NEBL'2000 was the first complete season of the North European Basketball League. The tournament was held during the 1999-2000 basketball season on 5 January – 16 April 2000.
After holding Promotion Cup, teams from four more countries – Germany, Russia, Ukraine and Denmark – took part in NEBL'2000.
League accepted the participation of Magic M7 from Sweden, with which Earvin "Magic" Johnson entered into an agreement.
CSKA won the tournament by defeating Lietuvos rytas in the final.NEBL slogan: Break the ice!
Andrius Giedraitis from Lietuvos rytas was named as the Most valuable player.
Clubs Country (League)Teams Denmark (Basketligaen) Estonia (KML)Kalev Tallinn Finland (Korisliiga)TeamWARE ToPo HelsinkiHonka Espoo Germany (BBL)Skyliners Frankfurt Latvia (LBL)VentspilsBrocēni-LMT Rīga Lithuania (LKL)Lietuvos rytas VilniusŽalgiris KaunasAlita Alytus Russia (Super League A)CSKA Moscow Sweden (Basketligan)Magic M7 BoråsPlannja Basket Luleå Ukraine (SuperLeague)Kyiv Kiev
Regular season + Key to colors Teams advance to Final Four. Teams advance to eight-finals.
TeamPldWLPFPADiffTie-break 1. CSKA 13 12 1 1239 953 +286 2. Lietuvos rytas 13 11 2 1172 1032 +140 1–0 3. Žalgiris 13 11 2 1386 1086 +300 0–1 4. Kyiv 13 9 4 1384 1236 +148 5. Kalev 13 7 6 1301 1288 +13 1–0 6. Magic M7 13 7 6 1257 1329 –72 0–1 7. Ventspils 13 6 7 1246 1193 +53 8. Plannja Basket 13 5 8 1158 1257 –99 3–0 9. TeamWARE ToPo 13 5 8 1146 1321 –175 2–1 10. Honka 13 5 8 1185 1300 –115 1–2 11. Brocēni-LMT 13 5 8 1055 1124 –69 0–3 12. Skyliners 13 4 9 922 1002 –80 13. Alita 13 3 10 1054 1147 –93 14. Great Danes 13 1 12 859 1096 –237
Results MGD ALI SKY LMT HON TOP PLA VEN MM7 KAL KYI ŽAL LRY CSKA Moscow112-8290-6279-67108-8194-91108-68106-57104-8486-88107-8289-7760-5796-77 Lietuvos rytas74-6292-7585-6494-8589-77106-7479-63103-8478-8495-8093-87107-101 Žalgiris Kaunas91-58109-7874-7399-74106-7096-8099-5691-63106-8196-61108-80 Kyiv90-73111-10093-8497-7789-7595-78100-8575-5895-9285-95 Kalev86-6486-8573-8275-8986-8986-77102-8790-88101-82 Magic M785-7189-7986-7288-9793-9774-7393-8476-89 Ventspils 81-6398-8073-7574-7997-7383-7375-65 Plannja Basket61-6396-7683-7277-71101-6379-60 TeamWARE ToPo Helsinki85-8393-8172-6693-8891-86 Honka Playboys90-6962-9275-5992-81 Brocēni-LMT85-7590-8358-69 Skyliners76-6863-83 Alita80-68 Source: Worldbasket.com Play-offs
Eight-finals
Quarterfinals
Final four
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Third-place game
Final
Final standings Pos Team1.CSKA 2.Lietuvos rytas3.Žalgiris4.Kyiv 5.Kalev6.Ventspils 7.Magic M78.Plannja Basket9.TeamWARE ToPo10.Honka11.Brocēni-LMT12.Skyliners13.Alita14.Great Danes
References
External links Teams Scores&Standings Schedule