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{{Short description|Estonian national championships in football}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition      = [[Meistriliiga]]
| season           = 2000
| winners          = [[FC Levadia Maardu|Levadia]]<br>(2nd title)
| relegated        = 
| continentalcup1  = 
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = 
| continentalcup2  = 
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = 
| league topscorer = [[Egidijus Juška]] (24)<br>[[Toomas Krõm]] (24)
| biggest home win = 
| biggest away win = 
| highest scoring  = 
| total goals      = 
| average goals    = 
| prevseason       = [[1999 Meistriliiga|1999]]
| nextseason       = [[2001 Meistriliiga|2001]]
}}

The '''2000 Meistriliiga''' was the tenth season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. [[FC Levadia Tallinn|Levadia]] won their second title.

==League table==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR

|team1=L-M|name_L-M=[[FC Levadia Maardu|Levadia]]
|team2=FLO|name_FLO=[[FC Flora|Flora]]
|team3=TVM|name_TVM=[[FC TVMK|TVMK]]
|team4=TUL|name_TUL=[[Viljandi JK Tulevik|Tulevik]]
|team5=NAR|name_NAR=[[JK Narva Trans|Narva Trans]]
|team6=LOT|name_LOT=[[FC Lootus Kohtla-Järve|Lootus]]
|team7=KUR|name_KUR=[[FC Kuressaare|Kuressaare]]
|team8=VAL|name_VAL=[[FC Valga|Valga]]
|win_L-M=23|draw_L-M=5|loss_L-M=0|gf_L-M=88|ga_L-M=20|status_L-M=C
|win_FLO=16|draw_FLO=7|loss_FLO=5|gf_FLO=51|ga_FLO=25
|win_TVM=14|draw_TVM=6|loss_TVM=8|gf_TVM=54|ga_TVM=29
|win_TUL=12|draw_TUL=9|loss_TUL=7|gf_TUL=45|ga_TUL=34
|win_NAR=12|draw_NAR=7|loss_NAR=9|gf_NAR=64|ga_NAR=40
|win_LOT=6|draw_LOT=4|loss_LOT=18|gf_LOT=26|ga_LOT=54
|win_KUR=5|draw_KUR=4|loss_KUR=19|gf_KUR=25|ga_KUR=68
|win_VAL=2|draw_VAL=2|loss_VAL=24|gf_VAL=11|ga_VAL=94|status_VAL=R
|col_CL1=green1|text_CL1=Qualification for [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League#First qualifying round|Champions League first qualifying round]]
|result1=CL1
|col_UCQR=blue1|text_UCQR=Qualification for [[2001–02 UEFA Cup#Qualifying round|UEFA Cup qualifying round]]
|result2=UCQR
|col_IC1=#CCCCFF|text_IC1=Qualification for [[2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup#First round|Intertoto Cup first round]]
|result3=IC1
|col_UCQ=blue1|text_UCQ=Qualification for [[2001–02 UEFA Cup#Qualifying round|UEFA Cup qualifying round]] 
|note_res_UCQ=Qualified as 2000-01 Cup Winner
|result5=UCQ
|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification for [[#Relegation play-off|relegation play-offs]]
|result7=RP
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to [[2001 Esiliiga|Esiliiga]]
|result8=R
|update=complete
|source=[http://vana.jalgpall.ee/league.php?b=ML&page_id=49&year=2000 Estonian Football Association] 
|class_rules=1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) head-to-head goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored.
}}

===Relegation play-off===
{{football box
|date    = 5 November 2000
|team1   = [[JK Tervis Pärnu|Tervis]]
|score   = n/p
|team2   = [[FC Kuressaare]]
|stadium = 
}}

{{football box
|date    = 11 November 2000
|team1   = [[FC Kuressaare]]
|score   = n/p
|team2   = [[JK Tervis Pärnu|Tervis]]
|stadium = 
}}

''Kuressaare were awarded the playoff after Tervis withdrew due to unavailability of players active for the Estonian U-18 team.''

==Results==
Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}

===First half of season===
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=FLO|team2=KUR|team3=LEV|team4=LOO|team5=TRS
|team6=TUL|team7=TVM|team8=VAL

|name_LEV=[[FC Levadia Maardu|Levadia]]
|match_LEV_FLO=1–1
|match_LEV_TVM=1–0
|match_LEV_TUL=1–1
|match_LEV_TRS=1–0
|match_LEV_LOO=2–1
|match_LEV_KUR=3–0
|match_LEV_VAL=4–0

|name_FLO=[[FC Flora|Flora]]
|match_FLO_LEV=2–3
|match_FLO_TVM=3–1
|match_FLO_TUL=2–1
|match_FLO_TRS=0–1
|match_FLO_LOO=5–0
|match_FLO_KUR=1–0
|match_FLO_VAL=4–0

|name_TVM=[[FC TVMK|TVMK]]
|match_TVM_LEV=1–2
|match_TVM_FLO=2–2
|match_TVM_TUL=1–2
|match_TVM_TRS=1–2
|match_TVM_LOO=5–0
|match_TVM_KUR=1–2
|match_TVM_VAL=2–0

|name_TUL=[[Viljandi JK Tulevik|Tulevik]]
|match_TUL_LEV=1–2
|match_TUL_FLO=0–0
|match_TUL_TVM=0–0
|match_TUL_TRS=2–3
|match_TUL_LOO=1–0
|match_TUL_KUR=3–1
|match_TUL_VAL=0–0

