. J. Stokes and a two-point conversion throw to Owens on a subsequent Fred Beasley score.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week 3 at St. Louis Rams
The Niners led 10–3 and closed to 27–24 but the defending Super Bowl champs put the game away 41–24. Garcia was intercepted twice, the second time at the Rams goal line with 47 seconds to go.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week 4 at Dallas Cowboys
This was the game famous for Terrell Owens posing on the Cowboys mid-field star after his first touchdown of the game. This led to a more emphatic gesture by Emmitt Smith when he scored as he slammed the ball securely to the star. When Owens scored again he repeated his gesture then was hammered by George Teague in response.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week 4 at Dallas Cowboys
Though the Niners won 41–24 it was a costly affair for coach Steve Mariucci; not only was Owens suspended for their following game (creating a rift between the two) but Mariucci clashed with an enraged Jerry Rice during the game, Rice angry after coming into the game with only eleven catches – in a bigger irony Rice would catch two touchdowns.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week 5 vs. Arizona Cardinals
The Niners led wire to wire in winning 27–20. Jerry Rice led Niners receivers with seven catches for 66 yards and a touchdown.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week 6 vs. Oakland Raiders
The two Bay Area NFL teams met for only the ninth time and first since the Raiders returned to Oakland. After two Sebastian Janikowski field goals the Niners took a 14–6 lead on scores to Owens and Rice. In the third after a Tyrone Wheatley score and two pointer tied the game the Raiders forced a fumble, completed a deep strike to Andre Rison, then Tim Brown caught a 30-yard score. The Raiders next scored on a Rich Gannon run. Garcia then completed a touchdown to Owens where he outmaneuvered five Raiders defenders. A missed Janikowski attempt led to the tying Niners score. In overtime Janikowski missed again but Wade Richey’s kick was blocked and in the ensuing Raiders drive Brown caught the game-winning touchdown (34–28 final).


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week Seven at Green Bay Packers
San Francisco’s perennial struggle against the Packers continued in a competitive game as Jeff Garcia threw four touchdowns in erasing a 21–7 gap then tying the game at 28 in the final five minutes. The Packers faced third down only once on their final field goal drive and Garcia’s final pass to Charlie Garner reached the Packers 28.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week Eight at Carolina Panthers
The Niners in a 34–16 loss were swept for the second straight season, second time by their former coach, and third time in the six seasons of the Panthers’ existence. Steve Beuerlein had three touchdown throws while Garcia had two scores and also a pick six by the Panthers' Mike Minter.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week Nine vs. St. Louis Rams
With Trent Green forced to start in Kurt Warner's stead the Rams at Candlestick Park had themselves a battle as the Niners led four different times and Terrell Owens caught two scores. Green's score to Marshall Faulk in the third tied the game then after an exchange of punts Faulk caught another score. A Pete Stoyanovich field goal made for a 34–24 Niners loss.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week Ten at New Orleans Saints
Former Bengals washout Jeff Blake threw three touchdowns and led five scoring drives to a 31–0 Saints lead, enough to absorb 15 points by the Niners who fell to 2–8 while the long-luckless Saints reached 6–3.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week Eleven vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The Niners ended their five-game slide and a two-game slide against Kansas City by scoring three times on the ground (by Charlie Garner and Jeff Garcia) in the second quarter, limiting the Chiefs to one touchdown while intercepting former 49ers quarterback Elvis Grbac once.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week Twelve vs. Atlanta Falcons
Jason Webster’s 70-yard pick six was the lone touchdown amid five field goals by both teams as the Niners ground out a 16–6 win. San Francisco sacked Chris Chandler four times.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week Fourteen at San Diego Chargers
The Niners had an easy time of it, winning 45–17 as they intercepted Ryan Leaf four times. Watching from the sidelines was Leaf’s backup and a future Niners head coach, while Jerry Rice, embroiled in a salary cap dispute with the Niners front office, caught what would be his final two scores with the team that drafted him.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week Fifteen vs. New Orleans Saints
The Saints were on their way to their best season in nearly a decade and took an important step in a 31-27 comeback win at San Francisco. Following a 69-yard Garcia touchdown to Terrell Owens the Saints mounted two touchdown drives and Garcia was intercepted with 23 seconds remaining.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week Sixteen vs. Chicago Bears
Rumor of a Jerry Rice divorce from the Niners would come true subsequently as San Francisco’s last home game of the season saw a ceremony honoring Rice and Flash 80 caught seven passes for 76 yards. But it would be Terrell Owens who made history with twenty catches, setting a new NFL single-game record previously held by Tom Fears in 1950.


