The 2000 FIRA Women's European Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament. It saw virtually the same format as 1997.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Spain |
| Dates | 8 May 2000– 14 May 2000 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France |
| Runner-up | Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
← 1999 2001 → | |
In Pool A Ireland returned to the competition.
In "Pool B" a tournament had been planned involving Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Russia. Belgium and Russia withdrew "at the last minute" and were replaced by a French regional team (Flandre). After a double round-robin between these three teams, Germany and Netherlands played against the teams finishing 7th and 8th in Pool A
Pool A
editBracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 May – Vera | ||||||||||
 England | 41 | |||||||||
| 10 May – Roquetas | ||||||||||
 Kazakhstan | 3 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| 8 May – El Ejido | ||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 41 | |||||||||
| 13 May – Almeria | ||||||||||
 Ireland | 14 | |||||||||
| France | 31 | |||||||||
| 8 May – Roquetas | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| Spain | 58 | |||||||||
| 10 May – Almeria | ||||||||||
 Italy | 16 | |||||||||
| Spain | 13 | |||||||||
| 8 May – Almeria | ||||||||||
 Scotland | 10 | Third place | ||||||||
| Scotland | 28 | |||||||||
| 13 May – Almeria | ||||||||||
 Wales | 16 | |||||||||
| England | 40 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 20 | |||||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 May – El Ejido | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 31 | |||||
| 24 April – Vera | ||||||
| Ireland | 15 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 3 | |||||
| 10 May – Vera | ||||||
| Wales | 6 | |||||
| Italy | 24 | |||||
| Wales | 25 | |||||
First round
editPlate semi-finals
editSemi-finals
edit7th/8th place
editItaly awarded 7th place Ireland awarded 8th place
Plate final
edit3rd/4th place
editFinal
editPool B
editGames where 20 Minutes each way.
Final table
edit| Pos | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Flandre
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 |  Netherlands
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 4 |
| 3 |  Germany
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
editPool A/Pool B playoffs
editGermany and Netherlands then "played off" against the teams listed as being in 7th and 8th place in Pool A.