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{{Infobox sports season
| logo             = 
| title            = 2000 AF2 season
| league           = [[AF2]]
| sport            = [[Arena football]]
| duration         = 
| season           = Regular season
| season_champs    = [[Quad City Steamwheelers]]
| MVP 		   = 
| MVP_link         = 
| playoffs         = Playoffs
| playoffs_link    = 
| conf1            = Semifinals
| conf1_link       = 
| conf1_champ      = [[Quad City Steamwheelers]]
| conf1_runner-up  = [[Norfolk Nighthawks]]
| conf2            = Semifinals
| conf2_link       = 
| conf2_champ      = [[Tennessee Valley Vipers]]
| conf2_runner-up  = [[Augusta Stallions]]
| finals           = [[ArenaCup I]]
| finals_champ     = Quad City Steamwheelers
| finals_runner-up = Tennessee Valley Vipers
| finals_MVP       = 
| finals_MVP_link  = 
| seasonslist      = List of AF2 seasons
| seasonslistnames = AF2
| nextseason_link  = 2001 AF2 season
| nextseason_year  = 2001
}}

The '''2000 AF2 season''' was the first season of the [[af2]]. It was succeeded by [[2001 AF2 season|2001]]. The league champions were the [[Quad City Steamwheelers]], who capped off a perfect season with a victory over the [[Tennessee Valley Vipers]] in [[ArenaCup I]]. This is the only AF2 season lacking division alignment.

==League info==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| New teams || Arkansas Twisters, Augusta Stallions, Birmingham Steeldogs, Carolina Rhinos, Charleston Swamp Foxes, Greensboro Prowlers, Jacksonville Tomcats, Norfolk Nighthawks, Pensacola Barracudas, Quad City Steamwheelers, Richmond Speed, Roanoke Steam, Tallahassee Thunder, Tennessee Valley Vipers, Tulsa Talons
|-
| Renamed or Relocated teams || None
|-
| Defunct teams || None
|-
| Total teams || 15
|}

==Standings==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" align="center" | Team
! colspan="3" align="center" | Overall
! colspan="3" align="center" | Conference
|-
!Wins
!Losses
!Percentage
!Wins
!Losses
!Percentage
|-
| colspan="7" align="center" | '''American Conference'''
|- bgcolor=#ccccff
| [[Augusta Stallions]]
|13
|3
|0.812
|10
|2
|0.833
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
| [[Norfolk Nighthawks]]
|10
|6
|0.625
|9
|4
|0.600
|-bgcolor=#ccffcc
| [[Jacksonville Tomcats]]
|9
|7
|0.562
|5
|4
|0.556
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
| [[Carolina Rhinos]]
|9
|7
|0.562
|5
|4
|0.556
|-
| [[Richmond Speed]]
|7
|9
|0.437
|6
|4
|0.600
|-
| [[Charleston Swamp Foxes]]
|4
|12
|0.333
|3
|7
|0.300
|-
| [[Greensboro Prowlers]]
|3
|13
|0.187
|0
|8
|0.167
|-
| [[Roanoke Steam]]
|3
|13
|0.187
|0
|8
|0.167
|-
| colspan="7" align="center" | '''National Conference'''
|- bgcolor=#cccccc
| [[Quad City Steamwheelers]]
|16
|0
|1.000
|11
|0
|1.000
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
| [[Tennessee Valley Vipers]]
|10
|6
|0.625
|6
|3
|0.667
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
| [[Tulsa Talons]]
|9
|7
|0.562
|5
|7
|0.417
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
| [[Pensacola Barracudas (arena football)|Pensacola Barracudas]]
|8
|8
|0.500
|6
|3
|0.667
|-
| [[Birmingham Steeldogs]]
|7
|9
|0.437
|3
|7
|0.300
|-
| [[Arkansas Twisters]]
|7
|9
|0.437
|2
|7
|0.222
|-
| [[Tallahassee Thunder]]
|5
|11
|0.312
|1
|7
|0.125
|-
|}

