2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season 2004
Champions Santos
2nd Campeonato Brasileiro title
8th Brazilian title
Relegated Criciúma
Guarani
Vitória
Grêmio
Copa Libertadores Santos
Atlético Paranaense
São Paulo
Palmeiras
Copa Sudamericana Corinthians
Goiás
Juventude
Internacional
Fluminense
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1536 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorer Washington (34 goals)
2003
2005

The 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 48th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The competition 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. Beginning two seasons were four teams would be relegated and only two promoted so the tournament would have 20 teams by 2006, the four teams relegated to the second division were Criciúma, Guarani, Vitória and Grêmio.

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 86 46 25 11 10 93 56 37
3 São Paulo 82 46 24 10 12 78 43 35
4 Palmeiras 79 46 22 13 11 72 47 25
5 Corinthians 74 46 20 14 12 54 54 0
6 Goiás 72 46 21 9 16 81 68 13
7 Juventude 70 46 20 10 16 60 66 -6
8 Internacional 67 46 20 7 19 66 59 7
9 Fluminense 67 46 18 13 15 65 68 -3
10 Ponte Preta 64 46 19 7 20 43 73 -30
11 Figueirense 63 46 17 12 17 57 59 -2
12 Coritiba 62 46 15 17 14 53 48 5
13 Cruzeiro 56 46 16 8 22 69 81 -12
14 Paysandu 56 46 14 14 18 56 76 -20
15 Paraná 54 46 15 9 22 52 73 -21
16 Vasco 54 46 14 12 20 64 68 -4
17 Flamengo 54 46 13 15 18 51 53 -2
18 São Caetano[1] 53 46 23 8 15 65 49 16
19 Atlético Mineiro 53 46 12 17 17 60 66 -6
20 Botafogo 51 46 11 18 17 62 71 -9
21 Criciúma 50 46 13 11 22 61 78 -17
22 Guarani 49 46 11 16 19 43 55 -12
23 Vitória 48 46 13 9 24 68 87 -19
24 Grêmio 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
Zone of qualification for the 2005 Copa Libertadores
Zone of qualification for the 2005 Copa Sudamericana
Relegation zone

Top scorers

Pos. Scorer Club Goals[2]
1 Brazil Washington Atlético-PR 34
2 Brazil Deivid Santos 22
Brazil Alex Dias Goiás 22
3 Brazil Robinho Santos 21
4 Brazil Fabrício Carvalho São Caetano 19
Brazil Edílson Vitória 19
Brazil Cláudio Pitbull Grêmio 19

References

  1. São Caetano lost 24 points due to the incident leading to the death of footballer Serginho
  2. "2004 Série A Statistics". globoesporte.com. Globo Esporte. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
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