2000 Amsterdam Admirals season

2000 Amsterdam Admirals season
2000 Amsterdam Admirals season
General manager	Ronald Buys
Head coach	Al Luginbill
Home field	Amsterdam ArenA; Olympisch Stadion
Results
Record	4–6
Division place	4th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1999; Other seasons; 2001 →;

The 2000 Amsterdam Admirals season was the sixth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill in his sixth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA and Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2000 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections
Round	Player name	Position	College
1	Wasswa Serwanga	CB	UCLA
2	Gregory Studdard	T	Sam Houston State
3	Rob Lurtsema	DT	Wisconsin
4	Deon Humphrey	LB	Florida State
5	Derrick LeVake	T	Wisconsin–Whitewater
6	Damon Washington	RB	Colorado State
7	Tony Gaiter	WR	Miami (FL)
8	Mike Grieb	TE	UCLA
9	Dan Falcon	DT	Western Michigan
10	Marcel Willis	LB	Ohio State
11	Pat Downey	C	New Hampshire
12	Scott Von Der Ahe	LB	Arizona State
13	Taj Johnson	WR	San Diego State
14	Jim Murphy	QB	Northeastern
15	Michael Lies	G	Kansas
16	Bobby Singh	G	Portland State
17	Junior Lord	WR	Guilford
18	Mark Kacmarynski	RB	Central Iowa
19	John Lumpkin	TE	Ohio State
20	Joe Douglass	WR	Montana
21	Brian Lytle	DE	Humboldt State
22	Jerry Ross	TE	Pittsburg State
23	Octavious Bishop	T	Texas

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Personnel

Staff

**2000 Amsterdam Admirals staff**
	Front office General manager – Ronald Buys Head coaches Head coach – Al Luginbill Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Chris L. Allen Running backs/tight ends – Dave Levy Offensive line – Al Tanara National coach/offensive Assistant – Robert von Gerhardt			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Jim Hilles Defensive line – Darryl Sims Defensive backs – Al Luginbill Special teams coaches Special teams – Al Tanara Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – John Fassel

Roster

**2000 Amsterdam Admirals roster**

	Quarterbacks 11 Jim Kubiak 12 Scott Mutryn 10 Ron Powlus Running backs 22 Ralph Dawkins 26 Juan Johnson 28 Mark Kacmarynski Wide receivers 8 Darryl Daniel 1 Tony Gaiter 82 Junior Lord 2 Jason Shelley 18 L. C. Stevens Tight ends 46 Frank Leatherwood 86 Jerry Ross		Offensive linemen 69 Rick Austin G/T 72 Octavious Bishop T 74 Derrick LeVake T 62 Michael Lies G 77 Oliver Ross T 66 Tom Schau C 65 Earl Scott C/G 66 Gregory Studdard T 60 Ryan Thomassie C 67 Paul Wiggins G/T Defensive linemen 93 Tim Beauchamp DE 99 Harry Deligianis DT 71 Frank Ferrara DE 90 Cedric Harden DE 95 Jon Kirksey DT 94 Tony Plantin DT 92 David Sanders DT		Linebackers 56 O. J. Childress 52 Deon Humphrey 55 Shawn Stuckey 54 Marcel Willis Defensive backs 30 Antonio Banks S 40 Rico Clark CB 29 Eric Edwards S 25 Ray Jackson CB 23 Steve Johnson CB 24 Bashir Levingston CB 36 Greg Williams S Special teams 5 José Cortéz K		National players 9 Francesco Biancamano P 14 Silvio Diliberto K 87 Masato Itai WR 57 Masafumi Kawaguchi LB 35 Kohei Satomi DB 33 Frank Temming RB Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Sunday, April 16	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	L 9–28	0–1	Murrayfield Stadium	8,726
2	Saturday, April 22	7:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 23–20 ^OT	1–1	Amsterdam ArenA	13,285
3	Sunday, April 30	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	L 20–27	1–2	Amsterdam ArenA	9,042
4	Saturday, May 6	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 20–17	2–2	Waldstadion	31,112
5	Saturday, May 13	7:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	W 24–21 ^OT	3–2	Amsterdam ArenA	10,320
6	Saturday, May 20	7:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	L 16–22	3–3	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	8,100
7	Sunday, May 28	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 41–7	4–3	Amsterdam ArenA	12,048
8	Saturday, June 3	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	L 10–42	4–4	Olympisch Stadion	10,867
9	Saturday, June 10	7:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	L 15–28	4–5	Jahn-Sportpark	8,014
10	Sunday, June 18	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 28–31	4–6	Rheinstadion	37,113

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Rhein Fire	7	3	0	.700	279	209	5–0	2–3	W1
Scottish Claymores	6	4	0	.600	273	165	4–1	2–3	L1
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	194	212	2–3	3–2	W1
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	206	243	3–2	1–4	L3
Frankfurt Galaxy	4	6	0	.400	206	269	1–4	3–2	W2
Berlin Thunder	4	6	0	.400	189	249	3–2	1–4	L1

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Notes

^ All times local to where the game was played.

References

^ "NFL Europe Draft List". SI.com. February 24, 2000. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
^ "2000 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

[2] All times local to where the game was played.

[1] "NFL Europe Draft List". SI.com. February 24, 2000. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved November 2, 2013.

[3] "2000 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

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v t e Amsterdam Admirals
Founded in 1995 Folded in 2007 Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Franchise	Franchise Coaches
Stadiums	Olympisch Stadion De Meer Stadion Johan Cruyff Arena
Head coaches	Al Luginbill Bart Andrus
World Bowl appearances (3)	'95 XIII XIV
League championships (1)	2005
Seasons	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007