2000 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week Seventeen at Denver Broncos
The Niners’ disappointing season ended in ugly fashion as the playoff-bound Broncos erupted to lead 38–0. The Niners ended their season and a 38–9 loss on a Garcia touchdown to J. J. Stokes in the final minute.


2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
The 2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections occurred on November 7, 2000, with a runoff election held on December 12, 2000. All eleven seats were contested. Elections to odd-numbered districts were to four-year terms, while elections to even-numbered districts were to transitional two-year terms, then four-year terms thereafter.


2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
This election was the first following the reintroduction of electoral districts for the Board of Supervisors in 2000; previously, except for a short period of time, supervisors were elected at-large. The first districts, implemented in 1977, saw Harvey Milk and Dan White attain office; the districts were abolished in 1980 in the wake of Milk's assassination by White.


2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties.


2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 1
This district consists of the Richmond District. Incumbent supervisor Michael Yaki was defeated by Jake McGoldrick in the runoff.


2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 2
District 2 consists of the Marina, Pacific Heights, the Presidio, part of Russian Hill, and Sea Cliff. Incumbent supervisor Gavin Newsom won reelection unopposed.


2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 3
District 3 consists of the northeastern corner of San Francisco, including Chinatown, the Financial District, Fisherman's Wharf, Nob Hill, North Beach, and Telegraph Hill. Incumbent supervisor Alicia Becerril was defeated in the general election, with Aaron Peskin winning the runoff against Lawrence Wong.


2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 4
District 4 consists primarily of the Sunset district. Incumbent supervisor Leland Yee won reelection.


2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 5
District 5 consists of the Fillmore, Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley, Japantown, UCSF, and the Western Addition. Matt Gonzalez won this open seat after a runoff against Juanita Owens.


2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 6
District 6 consists of Alcatraz Island, Civic Center, Mission Bay, South of Market, the Tenderloin, Treasure Island, and Yerba Buena Island. Chris Daly won this open seat after a runoff against Chris M. Dittenhafer.


2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 7
District 7 consists of City College, Forest Hill, Lake Merced, Mount Davidson, Parkmerced, San Francisco State University, St. Francis Wood, and Twin Peaks. Incumbent supervisor Mabel Teng was defeated in the runoff against Tony Hall.


2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 8
District 8 consists of The Castro, Diamond Heights, Duboce Triangle, Eureka Valley, Glen Park, and Noe Valley. Incumbent supervisor Mark Leno won reelection after a runoff against Eileen Hansen.


2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 9
District 9 consists of Bernal Heights and the Inner Mission. Incumbent supervisor Tom Ammiano was reelected.


2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 10
District 10 consists of Bayview-Hunters Point, McLaren Park, Portola, Potrero Hill, and Visitacion Valley. Sophie Maxwell won this open seat after a runoff against Linda Richardson.


2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 11
District 11 consists of the Excelsior District, Ingleside, Oceanview, and Outer Mission. Incumbent supervisor Amos Brown was defeated in the runoff against Gerardo Sandoval.


2000 San Francisco Giants season
The 2000 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 118th season in Major League Baseball and their 43rd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season. The Giants finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses, which was the best record in the major leagues in 2000. They lost the National League Division Series in four games to the New York Mets. The team played their first season in newly opened Pacific Bell Park. The Giants had 889 runs batted in (RBI), the most in franchise history, while their 925 runs scored is the most in the club's San Francisco era.


2000 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Batting
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


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


2000 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Starting pitchers, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games: W = Wins: L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2000 San Jose Earthquakes season
The 2000 San Jose Earthquakes season was the fifth season of the team's existence, and the first year that the MLS team used the "Earthquakes" name. The team finished with the worst record Western conference as well as the league.


