2000 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
Alex Rodriguez left the Mariners for the Texas Rangers after this series for a ten-year, $252 million deal. Three seasons later, Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees, where he remained until 2016.


2000 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
The Yankees went on to beat the New York Mets in five games in the first Subway Series since 1956.


2000 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
The Mariners returned to the ALCS the following season, after they broke the Yankees' American League record and tied the Major League record for regular season wins with 116. However, they fared worse in a rematch with the Yankees and were dispatched in five games.


2000 American League Division Series
The 2000 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 2000 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 3, and ended on Sunday, October 8, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:


2000 American League Division Series
The defending World Series champion Yankees defeated the Mariners in the AL Championship Series. They went on to win the 2000 World Series against the National League champion New York Mets in five games, for their third consecutive World title, and fourth in five years.


2000 American League Division Series, Chicago vs. Seattle
For the third time in the last six seasons, the Seattle Mariners were in the postseason. The Chicago White Sox returned to the postseason for the first time since 1993. This series ended with a game-winning bunt by Carlos Guillén in Game 3 to deliver Seattle to their first ALCS in six years.


2000 American League Division Series, Chicago vs. Seattle, Game 1
Freddy García faced Jim Parque in the series opener in Chicago. Parque struggled early and often, allowing a single to Rickey Henderson and hitting Mike Cameron with a pitch to open the game. An RBI single by Alex Rodriguez that moved Cameron to third and a forceout by John Olerud put the Mariners up 2–0. Joe Oliver's leadoff homer made it 3–0 in the second.


2000 American League Division Series, Chicago vs. Seattle, Game 1
However, in the bottom half, Paul Konerko drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a groundout, and scored on a triple by Chris Singleton, who then scored on a wild pitch by García to make it a one-run game. In the bottom of the third, the Mariners' lead evaporated when Ray Durham homered to tie it, then José Valentín walked before Magglio Ordóñez tripled in the go-ahead run for Chicago.


2000 American League Division Series, Chicago vs. Seattle, Game 1
The game remained 4–3 until the top of the seventh, when Cameron hit a two-out bases-loaded single off Chad Bradford, who had just relieved Bob Howry. That hit to right almost gave the Mariners the lead, but David Bell was thrown out at home by Ordóñez to end the inning. Seattle threatened again in the eighth and Chicago in the ninth,  but both came up empty and the game moved to extra innings. In the top of the tenth, Cameron led off with a single to left off closer Keith Foulke, then Rodriguez flew out high to left.


2000 American League Division Series, Chicago vs. Seattle, Game 1
After an unconventional conference with manager Lou Piniella and a pitchout, Cameron stole second on a 2–0 changeup, then Edgar Martínez lined the next pitch over the left field wall. On the very next pitch, Olerud homered to center, and the Mariners led by three. Closer Kazuhiro Sasaki gave up a leadoff double off Bell's glove, then got a ground ball to second and struck out two for the save.


2000 American League Division Series, Chicago vs. Seattle, Game 2
The White Sox struck first with back-to-back leadoff doubles by Ray Durham and José Valentín off Paul Abbott, but the Mariners loaded the bases in the second off Mike Sirotka on a double, walk, and hit-by-pitch when David Bell's single and Dan Wilson's sacrifice fly scored a run each, putting them up 2−1. The White Sox tied the game in the third on Carlos Lee's sacrifice fly, but Seattle regained the lead on Jay Buhner's home run in the fourth.


2000 American League Division Series, Chicago vs. Seattle, Game 2
Next inning, Rickey Henderson drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third, and scored on Alex Rodriguez's groundout to make it 4−2 Mariners. In the ninth, they extended the lead to 5−2 on Mike Cameron's RBI single off Mark Buehrle that scored Mark McLemore from third, the run charged to Bill Simas. Seattle closer Kazuhiro Sasaki struck out all three batters he faced in the bottom of the inning as the Mariners went up 2−0 and the series headed to Seattle.


2000 American League Division Series, Chicago vs. Seattle, Game 3
In Game 3, the first postseason game at Safeco Field, James Baldwin faced Aaron Sele in the clincher. Facing elimination, the White Sox took an early 1–0 lead in the top of the second on a sacrifice fly by Herbert Perry to score Harold Baines, who had doubled and went to third on a fly out to right. In the bottom of the fourth, the Mariners tied the game on an RBI single by Stan Javier. A pitcher's duel took place and both teams struggled to score in the afternoon autumn sun, with only seven hits total in the first eight innings, tied at one run each.


2000 American League Division Series, Chicago vs. Seattle, Game 3
Lefthander Arthur Rhodes relieved Sele in the eighth and threw one pitch, which resulted in an inning-ending double play by second baseman Mark McLemore. Rhodes struck out the first two batters in the top of the ninth and José Paniagua came in to face Frank Thomas, who was hitless in the series. After three balls, the count was worked to full but ended in a walk, then Magglio Ordóñez struck out.


2000 American League Division Series, Chicago vs. Seattle, Game 3
In the bottom of the ninth, John Olerud hit a hard line drive back at lefthander Kelly Wunsch and off his stomach, toward the third base line; his rushed errant throw allowed Olerud to move to second. Keith Foulke relieved Wunsch and Rickey Henderson entered as a pinch runner; Javier's sacrifice bunt toward third moved Henderson to third. David Bell walked on four pitches and then pinch hitter Carlos Guillén swung and fouled off the first pitch. He then drove in the series-winning run with a walk-off drag bunt past a diving Thomas.


2000 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. New York, Game 1
Opening on the road in Oakland, New York's Jorge Posada singled with two outs in the second innings off Gil Heredia, then back-to-back RBI doubles by Luis Sojo and Scott Brosius put the Yankees up 2−0. Roger Clemens allowed a single to Eric Chavez to open the inning and allowed a subsequent walk to Jeremy Giambi. Ramón Hernández's RBI single cut the Yankees' lead to 2−1, then one out later, Randy Velarde's RBI single tied the game before a wild pitch to Jason Giambi put the A's up 3−2.


2000 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. New York, Game 1
Bernie Williams doubled to lead off the top of the sixth,innings moved to second on a groundout and scored on Tino Martinez's sacrifice fly to tie the game, but, in the bottom of the inning, Chavez and Giambi hit back-to-back two-out singles before Hernandez's double scored Chavez with Giambi thrown out at home to end the inning with the A's up 4−3. They got an insurance run in the eighth off Mike Stanton when Miguel Tejada hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on Chavez's single. Jason Isringhausen retired the Yankees in order in the ninth as the A's 5−3 win put them up 1−0 in the series.


2000 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. New York, Game 2
In Game 2, Andy Pettitte pitched 7+2⁄3 shutout innings, allowing five hits and one walk. Mariano Rivera pitched 1+1⁄3 shutout innings for the save. Oakland's Kevin Appier pitched five shutout innings before allowing runners on first and third with two outs in the sixth before Glenallen Hill's single scored a run, then Luis Sojo's double scored two more to put the Yankees up 3−0. They made it 4−0 in the ninth on Clay Bellinger's RBI double with runners on first and third off Jeff Tam. The series was tied 1−1 and headed to New York.


2000 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. New York, Game 3
In Game 3 in New York, the A's got runners on first and second on two walks off Orlando Hernandez  in the second inning when Jeremy Giambi's RBI single put them up 1−0, but, in the bottom of the inning, the Yankees got runners on first and third with no outs off Tim Hudson when Glenallen Hill's fielder's choice tied the game. One out later, Scott Brosius walked to load the bases before Derek Jeter's RBI single put the Yankees up 2−1.


2000 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. New York, Game 3
In the fourth, Luis Sojo drew a leadoff walk, moved to third on an error, and scored on Jeter's forceout. Terrence Long's home run in the fifth cut the Yankees' lead to one. New York extended their lead to 4−2 in the eighth on Sojo's single that scored Tino Martinez from second with Sojo tagged out at second to end the inning. Hudson pitched a complete game in a losing effort as Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless ninth for the save, and the Yankees were one win away from the ALCS.


2000 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. New York, Game 4
In Game 4, Oakland, in a must-win situation, struck first when after two walks, Olmedo Saenz's three-run home run off Roger Clemens gave them a 3−0 first-inning lead. In the sixth, Clemens allowed a leadoff single to Eric Chavez and subsequent double to Miguel Tejada before both men scored on Ben Grieve's single. Mike Stanton relieved Clemens and allowed a single to Jeremy Giambi before Grieve scored on Ramón Hernández's forceout to put the A's up 6−0. The Yankees scored their only run of the game in the bottom of the inning on Jorge Posada's double with two on off Barry Zito.


