The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2004, the third tier of Brazilian National League, was played from August 1 to November 28, 2004. The competition had 64 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série B.
União Barbarense finished the final phase group with most points and was declared 2004 Brazilian Série C champions, claiming the promotion to the 2005 Série B along with Gama, the runners-up. Participating teams
Rio Branco (AC) Juventus (AC)Originally placed in Group A but withdrew before the start of the championship Corinthians (AL) Coruripe (AL) Trem (AP) Ypiranga (AP)Originally placed in Group B but withdrew before the start of the championship Grêmio Coariense (AM) Nacional Futebol Clube (AM) Atlético (BA) Catuense (BA) Ferroviário (CE) Limoeiro (CE) CFZ (DF) Gama (DF) Paranoá (DF) Rio Branco (ES)On Aug 10, Desportiva and Rio Branco were replaced for Serra and Estrela do Norte, the best placed teams (champion and runner-up, respectively) in the Espírito Santo 2004 state championship, who claimed their berths in the Superior Sportive Court (STJD). Desportiva (ES) CRAC (GO) Jataiense (GO) Moto Club (MA) Sampaio Corrêa (MA) Cuiabá (MT) União (MT) CENE (MS) Chapadão (MS) Ipatinga (MG) Tupi (MG) Villa Nova (MG) Castanhal (PA) Tuna Luso (PA) Campinense (PB) Treze (PB) Cianorte (PR) Iraty (PR) Nacional (PR) Itacuruba (PE) Porto (PE) Parnahyba (PI) River (PI) América (RJ) Americano (RJ) Friburguense (RJ) Portuguesa (RJ) Potiguar (RN) Baraúnas (RN) Esportivo (RS) Novo Hamburgo (RS) Ulbra (RS) União Cacoalense (RO)Originally placed in Group C but withdrew before the start of the championship Ji-Paraná (RO) Atlético Roraima (RR) São Raimundo (RR) América (SP) Atlético Sorocaba (SP) Portuguesa Santista (SP) Rio Branco (SP) União Barbarense (SP) União São João (SP) Hermann Aichinger (SC) Lages (SC) Confiança (SE) Sergipe (SE) Gurupi (TO) Palmas (TO)
Stages of the competition
First stage Teams promoted to the second stage
Group 1 (AC-AM)
Group 2 (AP-RR)
Group 3 (MT-RO)
Group 4 (DF-TO)
Group 5 (MA-PA)
Group 6 (CE-PI)
Group 7 (PB-RN)
Group 8 (AL-PE)
Group 9 (BA-SE)
Group 10 (ES-MG)
Group 11 (GO-MS)
Group 12 (DF-MG-RJ)
Group 13 (RJ-SP)
Group 14 (SP)
Group 15 (PR-SC)
Group 16 (RS-SC)
Second stage
Third stage
Fourth stage
Final stage
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