2000 Arena Football League season

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Sports season

2000 Arena Football League season

League| Arena Football League
Sport| Arena football
Duration| April 13, 2000 – August 20, 2000
ArenaBowl XIV
Champions| Orlando Predators
Runners-up| Nashville Kats
Finals MVP| Connell Maynor, ORL
AFL seasons

← 1999

2001 →

Barnstormers

Mustangs

Thunderbears

Rampage

Avengers

Rattlers

SaberCats

Wranglers

Bobcats

Cobras

Kats

Predators

Storm

Sea
Wolves

Firebirds

Red Dogs

Destroyers

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National:  Eastern,  Southern
American:  Western,  Central

The 2000 Arena Football League season was the 14th season of the Arena Football League. It was succeeded by 2001. The league champions were the Orlando Predators, who defeated the Nashville Kats in ArenaBowl XIV.[1]

The season was originally cancelled on February 24, 2000, due to an antitrust suit filed by the Arena Football League Players Association against the league stemming from player complaints that league owners have conspired to withhold free agency, health benefits and higher salaries.[2] On March 1, 2000, the league re-opened its season when the Players' Union came to a collective bargaining agreement with the league.[3]

## Standings

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Team  | Overall  | Division

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Wins  | Losses  | Percentage  | Wins  | Losses  | Percentage
National Conference
Eastern Division
Albany Firebirds | 9  | 5  | 0.643  | 4  | 2  | 0.667
New England Sea Wolves | 8  | 6  | 0.571  | 5  | 1  | 0.833
Buffalo Destroyers | 5  | 9  | 0.357  | 2  | 4  | 0.333
New Jersey Red Dogs | 4  | 10  | 0.286  | 1  | 5  | 0.167
Southern Division
Orlando Predators | 11  | 3  | 0.786  | 6  | 2  | 0.750
Nashville Kats | 9  | 5  | 0.643  | 5  | 3  | 0.625
Tampa Bay Storm | 8  | 6  | 0.571  | 6  | 2  | 0.750
Florida Bobcats | 3  | 11  | 0.214  | 3  | 5  | 0.375
Carolina Cobras | 3  | 11  | 0.214  | 0  | 8  | 0.000
American Conference
Central Division
Iowa Barnstormers | 9  | 5  | 0.643  | 5  | 1  | 0.833
Milwaukee Mustangs | 7  | 7  | 0.500  | 2  | 4  | 0.333
Grand Rapids Rampage | 6  | 8  | 0.429  | 3  | 3  | 0.500
Houston Thunderbears | 3  | 11  | 0.214  | 2  | 4  | 0.333
Western Division
San Jose SaberCats | 12  | 2  | 0.857  | 4  | 2  | 0.667
Arizona Rattlers | 12  | 2  | 0.857  | 5  | 1  | 0.833
Oklahoma Wranglers | 7  | 7  | 0.500  | 3  | 3  | 0.500
Los Angeles Avengers | 3  | 11  | 0.214  | 0  | 6  | 0.000

* Green indicates clinched playoff berth
* Purple indicates division champion
* Grey indicates best regular-season record

## Playoffs

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| Wild Card Round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | ArenaBowl XIV |

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| | | | 1 | San Jose | 63 | | |
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| | | 10 | Oklahoma | 40 |
| 7 | New England | 38 |

| 10 | Oklahoma | 52 |
| | 1 | San Jose | 42 |
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| | | 6 | Nashville | 51 |
| 6 | Nashville | 57 | |

| 11 | Grand Rapids | 14 |
| | 3 | Iowa | 56 |
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| | | 6 | Nashville | 63 |
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| | 6 | Nashville | 38 |
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| | | 2 | Orlando | 41 |
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| | 2 | Orlando | 34 |
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| | | 8 | Tampa Bay | 24 |
| 8 | Tampa Bay | 72 |

| 9 | Milwaukee | 64 |
| | 2 | Orlando | 56 |
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| | | 5 | Arizona | 44 |
| 5 | Arizona | 41 | |

| 12 | Buffalo | 34 |
| | 4 | Albany | 50 |
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| | | 5 | Arizona | 53 |

## All-Arena team

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Position  | First team  | Second team

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Quarterback | Aaron Garcia, Iowa | Sherdrick Bonner, Arizona
Fullback/Linebacker | Bob McMillen, Arizona | Rick Hamilton, Orlando
Wide receiver/Defensive back | Carlos James, Iowa
Bret Cooper, Orlando | Randy Gatewood, Arizona
Sean Riley, Milwaukee
Wide receiver/Linebacker | Hunkie Cooper, Arizona | Greg Hopkins, Albany
Offensive specialist | Mike Horacek, Iowa | Steve Papin, San Jose
Offensive lineman/Defensive lineman | Sam Hernandez, San Jose
Victor Hall, Los Angeles
Joe Jacobs, Albany | James Baron, Nashville
B.J. Cohen, Orlando
Tom Briggs, Oklahoma
Defensive specialist | Kenny McEntyre, Orlando
Kevin Kaesviharn, Iowa | Damon Mason, Orlando
Tommy Henry, Tampa Bay
Kicker | Clay Rush, Iowa | Steve Videtich, Milwaukee

## References

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1. ^ "Cool's kick wins ArenaBowl for Orlando". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 20, 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
2. ^ Paul Reeths (February 24, 2000). "AFL cancels 2000 season". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
3. ^ "AFL 2000 season re-opened". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 1, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

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* t
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2000 AFL season

| American Conference| National Conference

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| Central Division| Western Division

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* Grand Rapids Rampage
* Houston Thunderbears
* Iowa Barnstormers
* Milwaukee Mustangs

* Arizona Rattlers
* Los Angeles Avengers
* Oklahoma Wranglers
* San Jose SaberCats

| Eastern Division| Southern Division

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* Albany Firebirds
* Buffalo Destroyers
* New England Sea Wolves
* New Jersey Red Dogs

* Carolina Cobras
* Florida Bobcats
* Nashville Kats
* Orlando Predators
* Tampa Bay Storm

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