2000 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. New York, Game 4
Tejada drew a leadoff walk off Randy Choate in the eighth and stole second. After Ben Grieve struck out, Ryan Christenson's RBI single off Dwight Gooden made it 7−1 Oakland. They loaded the bases in the ninth with no outs on a double, walk, and hit-by-pitch. Adam Piatt relieved Gooden and allowed a two-run double to Chavez, RBI groundout to Tejada, and RBI single to Bo Porter. Doug Jones pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth as the Athletics' 11−1 blowout win forced a Game 5 back in Oakland.


2000 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. New York, Game 5
In Game 5 in Oakland, the Yankees loaded the bases in the top of the first inning on a walk and two singles when Bernie Williams's sacrifice fly put them up 1−0. David Justice walked to reload the bases before Tino Martinez cleared them with a double. After Jorge Posada singled, Oakland starter Gil Heredia was relieved by Jeff Tam, who allowed a sacrifice fly to Luis Sojo, then Scott Brosius singled before Chuck Knoblauch's RBI single made it 6−0. The A's loaded the bases in the second on two singles and a walk off Andy Pettitte when Randy Velarde's two-run single made it 6−2.


2000 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. New York, Game 5
Next inning, Miguel Tejada singled with one out and scored on Eric Chavez's double, but New York got that run back on Justice's home run in the fourth off Kevin Appier---the Yankees' only home run in this series. In the bottom of the inning, the A's loaded the bases on two singles and a walk when back-to-back sacrifice flies by Jason Giambi and Olmedo Saenz made it 7−5. After allowing a single to Tejada, Pettitte was relieved by Mike Stanton, who pitched two shutout innings in relief to get the win. Neither team scored for the rest of the game as the Yankees' win advanced them to the ALCS. During the Yankees' run of three consecutive World Series titles from 1998-2000, this was the only time they faced elimination in the postseason.


2000 Americas Cricket Cup
The 2000 Americas Cricket Cup was an international cricket tournament held in Canada between 7 and 12 August 2000. It was the inaugural edition of what is now the ICC Americas Championship.


2000 Americas Cricket Cup
The tournament was contested by the five associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) located in the ICC Americas development region – Argentina, Bermuda, Canada, the Cayman Islands, and the United States. It was played as a round-robin, with each participant playing the other once. The home team, Canada, won all four of its matches, with Bermuda runner-up. Canada's captain, Joseph Harris, was the player of the tournament.


2000 Amstel Gold Race
The 2000 Amstel Gold Race was the 35th edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 22, 2000 in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 257 kilometres, with the start and finish in Maastricht. There were a total of 191 competitors, with 106 cyclists finishing the race.


2000 Amsterdam Admirals season
The 2000 Amsterdam Admirals season was the sixth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill in his sixth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA and Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.


2000 Amsterdam Tournament
The Amsterdam Tournament  is a pre-season football tournament held for club teams from around the world, hosted at the Amsterdam ArenA. The 2000 tournament was contested by Ajax, Arsenal, Barcelona and Lazio on 3 August and 5 August 2000. Barcelona won the tournament.


2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup
The 2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup was held in Estádio da Várzea, the national stadium of Cape Verde. The tournament was originally scheduled November 27—December 5, 1999, but as heavy rain delayed renovations to the national stadium, it was postponed to May 2000.


2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup, Group stage, Group A
Sierra Leone arrived late; the match was not played, instead, it was rewarded 3–0 to Senegal.


2000 Anaheim Angels season
The Anaheim Angels 2000 season involved the Angels finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 82 wins and 80 losses.


2000 Anaheim Angels season
The Angels had an extremely powerful offense, with five players (Garret Anderson, Darin Erstad, Troy Glaus, Tim Salmon, and Mo Vaughn) hitting at least 25 homers and driving in 97 runs. Glaus led the AL in HRs, and Erstad had the most hits on his way to a .355 batting average. However, the pitching was very inconsistent. No one pitched over 170 innings. Reliever Shigetoshi Hasegawa led the team with a 3.57 ERA and was also the only one to win 10 games.


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


2000 Anchorage mayoral election
The 2000 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 4 and May 2, 2000, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw election of George Wuerch.


2000 Anchorage mayoral election
Proposition 10, passed in 1999, required mayoral candidates to receive 50% of the votes cast in a race to avoid a runoff. Since no candidate had received a majority of the vote in the first round, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers.


2000 Andalusian regional election
The 2000 Andalusian regional election was held on Sunday, 12 March 2000, to elect the 6th Parliament of the autonomous community of Andalusia. All 109 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with the 2000 Spanish general election.


2000 Andalusian regional election
Incumbent Socialist Manuel Chaves won with a relative majority of 52, but was re-elected President of the Regional Government of Andalusia with the support of the Andalusian Party.


2000 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Parliament of Andalusia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Andalusia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the regional Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.


2000 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Andalusia and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 109 members of the Parliament of Andalusia were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency.


2000 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville, with each being allocated an initial minimum of eight seats and the remaining 45 being distributed in proportion to their populations (provided that the number of seats in each province did not exceed two times that of any other).


2000 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.


2000 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.


2000 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Parliament of Andalusia expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. Election day was to take place between the thirtieth and the sixtieth day from the date of expiry of parliament barring any date within from 1 July to 31 August. The previous election was held on 3 March 1996, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 3 March 2000. The election was required to take place no later than the sixtieth day from the date of expiry of parliament on the condition that it was not held between 1 July and 31 August, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Tuesday, 2 May 2000.


2000 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Andalusia and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since the previous one. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats was to be deemed automatically elected.


2000 Andalusian regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 55 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Andalusia.


2000 Angola Cup
The 2000 Taça de Angola was the 19th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following the Girabola. Petro de Luanda beat Inter de Luanda 1-0 in the final to secure its 7th title.


2000 Angola Cup
Inter de Luanda, the runner-up, qualified to the African Cup Winners' Cup since Petro de Luanda, the winner, contested the CAF Champions League in their capacity as the Girabola winner.


2000 Angola Cup, Championship bracket
The knockout rounds were played according to the following schedule:


2000 Angola Cup, Final
Squad: Avelino Lopes, Betinho, Cacharamba, Caricoco, Chinho, Dias Caires, Didí, Filipe, Flávio, Gilberto, Guedes, Gui, Jonas, Mbiyavanga, Nando, Nsuka, Renato, William, Zico Head Coach: Djalma Cavalcante


2000 Anguillian general election
Early general elections were held in Anguilla on 3 March 2000 after the government elected in 1999 collapsed after six months. The Anguilla National Alliance (ANA) emerged as the largest party, winning three of the seven seats in the House of Assembly. The ANA and the Anguilla Democratic Party had created the Anguilla United Front in January 2000, and between them the two parties held four of the seven seats, allowing them to form a government.


2000 Ansett Australia Cup
The 2000 AFL Ansett Australia Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season Cup competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 2000 Premiership Season began.


2000 Ansett Australia Cup
Unlike most pre-season cup competitions that start in February, the 2000 Cup started on 31 December 1999 with a one-off Match of the Millennium between Carlton and Collingwood, most notable for the competition record 12 goals by Brendan Fevola. The competition culminated with the Grand Final in February 2000 between Essendon, the eventual 2000 AFL Premiers, and the Kangaroos, the reigning 1999 AFL Premiers. Essendon's undefeated run through the pre-season was a precursor to their dominance in the premiership season, in which they only lost one match. The final was held in February, rather than March as per most other pre-seasons, due to the season being played earlier in the year so that the finals would not clash with the 2000 Summer Olympics to be held in Sydney in late September.


2000 Anzac Test
The 2000 Anzac test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand at the Sydney Olympic Stadium 27 April 2000. It was the 4th Anzac test played between the two nations since the first was played under the Super League banner in 1997 and the third to be played in Sydney.


2000 Apulian regional election
The Apulian regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000.


2000 Apulian regional election
Raffaele Fitto (Forza Italia) was elected President, defeating Giannicola Sinisi (Italian People's Party).


2000 Arab Club Champions Cup
The 2000 Arab Club Champions Cup in association football was played in Saudi Arabia in the city of Jeddah. CS Sfaxien won the championship for the first time beating in the final Al-Jaish.


