The 2004 season in Swedish football, starting January 2004 and ending December 2004:
Events 19 May 2004: Valencia wins the UEFA Cup final against Marseille which was played on Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg. 22 June 2004: Sweden qualify for the quarterfinals of the Euro 2004 tournament in Portugal after beating Bulgaria 5–0, drawing Italy 1–1 and in the final group stage game, playing 2–2 against Denmark, a result which ensured both Scandinavian teams a place in the final stage. 26 June 2004: The Netherlands knocks Sweden out of the European Championships as they win the penalty shootout after 0–0 in both full-time and extra time. 23 September 2004: IF Elfsborg ends IFK Göteborg's winning streak of seven consecutive won games starting August 3. 4 October 2004: IFK Göteborg celebrates its 100th birthday with a 2–0 win against Djurgårdens IF. 18 October 2004: The game between AIK and Hammarby IF is interrupted (and not started again until after 55 minutes) as AIK fans causes trouble on their part of Råsunda. 24 October 2004: Örgryte IS wins 3–0 against AIK, which means that AIK will be relegated to Superettan. The match was played with empty terraces due to the behaviour of the AIK supporters the previous round. 30 October 2004: Malmö FF wins their 15th title after passing Halmstads BK in the last round of Allsvenskan as they beat IF Elfsborg 1–0 while Halmstad, that would have taken the gold with a win, only managed to play 1–1 against IFK Göteborg. 8 November 2004: The licensing committee of the Swedish Football Association denies Örebro SK the licence needed (called Elitlicensen) to play in Allsvenskan due to the club's bad economy. Örebro SK immediately appeals against the decision. 11 November 2004: The first round of the first edition of Royal League is played. The four top teams from Sweden, Norway and Denmark compete to win the title Scandinavian Champions. 3 December 2004: Örebro SK's appeal is denied, and they will play in Superettan the 2005 season.
Honours
Official titles TitleTeamReasonSwedish Champions 2004Malmö FFWinners of AllsvenskanSwedish Cup Champions 2004Djurgårdens IFWinners of Svenska Cupen
Competitions LevelCompetitionTeam1st levelAllsvenskan 2004Malmö FF2nd levelSuperettan 2004BK HäckenCupSvenska Cupen 2004Djurgårdens IF
Promotions, relegations and qualifications
Promotions Promoted fromPromoted toTeamReasonSuperettan 2004Allsvenskan 2005BK HäckenWinnersGefle IF2nd teamAssyriska Föreningen3rd teamThe Swedish Football Association licensing committee denied—after the season's end—Örebro SK the licence needed (Elitlicensen) to play in Allsvenskan the next season due to the club's economic situation and they were thus relegated to Superettan 2005. Assyriska Föreningen, although losing the qualification play-off, were promoted in their place as the 3rd team in Superettan.Division 2 2004Superettan 2005Degerfors IFWinners of promotion play-offLjungskile SKWinners of promotion play-offMjällby AIFWinners of promotion play-off
Relegations Relegated fromRelegated toTeamReasonAllsvenskan 2004Superettan 2005Örebro SKDenied licenseAIK13th teamTrelleborgs FF14th teamSuperettan 2004Division 2 2005Enköpings SK14th teamIK Brage15th teamFriska Viljor FC16th team
International qualifications Qualified forEntersTeamReasonUEFA Champions League 2005–062nd qualifying roundMalmö FFWinners of AllsvenskanUEFA Cup 2005–062nd qualifying roundHalmstads BK2nd team in AllsvenskanDjurgårdens IFWinners of Svenska CupenUEFA Intertoto Cup 20051st roundIFK Göteborg3rd team in AllsvenskanRoyal League 2004–05Group stageMalmö FFWinners of AllsvenskanHalmstads BK2nd team in AllsvenskanIFK Göteborg3rd team in AllsvenskanDjurgårdens IF4th team in Allsvenskan
Domestic results
Allsvenskan
2004 Allsvenskan qualification play-off
Superettan
2004 Svenska Cupen Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
National team results
Notes
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