The 1999–2000 CBA season is the 5th CBA season.

The season ran from November 21, 1999 to March 19, 2000. Nanjing Army Thunder and Hubei Mailyard were promoted from the Second Division. Vanguard from the Second Division was merged with Beijing Olympians

Beijing Olympians

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 and the club was known as Vanguard Beijing Olympians for the next several seasons.

Playoffs

The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs.

In the Final series, Bayi Rockets

Bayi Rockets

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 defeated Shanghai Sharks

Shanghai Sharks

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 (3-0), and claimed its 5th straight CBA championship.

Relegations

The bottom 4 teams played the relegation round by round-robin.

Nanjing Army Thunder and Hubei Mailyard were relegated to the Second Division.

See also

• Chinese Basketball Association
  Chinese Basketball Association
  The Chinese Basketball Association , often abbreviated to the CBA, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in China.The league is commonly known as the CBA, and this acronym is often used even in Chinese...