2000 Arab Club Champions Cup, Preliminary round, Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
Qualification from GCC Champions League held in Kuwait City in 2000.


2000 Arab Club Champions Cup, Preliminary round, Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
Al-Hilal withdrew. Al-Muharraq & Al-Qadsia advanced to the final tournament.


2000 Arab Club Champions Cup, Preliminary round, Zone 3 (North Africa)
All teams CR Belouizdad, Kawkab Marrakech and CS Sfaxien advanced to the final tournament.


2000 Arab Club Champions Cup, Preliminary round, Zone 4 (East Region)
All teams Al-Faisaly and Al-Jaish advanced to the final tournament.


2000 Arab Club Champions Cup, Final tournament, Group stage
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on one leg basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals. Al Shabab withdrew from the tournament, Al-Ahli qualified as hosts.


2000 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
The 2000 Arab Cup Winners' Cup was the 11th edition of the Arab Cup Winners' Cup held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 8 – 22 November 2000. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia won the final against Al-Nassr from the same country for the first time.


2000 Arab Cup Winners' Cup, Qualifying round, Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
Qualifying tournament held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Representatives of Bahrain and Oman withdrew.


2000 Arab Cup Winners' Cup, Qualifying round, Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
Al-Wasl & Al-Arabi advanced to the final tournament. However Al-Wasl withdrew, Al-Rayyan admitted instead.


2000 Arab Cup Winners' Cup, Qualifying round, Zone 2 (Red Sea)
Qualifying tournament held in Cairo, Egypt. Al-Wehda of Yemen withdrew.


2000 Arab Cup Winners' Cup, Qualifying round, Zone 3 (North Africa)
Libya representative withdrew. USM Annaba, Algeria and SCC Mohammédia, Morocco qualified.


2000 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
The 2000 Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the ninth edition of the international athletics competition for under-20 athletes from Arab countries. It took place in Damascus, Syria – the second consecutive time the city hosted the tournament, and a sixth hosting for Syria. A total of 42 athletics events were contested, 22 for men and 20 for women. Neither Morocco, Algeria nor Qatar—all regional powers in the sport—sent a team to the meeting, which impacted the overall quality of performances.


2000 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
Egypt topped the table with nineteen gold medals, having won the majority of the women's events. Saudi Arabia was runner-up with ten gold medals – all were in the men's section, reflecting the nation's ban on women athletes. The hosts, Syria, placed third with their six gold medals. Lebanon won its first gold medal in the history of the tournament, topping the podium in the women's 4×100 m relay. The women's programme was expanded with the introduction of the hammer throw, bringing the throws events to parity with men. A minority of track finals had times recorded only to a tenth of a second due to technical restrictions.


2000 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
The foremost athletes to emerge from the competition were among the Saudi contingent. Mubarak Ata Mubarak added an Asian senior title to his 110 metres hurdles gold that same year. Hamdan Al-Bishi and Hamed Al-Bishi both won multiple sprint medals at the Asian Athletics Championships over the following years. Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly of Egypt won the discus here and later won several African titles in that discipline. Mohammad Al-Azemi, only an 800 m runner-up here, went on to a middle-distance double at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships.


2000 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
Ismail Ahmed Ismail (1500 m) was also a runner-up in Damascus but went on to the greatest honour among the participants by winning Sudan's first Olympic medal in 2008. On the women's side, his fellow Sudanese middle-distance runner Hind Roko Musa, took an Arab junior double. Egypt's Ines Abul Ala Mohamed (sprints) and Maha Mohamed Mohamed (100 m hurdles, high jump, and heptathlon) were other multiple champions at the competition.


2000 Arab Super Cup
The 2000 Arab Super Cup was an international club competition played by the winners and runners up of the Arab Club Champions Cup and Arab Cup Winners' Cup. It was the seventh edition and was won by Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia.


2000 Arab Super Cup, Teams
Al-Faisaly was shosen to take part to the competition as semi-finalist of the 1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup, because the runners-up Al-Jaish was also a runners-up of the 1999 Arab Club Champions Cup and was shosen because that.


2000 Arena Football League season
The 2000 Arena Football League season was the 14th season of the Arena Football League. It was succeeded by 2001. The league champions were the Orlando Predators, who defeated the Nashville Kats in ArenaBowl XIV.


2000 Arena Football League season
The season was originally cancelled on February 24, 2000, due to an antitrust suit filed by the Arena Football League Players Association against the league stemming from player complaints that league owners have conspired to withhold free agency, health benefits and higher salaries. On March 1, 2000, the league re-opened its season when the Players' Union came to a collective bargaining agreement with the league.


2000 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia and England
The 2000 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia and England were two series of matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team . The first tour (four match) was held in June, the second (two match) in November.


2000 Arizona Cardinals season
The 2000 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 81st season in the National Football League (NFL), their 102nd overall and their 13th in Arizona. The Cardinals ranked 24th in the NFL in total offense and 30th in total defense. The Cardinals ranked last in the NFC in Takeaways/Giveaways with a rating of −24.


2000 Arizona Cardinals season
The Cardinals surrendered 443 points in 2000, the second-worst in the NFL, and second-worst in franchise history. Arizona's minus-233 point differential is the worst in team history.


2000 Arizona Cardinals season
Two of the Cardinals’ three victories came by one point each, and they were 0–8 on the road. Following the most lopsided of those eight road losses, 48–7 at Dallas in week eight, coach Vince Tobin was fired, ending his tenure in the desert after 4½ seasons with a 29–44 record. Defensive coordinator Dave McGinnis was named interim coach, and he held the job through the end of the 2003 season. The 3-13 mark would be matched in 2018.


2000 Arizona Cardinals season
The Cardinals suffered through their poorest season since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, eclipsing the 4–12 marks of 1991, 1992, 1995 and 1997. The Cardinals also went 4–9–1 in 1971, 1972 and 1973, and 4–11–1 in 1986, and would suffer through another 4–12 campaign in 2003.


2000 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season
On December 18, Dave McGinnis was named as the 38th head coach in franchise history. He had been interim coach since October 23, when Vince Tobin was fired.


2000 Arizona Democratic presidential primary
In March 2000 the Arizona Democratic Party ran its Presidential Primary over the internet using the private company votation.com. The announcement received significant press coverage around the world, covered in virtually every country and medium as a test of whether internet voting could actually work in a statewide election.


2000 Arizona Democratic presidential primary, Voting Rights Act lawsuits
Several attempts were made to stop the election, including a lawsuit instigated by the Virginia-based Voting Integrity Project, which claimed that Internet voting would disadvantage African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans, all protected classes under the Voting Rights Act. The Voting Integrity Project, along with two African American and two Hispanic plaintiffs, claimed that by allowing Internet voting, minority groups, which at that time had less access to the internet, would have their collective voting power proportionately reduced. The plaintiff's sought an injunction to stop the election.


2000 Arizona Democratic presidential primary, Voting Rights Act lawsuits
The lawsuit, along with other factors, was depleting the resources of the Arizona Democratic Party. The court had to determine if the voting rights act applied, since this election was being conducted by the Democratic Party itself, not the state or country government; the plaintiff's argued it was. The court also had to decide if the election was unfairly diluting the minority vote, given the plaintiffs' claims that whites were more likely to vote over the internet than non-whites.


2000 Arizona Democratic presidential primary, Voting Rights Act lawsuits
Several organizations filed amicus briefs in support of the Democratic Party and the Internet election, including the Benjamin E. Mayes National Education Resource Center, the Center of Government Studies, and Professor Charles Nesson of Harvard Law School. On March 2, 2000 Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt, of the United States District Court in Phoenix, issued its decision.


2000 Arizona Democratic presidential primary, Voting Rights Act lawsuits
While the court agreed with the plaintiffs that this was a public election, it also noted in its decision that there were other ways to vote, including absentee ballot by mail, and voting at polling places, and thus there was no basis to stop the election. The court denied the request for an injunction to stop the election.


2000 Arizona Democratic presidential primary, Civil rights concerns
Serious concerns about internet were also raised by civil rights organizations around the United States. Native American support is particularly important in Arizona, where they numbered more than 250,000. The states two most prominent leaders were Apache leader John Lewis, president of the Inter-Tribal Counsel, and Kelsey A. Begaye President of the Navajo Nation.