2000 San Jose Earthquakes season, Squad, Current squad
As of August 18, 2009. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000 San Jose Earthquakes season, Competitions, Overall
Source: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored. (SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Division champion, (C1) = Central Division champion, (W1) = Western Division championOnly applicable when the season is not finished:(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.


2000 San Jose State Spartans football team
The 2000 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They participated as members of the Western Athletic Conference, and were coached by head coach Dave Baldwin.


2000 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election
The 2000 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election was held on November 7, 2000 to elect the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was held as part of the 2000 Puerto Rican general election. It saw the election of Jorge Santini, a member of the New Progressive Party.


2000 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election
Incumbent mayor Sila María Calderón, a member of the Popular Democratic Party, did not seek reelection to a second term, and instead ran for governor.


2000 San Marino Grand Prix
The 2000 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the XX Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino) was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on 9 April 2000. The 62-lap race was the third round of the 2000 Formula One season and was won by Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari.


2000 San Marino Grand Prix, Report
Qualifying saw Mika Häkkinen on pole position with Michael Schumacher second, David Coulthard third, Rubens Barrichello fourth, Ralf Schumacher fifth and Heinz-Harald Frentzen sixth. During qualifying Schumacher took pole position for a brief moment, beating Häkkinen's time by 0.025 seconds. Häkkinen's final timed lap of the session however, was quick enough reclaim pole position. In the first 2 sectors of the circuit, Häkkinen was slower than Schumacher by 0.085 and 0.089 seconds respectively. A small mistake at turn 12 forced the Finn to run wide off the track for a moment, and as he exited the final corner onto the pit straight, the car oversteered. Despite these two errors, Häkkinen reclaimed pole position by 0.091 seconds.


2000 San Marino Grand Prix, Report
As raceday dawned, it seemed that the McLarens were faster than the Ferraris. At the start, Schumacher did not make a good getaway and, in order to defend his position, moved to the left to block Coulthard. As the two tussled while reaching Tamburello, Coulthard had to lift off, allowing Barrichello to get level with him. In the next corner, Rubens was ahead. At the same time, Jacques Villeneuve had a superb start and got past four cars in front of him. Following Jacques were Jarno Trulli and Eddie Irvine in sixth and seventh respectively. All this had allowed Häkkinen to get a 1.2 second lead over Schumacher and a further 1.9 seconds over Barrichello and Coulthard. Heinz-Harald Frentzen retired early on from 6th position with gearbox problems on lap 5 when he pulled into the pits.


2000 San Marino Grand Prix, Report
It soon became clear that the race was developing into a battle between Häkkinen and Schumacher. Barrichello and Coulthard were dropping away at a second a lap and they were quite a bit ahead of third group consisting of Villeneuve, Trulli, Irvine, Ralf and Mika Salo. At the front, Häkkinen soon began to edge away from Schumacher, slowly but surely. On lap 20, the gap was out to 3 seconds before it stabilized until the pitstops. Meanwhile, Irvine accidentally pushed the speed limiter button, allowing Ralf and Salo to get ahead.


2000 San Marino Grand Prix, Report
On lap 26, over 25 seconds behind the leaders, Coulthard dived into the pits. On the next lap, Häkkinen stopped to refuel with a 3.2 second lead. He was stationary for 7.6 seconds unlike Schumacher who was there for 10 seconds. This nearly doubled Häkkinen's lead, up to 5.7 seconds. Barrichello was the last driver in the top 4 to stop and he came out in front of Coulthard again.


2000 San Marino Grand Prix, Report
Behind the top four, Villeneuve, Ralf and Salo were battling for fifth, sixth and seventh and left Irvine and Trulli to battle for eighth and ninth. At the front, Häkkinen hit a piece of wreckage which destroyed the front of the floor, making the car more difficult to drive. He recovered and increased his lead back up to over five seconds by lap 39. But then Schumacher began to close in. On lap 41, it came down by a second, after something in the electronics went wrong on Häkkinen's car. It immediately reset itself but Häkkinen had lost two seconds. On lap 43, however, Schumacher had to deal with the Sauber of Pedro Diniz who tried to be a bit gentle and the two nearly collided. Schumacher lost over a second. When Häkkinen pitted on lap 44 with a 3-second lead, Michael took over the lead.


