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.
Format
For the second consecutive season, the tournament was played in a double round-robin system. The team with most points at the end of the season will be declared champion. The bottom four teams will be relegated and will play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2005 season.
International qualification The Série A will serve as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2005 Copa Libertadores. The top-three teams in the standings will qualify to the Second Stage of the competition, while the fourth place in the standings will qualify to the First Stage.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
TeamHome cityStadiumCapacityAtlético MineiroBelo HorizonteMineirãoIndependência (7 matches) Ipatingão (2 matches)Morumbi (one match)75,78330,00016,000 67,428Atlético ParanaenseCuritibaArena da BaixadaSerra Dourada (one match)28,23745,000BotafogoRio de JaneiroCaio MartinsMaracanã (3 matches) Mario Helênio (one match)15,000 87,23831,863CorinthiansSão PauloPacaembuMorumbi (2 matches)Major José Levy Sobrinho (one match)37,95267,42818,000CoritibaCuritibaCouto Pereira38,000CriciúmaCriciúmaHeriberto Hülse19,900CruzeiroBelo HorizonteMineirãoIndependência (2 matches) Ipatingão (one match)75,78330,000 16,000 FigueirenseFlorianópolisOrlando ScarpelliSanta Cruz (one match)19,06929,292FlamengoRio de JaneiroRaulino de OliveiraMaracanã (6 matches)21,00087,238FluminenseRio de JaneiroMaracanãRaulino de Oliveira (7 matches)87,23821,000GoiásGoiâniaSerra Dourada45,000GrêmioPorto AlegreOlímpicoBento Freitas (2 matches)Colosso da Lagoa (2 matches)45,00018,00030,000GuaraniCampinasBrinco de Ouro40,988InternacionalPorto AlegreBeira-Rio56,000JuventudeCaxias do SulAlfredo JaconiColosso da Lagoa (one match)30,51930,000PalmeirasSão PauloPalestra ItáliaPacaembu (2 matches)Morumbi (one match)29,87637,95267,428ParanáCuritibaPinheirão45,000PaysanduBelémMangueirão45,007Ponte PretaCampinasMoisés Lucarelli19,728SantosSantosVila Belmiro Teixeirão (3 matches)Pacaembu (one match)Prudentão (one match)Wilson de Barros (one match)21,256 32,16837,95245,95419,900São CaetanoSão Caetano do SulAnacleto Campanella22,738São PauloSão PauloMorumbi Pacaembu (one match)67,428 37,952Vasco da GamaRio de JaneiroSão Januário Maracanã (4 matches)22,150 87,238VitóriaSalvadorBarradão32,000
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Front SleeveAtlético Mineiro Procópio Cardoso Hélcio Umbro MRV Engenharia CentauroAtlético Paranaense Levir Culpi Washington Umbro Claro VarigBotafogo Paulo Bonamigo Fernando Kappa— Bob'sCorinthians Tite Anderson Nike Pepsi SiemensCoritiba Antonio Lopes Tuta Penalty Claro—Criciúma Lori Sandri Cléber Gaúcho Placar Siecesc ClaroCruzeiro Ney Franco Cris Topper Siemens Mobile—Figueirense Ivan Izzo Márcio Goiano Umbro Fame ClaroFlamengo Andrade Fabiano Eller Nike Petrobras—Fluminense Alexandre Gama Romário Adidas Unimed UnimedGoiás Celso Roth Paulo Baier Topper Fiat CifarmaGrêmio Cláudio Duarte Claudiomiro Kappa Banrisul—Guarani Jair Picerni Jean Umbro Medial Saúde WizardInternacional Muricy Ramalho Sangaletti Topper Banrisul—Juventude Ivo Wortmann Índio DalPonte Duroline PigozziPalmeiras Estevam Soares Baiano Diadora Pirelli—Paraná Paulo Campos Flávio Rhumell Empalux ClaroPaysandu Sinomar Naves Alex Pinho Finta Big Ben CerpaPonte Preta Nenê Santana Piá Penalty CNA Paulistão SupermercadosSantos Vanderlei Luxemburgo Ricardinho Umbro Bombril HeliosSão Caetano Péricles Chamusca Sílvio Luiz Wilson Consul—São Paulo Emerson Leão Rogério Ceni Topper LG Habib'sVasco da Gama Joel Santana Dejan Petković Umbro— RIOVitória Evaristo de Macedo Edílson Umbro Muriel Cosméticos Lousano
Standings
Positions by round
Top scorers
Pos.ScorerClubGoals1 Washington Atlético-PR342 DeividSantos22 Alex DiasGoiás223 RobinhoSantos214 Fabrício CarvalhoSão Caetano19 EdílsonVitória19 Cláudio PitbullGrêmio19
Coaching changes TeamOutgoing head coachDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentBotafogo Levir Culpi26 April 200423rd Luiz Matter (interim)28 April 2004Santos Émerson Leão6 May 200417th Vanderlei Luxemburgo8 May 2004Botafogo Luiz Matter (interim)16 May 200421st Mauro Galvão18 May 2004Cruzeiro PC Gusmão (interim)16 May 20044th Émerson Leão18 May 2004Palmeiras Jair Picerni21 May 200411th Estevam Soares23 May 2004Ponte Preta Estevam Soares23 May 20045th Marco Aurélio8 June 2004Corinthians Oswaldo de Oliveira24 May 200416th Tite27 May 2004Grêmio Adílson Batista4 June 200414th José Luiz Plein8 June 2004Paraná Paulo Campos26 June 200416th Gilson Kleina4 July 2004Internacional Lori Sandri28 June 20048th Joel Santana2 July 2004Vitória Agnaldo Liz30 June 20049th Oswaldo de Oliveira1 July 2004Flamengo Abel Braga18 July 200423rd Andrade (interim)20 July 2004Atlético Mineiro Paulo Bonamigo19 July 200418th Jair Picerni19 July 2004Flamengo Andrade (interim)28 July 200422nd PC Gusmão28 July 2004Cruzeiro Émerson Leão29 July 200410th Ney Franco (interim)31 July 2004Ponte Preta Marco Aurélio1 August 20045th Nenê Santana4 August 2004Cruzeiro Ney Franco (interim)5 August 200410th Marco Aurélio5 August 2004Fluminense Ricardo Gomes15 August 200414th Alexandre Gama19 August 2004Botafogo Mauro Galvão16 August 200422nd Paulo Bonamigo17 August 2004Flamengo PC Gusmão16 August 200419th Ricardo Gomes20 August 2004Vitória Oswaldo de Oliveira19 August 200416th Hélio dos Anjos19 August 2004Paraná Gilson Kleina28 August 200423rd Paulo Campos1 September 2004Internacional Joel Santana2 September 200414th Muricy Ramalho2 September 2004São Paulo Cuca2 September 20047th Émerson Leão3 September 2004Grêmio José Luiz Plein10 September 200421st Cuca10 September 2004Vasco Geninho27 September 200416th Joel Santana27 September 2004Vitória Hélio dos Anjos30 September 200421st Evaristo de Macedo30 September 2004Atlético Mineiro Jair Picerni3 October 200422nd Mário Sérgio5 October 2004Grêmio Cuca27 October 200424th Claúdio Duarte27 October 2004Flamengo Ricardo Gomes1 November 200422nd Andrade (interim)6 November 2004Cruzeiro Marco Aurélio17 November 200413th Ney Franco (interim)21 November 2004Atlético Mineiro Mário Sérgio28 November 200422nd Procópio Cardoso4 December 2004 Attendances
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