Season 2000 Top goalscorer Mendes (21) Dates 16 Apr 2000 – 29 Oct 2000 Goals scored 553 | Champions Zhenis Astana Champion FC Astana-1964 Location Kazakhstan Matches played 210 | |
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The 2000 Kazakhstan Top Division was the ninth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
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Teams
Following the conclusion of the previous season, no teams were relegated or promoted. Prior to the start of the season, Sintez became Tomiris, Access-Esil became Access-Golden Grain whilst Akmola moved back to Kokshetau.
During the middle of the season, Batyr withdrew due to financial problems, and Tomiris and Zhiger merged to form Dostyk. Dostyk were awarded the points that Tomiris had accumulated, whilst Zhiger were treated as having technical losses (0:3) in all remaining games.
League table
Source: http://www.kpfl.kz/eng/chempionat_2000
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1CSKA Kairat deducted 3 points for not paying participation fee.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.