| 2000 Amsterdam Admirals season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Ronald Buys |
| Head coach | Al Luginbill |
| Home field | Amsterdam ArenA Olympisch Stadion |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–6 |
| Division place | 4th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2000 Amsterdam Admirals season was the sixth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill in his sixth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA and Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.
| Round | Player name | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wasswa Serwanga | CB | UCLA |
| 2 | Gregory Studdard | T | Sam Houston State |
| 3 | Rob Lurtsema | DT | Wisconsin |
| 4 | Deon Humphrey | LB | Florida State |
| 5 | Derrick LeVake | T | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 6 | Damon Washington | RB | Colorado State |
| 7 | Tony Gaiter | WR | Miami (FL) |
| 8 | Mike Grieb | TE | UCLA |
| 9 | Dan Falcon | DT | Western Michigan |
| 10 | Marcel Willis | LB | Ohio State |
| 11 | Pat Downey | C | New Hampshire |
| 12 | Scott Von Der Ahe | LB | Arizona State |
| 13 | Taj Johnson | WR | San Diego State |
| 14 | Jim Murphy | QB | Northeastern |
| 15 | Michael Lies | G | Kansas |
| 16 | Bobby Singh | G | Portland State |
| 17 | Junior Lord | WR | Guilford |
| 18 | Mark Kacmarynski | RB | Central Iowa |
| 19 | John Lumpkin | TE | Ohio State |
| 20 | Joe Douglass | WR | Montana |
| 21 | Brian Lytle | DE | Humboldt State |
| 22 | Jerry Ross | TE | Pittsburg State |
| 23 | Octavious Bishop | T | Texas |
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| Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 1 | Sunday, April 16 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 9–28 | 0–1 | Murrayfield Stadium | 8,726 |
| 2 | Saturday, April 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 23–20 OT | 1–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 13,285 |
| 3 | Sunday, April 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | L 20–27 | 1–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 9,042 |
| 4 | Saturday, May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 20–17 | 2–2 | Waldstadion | 31,112 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 24–21 OT | 3–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,320 |
| 6 | Saturday, May 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 16–22 | 3–3 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 8,100 |
| 7 | Sunday, May 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 41–7 | 4–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 12,048 |
| 8 | Saturday, June 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | L 10–42 | 4–4 | Olympisch Stadion | 10,867 |
| 9 | Saturday, June 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 15–28 | 4–5 | Jahn-Sportpark | 8,014 |
| 10 | Sunday, June 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 28–31 | 4–6 | Rheinstadion | 37,113 |
| NFL Europe League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Rhein Fire | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 279 | 209 | 5–0 | 2–3 | W1 |
| Scottish Claymores | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 273 | 165 | 4–1 | 2–3 | L1 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 194 | 212 | 2–3 | 3–2 | W1 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 206 | 243 | 3–2 | 1–4 | L3 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 206 | 269 | 1–4 | 3–2 | W2 |
| Berlin Thunder | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 189 | 249 | 3–2 | 1–4 | L1 |
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