# 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Mineirão Independência (7 matches) Ipatingão (2 matches) Morumbi (one match) | 75,783 30,000 16,000 67,428 |
| Atlético Paranaense | Curitiba | Arena da Baixada Serra Dourada (one match) | 28,237 45,000 |
| Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro | Caio Martins Maracanã (3 matches) Mario Helênio (one match) | 15,000 87,238 31,863 |
| Corinthians | São Paulo | Pacaembu Morumbi (2 matches) Major José Levy Sobrinho (one match) | 37,952 67,428 18,000 |
| Coritiba | Curitiba | Couto Pereira | 38,000 |
| Criciúma | Criciúma | Heriberto Hülse | 19,900 |
| Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte | Mineirão Independência (2 matches) Ipatingão (one match) | 75,783 30,000 16,000 |
| Figueirense | Florianópolis | Orlando Scarpelli Santa Cruz (one match) | 19,069 29,292 |
| Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro | Raulino de Oliveira Maracanã (6 matches) | 21,000 87,238 |
| Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro | Maracanã Raulino de Oliveira (7 matches) | 87,238 21,000 |
| Goiás | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 45,000 |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | Olímpico Bento Freitas (2 matches) Colosso da Lagoa (2 matches) | 45,000 18,000 30,000 |
| Guarani | Campinas | Brinco de Ouro | 40,988 |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | Beira-Rio | 56,000 |
| Juventude | Caxias do Sul | Alfredo Jaconi Colosso da Lagoa (one match) | 30,519 30,000 |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo | Palestra Itália Pacaembu (2 matches) Morumbi (one match) | 29,876 37,952 67,428 |
| Paraná | Curitiba | Pinheirão | 45,000 |
| Paysandu | Belém | Mangueirão | 45,007 |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | Moisés Lucarelli | 19,728 |
| Santos | Santos | Vila Belmiro Teixeirão (3 matches) Pacaembu (one match) Prudentão (one match) Wilson de Barros (one match) | 21,256 32,168 37,952 45,954 19,900 |
| São Caetano | São Caetano do Sul | Anacleto Campanella | 22,738 |
| São Paulo | São Paulo | Morumbi Pacaembu (one match) | 67,428 37,952 |
| Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro | São Januário Maracanã (4 matches) | 22,150 87,238 |
| Vitória | Salvador | Barradão | 32,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Shirt sponsor |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Front | Sleeve |
| Atlético Mineiro | Procópio Cardoso | Hélcio | Umbro | MRV Engenharia | Centauro |
| Atlético Paranaense | Levir Culpi | Washington | Umbro | Claro | Varig |
| Botafogo | Paulo Bonamigo | Fernando | Kappa | — | Bob's |
| Corinthians | Tite | Anderson | Nike | Pepsi | Siemens |
| Coritiba | Antonio Lopes | Tuta | Penalty | Claro | — |
| Criciúma | Lori Sandri | Cléber Gaúcho | Placar | Siecesc | Claro |
| Cruzeiro | Ney Franco | Cris | Topper | Siemens Mobile | — |
| Figueirense | Ivan Izzo | Márcio Goiano | Umbro | Fame | Claro |
| Flamengo | Andrade | Fabiano Eller | Nike | Petrobras | — |
| Fluminense | Alexandre Gama | Romário | Adidas | Unimed | Unimed |
| Goiás | Celso Roth | Paulo Baier | Topper | Fiat | Cifarma |
| Grêmio | Cláudio Duarte | Claudiomiro | Kappa | Banrisul | — |
| Guarani | Jair Picerni | Jean | Umbro | Medial Saúde | Wizard |
| Internacional | Muricy Ramalho | Sangaletti | Topper | Banrisul | — |
| Juventude | Ivo Wortmann | Índio | DalPonte | Duroline | Pigozzi |
| Palmeiras | Estevam Soares | Baiano | Diadora | Pirelli | — |
| Paraná | Paulo Campos | Flávio | Rhumell | Empalux | Claro |
| Paysandu | Sinomar Naves | Alex Pinho | Finta | Big Ben | Cerpa |
| Ponte Preta | Nenê Santana | Piá | Penalty | CNA | Paulistão Supermercados |
| Santos | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | Ricardinho | Umbro | Bombril | Helios |
| São Caetano | Péricles Chamusca | Sílvio Luiz | Wilson | Consul | — |
| São Paulo | Emerson Leão | Rogério Ceni | Topper | LG | Habib's |
| Vasco da Gama | Joel Santana | Petkovic | Umbro | — | RIO |
| Vitória | Evaristo de Macedo | Edílson | Umbro | Muriel Cosméticos | Lousano |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Santos | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 103 | 58 | +45 | 89 | Qualified for the 2005 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Atlético Paranaense | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 93 | 56 | +37 | 86 | Qualified for the 2005 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | São Paulo | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 78 | 43 | +35 | 82 | Qualified for the 2005 Copa Libertadores |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 79 | Qualified for the 2005 Copa Libertadores |
| 5 | Corinthians | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 74 | Qualified for the 2005 Copa Sudamericana |
| 6 | Goiás | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 81 | 68 | +13 | 72 | Qualified for the 2005 Copa Sudamericana |
| 7 | Juventude | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 70 | Qualified for the 2005 Copa Sudamericana |
| 8 | Internacional | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 67 | Qualified for the 2005 Copa Sudamericana |
| 9 | Fluminense | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 67 | Qualified for the 2005 Copa Sudamericana |
| 10 | Ponte Preta | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 64 | |
| 11 | Figueirense | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 63 | |
| 12 | Coritiba | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 62 | |
| 13 | Cruzeiro | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 69 | 81 | −12 | 56 | |
| 14 | Paysandu | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 56 | 76 | −20 | 56 | |
| 15 | Paraná | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 73 | −21 | 54 | |
| 16 | Vasco | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 54 | |
| 17 | Flamengo | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 54 | |
| 18 | São Caetano | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 53 | |
| 19 | Atlético Mineiro | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 53 | |
| 20 | Botafogo | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 51 | |
| 21 | Criciúma | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 61 | 78 | −17 | 50 | Relegation |
| 22 | Guarani | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 49 | Relegation |
| 23 | Vitória | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 68 | 87 | −19 | 48 | Relegation |
| 24 | Grêmio | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 60 | 80 | −20 | 39 | Relegation |
* ↑ São Caetano lost 24 points due to the incident leading to the death of footballer Serginho