2000 Arizona Democratic presidential primary, Civil rights concerns
The outreach efforts by Election.com CEO, Joe Mohen, and the Arizona Democratic Party to Native Americans were particularly successful, such that the Voting Integrity Project was unable to recruit even one Native American to be a plaintiff in their case, and The Navajo leadership, including President Kelsey Begaye,  prominent Native American leaders posed for Television Cameras when they later voted over the internet.


2000 Arizona Democratic presidential primary, Civil rights concerns
On February 24, 2000, the Department of Justice granted pre-clearance for the election.


2000 Arizona Democratic presidential primary, Security threats
Many public threats by hackers were made that they would bring down the election. These threats ranged from to denial of service attacks and voter identity theft. The election software was audited by KPMG. While the original plan was to use VeriSign digital certificates, though ultimately PINs were mailed to each voter and a challenge-response authentication system (such as birth date, place of birth, or social security number) was used as well. One magazine columnist, Howard Mortman, even hired a computer hacker to attempt to disrupt the election.


2000 Arizona Democratic presidential primary, Voting period
The week of the election, online voting was allowed beginning Tuesday March 7 through Friday March 10. The following Saturday March 11, voting would be allowed at Polling Places only, through personal computers. There were some minor problems, in that a few polling places did not open on schedule, and some users with older browsers could not vote. The election went off successfully, with voter turnout increasing more than 500% over the 1996 Primary.


2000 Arizona Democratic presidential primary, Voting period
Contrary to expectations, Native American turnout also increased more than 500% and African American and Latino turnout both went up more than 800%, defying those who claimed that minorities would not use the internet to cast votes. The results were certified by the State Board of Elections. There were many other "firsts"; news footage showing a middle-aged quadriplegic man in Arizona who cast his first unassisted, secret ballot using the Internet. election.com reported no hacking during the election. Shortly after, Mohen was featured on the cover of the Industry Standard Magazine.


2000 Arizona Democratic presidential primary, Ongoing debate
The Arizona Democratic primary has been called the "first legally binding public election to offer internet voting". However, the Arizona Democratic Party and the private company administering the election argued in federal court that it was a private election outside of federal jurisdiction. Still others, such as the Internet Policy Institute, have classified the primary, as a "hybrid between public and private elections... not run by state election officials, but were still subject to some aspects of state and federal election law." And there were some glitches such as that certain Macintosh browsers did not work. Nonetheless, the 2000 Arizona Internet vote was hailed worldwide as a landmark case of using the Internet at a major election.


2000 Arizona Diamondbacks season
The 2000 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to improve on their 1999 season, in which they won 100 games in just their 2nd season. They looked to contend in what was a strong National League West Division. They finished the season with a record of 85–77, good enough for third place in the division.


2000 Arizona Diamondbacks season, Regular season
Randy Johnson tied a modern record with six victories in April 2000. He would lead the league in strikeouts with 347 and in winning percentage. Johnson won his third Cy Young Award, and became the third National League pitcher to win the trophy in consecutive seasons. Johnson recorded his 3000th strikeout on September 10, 2000, as he whiffed Florida Marlins' third baseman Mike Lowell.


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


2000 Arizona Proposition 203
Arizona Proposition 203, also known as English for the Children, is a ballot initiative that was passed by 63% of Arizona voters on November 7, 2000. It limited the type of instruction available to English language learner (ELL) students. Before Proposition 203, schools were free in terms of ELL instruction to use bilingual or immersion methods.


2000 Arizona Proposition 203
According to a cover letter from the Arizona Department of Education Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Graham Keegan to the Arizona Legislature, it was impossible to make a correct analysis regarding how many students were learning through English as a second language programs, as opposed to bilingual education. The school districts had submitted "conflicting information," and 40% had not submitted any data, in spite of three deadline extensions.


2000 Arizona Proposition 203
Proposition 203, like the similar California Proposition 227, was named after its financial supporter Ron Unz, a Silicon Valley software entrepreneur. 61% of the voters had passed Proposition 227. Arizona, Massachusetts, and Colorado followed with similar campaigns directed by Unz. On November 5, 2002, Question 2 in Massachusetts was passed by 68% of the voters, but Amendment 31 in Colorado was rejected by 56% of the voters. Unz's goal was to replace bilingual education with structured or sheltered English immersion programs. The book English for the Children: Mandated by the People, Skewed by Politicians and Special Interests by Johanna J. Haver (Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2013) reconstructs the politics surrounding Unz's movement and its effects on the education of ELLs.


2000 Arizona Proposition 203, Content
The actual text of the legislation begins with declarations regarding the importance of English and learning English. It goes on to state that immigrant parents want their children to acquire "a good knowledge of English," allowing them to "fully participate in the American dream." It explains that the government and Arizona public schools have a moral responsibility to "provide all of Arizona's children... with the skills necessary to become productive members of our society."


2000 Arizona Proposition 203, Content
It elaborates that public schools "currently do an inadequate job of educating immigrant children" by "experimental language programs whose failure over the past two decades is demonstrated by the current high drop-out rates and low English literacy levels of many immigrant children." It makes the point that "young immigrant children can easily acquire full fluency in a new language, such as English, if they are heavily exposed to that language in the classroom at an early age."


2000 Arizona Proposition 203, Content
The resolution states that "all children in Arizona public schools shall be taught English as rapidly and effectively as possible." ELLs should be educated in immersion programs during a temporary transition period "not normally intended to exceed one year." A parent may request for his or her child to be exempt if it can be determined that the child already knows English, the child is ten years old or older, or the child is identified as having special needs. However, for a child to claim to have special needs, it must be confirmed that education in English is not the best option for the child.


2000 Arizona Proposition 203, Media coverage
The New York Times ran a front-page story in August prior to the November 2000 election, showing that California's version of the initiative, Proposition 227, had been highly successful, with a rise in standardized test scores among English language learners after two years. In spite of noted bilingual education theorists' arguments, disputing the particulars of the article, the Times story is believed to have strongly affected public opinion and the passage of Arizona Proposition 203.


2000 Arizona Proposition 203, Implementation
Implementation of the policy was scheduled to occur at the beginning of the 2001–2002 school year. There was widespread confusion throughout the state because of differences of opinion regarding the language used in the text of the proposition. Following the implementation, some schools changed their approach to educating ELLs, but several districts obtained waivers for their ELL students and continued their bilingual education programs. For the most part, neither the bilingual nor the immersion programs were in compliance with the law. Fewer than 11% of the state's ELL students achieved proficiency in a year's time.


