The 2000 National Hurling League will begin on February 20th and the most attractive of the opening-day fixtures will be the re-enactment of this year's All-Ireland final between Cork and Kilkenny. The counties will meet at Nowlan Park.
Despite being holders, Cork's last league season ended in disappointment as they failed to make the play-offs in defence of their title. Kilkenny were eliminated at the semi-finals stage by a late goal from Galway's Alan Kerins.
Pick of the fixtures in the other first division section will be the meeting of last season's finalists Galway and All-Ireland semi-finalists Offaly.
The regulation league campaign runs from February 20th to April 16th in Division One and until May 14th in the lower division play-offs.
Division One A
February 20th: Antrim v Limerick; Galway v Offaly; Kerry v Clare; Dublin, bye.
February 27th: Dublin v Kerry; Clare v Galway; Offaly v Antrim; Limerick, bye.
March 12th: Limerick v Offaly; Antrim v Clare; Galway v Dublin; Kerry, bye.
March 26th: Kerry v Galway; Dublin v Antrim; Clare v Limerick; Offaly, bye.
April 2nd: Offaly v Clare; Limerick v Dublin; Antrim v Kerry; Galway, bye.
April 8th/9th: Galway v Antrim; Kerry v Limerick; Dublin v Offaly; Clare, bye.
April 16th: Clare v Dublin; Offaly v Kerry; Limerick v Galway; Antrim, bye.
Division One B
February 20th: Kilkenny v Cork; Wexford v Laois; Derry v Waterford; Tipperary, bye.
February 27th: Tipperary v Derry; Waterford v Wexford; Laois v Kilkenny; Cork, bye.
March 12th: Cork v Laois; Kilkenny v Waterford; Wexford v Tipperary; Derry, bye.
March 26th: Derry v Wexford; Tipperary v Kilkenny; Waterford v Cork; Laois, bye.
April 2nd: Laois v Waterford; Cork v Tipperary; Kilkenny v Derry; Wexford, bye.
April 8th/9th: Wexford v Kilkenny; Derry v Cork; Tipperary v Laois; Waterford, bye.
April 16th: Waterford v Tipperary; Laois v Derry; Cork v Wexford; Kilkenny, bye.
Division Two
February 20th: London v Westmeath; Carlow v Roscommon; Meath v Armagh; Down v Wicklow; Tyrone v Kildare.
February 27th: Meath v London; Westmeath v Roscommon; Kildare v Down; Armagh v Tyrone; Wicklow v Carlow.
March 12th: Roscommon v London; Westmeath v Wicklow; Tyrone v Meath; Down v Armagh; Carlow v Kildare.
March 26th: Tyrone v London; Wicklow v Roscommon; Kildare v Westmeath; Meath v Down; Armagh v Carlow.
April 2nd: London v Wicklow; Roscommon v Kildare; Westmeath v Armagh; Carlow v Meath; Down v Tyrone.
April 8th/9th: Down v London; Armagh v Roscommon; Meath v Westmeath; Kildare v Wicklow; Tyrone v Carlow.
April 16th: London v Kildare; Roscommon v Meath; Westmeath v Tyrone; Carlow v Down; Wicklow v Armagh.
April 30th: Carlow v London; Tyrone v Roscommon; Down v Westmeath; Meath v Wicklow; Armagh v Kildare.
May 14th: London v Armagh; Roscommon v Down; Westmeath v Carlow; Kildare v Meath; Wicklow v Tyrone.
Division Three
February 20th: Longford v Fermanagh; Monaghan v Leitrim; Sligo v Mayo; Louth v Cavan; Donegal, bye.
February 27th: Fermanagh v Monaghan; Leitrim v Sligo; Mayo v Louth; Cavan v Donegal; Longford, bye.
March 12th: Monaghan v Longford; Sligo v Fermanagh; Louth v Leitrim; Donegal v Mayo; Cavan, bye.
March 26th: Longford v Sligo; Fermanagh v Louth; Leitrim v Donegal; Mayo v Cavan; Monaghan, bye.
April 2nd: Sligo v Monaghan; Louth v Wicklow; Donegal v Fermanagh; Cavan v Leitrim; Mayo, bye.
April 8th/9th: Monaghan v Louth; Longford v Donegal; Fermanagh v Cavan; Leitrim v Mayo; Sligo, bye.
April 16th: Louth v Sligo; Donegal v Monaghan; Cavan v Longford; Mayo v Fermanagh; Leitrim, bye.
April 30th: Fermanagh v Leitrim; Longford v Mayo; Monaghan v cavan; Sligo v Donegal; Louth, bye.
May 13th/14th: Donegal v Louth; Cavan v Sligo; Mayo v Monaghan; Leitrim v Longford; Fermanagh, bye.