2000 San Marino Grand Prix, Report
Next lap, Barrichello and Coulthard went into the pits from third. Coulthard's stop was faster, and he came out just in front of the Ferrari. McLaren had won the smaller battle, i.e. the battle for third. Now it was left to Schumacher to get ahead of Häkkinen. Ralf Schumacher would benefit from the retirement of Frentzen and the button pressing issues regarding Eddie Irvine in the leading Jaguar had moved up to 6th would soon retire on lap 46 with the result of fuel pressure problems whilst battling for 5th with Villeneuve.


2000 San Marino Grand Prix, Report
Michael Schumacher came into the pits on lap 49. His stop was short and he came ahead of Häkkinen. There was a massive difference in their in and out lap times, which made the difference. Coulthard still could not match the pace of the leaders, around three tenths slower but he pulled away from Barrichello at over two seconds a lap. In behind them, Salo was hounding Villeneuve. On lap 58, Trulli had gearbox problems and stopped from eighth but would be classified 15th. Häkkinen pushed in the closing stages, but it was not enough to disturb Schumacher, who won from Häkkinen. Coulthard was a distant third, while Barrichello was nearly being lapped in fourth. Villeneuve held off Salo for fifth.


2000 San Miguel Beermen season
The 2000 San Miguel Beermen season was the 26th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2000 San Miguel Beermen season, Championships
The San Miguel Beermen won their 14th PBA title in the Commissioner's Cup by defeating first-time finalist Sta.Lucia Realtors, four games to one. The Beermen overtakes the famed Crispa Redmanizers as the league's winningest ballclub.


2000 San Miguel Beermen season, Championships
In the Governor's Cup, the San Miguel Beermen claim their 15th crown at the expense of Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs, four games to one, as the Beermen retains the two championships they won last year.


2000 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2000 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


2000 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, Campaign
Before the election Labour ran the council with 58 councillors compared to 9 Liberal Democrats, 3 Conservatives and 1 independent, with 1 Labour seat being vacant. The vacant seat was in Oldbury ward, after the former councillor, Mohammed Niwaz, was convicted of fraud the previous December. Among those who were defending seats in the election was the leader of the council, Tarsem King, in West Bromwich Central ward.


2000 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, Campaign
Both the Liberal Democrat and Conservative parties were hoping to make gains after some recent school closures, as well as dissatisfaction with the national Labour government. The Liberal Democrats were hoping to gain Hateley Heath, after having won a seat there in a by-election the previous November, and Oldbury. Meanwhile, the Conservatives aimed to take Wednesbury South and were defending Charlemont after the councillor defected to them from the Liberal Democrats. Labour defended their record, pointing to the lowest council tax rise in the region, and hoped to improve on recent low turnouts.


2000 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Labour party stay in control of the council, but they did lose some seats. The Conservatives gained the seats of Old Warley and Princes End from Labour, while the Liberal Democrats took Hateley Heath from Labour. Alan Burkitt also held off the Liberal Democrats in Charlemont for the Conservatives.


2000 Sanex Trophy
The 2000 Sanex Trophy was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Knokke-Heist, Belgium that was part of the Tier IV category of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 17 July until 23 July 2000. Sixth-seeded Anna Smashnova won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.


2000 Sanex Trophy, Finals, Doubles
Giulia Casoni /  Iroda Tulyaganova defeated  Catherine Barclay /  Eva Dyrberg, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4


2000 Sanex Trophy – Doubles
Eva Martincová and Elena Wagner were the defending champions, but Wagner did not compete this year. Martincová teamed up with Émilie Loit and lost in first round to Meike Babel and Laurence Courtois.


2000 Sanex Trophy – Doubles
Giulia Casoni and Iroda Tulyaganova won the title by defeating Catherine Barclay and Eva Dyrberg 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2000 Sanex Trophy – Singles
María Sánchez Lorenzo was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


2000 Sanex Trophy – Singles
Anna Smashnova won the title by defeating Dominique Van Roost 6–2, 7–5 in the final.


2000 Sanex Trophy – Singles, Seeds
The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.


2000 Santos FC season
The 2000 season was Santos Futebol Clube's eighty-eighth in existence and the club's forty-first consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.


2000 Santos FC season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
The 2000 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 4th place in the West Division with a 5–12–1 record and missed the playoffs for the third year in a row.


