The previous year's winner Borysfen Boryspil did not compete, while the finalist Kherson was eliminated in the qualification round by Tytan Armyansk.
The best four teams qualified for the main event and later continued with this tournament from the semi-final stage.
In the Ukrainian Cup the qualified teams Sokil and Polissya managed to make it to the second round, while Mashynobudivnyk was eliminated in the first.
The quarter finals of this competition were played in August 2000, the Cup was resumed only in May of the next year.
The final game took place at the CSKA Stadium in Kyiv where Polissya ran over Tytan, figuratively speaking, earning itself the first trophy of the competition.