2000 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
The 2000 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by Bruce Snyder who was fired at the end of the season.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 2000 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by Dick Tomey in his fourteenth and final season. The Wildcats would finish the year with a 5–6 record (3–5 against Pac-10 opponents). Tomey resigned after the season concluded, which meant that he would not return for a fifteenth season as coach in 2001.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team
After starting the season at 5–1 with a possible chance at a Rose Bowl, the team would lose their final five games due to offensive mistakes and a poor defense, which prevented them from reaching a bowl game and leading to Tomey’s resignation.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Before the season
After Arizona ended the 1999 season with a 6–6 record and no bowl appearance, many fans believed that the Wildcats didn't live up to expectations after a 12-win 1998 season. The Wildcats had entered 1999 with Rose Bowl and national title aspirations before losing the opener to Penn State and the rest of the season went down with it.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Before the season
The team had to rebuild by entering the 2000 season by replacing several talented players on offense, as running back Trung Canidate, wide receiver Dennis Northcutt, and quarterback Keith Smith all graduated and/or went to the NFL, though quarterback Ortege Jenkins and receiver Bobby Wade returned and hoped to turn the Wildcats back to their winning ways.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Before the season
In the summer, Arizona upgraded its uniforms. Though the uniforms were the same, the only difference was that the players’ names and numbers changed into a futuristic font, as 2000 was a turn of new hope for the program.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Before the season
By the preseason, Arizona went unranked in the polls and Tomey was put on the hot seat, as the Wildcats needed to win to save his job after underachieving in 1999. Tomey believed that the team would recover and contend for a bowl.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Ohio State
After defeating Utah on the road to start the season, the Wildcats hosted Ohio State in the home opener. After outplaying the Buckeyes in the first half to lead 17–10 at halftime, Arizona would struggle as Ohio State took control and shut out the Wildcats in the second half and Arizona’s record evened at 1-1. To date, this is Ohio State’s first and only trip to Tucson and it remains the most recent meeting between the two teams.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, USC
Arizona visited the Coliseum to face 22nd-ranked USC. In the opening minute, the Wildcats struck first on a 75-yard pass from Jenkins to Wade. They would add another long score later in the quarter to break it open. Arizona’s defense would shut down the Trojans’ elite offense and blocked two extra points after USC scored its touchdowns, and earned a victory over USC for the second consecutive season.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Washington State
The Wildcats, now back in the rankings (22nd), hosted Washington State in their next game. They would battle the Cougars back and forth for most of the game as they would trade scores all night. With the game tied at 33 late in the fourth quarter, Arizona had a chance at the win, but would miss a field goal that hit the goal post and the game went to overtime.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Washington State
After both teams traded touchdowns in the first two overtime periods, the Wildcats scored in the third frame to regain the lead. However, they would fail on a two-point try, leaving Washington State with a chance to win with a touchdown and the two-point conversion. On the Cougars’ first play, the Wildcats would intercept a pass to end the game and gave Arizona a wild victory. The win put the Wildcats in first place in the Pac-10 and moved them a step closer for a potential chance at the Rose Bowl.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Oregon
After their wild win over Washington State, the Wildcats traveled to Oregon to take on the seventh-ranked Ducks in a place where Arizona had not won since 1986, and became a difficult test for them in the quest for their goal. Oregon seemed to have the upper hand early, leading 14-0 before halftime. The Wildcats got back in it in the second half with ten unanswered points and had a chance to take the lead and possibly win it late for the upset, but would come up short as the Ducks held on for the win.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, UCLA
Arizona returned home to host UCLA. In the Bruins’ previous visit to Tucson (1998), they took down the Wildcats that kept Arizona out of the Rose Bowl/national title picture. Arizona would play tough and led late in the fourth quarter before UCLA drove down the field and scored with less than a minute remaining to grab the victory. The Wildcats were also hurt by turnovers, as Jenkins would throw four interceptions that led to the loss.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Washington
Looking to get back to the win column, the Wildcats traveled to Seattle to play Washington in another tough road test, as the Huskies were ranked eighth and in the hunt for the conference title. Arizona would outplay Washington in the early part of the game, and led 22–10 in the third quarter on Wade’s punt return for a touchdown and an upset was within the Wildcats’ reach.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Washington
However, the Huskies showed why they were contending for the Rose Bowl, as they would storm back by the fourth quarter with a 22–7 run and took the lead with a touchdown with over a minute to play. Arizona had a final chance to possibly tie it, but Washington would block a field goal attempt as time expired to give the Wildcats yet another devastating defeat and ended their Rose Bowl hopes for good. The Huskies’ win turned out to be revenge for their loss to Jenkins and the Wildcats in the teams’ previous game in Seattle in 1998 when Arizona won on Jenkins’ wild touchdown despite Washington winning in Tucson in 1999.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
For homecoming weekend, as well as Veteran’s Day (November 11), the Wildcats hosted tenth-ranked Oregon State while continuing to look for a win after three consecutive heartbreaking losses. However, in another difficult test, Arizona would be no match for the Beavers, and only scored on three field goals for the whole game. Fans, angered by yet another loss, chanted for Tomey to be fired as the final minutes ran down. The defeat put the Wildcats in danger of missing a bowl game with a 5–5 record, and needed a win against their rivals in the finale to extend the season.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
Arizona hosted rival Arizona State in the “Duel in the Desert”, needing a win to become bowl-eligible while a loss would end the season with speculation that Tomey would be out as coach.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
The Sun Devils, who had announced that they would part ways with their coach, Bruce Snyder, after the season due to wins and losses, faced the Wildcats by not having to deal with Canidate and Northcutt anymore (as both were in the NFL) and also tried to end the year on a high note.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
In the game, both teams would start slow. As it went on, ASU would outsmart Arizona with a trick play by having the kicker running for a touchdown after faking a field goal try. The play would shift momentum, as the Wildcats committed costly mistakes, including a fumble that was recovered for a touchdown by ASU, that would ultimately seal their fate. The loss would end the season with a five-game losing streak for the Wildcats.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
After the game ended, Tomey resigned as coach, citing “public pressure” from the Tucson community due to the program’s inability to fulfill its goal to reach the Rose Bowl after several near-misses at it, which included the successful 1993 and 1998 seasons. Tomey finished with a record of 8–3–1 against ASU as coach.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, After the season
Tomey’s resignation as coach stunned his players and the program as a whole. Players were in tears after hearing the news.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, After the season
Offensive coordinator Dino Babers also resigned out of respect for Tomey and defensive coordinator Rich Ellerson was fired due to a poor defense, meaning that the Wildcats would have a new coaching staff for 2001. Both coordinators would later become future head coaches, as Ellerson formerly coached at Army and Babers currently in charge at Syracuse.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, After the season
After a national search, Arizona hired former Illinois and Texas coach John Mackovic as Tomey’s successor. Mackovic had ties to Arizona, as he served as offensive coordinator under former coach Jim Young from 1973 to 1976. He would also bring back Larry Mac Duff as defensive coordinator, who served under Tomey from 1987 to 1996 and helped build the “Desert Swarm” defense.


2000 Arizona Wildcats football team, After the season
The Mackovic era would become a disaster for the Wildcats as he would lose control of the program and became embroiled in controversy. The team declined in wins, and would lead to him being fired during the 2003 season. Also, it began an era of futility and decline for the football program, which would lead to fans becoming more interested in basketball (due to its success by winning) and losing support for football.


2000 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 2000 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It marked the Razorbacks' 108th overall season and their 8th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team is led by head coach Houston Nutt, in his third year, and played its home games at both Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. They finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6 overall, 3–5 in the SEC) and with a loss against UNLV in the Las Vegas Bowl.


2000 Arkansas State Indians football team
The 2000 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season as members of the Big West Conference. Under fourth-year head coach Joe Hollis, the team compiled a record of 1–10, 1–4 in the Big West to finish in last place.


2000 Armenian Cup
The 2000 Armenian Cup was the ninth edition of the Armenian Cup, a football competition. In 2000, the tournament had 16 participants, out of which only 1 was a reserve team.


2000 Armenian Cup, Results, First round
The first legs were played on 18 March 2000. The second legs were played on 29 March 2000.


2000 Armenian Cup, Results, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 9 April 2000. The second legs were played on 19 April 2000.


2000 Armenian Cup, Results, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 4 May 2000. The second legs were played on 13 May 2000.


2000 Armenian First League
The 2000 Armenian First League season started on 21 April 2000. Armenicum became the league champions, and were promoted to the Armenian Premier League.


2000 Army Black Knights football team
The 2000 Army Black Knights football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Todd Berry, the Black Knights compiled a 1–10 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 372 to 224. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Black Knights lost to Navy, 30–28.


2000 Asia Cup
The 2000 Asia Cup (as called Pepsi Asia Cup) was the seventh edition of the Asia Cup for cricket, which was held in Bangladesh between May–June, 2000. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh took part in the tournament. Pakistan won the tournament beating Sri Lanka by 39 runs in the final. All the games were played at Dhaka's Bangabandhu National Stadium. Yousuf Youhana was declared the Man of the Series.


2000 Asia Cup, Tournament structure
Each side played each other once in the group stages. The top 2 teams based on points at the end of the group stages met each other in a one-off final. Each win yielded 2 points while a tie/no result yielded 1 point.


2000 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
The 2000 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season was an international rally championship organized by the FIA. New Zealander Possum Bourne won his third and final APRC title driving a Subaru Impreza WRX.


2000 Asian Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships
The 2000 Asian Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships were the fifth edition of the Asian Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships, and were held in Kazakhstan, in September 2000.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships
The 13th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Jakarta, Indonesia in late August 2000.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28–30 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: -1.7 m/s, Heat 2: -1.8 m/s, Heat 3: -1.8 m/s, Heat 4: -2.1 m/s, Heat 5: -1.5 m/s


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 29–30 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28–30 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk
The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 29 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 29–31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: -0.3 m/s, Heat 2: -0.9 m/s, Heat 3: -2.0 m/s, Heat 4: -1.6 m/s


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 29 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 30–31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28–30 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 29–31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 29–31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 30–31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 29 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 30 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 30 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 29 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres walk
The women's 10,000 metres walk event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 30 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28–30 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: +0.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s, Heat 3: -0.7 m/s


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles
The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28–30 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 30 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 29–31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: +0.8 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s, Heat 3: +0.5 m/s


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28–30 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon
The men's heptathlon event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28–29 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 31 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 30 August. It was the first edition of the championships after the introduction of the new model of javelin thus the winning result was automatically the new championships record.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 30 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault
The women's pole vault event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 29 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 30 August.