==Playoffs==
{{8TeamBracket | RD1=Round 1
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=[[ArenaCup I]]

| RD1-seed7=8
| RD1-team7=Pensacola
| RD1-score7=19
| RD1-seed8='''1'''
| RD1-team8='''Quad Cities'''
| RD1-score8='''55'''

| RD1-seed5=5
| RD1-team5=Jacksonville
| RD1-score5=28
| RD1-seed6='''4'''
| RD1-team6='''Norfolk'''
| RD1-score6='''41'''

| RD1-seed3=7
| RD1-team3=Carolina
| RD1-score3=64
| RD1-seed4='''2'''
| RD1-team4='''Augusta'''
| RD1-score4='''76'''

| RD1-seed1=6
| RD1-team1=Tulsa
| RD1-score1=28
| RD1-seed2='''3'''
| RD1-team2='''Tennessee Valley'''
| RD1-score2='''49'''

| RD2-seed4='''1'''
| RD2-team4='''Quad Cities'''
| RD2-score4='''75'''
| RD2-seed3=4
| RD2-team3=Norfolk
| RD2-score3=27

| RD2-seed2=2
| RD2-team2=Augusta
| RD2-score2=40
| RD2-seed1='''3'''
| RD2-team1='''Tennessee Valley'''
| RD2-score1='''47'''

| RD3-seed2='''1'''
| RD3-team2='''Quad Cities'''
| RD3-score2='''68'''
| RD3-seed1=3
| RD3-team1=Tennessee Valley
| RD3-score1=59
}}

==Awards and honors==

===Regular season awards===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award !! Winner !! Position !! Team
|-
| Offensive Player of the Year || [[Aaron Sparrow]] || Quarterback || [[Augusta Stallions]]
|-
| Defensive Player of the Year || [[Cornelius Coe]] || Defensive lineman || [[Quad City Steamwheelers]]
|-
| Ironman of the Year || [[Xavier Patterson]] || Wide receiver/Defensive back || [[Quad City Steamwheelers]]
|-
| Coach of the Year || [[Mike Neu]] || Head Coach || [[Augusta Stallions]]
|}

==ArenaCup I==
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="width: 25em; float: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- style="text-align: center;"
| colspan="2" style="background: #efefef; font-size: larger;" | '''ArenaCup I'''
|- style="text-align: center; background: #ffffff;"
| colspan="2" | <!--  Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:ArenaCup2000-logo.png|200px]] -->
|-
| align="center" colspan="2" style="background: #efefef;" |
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- style="text-align: center;"
| '''Quarter'''
| style="width: 17%;" | '''1'''
| style="width: 17%;" | '''2'''
| style="width: 17%;" | '''3'''
| style="width: 17%;" | '''4'''
| style="width: 17%;" | '''Tot'''
|- style="text-align: center;"
| align="left" | '''Quad City Steamwheelers'''
| 21
| 20
| 14
| 13
| '''68'''
|- style="text-align: center;"
| align="left" | '''Tennessee Valley Vipers '''
| 14
| 17
| 28
| 0
| '''59'''
|}
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| '''Date''' || August 10, 2000
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| '''Arena''' || [[iWireless Center|The Mark of the Quad Cities]]
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| '''City''' || [[Moline, Illinois]]
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| '''Attendance''' || 9,201
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| '''Most Valuable Player''' || Shon King
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| '''Ironman of the Game''' || Xavier Patterson
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| '''Winning Coach''' || [[Frank Haege]]
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| '''Losing Coach''' || [[Tom Luginbill]]
|}

