# 2004 in Paraguayan football

The following article presents a summary of the 2004 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.

## First division results

The first division tournament was divided in two sections: the Apertura and the Clausura and had 10 teams participating in a two round all-play-all system. The team with the most points at the end of the two rounds was crowned as the champion.

### Torneo Apertura

| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points |
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | Libertad | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 38 |
| 3 | Tacuary | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Guaraní | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| 5 | Olimpia | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 23 |
| 6 | Nacional | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 20 |
| 7 | Sol de América | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 19 |
| 8 | 12 de Octubre | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 18 |
| 9 | Sportivo Luqueño | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 17 |
| 10 | Sport Colombia | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 15 |

### Torneo Clausura

| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points |
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 38 |
| 2 | Libertad | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 31 |
| 3 | Nacional | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 27 |
| 4 | Tacuary | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 24 |
| 5 | Guaraní | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 23 |
| 6 | Sport Colombia | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 21 |
| 7 | Sol de América | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 20 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 20 |
| 9 | 12 de Octubre | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 18 |
| 10 | Olimpia | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 16 |

### Championship game playoff

Since Cerro Porteño won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments they were declared as the national champions and there was no playoff game as a result.

### Relegation / Promotion

* Sport Colombia and Sol de América automatically relegated to the second division after finishing last and second-to-last in the average points table over a three-year period.
* 3 de Febrero and General Caballero ZC promoted to the first division by finishing first and second respectively in the second division tournament.

### Qualification to international competitions

* Cerro Porteño qualified to the 2005 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura; and to the 2004 Copa Sudamericana by winning the 2004 Copa Sudamericana Qualifier.
* Libertad qualified to the 2005 Copa Libertadores by finishing second in the aggregate points table, and to the 2004 Copa Sudamericana by finishing in second place in the Torneo Apertura.
* Tacuary qualified to the 2005 Copa Libertadores as the second-best finisher in the aggregate points table.

## Lower divisions results

| Level | Tournament | Champion |
| 2nd | Intermedia | 3 de Febrero |
| 3rd (G.A. teams) | Primera de Ascenso | Silvio Pettirossi |
| 3rd (interior teams) | UFI Champions Cup | Club Ciudad Nueva (Ciudad del Este) |
| 4th (G.A. teams) | Segunda de Ascenso | Club 3 de Noviembre |

## Paraguayan teams in international competitions

* Copa Libertadores 2004:
** Olimpia: group-stage
** Libertad: group-stage
** Club Guaraní: group-stage
* Copa Sudamericana 2004:
** Cerro Porteño: quarter-finals
** Libertad: preliminary first round

## Paraguay national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2004.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Paraguay scorers | Report |
| March 31, 2004 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | Brazil | 0 - 0 | WCQ 2006 | - | Report |
| June 1, 2004 | Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia | Bolivia | 2 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Cardozo 33' | Report |
| June 6, 2004 | Monumental de Núñez Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina | 0 - 0 | WCQ 2006 | - | Report |
| July 8, 2004 | Estadio UNSA Arequipa, Peru | Costa Rica | 0 - 1 | Copa America 2004 | Dos Santos 85' (pen.) | N/A |
| July 11, 2004 | Estadio UNSA Arequipa, Peru | Chile | 1 - 1 | Copa America 2004 | Cristaldo 78' | N/A |
| July 14, 2004 | Estadio UNSA Arequipa, Peru | Brazil | 1 - 2 | Copa America 2004 | J.V. González 29' Bareiro 71' | N/A |
| July 18, 2004 | Estadio Jorge Basadre Tacna, Peru | Uruguay | 1 - 3 | Copa America 2004 | Gamarra 15' | N/A |
| August 12, 2004 | Kaftanzoglio Stadium Thessaloniki, Greece | Japan | 4 - 3 | 2004 Olympic Games | Giménez 5' Cardozo 26', 37' Torres 62' | Report |
| August 15, 2004 | Kaftanzoglio Stadium Thessaloniki, Greece | Ghana | 1 - 2 | 2004 Olympic Games | Gamarra 76' | Report |
| August 18, 2004 | Karaiskaki Stadium Athens, Greece | Italy | 1 - 0 | 2004 Olympic Games | Bareiro 14' | Report |
| August 21, 2004 | Kaftanzoglio Stadium Thessaloniki, Greece | South Korea | 3 - 2 | 2004 Olympic Games | Bareiro 19', 71' Cardozo 61' | Report |
| August 24, 2004 | Kaftanzoglio Stadium Thessaloniki, Greece | Iraq | 1 - 3 | 2004 Olympic Games | Cardozo 17', 34' Bareiro 68' | Report |
| August 28, 2004 | Olympic Stadium Athens, Greece | Argentina | 1 - 0 | 2004 Olympic Games | - | Report |
| September 5, 2004 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | Venezuela | 1 - 0 | WCQ 2006 | Gamarra 52' | Report |
| October 9, 2004 | Metropolitano Roberto Melendez Barranquilla, Colombia | Colombia | 1 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Torres 78' | Report |
| October 13, 2004 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | Peru | 1 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Paredes 13' | Report |
| November 17, 2004 | Estadio Centenario Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 1 - 0 | WCQ 2006 | - | Report |