2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump
The women's triple jump event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28 August.


2000 Asian Badminton Championships
The 2000 Badminton Asia Championships was the 18th tournament of the Badminton Asia Championships. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.


2000 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship
The 2000 Asian Beach Volleyball Women's Invitational or the 2000 Nestea Asian Beach Volleyball Women's Invitational for sponsorship reasons, was a beach volleyball event, that was held from February 11 to 13, 2000 in Pasay, Philippines. The event serves as the inaugural edition of the Asian Beach Volleyball Championship. The tournament was held in a beach volleyball court specifically made for the tournament at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex.


2000 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2000 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships were the 1st Asian Canoe Slalom Championships and took place from November 4–7, 2000 in China.


2000 Asian Judo Championships
The 2000 Asian Judo Championships were held in Osaka, Japan 26 May to 28 May 2000.


2000 Asian Junior Badminton Championships
The 2000 Asian Junior Badminton Championships were held in Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan from 21–27 July and organized by the Kyoto Badminton Association. 21 countries competed at this competition, and in the end of the tournament, China clinched all the titles.


2000 Asian Junior Badminton Championships, Seeded
In the team event, Indonesia and China were the first seeded in the boys' and girls' team event. Shoji Sato was the first seeded in the boys' singles, and at the boys' doubles he also first seeded with Sho Sasaki. Wei Yan, Zhao Tingting/Li Yujia, and Sang Yang/Zhang Yawen from China were seeded first in the girls' singles, girls' doubles and mixed doubles respectively.


2000 Asian Junior Badminton Championships, Medalists
In the boys' singles final, Lin Dan beat the Indonesian player Sony Dwi Kuncoro with the score 15–12, 15–5. Sang Yang and Zheng Bo won the boys' doubles title after defeat the Korean pair Lee Jae-jin and Jung Jae-sung in the rubber game with the score 17–16, 11–15, 15–12. Zheng Bo also won the mixed doubles title with Wei Yili, after the first seeded retired in the final match. while Wei also won the girls' doubles title with Zhang Yawen beat their compatriot Zhao Tingting and Li Yujia, 15–12, 15–5. The girls' singles title goes to Yu Jin who beat the top seeded Wei Yan with the score 15–5 and 15–3. China also secures the boys' and girls' team event after beat the Indonesia men's team and South Korea women's team with the score 3–0 respectively.


2000 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship
The 2000 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship was held in Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran, Iran from 18 August to 25 August 2000.


2000 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1998 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship.


2000 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship
The 2000 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship was held in Dagupan City, Philippines from 12 September to 17 September 2000.


2000 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1998 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship.


2000 Asian Men's Handball Championship
The 2000 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the ninth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 25 30 January 30 2000 in Kumamoto, Japan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2000 Olympic Games.


2000 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
The 2000 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship (7th tournament) took place in Mashhad from 30 August–8 September. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2001 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.


2000 Asian PGA Tour
The 2000 Asian PGA Tour was the sixth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan.


2000 Asian PGA Tour, Tournament schedule
The table below shows the 2000 Asian PGA Tour schedule.


2000 Asian Speed Skating Championships
The 2000 Asian Speed Skating Championships were held between 14 January and 15 January 2000 at Handgait Ice Rink in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.


2000 Asian Super Cup
The 2000 Asian Super Cup was the 6th Asian Super Cup, a football match played between the winners of the previous season's Asian Club Championship and Asian Cup Winners Cup competitions. The 2000 competition was contested by Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, who won the 1999-2000 Asian Club Championship, and Shimizu S-Pulse of Japan, the winners of the 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.


2000 Asian Table Tennis Championships
The 15th Asian Table Tennis Championships 2000 were held in Doha, Qatar from 1 to 8 May 2000. It was organised by the Qatar Table Tennis Association under the authority of Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) and International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).


2000 Asian Taekwondo Championships
The 2000 Asian Taekwondo Championships are the 14th edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Hong Kong from May 13 to May 16, 2000.


2000 Asian Weightlifting Championships
The 2000 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held in Osaka, Japan between May 3 and May 6, 2000. It was the 32nd men's and 13th women's championship. The event was organised by the Asian Weightlifting Federation.


2000 Asian Weightlifting Championships, Medal table
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)


2000 Asian Women's Handball Championship
The 2000 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the eighth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 10 to 17 August 10 2000 in Shanghai, China. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2001 World Women's Handball Championship.


2000 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship
The 2000 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship (6th tournament) took place in Dhaka from 25 July–31 July. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2001 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.


2000 Asian Wrestling Championships
The following is the final results of the 2000 Asian Wrestling Championships.


2000 Atatürk Cup
The 2000 Atatürk Cup was a single football match contested between Turkish domestic cup winners and rivals Beşiktaş J.K. and Galatasaray S.K. Beşiktaş won the game 2-1. This was the fourth and final edition of the Atatürk Cup.


2000 Atlanta Braves season
The 2000 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 35th season in Atlanta along with the 125th season in the National League and 130th overall. The Braves won their sixth consecutive division title, however, the 2000 season would mark the first time since 1990 that the Braves did not appear in the National League Championship Series in a non-strike season. The Braves failed to go to their sixth World Series in ten years. One of the highlights of the season was that the All-Star Game was held at Turner Field in Atlanta.


2000 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, All-Star game
The 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Atlanta. It was the 71st midsummer classic featuring the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The game was played on July 11, 2000 at Turner Field.


2000 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, All-Star game
Five members of the Braves were part of the All-Star Game. Andrés Galarraga and Chipper Jones started at first base and third base, respectively. Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and Andruw Jones were part of the team as well.


2000 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, All-Star game
The 2000 All-Star Game was one of the few occurrences in which the manager of the host team also managed the home team of the game, in this case, the National League (Bobby Cox had led the Braves to the World Series the previous year earning the right to manage the National League). The final score was 6-3 for the American League.


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


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


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


2000 Atlanta Braves season, National League Division Series, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves
St. Louis wins series, 3-0. Jim Edmonds strong hitting carried St. Louis


2000 Atlanta Falcons season
The 2000 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Falcons offense scored 252 points while the defense gave up 413 points. It was Jessie Tuggle’s 14th and final season with the Falcons, before being waived in the 2001 off-season. He subsequently retired. As for the rest of the team, Atlanta failed to improve upon its 5–11 record from 1999; instead they finished the season 4–12 and missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season after reaching Super Bowl XXXIII in 1998.


2000 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2000 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, Pennsylvania from May 18–20. It was the 13th and final tournament held in Boyertown. It featured the top two regular-season finishers of each of the conference's six-team divisions. West Division top seed Virginia Tech defeated Massachusetts in the title game to win the tournament for the third time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Tournament.


2000 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
Each division's top teams, based on winning percentage in the 21-game regular season schedule, qualified for the field. In the four-team double-elimination format, the East Division champion played the West Division runner-up, and vice versa. In the West Division, Virginia Tech's regular season series win over George Washington gave it the top seed.


2000 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Virginia Tech shortstop Addison Bowman, one of three Hokies selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.


2000 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team
Virginia Tech's Addison Bowman, also named in 1999, was selected for the second time.


2000 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2000 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 8 to March 11, 2000. The tournament was played at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The top two teams in each division received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Temple University won the tournament. Dayton and St. Bonaventure also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Quincy Wadley of Temple was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA players Mark Karcher and Pepe Sánchez of Temple were among those joining Wadley on the All-Championship Team.


2000 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament, Bracket
All games played at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* - Overtime


2000 Atlantic Championship
The 2000 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 12 rounds. The CART Toyota Atlantic Championship Drivers' Champion was Buddy Rice driving for PPI Motorsports. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Swift chassis and Toyota engines. 20 different teams and 39 different drivers competed.


2000 Atlantic Championship, Calendar
Race 1 and 2 were held on combination oval/road course.


2000 Atlantic Championship, Final points standings, Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 12th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).


