The 2000 Kazakhstan Top Division was the ninth season of the Top Division, now called the

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, the highest

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league competition in

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Teams

Following the conclusion of the previous season, no teams were relegated or promoted. Prior to the start of the season, Sintez became ''Tomiris'', Access-Esil became ''Access-Golden Grain'' whilst

Akmola Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, thou ...

moved back to

Kokshetau Kokshetau (meaning ''Blueish Mountain'' in Kazakh, kz, Көкшетау, Kökşetau; ; rus, Кокшета́у, p=kokʂɛtaʊ) is a city in northern Kazakhstan and the capital of Akmola Region, which stretches along the southern shore of Lak ...

. During the middle of the season,

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withdrew due to financial problems, and ''Tomiris'' and ''Zhiger'' merged to form

Dostyk Dostyk ( kk, Достық, ''Dostyq'') or Druzhba (russian: Дружба) is a small town in Kazakhstan's Almaty Region, on the border with Xinjiang, China. It is a port of entry (by highway and railroad) from China. The rail portion serves as ...

. Dostyk were awarded the points that ''Tomiris'' had accumulated, whilst ''Zhiger'' were treated as having technical losses (0:3) in all remaining games.

Team overview

League table

Golden match

Results

Statistics

Top scorers

References

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