2000 Saskatchewan Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 2000 Saskatchewan Scott Tournament of Hearts women's provincial curling championship, was held January 26–30 at the Humboldt Uniplex in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. The winning team of June Campbell, represented Saskatchewan at the 2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts in Prince George, British Columbia, where the team finished round robin with an 8-3 record, before losing the 3-4 game to British Columbia's Kelley Law.


2000 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
The 2000 Crown Prince Cup was the 25th season of the Saudi premier football knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the qualifying rounds on 17 February 2000 and concluded with the final on 12 May 2000.


2000 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
In the final, Al-Hilal defeated defending champions Al-Shabab 3–0 to secure their third title. The final was held at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah for the sixth time. As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.


2000 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Qualifying rounds
All of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. The qualifying competition began on 17 February 2000. Second Division side Al-Hazem and Third Division sides Al-Maseef, Al-Oyoon and Al-Watani qualified.


2000 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 was held on 4 March 2000. The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 28, 29, 30 and 31 March 2000. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2000 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the Quarter-finals was held on 1 April 2000. The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 8 and 9 April 2000. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2000 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Semi-finals
The draw for the Semi-finals was held on 10 April 2000. The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 13 and 14 April 2000. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2000 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Final
The 2000 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 12 May 2000 at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah between Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab. This was the sixth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. The two sides met once in the final with Al-Shabab winning in 1999. This was a repeat of last season's final. This was Al-Shabab's sixth final and Al-Hilal's fourth final. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2000 Scania Stockholm Open
The 2000 Stockholm Open was an ATP men's tennis tournament played on hard courts, and held at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the 32nd edition of the event and part of the ATP International Series of the 2000 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 20 November through 26 November  2000. Unseeded Thomas Johansson won the singles title.


2000 Scania Stockholm Open, Finals, Doubles
Mark Knowles /  Daniel Nestor defeated  Petr Pála /  Pavel Vízner, 6–3, 6–2


2000 Scania Stockholm Open – Doubles
Piet Norval and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals this year.


2000 Scania Stockholm Open – Doubles
Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor won the title, defeating Petr Pála and Pavel Vízner 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2000 Scania Stockholm Open – Singles
Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year.


2000 Scania Stockholm Open – Singles
Thomas Johansson won the tournament, beating Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4.


2000 Scheldeprijs
The 2000 Scheldeprijs was the 87th edition of the Scheldeprijs cycle race and was held on 19 April 2000. The race was won by Endrio Leoni of the Alessio team.


2000 Schleswig-Holstein state election
The 2000 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 27 February 2000 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Heide Simonis retained its majority and continued in office.


2000 Schleswig-Holstein state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.


2000 Schleswig-Holstein state election, Sources
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2000 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand
The 2000 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of matches played in June–July 2000 in New Zealand by Scotland national rugby union team.


2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's national curling championship, was played at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia February 19–27. Kelley Law and her British Columbia team won the final defeating Anne Merklinger of Ontario. Law had to win four straight games after the round robin to win the championship.


2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Heather NedohinThird: Carmen BarrackSecond: Kristie MooreLead: Rona McGregorAlternate: Chantel Davison


2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Kelley LawThird: Julie SkinnerSecond: Georgina WheatcroftLead: Diane NelsonAlternate: Elaine Dagg-Jackson


2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Connie LaliberteThird: Cathy Overton-ClaphamSecond: Debbie Jones-WalkerLead: Janet ArnottAlternate: Jill Staub


2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Heidi HanlonThird: Sue DobsonSecond: Sheri StewartLead: Judy BlanchardAlternate: Jennifer Perrin


2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Heather Strong Third: Kelli SharpeSecond: Susan WrightLead: Michele RenoufAlternate: Marcie Brown


2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Kay ZinckThird: Heather Smith-DaceySecond: Krista BernardLead: Laine PetersAlternate: Cathy Donald


2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Anne MerklingerThird: Theresa BreenSecond: Patti McKnightLead: Audrey FreyAlternate: Christine McCrady


2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Shelly BradleyThird: Janice MacCallumSecond: Leslie AllanLead: Tricia MacGregorAlternate: Lori Robinson


2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Janique BerthelotThird: Joelle SabourinSecond: Annie LemayLead: Valerie LeclercAlternate: Marie-France Larouche


2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : June CampbellThird: Cathy WalterSecond: Karen DakuLead: Leanne WhitrowAlternate: Sherry Anderson


2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Sandra HattonThird: Rhonda HorteSecond: Carrie StahlLead: Margaret Lea PhillipsAlternate: Dawn Moses


2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
The 2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 19 November 2000, at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld and was the 10th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between Airdrieonians and Livingston both of the First Division. Airdrieonians emerged winners after defeating Livingston 3–2 on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra time.


