2004 in Paraguayan football

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

First division results

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Qualification to international competitions

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Lower divisions results

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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

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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

References

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