1999–2000 Premiership Rugby

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1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership
Countries	England
Champions	Leicester Tigers (4th title)
Runners-up	Bath
Relegated	Bedford Blues
Matches played	132
Attendance	751,784 (average 5,695 per match)
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The 1999–2000 English Premiership (known as the Allied Dunbar Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth full season of rugby union within the first tier of the English leagues, known as the Premiership.

The league was reduced from fourteen teams to twelve following London Scottish and Richmond both entering administration.

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bath	Recreation Ground	8,200	Bath, Somerset
Bedford	Goldington Road	6,000	Bedford, Bedfordshire
Bristol	Memorial Stadium	12,100	Bristol
Gloucester	Kingsholm	11,000	Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins	The Stoop	8,500	Twickenham, London
Leicester Tigers	Welford Road	16,000	Leicester, Leicestershire
London Irish	The Stoop	8,500	Twickenham, London
London Wasps	Loftus Road	18,439	Shepherd's Bush, London
Newcastle Falcons	Kingston Park	10,000	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints	Franklin's Gardens	10,000	Northampton, Northamptonshire
Sale	Heywood Road	5,400	Sale, Greater Manchester
Saracens	Vicarage Road	22,000	Watford, Hertfordshire

The season began on 10 September 1999.

Points increased from 2 to 3 for a win after the World Cup in November 1999. This was an attempt to ensure competitive balance in the leagues for teams while they were without their international players.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts	Qualification
1	Leicester Tigers (C)	22	18	1	3	687	425	+262	74	45	51	Champion
2	Bath	22	15	2	5	690	425	+265	71	44	43
3	Gloucester	22	15	0	7	628	490	+138	68	46	40
4	Saracens	22	14	0	8	729	514	+215	83	57	37
5	Northampton Saints	22	13	0	9	551	480	+71	61	51	35
6	Bristol	22	12	1	9	632	602	+30	76	60	34
7	London Wasps	22	11	1	10	640	461	+179	76	39	32
8	London Irish	22	9	1	12	613	616	−3	63	77	25
9	Newcastle Falcons	22	6	2	14	377	630	−253	32	74	20
10	Harlequins	22	7	0	15	441	687	−246	55	82	18
11	Sale Sharks	22	7	0	15	381	633	−252	40	73	18
12	Bedford Blues (R)	22	1	0	21	396	802	−406	51	102	3	Relegated

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who did not earn international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

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