2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Airdrieonians
The first round draw brought Queen of the South to face Airdrieonians at the Excelsior Stadium with the home team emerging 2–1 victors. The second round was an away game at Hamilton Academical with Airdrie producing a 1–0 win and only clean sheet of the tournament. A home game against Clydebank was the reward for reaching the quarter-finals with The Diamonds edging the opposition 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. The semi-final draw paired the club with Stranraer away from home and Airdrie produced a 4–2 win to progress to the final. Airdrieonians reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the second time in its history since winning the 1994 final against Dundee.


2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Livingston
Livingston were drawn against Partick Thistle away from home in the first round and produced a 2–0 victory over the club. The second round also saw the West Lothian club drawn away from home against Ross County but produced a 3–0 win and a second consecutive clean sheet. A first home game of the tournament for Livingston was drawn in the quarter-finals against Brechin City which saw the club produce a 3–1 win to progress to the semi-finals. The opposition provided was East Stirlingshire, again at Almondvale and a 2–1 victory saw Livingston reach the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time ever.


2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Pre-match, Analysis
Airdrieonians and Livingston both played two games at their respective homes of Excelsior Stadium and Almondvale Stadium and two games on the road. In the process Airdrie scored a total of eight goals whilst conceding four, compared with Livingston's ten goals scored and two conceded. Livingston completed two clean sheets over Airdrieonians' one. Airdrie reached the final for the second time after winning the 1994 tournament whilst it was the first time in the final for Livingston.


2000 Scottish Claymores season
The 2000 Scottish Claymores season was the sixth season for the team in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The Claymores were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Criner and played their home games at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (three) and the Hampden Park in Glasgow (two). Scotland finished the regular season in second place with a record of 6–4, qualifying for the league final for the second time in team history. The Claymores lost 10–13 to the Rhein Fire in World Bowl 2000.


2000 Scottish Cup Final
The 2000 Scottish Cup Final was the final match of the 1999–2000 Scottish Cup. It was played on 27 May 2000 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, and was the final of the 115th Scottish Cup. The final was contested by Scottish Premier League clubs Aberdeen and Rangers. Rangers won the match 4–0. The match was the last in the career of Aberdeen goalkeeper Jim Leighton. He was injured after two minutes and was unable to play on. With no goalkeeper on the substitutes bench, striker Robbie Winters played in goal for Aberdeen.


2000 Scottish Cup Final, Route to the final, Aberdeen
As a Scottish Premier League club, Aberdeen started in the third round where they played St. Mirren at home and won 2–0 at Pittodrie Stadium. In the fourth round they were drawn away at Scottish Football League First Division Inverness Caledonian Thistle who had knocked out Old Firm Celtic in the previous round. After a 1–1 draw at Caledonian Stadium, Aberdeen progressed after a 1–0 win at Pittodrie. In the quarter finals they played Dundee United away. At Tannadice Park, Aberdeen won 1–0. In the semi-final at neutral Hampden Park, Aberdeen played Hibernian and won 2–1 to reach the final.


2000 Scottish Cup Final, Route to the final, Rangers
Rangers as a Scottish Premier League club also started in the third round where they were drawn away at St Johnstone and won 2–0 at McDiarmid Park. In the next round they played Greenock Morton away, although the match was moved to Love Street (stadium) on the advice of the police. Rangers won 1–0. In the quarter final they played Heart of Midlothian at home and defeated them 4–1 at Ibrox. In the semi-final at Hampden Park, Rangers defeated Ayr United of the Scottish First Division 7–0. The match was noted for Rangers' Andrei Kanchelskis standing on the football and saluting during the match, which angered Ayr United's manager Gordon Dalziel who felt it was disrespectful.


