The 2000 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2000 Coca-Cola Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Bernice Mene and featuring Kirsty Broughton, Julie Carter, Donna Loffhagen and Lesley Nicol, Sting won their second Coca-Cola Cup title. Sting began the season with a 65–56 win against Capital Shakers, making their league debut at a new home venue, Stadium Southland, in front of 3000 fans. Sting subsequently went through the season unbeaten, winning all ten of their matches. In the grand final, they defeated Canterbury Flames 43–40.[1][2][3][4]
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| 2000 season | |
| Head coach | Robyn Broughton |
| Manager | Jackie Barron |
| Captain | Bernice Mene |
| Main venue | Stadium Southland |
| Season results | |
| Wins–losses | 10–0 |
| Season placing | 1st |
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2000 roster
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Regular season
Fixtures and results
- Round 1
| 2 April | Southern Sting | 65–56 | Capital Shakers | Stadium Southland | |
| Attendance: 3,000 |
- Round 2
| 8 April | Southern Sting | 52–42 | Canterbury Flames | Stadium Southland | |
- Round 3
| 14 April | Counties Manukau Cometz | 46–67 | Southern Sting | Papatoetoe | |
- Round 4
| 16 April | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 39–67 | Southern Sting | Mystery Creek Events Centre | |
| Report |
- Round 5
| 28 April | Southern Sting | 59–58 | Auckland Diamonds | Stadium Southland | |
- Round 6
Southern Sting received a bye.
- Round 7
| 7 May | Otago Rebels | 44–63 | Southern Sting | Edgar Centre | |
- Round 8
| 13 May | Southern Sting | 66–48 | Western Flyers | Stadium Southland | |
- Round 9
| 21 May | Northern Force | 46–64 | Southern Sting | Takapuna | |
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Finals series
Semi-final
| 26 May | Report | Southern Sting | 48–44 | Northern Force | Stadium Southland |
Grand final
| 3 June | Southern Sting | 43–40 | Canterbury Flames | Stadium Southland Attendance: 3,300 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 9–5, 21–18, 33–30, 43–40 | ||||||