The 2000 National Football League was the inaugural season of the country's first football league held on a national scale. The league was also known as the Nitol-Tata National Football League due to sponsorship reasons.

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National Football League

Season	2000
Dates	9 February — 6 April
Champions	Abahani Limited Dhaka
Matches played	18
Goals scored	41 (2.28 per match)
Best Player	Tanvir Chowdhury
Top goalscorer	3 goals Saifur Rahman Moni (Chittagong Abahani) Md Rakib Hossain (Dhaka Mohammedan) Kennedy (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
Biggest home win	Chittagong Abahani 3–0 Rajshahi Abahani (11 February 2000)
Biggest away win	Rajshahi Abahani 1–0 Abahani KC Khulna (6 March 2000)
Highest scoring	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 5–1 Netorkana Mohammedan
Longest unbeaten run	Abahani Limited Dhaka (6 Matches)
Longest losing run	Rajshahi Abahani Netorkana Mohammedan (3 Matches)
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The league included the top three finishing clubs from the 1999 season of the country's top-tier football league at the time, the Dhaka Premier Division League (Dhaka League). The clubs were the Dhaka League champions Mohammedan SC, runners-up Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and third-place Abahani Limited Dhaka. Additionally, the district league champions of Chittagong (Chittagong Abahani), Khulna (Khulna Abahani KC), and Rajshahi (Rajshahi Abahani KC) also entered the league. Chaturanga Jubo Sangha from Sylhet won a play-off against the champions of Barisal to secure their place in the league. Netrokona-based Mohammedan SC was also granted permission to enter the league.^[1]

On 4 January 2000, the three Dhaka clubs: Mohammedan SC, Abahani Limited Dhaka, and Muktijoddha Sangsad KC submitted their squad lists.^[2] On 7 January, Netrokona Mohammedan SC, Chittagong Abahani, Rajshahi Abahani KC, Khulna Abahani KC and Sylhet Chaturanga Jubo Sangha announced their squads.^[3]

The first round games were played in Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi. In the final round, all games were held in Dhaka.