2000 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held at the Knights Stadium in Fort Mill, SC from May 16th through May 21st. Georgia Tech won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2000 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, Tournament, Main Bracket, Seeding Procedure
On Saturday (The Semifinals) of the ACC Baseball Tournament, the match-up between the four remaining teams is determined by previous opponents. If teams have played previously in the tournament, every attempt will be made to avoid a repeat match-up between teams, regardless of seed. If it is impossible to avoid a match-up that already occurred, then the determination is based on avoiding the most recent, current tournament match-up, regardless of seed. If no match-ups have occurred, the team left in the winners bracket will play the lowest seeded team from the losers bracket.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2000 Atlantic hurricane season was a fairly active hurricane season, but featured the latest first named storm in a hurricane season since 1992. The hurricane season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30. It was slightly above average due to a La Niña weather pattern although most of the storms were weak It was also the only Season to Include 2 storms in Ireland. The first cyclone, Tropical Depression One, developed in the southern Gulf of Mexico on June 7 and dissipated after an uneventful duration.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season
However, it would be almost two months before the first named storm, Alberto, formed near Cape Verde; Alberto also dissipated with no effects on land. Several other tropical cyclones—Tropical Depression Two, Tropical Depression Four, Chris, Ernesto, Nadine, and an unnamed subtropical storm—did not impact land. Five additional storms—Tropical Depression Nine, Florence, Isaac, Joyce, and Leslie—minimally affected land areas.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season
The most significant storm of the season was Hurricane Keith, which caused extensive damage in Central America. After remaining nearly stationary offshore, Keith moved inland over the Yucatán Peninsula and later made a second landfall in Mexico at hurricane intensity. It caused $319 million (2000 USD) in damage and 40 fatalities, mostly in Belize. The precursor to Tropical Storm Leslie brought severe flooding to South Florida, which losses reaching $950 million (2000 USD). Hurricane Gordon and Tropical Storm Helene both caused moderate damage in the Southeastern United States, mainly in Florida. Tropical Storm Beryl caused minor damage in Mexico and Hurricane Debby resulted in less than $1 million (2000 USD) in damage in the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Hurricane Michael brought widespread effects to Atlantic Canada, though a specific damage toll is unknown.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season outlooks
Forecasts of hurricane activity are issued before each hurricane season by noted hurricane expert Dr. William M. Gray and his associates at Colorado State University (CSU), and separately by forecasters with the U.S. Government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). According to CSU, the average season between 1950 and 2000 had 9.6 tropical storms, 5.9 hurricanes, and 2.3 major hurricanes (storms exceeding Category 3 on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale). A normal season, as defined by NOAA, has 9 to 12 named storms, of which five to seven reach hurricane strength and one to three become major hurricanes.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season outlooks
Noted hurricane expert Dr. William M. Gray on April 7 predicted eleven named storms, with eight reaching hurricane strength and three of the eight reaching Category 3 strength. The prediction issued on June 7 was similar, increasing the named storms to twelve, eight hurricanes, and four major hurricanes. On May 10, NOAA issued a season outlook, which gave the indication of an above-average season. According to NOAA, the global scale atmospheric circulation pattern which was taking place was conducive to an above-average hurricane season. However, La Niña was present it the Eastern Pacific, which was a factor in the activity in the season. NOAA issued a 75% chance of above average activity.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Mid-season outlooks
After the season started on June 1, CSU issued a mid-season forecast on August 4, which predicted 11 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes. Six days after the CSU prediction, NOAA also released a mid-season outlook, forecasting exactly the same amount of activity, 11 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes. With a 75% chance of above-average activity, there was an elevated risk of landfalling hurricanes.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 2000. It was an above average season in which 19 tropical cyclones formed. Fifteen depressions attained tropical storm status, and eight of these attained hurricane status. Three hurricanes further intensified into major hurricanes. The season was above average most likely because of an ongoing La Niña in the Pacific Ocean. Three hurricanes and two tropical storms made landfall during the season and caused 77 deaths and $1.2 billion in damage (2000 USD). Hurricane Florence and Isaac and Tropical Storm Leslie also caused damage and fatalities, though none of the three made landfall. The last storm of the season, an unnamed subtropical storm, dissipated on October 29, over a month before the official end of hurricane season on November 30.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
Tropical cyclogenesis first occurred in the month of June, with two tropical depressions developing in the Atlantic. However, no tropical cyclones developed in the month of July, the first phenomenon since 1993. In August, five tropical cyclones developed, most notably, Hurricane Alberto. September was more active, with seven named storms forming; that month featured Hurricane Keith, the strongest system of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season. With seven named storms forming in September, this made it the most active September on record at the time. This record was surpassed two years later when eight storms formed in September.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
In addition, a quick succession of eight storms occurred in September, and lasted into early October. Six tropical cyclones existed in October and one additional subtropical storm developed in the last week of the month. Following an active October, no tropical cyclogenesis occurred in November, which is the final month of the season.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
The season's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 119. ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed, so storms that last a long time, as well as particularly strong hurricanes, have high ACEs. ACE is only calculated for full advisories on tropical systems at or exceeding 34 knots (39 mph, 63 km/h) or tropical storm strength. Subtropical cyclones, including the unnamed storm as well as the initial stages of Florence, Leslie, and Michael, are excluded from the total.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression One
A tropical wave exited the west coast of Africa on May 23 and tracked westward across the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean. The system had entered into the Gulf of Mexico on June 6. Another tropical wave merged with the system on June 7 and developed into a low-pressure area in the Gulf of Mexico. Later that day, the National Hurricane Center began classifying the system as Tropical Depression One. Though the depression was predicted to intensify into a tropical storm, strong wind shear produced by an upper-anticyclone prevented significant strengthening.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression One
The depression tracked slowly and erratically through the Gulf of Mexico. By late on June 8, a reconnaissance plane flight indicated that the depression had degenerated into a low-pressure area. The remnants of the depression produced gusty winds and light to moderate rainfall along the Gulf Coast of Mexico; some areas in the state of Tamaulipas reported precipitation amounts as high as 7.18 inches (182 mm). In addition, heavy precipitation was reported in south-central Texas.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Two
A tropical wave emerged off the coast of Africa and quickly developed into Tropical Depression Two on June 23. Although it was well-organized, the National Hurricane Center did not initiate advisories on the depression until 1500 UTC on June 24, since it operationally appeared that a surface circulation did not exist until then. However, the depression was less organized after the National Hurricane Center began advisories. Having formed at 19.8°W, it was one of the easternmost developing tropical cyclones in the month of June, even further east than Tropical Storm Ana in 1979 and Tropical Depression Two in 2003. Though light wind shear and marginally warm sea surface temperatures were in the path of the depression, no significant intensification occurred as it tracked generally westward. The depression began encountering a stable air mass, and degenerated back into a tropical wave on June 25.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Alberto
A well-developed tropical wave was observed in satellite imagery over central Africa on July 30. The system tracked westward and emerged into the Atlantic Ocean on August 3. Thereafter, the system rapidly organized, and developed into Tropical Depression Three at 1800 UTC that day. The depression moved west-northwestward and strengthened into Tropical Storm Alberto early on August 4. While briefly turning westward on August 6, Alberto reached hurricane status. It tracked west-northwestward, and by early the following day, the storm reached an initial peak with winds of 90 mph (145 km/h). Shortly thereafter, Alberto re-curved northwestward.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Alberto
Wind shear then increased, which caused Alberto to weaken to a tropical storm on August 9. However, it quickly re-strengthened, and early on August 10, Alberto was upgraded to a hurricane again. Due to a break in a subtropical ridge, Alberto gradually curved northward and north-northeastward between August 11 and 12. While turning northeastward, Alberto strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane, becoming the first major hurricane of the season. By 1200 UTC on August 12, Alberto attained its peak intensity with winds of 125 mph (201 km/h).


