2000 Dhaka Premier Division League

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Dhaka Premier Division League

| season = 2000

| dates = 17 June – 30 November 2000

| winners = Muktijoddha Sangsad

| relegated = {{unbulleted list|Badda Jagoroni | Victoria}}

| continentalcup1 = Asian Club Championship

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Muktijoddha Sangsad

| continentalcup2 =

| continentalcup2 qualifiers =

| league topscorer = 17 goals
Kennedy (Dhaka Abahani)

| matches = 93

| total goals = 236

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 1999

| nextseason = 2001

}}

The 2000 Dhaka Premier Division League, also known as the National Bank Dhaka Premier Division League for sponsorship reasons, was the 48th season of the top-tier football league in Bangladesh and the 7th season of the Premier Division, following its succession from the First Division as the top-tier. A total of ten teams participated in the league which began on 17 June and ended on 30 November 2000.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html|title=Bangladesh 2000|website=RSSSF|access-date=5 February 2025|archive-date=5 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205172356/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html|url-status=live}}

Venue

The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka was the main venue used for the league.

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Dhaka

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Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity: 36,000
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Regular season

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|team2=MSC|name_MSC=Mohammedan

|team3=DAL|name_DAL=Dhaka Abahani

|team4=RHS|name_RHS=Rahmatganj

|team5=DHC|name_DHC=Dhanmondi Club

|team6=FSC|name_FSC=Farashganj

|team7=AKS|name_AKS=Arambagh

|team8=BU |name_BU =Brothers Union

|team9=BJS|name_BJS=Badda Jagoroni

|team10=VSC|name_VSC=Victoria

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|win_VSC=0|PKwin_VSC=1|PKloss_VSC=0|loss_VSC=8|gf_VSC=8 |ga_VSC=27

|class_rules= W) 3 points; PW) 2 point; PKL) 1 point, no extra time

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|result2=CPF1

|result3=CPF1

|result4=CPF1

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Second phase

=Lower six=

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|team1=AKS|name_AKS=Arambagh

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|team3=FSC|name_FSC=Farashganj

|team4=BU |name_BU =Brothers Union

|team5=BJS|name_BJS=Badda Jagoroni

|team6=VSC|name_VSC=Victoria

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|win_DHC=5|PKwin_DHC=2|PKloss_DHC=3|loss_DHC=4 |gf_DHC=20|ga_DHC=23

|win_FSC=4|PKwin_FSC=3|PKloss_FSC=3|loss_FSC=4 |gf_FSC=18|ga_FSC=18

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|class_rules= W) 3 points; PW) 2 point; PKL) 1 point, no extra time

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=Championship section=

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|team2=DAL|name_DAL=Dhaka Abahani

|team3=MSC|name_MSC=Mohammedan

|team4=RHS|name_RHS=Rahmatganj

|win_MKS=9 |PKwin_MKS=3|PKloss_MKS=2|loss_MKS=1|gf_MKS=23 |ga_MKS=6

|win_DAL=10|PKwin_DAL=1|PKloss_DAL=1|loss_DAL=3|gf_DAL=40 |ga_DAL=13

|win_MSC=10|PKwin_MSC=1|PKloss_MSC=1|loss_MSC=3|gf_MSC=33 |ga_MSC=15

|win_RHS=4|PKwin_RHS=1|PKloss_RHS=1|loss_RHS=9 |gf_RHS=13 |ga_RHS=32

|class_rules= W) 3 points; PW) 2 point; PKL) 1 point, no extra time

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Playoff phase

=Relegation playoffs=

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|PKwinpoints=2

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|team1=BU |name_BU =Brothers Union

|team2=BJS|name_BJS=Badda Jagoroni

|team3=VSC|name_VSC=Victoria

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|class_rules= W) 3 points; PW) 2 point; PKL) 1 point, no extra time

|col_RL=red1|text_RL=Relegation to the 2001 Dhaka Premier Division League

|result2=RL

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=Championship playoffs=

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|team2=MSC|name_MSC=Mohammedan

|team3=DAL|name_DAL=Dhaka Abahani

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|win_DAL=10|PKwin_DAL=1|PKloss_DAL=1|loss_DAL=5|gf_DAL=35|ga_DAL=20

|class_rules= W) 3 points; PW) 2 point; PKL) 1 point, no extra time

|col_AFC=green1|text_AFC=Qualification for the 2001–02 Asian Club Championship First Round

|result1=AFC

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Top scorers

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Rank

! Scorer

! Club

! Goals

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|Ghana}} Kennedy

|Dhaka Abahani

| align=center| 17

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib

|Mohammedan

|align=center| 16

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Ashraful Kader Manju

|Dhanmondi Club

|align=center| 10

rowspan=3 align=center|4

| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Saifur Rahman Moni

|Rahmatganj

|rowspan=3 align=center| 8

{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Alfaz Ahmed

|Mohammedan

{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Rokonuzzaman Kanchan

|Dhaka Abahani

align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|Kenya}} Okimo Oinu

|Arambagh

|align=center| 7

align=center|8

| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Mizanur Rahman Dawn

|Dhaka Abahani

|align=center| 6

rowspan=4 align=center|9

| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Askar Khan Babu

|Mohammedan

|rowspan=4 align=center| 5

{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Saiful Islam Khokon

|Arambagh

{{flagicon|Nepal}} Basanta Thapa

|Brothers Union

{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Mohammed Sohel

|Victoria

References

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