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)
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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	Washington	Atlético-PR	34
2	Deivid	Santos	22
	Alex Dias	Goiás	22
3	Robinho	Santos	21
4	Fabrício Carvalho	São Caetano	19
	Edílson	Vitória	19
	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.