| 2000 AF2 season | |
| League: | AF2 |
| Sport: | Arena football |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Quad City Steamwheelers |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Conf1: | Semifinals |
| Conf1 Champ: | Quad City Steamwheelers |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Norfolk Nighthawks |
| Conf2: | Semifinals |
| Conf2 Champ: | Tennessee Valley Vipers |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Augusta Stallions |
| Finals: | ArenaCup I |
| Finals Champ: | Quad City Steamwheelers |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Tennessee Valley Vipers |
| 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. 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.
| 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 |
| Team | Overall | Conference | ||||
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| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| American Conference | ||||||
| Augusta Stallions | 13 | 3 | 0.812 | 10 | 2 | 0.833 |
| Norfolk Nighthawks | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 9 | 4 | 0.600 |
| Jacksonville Tomcats | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 5 | 4 | 0.556 |
| 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 |
| National Conference | ||||||
| Quad City Steamwheelers | 16 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Tennessee Valley Vipers | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 6 | 3 | 0.667 |
| Tulsa Talons | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 5 | 7 | 0.417 |
| 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 |
| Award | Winner | Position | Team | |
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| Offensive Player of the Year | Quarterback | Augusta Stallions | ||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Defensive lineman | Quad City Steamwheelers | ||
| Ironman of the Year | Wide receiver/Defensive back | Quad City Steamwheelers | ||
| Coach of the Year | Head Coach | Augusta Stallions |
| ArenaCup I | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | August 10, 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | The Mark of the Quad Cities | |||||||||||||||||||
| City | Moline, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 9,201 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Defensive Player of the Game | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ironman of the Game | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning Coach | Frank Haege | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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.