2000 Scottish Cup Final, Pre-match
The clubs share a historic rivalry. Rangers went into the final looking to win a double after having won the 1999–2000 Scottish Premier League. Aberdeen on the other hand had finished bottom of the Scottish Premier League, 57 points behind Rangers. They were reprieved from relegation after Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk,  who had finished as second and third respectively in the Scottish First Division, were denied the opportunity to play-off with Aberdeen due to their stadiums not meeting Scottish Premier League entry criteria.


2000 Scottish Cup Final, Pre-match
Before the match, Rangers fans started a growing movement for everyone to wear orange at the final as a tribute to their Dutch manager Dick Advocaat and other Dutch players at the club. The club supported this and produced replica orange Netherlands national football team shirts for fans. Advocaat proposed that Rangers played the final in the orange kit but, after the players were unanimous in their disagreement, the idea was dropped and they played in their regular home kit.


2000 Scottish Cup Final, Pre-match
Some observers noted the coincidence that orange was also used as a Protestant colour, as the likes of the Orange Order used it, which led to suggestions of underlying meanings in the colour choice. The Rangers fans wore orange during the final, leading commentators to describe Hampden Park as being awash in a "sea of orange". Aberdeen's goalkeeper Jim Leighton, who was retiring after the match, said that he was going to be the last player to leave the pitch to commemorate his career.


2000 Scottish Cup Final, Match
Two minutes into the match, Leighton collided with Rangers' Rod Wallace which resulted in Leighton fracturing his jaw and having to be stretchered off. The Aberdeen manager Ebbe Skovdahl had not named a goalkeeper amongst his three substitutes, despite Leighton warning Skovdahl that he felt it was a mistake not to. Robbie Winters, who had been named on the bench, had volunteered weeks prior to play in goal if something like this occurred, was substituted on to replace Leighton. He went on wearing Ryan Esson's goalkeeper's jersey after Esson had changed into his cup final suit to take his seat in the stands after having helped Leighton warm up pre-match. It was noted by the media that Esson's jersey was too large for Winters.


2000 Scottish Cup Final, Match
Rangers took the lead in the 35th minute after Giovanni van Bronckhorst put Jörg Albertz's free kick past Winters. Rangers went into half time 1–0 up. In the second half, goals from Tony Vidmar, Billy Dodds and Albertz helped Rangers to a 4–0 victory to win the Scottish Cup for the 29th time. This victory also made Rangers the first club in the world to have won 100 trophies.


2000 Scottish Cup Final, Aftermath
Following the final, the Scottish Football Association (SFA) amended their rules for the Scottish Cup stating that clubs could include up to five substitutes on their bench and one of those must be a recognised goalkeeper. This was done to decrease the chances of outfield players having to play as a goalkeeper happening again following a proposal from Partick Thistle which was approved unanimously by the SFA's member clubs. Skovdahl offered Leighton a six-month extension to his contract but he never played again due to the injury that required metal plates inserted into his skull, including not playing at his testimonial match against Middlesbrough.


2000 Scottish Cup Final, Aftermath
Despite losing, Aberdeen qualified for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup as Rangers had already earned entry into the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League following winning the 1999–2000 Scottish Premier League. The following year, Aberdeen finished 7th in the Scottish Premier League whilst Rangers finished second behind Celtic. Neither club reached the final of the Scottish Cup the following year.


2000 Scottish League Cup Final
The 2000 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 19 March 2000 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 53rd Scottish League Cup. The final was contested by Aberdeen and Celtic. Celtic won the match 2–0, thanks to goals from Vidar Riseth and Tommy Johnson.


2000 Scottish League Cup Final
This was the first League Cup final in many years to be played in March, as  previous finals had taken place in November; this format continued until the 2016–17 season (coincidentally the same teams would also contest that final).


2000 Scottish League Cup Final
The match was something of a Scandinavian affair, with Aberdeen's Danish manager Ebbe Skovdahl selecting three Norwegian players (one of whom, Thomas Solberg, was dismissed); Celtic fielded another Norwegian (Riseth, who opened the scoring) plus a Swede and a Dane. The Glasgow club's famous Swedish striker of the time, Henrik Larsson, was absent recovering from a broken leg.