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Alberto
Increasing upper-level westerlies caused Alberto to weaken as it moved east-northeastward, with the cyclone losing most of its convection. Early on August 14, Alberto was downgraded to a tropical storm. A westerly trough that had been guiding Alberto outran the storm, and strong ridging developed to the north and west. As a result, Alberto turned southward on August 15, southwestward on August 16, and then to the west on August 17. While curving northwestward and then northward, Alberto began to re-strengthen, and was upgraded to a hurricane for the third occasion on August 18.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Alberto
Alberto reached a third peak intensity as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph (169 km/h) on August 20. After weakening back to a Category 1 hurricane, Alberto had completed a cyclonic loop, which it had started on August 13. Due to decreasing ocean temperatures, Alberto was again downgraded to a tropical storm on August 23 as it accelerated northeastward. Six hours later, Alberto transitioned into an extratropical cyclone while centered about 780 miles (1,260 km) south-southwest of Reykjavík, Iceland.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Four
An area of low pressure detached from a frontal zone on August 4 and moved southwestward. After developing a minimal amount of deep convection, an Air Force Reserve Command reconnaissance aircraft found a well-defined low-level circulation on August 8. The depression then moved westward without intensifying for two days. On August 10, the depression was about 80 miles (130 km) east of Cape Canaveral, Florida when it abruptly turned northeastward in advance of a deep-layer trough over the eastern United States. After minimal strengthening, the depression dissipated to the north of the Bahamas on August 11. While a tropical cyclone, a reconnaissance flight reported winds of 56 mph (90 km/h) at 1,500 feet (460 m). However, it was not upgraded to a tropical storm since the aforementioned wind speed did not represent the intensity of the depression.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Beryl
A tropical wave emerged from the coast of Africa with a closed circulation on August 3. The system split, with the northern portion developing into Hurricane Alberto, while the southern portion of the wave continued westward. Minimal deep convection persisted until the wave reached the Yucatán Peninsula on August 12. After emerging into the Gulf of Mexico on the following day, satellite imagery and a reconnaissance aircraft flight indicated that the system developed into Tropical Depression Five at 1800 UTC. Early on August 13, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Beryl. Despite predictions for Beryl to reach hurricane status, it remained disorganized and peaked as a 50 mph (80 km/h) tropical storm.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Beryl
By 0700 UTC on August 15, Beryl made landfall about 35 miles (56 km) north of La Pesca, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas with winds of 50 mph (80 km/h). Beryl quickly weakened inland, and was downgraded to a tropical depression five hours after moving inland. Shortly thereafter, Beryl dissipated while centered near Monterrey. In Mexico, Beryl dropped light to moderate rainfall, especially in Tamaulipas, which peaked at 9.76 inches (248 mm). One person drowned due to flood waters in northeastern Mexico. Damage was light, totaling to $27,000 (2000 USD). In southern Texas, Beryl brought light precipitation to some locations. Cloud cover and rainfall in the Brownsville area resulted in the coldest maximum temperature recorded for the city on the date of August 15.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Chris
A tropical wave exited the west coast of Africa on August 12. Although large amounts of deep convection accompanied the system, it was displaced from the poorly defined center. Over the next few days, convection consolidated and by 1200 UTC on August 17, the system began as Tropical Depression Six, while centered about 690 miles (1,110 km) east of the Lesser Antilles. Outflow was initially limited due to light wind shear, though the depression was forecast to become a strong tropical storm by August 20.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Chris
It was "highly surprising" to the National Hurricane Center that the depression did not immediately begin to intensify, despite warm sea surface temperatures and light wind shear. Because of a burst in deep convection, as well as satellite imagery estimating winds of 40 mph (65 km/h), the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Chris at 1200 UTC on August 18.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Chris
Upon becoming a tropical storm, Chris attained its peak intensity with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1,008 mbar (29.8 inHg). Because wind shear was believed to be weak, further intensification seemed very likely. Unexpectedly, Chris weakened back to a tropical depression by 1800 UTC on August 18, after having been a tropical storm for only six hours. However, the National Hurricane Center operationally held Chris at tropical storm intensity until early on the following day. Convection was nearly non-existent early on August 19, though there were a few small bursts in convection. Later that day, a reconnaissance aircraft flight into the storm found no circulation, while a QuikSCAT pass indicated an open wave. As a result, Chris dissipated while east of the northernmost Leeward Islands at 1200 UTC on August 19.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Debby
A strong tropical wave exited the west coast of Africa on August 16. No development occurred until August 19, when convection began consolidating around a well-defined low-level circulation. As a result, the system became Tropical Depression Seven at 1800 UTC on that same day, while located about 1,035 miles (1,666 km) east of the Windward Islands. Favorable conditions allowed the depression to become Tropical Storm Debby early on August 20 and further strengthening into a hurricane occurred 24 hours later. At 1200 UTC on August 21, sustained winds peaked at 85 mph (135 km/h).


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Debby
Debby made three landfalls on August 22, in Barbuda, Saint Barthélemy, and Virgin Gorda, before re-entering the Atlantic north of Puerto Rico. As Debby paralleled the north coast of Hispaniola late on August 23, it weakened to a tropical storm. Unexpectedly, the storm continued westward and weakened further, instead of approaching Florida and strengthening into a major hurricane. While south of eastern Cuba on August 24, Debby was downgraded to a tropical depression, six hours becoming completely dissipating.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Debby
Light rainfall and gusty winds caused minor damage in Barbuda, Saint Martin, and Trinidad and Tobago. Brief blackouts and damage reaching $200,000 was reported in the United States Virgin Islands. Effects were most severe in Puerto Rico, where some areas experienced more than 12 inches (300 mm) of rainfall. Mudslides caused by flooding damaged roads, bridges, and houses. At 406 homes on the island were flooded, which five suffering at least moderate damage. In San Juan, slick roads caused several minor car accidents.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Debby
One indirect fatality was attributed to the storm after a man fell off his roof while attempting to remove a satellite dish. Damage on the island of Puerto Rico reached $501,000. According to the Civil Defense Force of Dominican Republic, severe flooding in the northern portions of that country caused the evacuation of more than 700 people. In Haiti, squalls tore tin roofs off of numerous shanty homes and subsequently flooded a few. Rainfall in Cuba brought relief to an eight-month-long drought in eastern Cuba.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ernesto
A tropical wave emerged into the Atlantic from the west coast of Africa on August 28. While tracking west-northwestward, satellite imagery indicated a developing low-level circulation. After significant deep convection formed, the system was classified as Tropical Depression Eight at 1200 UTC on September 1. Because of potentially unfavorable wind shear, only slight intensification was forecast. The depression tracked west-northwestward under the influence of a subtropical ridge to its north.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ernesto
Because of satellite intensity estimates of sustained winds of 40 mph (64 km/h), increased deep convection, and improvements in outflow, the depression became Tropical Storm Ernesto at 0600 UTC on September 2. However, the NHC noted in its Tropical Cyclone Report on Ernesto that it may not have been a tropical cyclone at all, as QuikSCAT surface wind estimates indicated that there was no closed circulation, although the data was dismissed as inconclusive.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ernesto
As it strengthened into a tropical storm, Ernesto attained its peak intensity with winds of 40 mph (64 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1,008 mbar (29.8 inHg). Because of vertical shear, the low-level circulation did not become well-defined. Because convection was being sheared away from the center, the National Hurricane Center noted the possibility of Ernesto weakening back to a tropical depression, though forecasts indicated otherwise. Later that day, no significant change in intensity was predicted, as persistent wind shear seemed to be weakening Ernesto, though the SHIPS and GFDL computer models called for significant strengthening. Although deep convection re-developed near the center early on September 3, no intensification occurred. At 1800 UTC on September 3, Ernesto weakened to a tropical depression. Six hours later, Ernesto dissipated to the east-northeast of the Leeward Islands.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Nine
A low-level trough and a cluster of convection associated with a tropical wave interacted in the Gulf of Mexico in early September 2000. A disorganized low-level center developed and, thus, the system was classified as Tropical Depression Nine while located 185 miles (298 km) south of Lake Charles, Louisiana on September 7. Due to proximity to land, the depression was unable to intensify into a tropical storm and attained a maximum wind speed of 35 mph (56 km/h). The depression weakened slightly before making landfall near Sabine Pass, Texas on September 9. Eight hours later, the depression dissipated while barely inland.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Nine
The depression brought light to moderate rainfall to Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, and Texas, though it was generally less than 3 inches (76 mm). A few areas in southern Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama reported precipitation in excess of 6 inches (150 mm); rainfall associated with the depression peaked at 6.70 inches (170 mm) in Buras-Triumph, Louisiana. However, the depression caused no damage or fatalities.


2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Florence
A cold front moved off the continent of North America in early September. The system spawned a low-pressure area that gradually developed into a subtropical depression at 1800 UTC on September 10, while located about 325 miles (523 km) west-southwest of Bermuda. It rapidly acquired tropical characteristics and became Tropical Depression Ten at 0600 UTC on September 11. Thereafter, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Florence at 1200 UTC on that day and reached hurricane status only six hours later. Drier mid-tropospheric air weaken Florence to a tropical storm, but re-strengthen into a hurricane later on September 12.