1999–2000 I-Divisioona season

The 1999/2000 season was the 26th and final season of the I- divisioona, the second highest Finnish ice hockey league. Kärpät Oulu, Jyväskylä Vaasan sports and discos qualified for the SM- liiga relegation, in the Kärpät Oulu reached the climb. Ahmat Hyvinkää and SaPKo Savonlinna up in the relegation from the Football League in third. For the 2000/01 season the league was replaced by the newly formed Finnish Mestis as the second highest league.

  • 3.1 First Round
  • 3.2 Second Round

Mode

In the main round each of the twelve teams completed a total of 48 games. The winner of the Main Round qualified directly for the SM- liiga relegation. The teams ranked 2-9 disputed first playoff, the two winners also allowed to participate in the SM- liiga relegation. The two last placed athlete had to compete for the league in the relegation. For a win, each team was given two points, a draw there was a point and a defeat.

Main Round

Table

Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats

Playoffs

First round

  • Vaasan Sport - Jää - Kotkat Uusikaupunki 2:0 ( 3:1, 4:3 )
  • JoKP Joensuu - KooKoo 2:1 ( 2:0, 2:4, 5:2 )
  • Discos Jyväskylä - FPS Forssa 2:1 (3:0, 2:7, 3:0)
  • TuTo Hockey - Hermes Kokkola 2:1 ( 3:2, 0:1, 3:1 )

Second Round

  • Vaasan Sport - JoKP Joensuu 2:0 ( 5:1, 2:1)
  • Discos Jyväskylä - TuTo Hockey 2:1 ( 6:2, 3:7, 5:1)

I divisoona relegation

  • Mikkelin Jukurit - SaPKo Savonlinna 3:2 ( 2:6, 1:6, 5:2, 4:1, 4:0)
  • Ahmat Hyvinkää - Kiekko -Vantaa 1:3 ( 3:9, 9:2, 3:6, 2:6 )
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