|name_TRS=[[JK Narva Trans|Narva Trans]]
|match_TRS_LEV=2–3
|match_TRS_FLO=1–1
|match_TRS_TVM=0–3
|match_TRS_TUL=3–0
|match_TRS_LOO=2–2
|match_TRS_KUR=4–0
|match_TRS_VAL=9–0

|name_LOO=[[FC Lootus Kohtla-Järve|Lootus]]
|match_LOO_LEV=0–3
|match_LOO_FLO=1–3
|match_LOO_TVM=0–1
|match_LOO_TUL=0–1
|match_LOO_TRS=0–2
|match_LOO_KUR=1–1
|match_LOO_VAL=4–0

|name_KUR=[[FC Kuressaare|Kuressaare]]
|match_KUR_LEV=1–5
|match_KUR_FLO=2–3
|match_KUR_TVM=1–6
|match_KUR_TUL=1–5
|match_KUR_TRS=0–2
|match_KUR_LOO=0–2
|match_KUR_VAL=2–0

|name_VAL=[[FC Valga|Valga]]
|match_VAL_LEV=0–6
|match_VAL_FLO=0–3
|match_VAL_TVM=0–1
|match_VAL_TUL=0–2
|match_VAL_TRS=1–1
|match_VAL_LOO=1–4
|match_VAL_KUR=3–0

|update=complete|source=
}}
{{Col-2}}

===Second half of season===
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=FLO|team2=KUR|team3=LEV|team4=LOO|team5=TRS
|team6=TUL|team7=TVM|team8=VAL

|name_LEV=[[FC Levadia Maardu|Levadia]]
|match_LEV_FLO=3–1
|match_LEV_TVM=2–1
|match_LEV_TUL=1–1
|match_LEV_TRS=2–2
|match_LEV_LOO=6–0
|match_LEV_KUR=8–1
|match_LEV_VAL=8–0

|name_FLO=[[FC Flora|Flora]]
|match_FLO_LEV=1–2
|match_FLO_TVM=2–2
|match_FLO_TUL=2–2
|match_FLO_TRS=2–0
|match_FLO_LOO=1–0
|match_FLO_KUR=3–0
|match_FLO_VAL=3–0

|name_TVM=[[FC TVMK|TVMK]]
|match_TVM_LEV=0–3
|match_TVM_FLO=2–0
|match_TVM_TUL=3–1
|match_TVM_TRS=0–2
|match_TVM_LOO=3–0
|match_TVM_KUR=2–0
|match_TVM_VAL=6–2

|name_TUL=[[Viljandi JK Tulevik|Tulevik]]
|match_TUL_LEV=1–4
|match_TUL_FLO=0–0
|match_TUL_TVM=2–2
|match_TUL_TRS=4–3
|match_TUL_LOO=2–1
|match_TUL_KUR=1–0
|match_TUL_VAL=5–0

|name_TRS=[[JK Narva Trans|Narva Trans]]
|match_TRS_LEV=2–2
|match_TRS_FLO=1–2
|match_TRS_TVM=0–3
|match_TRS_TUL=4–1
|match_TRS_LOO=2–3
|match_TRS_KUR=1–1
|match_TRS_VAL=6–0

|name_LOO=[[FC Lootus Kohtla-Järve|Lootus]]
|match_LOO_LEV=0–1
|match_LOO_FLO=0–1
|match_LOO_TVM=0–0
|match_LOO_TUL=1–4
|match_LOO_TRS=3–2
|match_LOO_KUR=0–2
|match_LOO_VAL=2–0

|name_KUR=[[FC Kuressaare|Kuressaare]]
|match_KUR_LEV=0–4
|match_KUR_FLO=0–1
|match_KUR_TVM=1–3
|match_KUR_TUL=0–0
|match_KUR_TRS=2–4
|match_KUR_LOO=1–1
|match_KUR_VAL=2–0

|name_VAL=[[FC Valga|Valga]]
|match_VAL_LEV=0–5
|match_VAL_FLO=0–2
|match_VAL_TVM=0–2
|match_VAL_TUL=0–2
|match_VAL_TRS=1–5
|match_VAL_LOO=2–0
|match_VAL_KUR=1–4

|update=complete|source=
}}
{{Col-end}}

==Top scorers==
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/esttops.html|title=Estonia - List of Topscorers|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|1
|{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Egidijus Juška]]||TVMK||rowspan=2 align=center|24
|-
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Toomas Krõm]]||Levadia
|-
|align=center|3
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Maksim Gruznov]]||Narva Trans||align=center|23
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|4
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Indro Olumets]]||Levadia||rowspan=2 align=center|13
|-
|{{flagicon|LAT}} [[Vitālijs Teplovs]]||TVMK
|-
|align=center|6
|{{flagicon|LTU}} Marius Dovydėnas||Tulevik||align=center|12
|-
|align=center|7
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Sergei Bragin]]||Levadia||align=center|11
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|8
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dmitri Lipartov]]||Narva Trans||rowspan=2 align=center|10
|-
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Meelis Rooba]]||Flora
|-
|align=center|10
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Dmitri Ustritski]]||Tulevik||align=center|9
|}

==See also==
* [[2000 in Estonian football]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Meistriliiga}}
{{1999–2000 in European Football (UEFA)}}
{{2000–01 in European Football (UEFA)}}

[[Category:Meistriliiga seasons]]
[[Category:2000 in Estonian football|1]]
[[Category:2000–01 in European association football leagues|Estonia]]
[[Category:1999–2000 in European association football leagues|Estonia]]


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