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Atlético Paranaense | 23 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Botafogo | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Corinthians | 17 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Coritiba | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
| Criciúma | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Cruzeiro | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Figueirense | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| Flamengo | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Fluminense | 11 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Goiás | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Grêmio | 13 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Guarani | 22 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Internacional | 21 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Juventude | 18 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Palmeiras | 12 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Paraná | 3 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Paysandu | 10 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
| Ponte Preta | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Santos | 16 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| São Caetano | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 |
| São Paulo | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Vasco da Gama | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
| Vitória | 19 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |

## Top scorers

| Pos. | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Washington | Atlético-PR | 34 |
| 2 | Deivid | Santos | 22 |
| 2 | Alex Dias | Goiás | 22 |
| 3 | Robinho | Santos | 21 |
| 4 | Fabrício Carvalho | São Caetano | 19 |
| 4 | Edílson | Vitória | 19 |
| 4 | Cláudio Pitbull | Grêmio | 19 |

## Attendances

| # | Club | Average attendance |
| 1 | Paysandu SC | 14,834 |
| 2 | Atlético Paranaense | 14,041 |
| 3 | Corinthians | 13,705 |
| 4 | Santos FC | 12,914 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 12,815 |
| 6 | Figueirense | 11,950 |
| 7 | Flamengo | 10,407 |
| 8 | Atlético Mineiro | 10,248 |
| 9 | Internacional | 9,716 |
| 10 | Goiás EC | 9,278 |
| 11 | São Paulo FC | 8,570 |
| 12 | Coritiba FC | 8,352 |
| 13 | Grêmio | 7,959 |
| 14 | Fluminense | 7,780 |
| 15 | Criciúma EC | 7,405 |
| 16 | Juventude | 6,613 |
| 17 | Vitória | 5,933 |
| 18 | Botafogo | 5,723 |
| 19 | Cruzeiro | 5,082 |
| 20 | Vasco da Gama | 4,886 |
| 21 | Paraná Clube | 4,858 |
| 22 | Guarani FC | 3,852 |
| 23 | AA Ponte Preta | 3,825 |
| 24 | AD São Caetano | 2,472 |