Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2004
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The Campeonato Brasileiro of 2004 was won by Santos, coached by Vanderlei Luxemburgo
.
Runners-up were Atlético Paranaense
, which led the competition for 11 weeks and lost the title in the penultimate round. The other teams qualified for the Copa Libertadores were from the state of São Paulo, São Paulo
and Palmeiras
.
The highest goal scorer was Washington (Atlético Paranaense), who scored 34 goals and broke the tournament's record. The four teams relegated to the second division were Criciúma
, Guarani
, Vitória
and Grêmio
.
Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva , better known as Vanderlei Luxemburgo, is a Brazilian football manager and former football player. He holds the distinction of being the most successful manager in the history of Brazil's Série A, with 5 league titles...
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Runners-up were Atlético Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:...
, which led the competition for 11 weeks and lost the title in the penultimate round. The other teams qualified for the Copa Libertadores were from the state of São Paulo, São Paulo
São Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...
and Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...
.
The highest goal scorer was Washington (Atlético Paranaense), who scored 34 goals and broke the tournament's record. The four teams relegated to the second division were Criciúma
Criciúma Esporte Clube
Criciúma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Criciúma, is a Brazilian football club in Criciúma, Santa Catarina. The club won the Copa do Brasil in 1991, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2002, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 2006.-History:...
, Guarani
Guarani Futebol Clube
Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian...
, Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks...
and Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...
.
Standings
| Final standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | P | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Santos | 89 | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 103 | 58 | 45 |
| 2 | Atlético Paranaense Clube Atlético Paranaense Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:... |
86 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 93 | 56 | 37 |
| 3 | São Paulo São Paulo Futebol Clube São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to... |
82 | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 78 | 43 | 35 |
| 4 | Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942... |
79 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 47 | 25 |
| 5 | Corinthians Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league... |
74 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 0 |
| 6 | Goiás Goiás Esporte Clube Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.Its main rival is Vila Nova... |
72 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 81 | 68 | 13 |
| 7 | Juventude Esporte Clube Juventude Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Juventude's greatest rival is Caxias.-History:... |
70 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 66 | -6 |
| 8 | Internacional Sport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and... |
67 | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 59 | 7 |
| 9 | Fluminense Fluminense Football Club Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,... |
67 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 65 | 68 | -3 |
| 10 | Ponte Preta Associação Atlética Ponte Preta Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city: Guarani. The games between Ponte Preta and Guarani are known as derby . They are known as "pontepretanos"... |
64 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 43 | 73 | -30 |
| 11 | Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.-History:In 1921, the club was founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood). Figueirense... |
63 | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 59 | -2 |
| 12 | Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. It's the state's oldest football team and the best classified in the CBF and FIFA classifications. Coritiba has been champion in Paraná State for 35 times, more times than the sum of all the... |
62 | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 53 | 48 | 5 |
| 13 | Cruzeiro Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in... |
56 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 69 | 81 | -12 |
| 14 | Paysandu Paysandu Sport Club Paysandu Sport Club is a Brazilian football club located in Belém, Pará. Paysandu is also known as Papão da Curuzu because it won several titles in the 1940s and Curuzu from the name of the street where Paysandu's stadium sits.Paysandu is a club in Northern Brazil, having won 43 State Leagues, 1... |
56 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 56 | 76 | -20 |
| 15 | Paraná Paraná Clube Paraná Clube is a Brazilian football team. It was established on December 19, 1989, in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Its uniform is composed of a blue/red shirt, white shorts and white socks.... |
54 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 73 | -21 |
| 16 | Vasco | 54 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 64 | 68 | -4 |
| 17 | Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team... |
54 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 53 | -2 |
| 18 | São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly known as São Caetano, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of São Caetano, Brazil, part of the São Paulo greater metropolitan area. The team is dubbed Azulão , after the shirt colour. The sponsor is Consul, a well known Brazilian producer of... |
53 | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 49 | 16 |
| 19 | Atlético Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro , are a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte, the oldest in the city. Founded in 1908, they play in the Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão. Atlético Mineiro have been Brazilian champions once, state winners a record 40 times and... |
53 | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 60 | 66 | -6 |
| 20 | Botafogo Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato... |
51 | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 62 | 71 | -9 |
| 21 | Criciúma Criciúma Esporte Clube Criciúma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Criciúma, is a Brazilian football club in Criciúma, Santa Catarina. The club won the Copa do Brasil in 1991, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2002, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 2006.-History:... |
50 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 61 | 78 | -17 |
| 22 | Guarani Guarani Futebol Clube Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian... |
49 | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 55 | -12 |
| 23 | Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks... |
48 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 68 | 87 | -19 |
| 24 | Grêmio Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa... |
39 | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 60 | 80 | -20 |
| P - points earned; G - matches played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses; GF - goals scored; GA - goals conceded; GD - goal difference |
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| Zone of qualification for the 2005 Copa Libertadores | |
| Zone of qualification for the 2005 Copa Sudamericana | |
| Relegation zone |
Top scorers
| Pos. | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington |
Atlético-PR Clube Atlético Paranaense Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:... |
34 |
| 2 | Deivid Deivid de Souza Deivid de Souza, commonly known as Deivid , is a Brazilian football striker who plays for Flamengo.-Early career:... |
Santos | 22 |
| Alex Dias |
Goiás Goiás Esporte Clube Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.Its main rival is Vila Nova... |
22 | |
| 3 | Robinho Robinho Robson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as second striker and winger for Serie A club AC Milan... |
Santos | 21 |
| 4 | Fabrício Carvalho Fabrício Carvalho Fabrício de Carvalho Silva or simply Fabrício Carvalho , is a Brazilian striker who currently plays for Oeste Futebol Clube.-Contract:*Goiás: 5 February 2007 to 4 February 2010... |
São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly known as São Caetano, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of São Caetano, Brazil, part of the São Paulo greater metropolitan area. The team is dubbed Azulão , after the shirt colour. The sponsor is Consul, a well known Brazilian producer of... |
19 |
| Edílson Edilson Edílson, full name Edílson da Silva Ferreira, is a former football player from Brazil. He played as a forward, mainly in the past with SE Palmeiras and Corinthians. In 1998, he received the Bola de Ouro award given to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A... |
Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks... |
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| Cláudio Pitbull Cláudio Mejolaro Cláudio Mejolaro, aka Pitbull , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal in Portugal, as a striker.-Football career:... |
Grêmio Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa... |
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