1999–2000 National Football League (India)

The 1999–2000 National Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola National Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth season of National Football League, the top Indian league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996.

National Football League
Season1999–2000
Dates9 December 1999 – 26 March 2000
ChampionsMohun Bagan
Relegated
1999–2000 Asian Club ChampionshipMohun Bagan
Top goalscorerIgor Shkuyrin (11 goals)[1]
Biggest home winChurchill Brothers 5–0 Dempo
Biggest away winDempo 1–7 Mahindra & Mahindra

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Mohun Bagan won the championship under the coach Subrata Bhattacharya. This is their second National Football League title. Churchill Brothers came second and Salgaonkar came third. For the first time, the tournament was played without any group stage (as that was followed in previous seasons) and in "Home and Away" system. Dempo and BSF (Border Security Force) were relegated from the National Football League.

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mohun Bagan 22 14 5 3 36 17 +19 47
2 Churchill Brothers 22 12 5 5 36 17 +19 41
3 Salgaocar 22 11 6 5 26 15 +11 39
4 Kochin 22 9 7 6 27 21 +6 34
5 JCT 22 9 7 6 20 18 +2 34
6 Mahindra & Mahindra 22 8 9 5 26 16 +10 33
7 Kingfisher East Bengal 22 8 8 6 25 21 +4 32
8 Tollygunge Agragami 22 6 8 8 18 27 −9 26
9 State Bank of Travancore 22 7 3 12 20 34 −14 24
10 Indian Telephone Industries 22 3 9 10 18 27 −9 18
11 Border Security Force 22 4 5 13 9 23 −14 17
12 Dempo 22 1 8 13 9 34 −25 11
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References
  1. "From the History Book". All India Football Federation. the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
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