The 2000 Armenian First League season started on 21 April 2000. Armenicum became the league champions, and were promoted to the Armenian Premier League. [1]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenicum | Yerevan | ||
| Karabakh Yerevan | Yerevan | ||
| Lori | Vanadzor | Vanadzor City Stadium | 4,000 |
| Kotayk | Abovyan | Abovyan City Stadium | 3,946 |
| Arpa | Yeghegnadzor | Yeghegnadzor City Stadium | 300 |
| Dinamo-2 Yerevan | Yerevan | ||
| FIMA | Yerevan | ||
| Tavush | Ijevan | Arnar Stadium | 2,100 |
| Gyumri | Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 2,844 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenicum | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 12 | +43 | 39 | Champions, promotion to Armenian Premier League. |
| 2 | Karabakh Yerevan | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 14 | +22 | 38 | Promotion to Armenian Premier League. |
| 3 | Lori | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 29 | |
| 4 | Kotayk | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 28 | |
| 5 | Arpa | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 26 | |
| 6 | Dinamo-2 Yerevan | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 18 | |
| 7 | FIMA | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 12 | |
| 8 | Tavush | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 10 | |
| 9 | Gyumri | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 58 | −47 | 4 | |
| 10 | Dvin | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Withdrew before start of the season. |
| 11 | Moush Kasakh | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |
| 12 | Nairit | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |
| 13 | Alashkert | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |
| 14 | Karabakh-2 Yerevan | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Dropped since its parent team will participate instead. |
| Player | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vadim Kagramanov | Dinamo-2 Yerevan , Armenicum | 17 |
| 2 | Ararat Ghazaryan | Karabakh Yerevan | 11 |
| 3 | Vahe Tadevosyan | Kotayk | 11 |
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