ArenaCup I was the 2000 edition of the [[af2]]'s championship game, in which the National Conference runners-up [[Tennessee Valley Vipers]] were defeated by the National Conference Champions [[Quad City Steamwheelers]] in [[Moline, Illinois]] by a score of 68 to 59.
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| Quarter=1
| Time=14:51
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| DriveTime=0:09
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| yards=
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| kickresult=Good
| Visitor=0
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| QB=[[Billy Dicken]]
| yards=29
| Kicker= [[Brion Hurley]]
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=0
| Home=14
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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=6:29
| Team=Tennessee Valley Vipers
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=40
| DriveTime=4:20
| Type=RecTD
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| QB= Bryan Snyder
| yards=11
| Kicker= Michael Proctor
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=7
| Home=14
}}
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| Quarter=1
| Time=3:45
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| QB=
| yards=2
| Kicker= [[Brion Hurley]]
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=7
| Home=21
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| Quarter=1
| Time=0:25
| Team=Tennessee Valley Vipers
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=38
| DriveTime=3:20
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver= Danny Thomas
| QB= Bryan Snyder
| yards=15
| Kicker= Michael Proctor
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=14
| Home=21
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| Quarter=2
| Time=13:50
| Team=Quad City Steamwheelers
| DrivePlays=2
| DriveLength=41
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| QB=[[Billy Dicken]]
| yards=32
| Kicker= [[Brion Hurley]]
| kickresult= Failed
| Visitor=14
| Home=27
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=9:48
| Team=Tennessee Valley Vipers
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=45
| DriveTime=4:02
| Type=RecTD
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| QB=Bryan Snyder
| yards=3
| Kicker= Michael Proctor
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=21
| Home=27
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=7:28
| Team=Quad City Steamwheelers
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=12
| DriveTime=2:20
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=[[Billy Dicken]]
| yards=1
| Kicker= [[Brion Hurley]]
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=21
| Home=34
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=4:55
| Team=Tennessee Valley Vipers
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=30
| DriveTime=2:33
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver= Kelly Fields
| QB=Bryan Snyder
| yards=25
| Kicker= Michael Proctor
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=28
| Home=34
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=3:00
| Team=Quad City Steamwheelers
| DrivePlays=2
| DriveLength=17
| DriveTime=1:55
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Xavier Patterson
| QB=[[Billy Dicken]]
| yards=12
| Kicker= [[Brion Hurley]]
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=28
| Home=41
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=0:00
| Team=Tennessee Valley Vipers
| DrivePlays=10
| DriveLength=40
| DriveTime=3:00
| Type=FG
| yards=18
| Kicker= Michael Proctor
| kickresult=
| Visitor=31
| Home=41
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=13:12
| Team=Tennessee Valley Vipers
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=45
| DriveTime=1:48
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Bobby Washington
| QB=Bryan Snyder
| yards=34
| Kicker=Michael Proctor
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=38
| Home=41
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=11:14
| Team=Tennessee Valley Vipers
| DrivePlays=2
| DriveLength=12
| DriveTime=1:06
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Bryan Snyder
| yards=1
| Kicker=Michael Proctor
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=45
| Home=41
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=11:04
| Team=Tennessee Valley Vipers
| DrivePlays=1
| DriveLength=0
| DriveTime=0:10
| Type=Other
| Other= Ronald Bonner recovered ball off the net in the end zone after the kickoff, Michael Proctor Kick Good
| QB=
| yards=0
| Kicker=Michael Proctor
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=52
| Home=41
}}
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| Quarter=3
| Time=10:22
| Team=Quad City Steamwheelers
| DrivePlays=1
| DriveLength=57
| DriveTime=0:42
| Type=Other
| Other=57 Yard Kickoff Return Touchdown by Shon King, [[Brion Hurley]] Kick Good
| yards=57
| Kicker=[[Brion Hurley]]
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=52
| Home=48
}}
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| Quarter=3
| Time=5:46
| Team=Quad City Steamwheelers
| DrivePlays=1
| DriveLength=53
| DriveTime=
| Type=Other
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| yards=
| Kicker= [[Brion Hurley]]
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=52
| Home=55
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| Quarter=3
| Time=0:20
| Team=Tennessee Valley Vipers
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=42
| DriveTime=5:26
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver= Bobby Washington
| QB=Bryan Snyder
| yards=16
| Kicker=Michael Proctor
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| Visitor=59
| Home=55
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| Quarter=4
| Time=12:55
| Team=Quad City Steamwheelers
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=37
| DriveTime=2:25
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Xavier Patterson
| QB=[[Billy Dicken]]
| yards=37
| Kicker= [[Brion Hurley]]
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| Quarter=4
| Time=0:58
| Team=Quad City Steamwheelers
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=49
| DriveTime=5:12
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=[[Billy Dicken]]
| yards=1
| Kicker= [[Brion Hurley]]
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| Visitor=59
| Home=68
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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd |Visitor=Tennessee Valley Vipers|Home=Quad City Steamwheelers}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070205171830/http://www.thestatguys.com/AF2/2000/CONFSTAT.HTM 2000 af2 stats]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000815234619/http://www.af2.com/scorebook/xlive.htm Arena Cup I stats]
* [http://www.steamwheelers.com/ Quad City Steamwheelers Main Web-Site] {{Webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20070216112650/http://www.steamwheelers.com/ |date=2007-02-16 }}
* [http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=clubhouse&team=61 Quad City Steamwheelers on ArenaFan.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614232749/http://www.steamwheelerfans.com/ Quad City Steamwheelers' Fan Club Website]
* [http://steamwheelin.blogspot.com/ Steamwheelin' Blog]

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