2000 Veikkausliiga

The First Division in 2000 was the eleventh season of the First Division, the highest Finnish league for football the men.

The championship was unlike last year played out again in a triple round. Each team thus played 33 season games. The-table rose from directly, the last but one had to face relegation.

Only on the final day secured the eighth time in the club's history and the third time in a row the Haka the title with a 4-0 victory over relegated KTP Kotka.

In the final, the Finnish Football Cup HJK Helsinki won 1-0 against KTP Kotka. The Finnish League Cup won as last year Vaasa PS bya 2-1 on the Helsinki club FC Jokerit. The final was played in Hanko.

Final Table

S = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats, Td = Goal Difference

(M) = Champion of last year (P) = Cup winners of the previous year (N) = Up

Play off

Thus TPS Turku descended, Atlantis FC rose to.

Climber

Movers are in the First Division in 2001 KuPS Kuopio (direct) and FC Atlantis (via the play-offs ).

Top scorers

International performance in 2000/ 01

During the 2000 First Division season four Finnish teams at international competitions were in use, which had qualified after the First Division season in 1999 for:

International performance in 2001/ 02

Five teams qualified according to the 2000 First Division season for international competitions in the 2001/ 02 season: