Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2004

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Campeonato Brasileiro 2004
Clubs 24
Champions Santos
Runners-up Atlético Paranaense
Highest goal scorer Washington (CAP)
Goals 34
Number of goals scored 1536
Number of matches played 552
Goal average per match 2,78

The Campeonato Brasileiro of 2004 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. The four teams relegated to the second division were Criciúma, Guarani, Vitória and Grêmio.

[edit] 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 Libertadores
Zone of qualification for the Copa Sudamericana
Relegation zone

Note 1: São Caetano lost 24 points due to the incident leading to the death of footballer Serginho.