2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Season:	2004
Winners:	União Barbarense
Promoted:	União Barbarense Gama
Matches:	238
Total Goals:	605
League Topscorer:	10 goals: Frontini (União Barbarense) Marciano (Limoeiro) Vítor (Gama)
Biggest Home Win:	Moto Club 7-1 Tuna Luso (September 4, 2004) Gama 7-1 Limoeiro (November 28, 2004)
Biggest Away Win:	Ji-Paraná 0-5 União Esporte Clube (September 4, 2004)
Prevseason:	2003
Nextseason:	2005

The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2004, the third tier of Brazilian National League, was played from August 1 to November 28, 2004. The competition had 64 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série B.

União Barbarense finished the final phase group with most points and was declared 2004 Brazilian Série C champions, claiming the promotion to the 2005 Série B along with Gama, the runners-up.

Participating teams

• Rio Branco (AC)
• Juventus (AC)^[1]
• Corinthians (AL)
• Coruripe (AL)
• Trem (AP)
• Ypiranga (AP)^[2]
• Grêmio Coariense (AM)
• Nacional Futebol Clube (AM)
• Atlético (BA)
• Catuense (BA)
• Ferroviário (CE)
• Limoeiro (CE)
• CFZ (DF)
• Gama (DF)
• Paranoá (DF)
• Rio Branco (ES)^[3]
• Desportiva (ES)^[3]
• CRAC (GO)
• Jataiense (GO)
• Moto Club (MA)
• Sampaio Corrêa (MA)
• Cuiabá (MT)
• União (MT)
• CENE (MS)
• Chapadão (MS)
• Ipatinga (MG)
• Tupi (MG)
• Villa Nova (MG)
• Castanhal (PA)
• Tuna Luso (PA)
• Campinense (PB)
• Treze (PB)
• Cianorte (PR)
• Iraty (PR)
• Nacional (PR)
• Itacuruba (PE)
• Porto (PE)
• Parnahyba (PI)
• River (PI)
• América (RJ)
• Americano (RJ)
• Friburguense (RJ)
• Portuguesa (RJ)
• Potiguar (RN)
• Baraúnas (RN)
• Esportivo (RS)
• Novo Hamburgo (RS)
• Ulbra (RS)
• União Cacoalense (RO)^[4]
• Ji-Paraná (RO)
• Atlético Roraima (RR)
• São Raimundo (RR)^[2]
• América (SP)
• Atlético Sorocaba (SP)
• Portuguesa Santista (SP)
• Rio Branco (SP)
• União Barbarense (SP)
• União São João (SP)
• Hermann Aichinger (SC)
• Lages (SC)
• Confiança (SE)
• Sergipe (SE)
• Gurupi (TO)
• Palmas (TO)

Stages of the competition

First stage

Teams promoted to the second stage

Group 1 (AC-AM)

Group 2 (AP-RR)

Group 3 (MT-RO)

Group 4 (DF-TO)

Group 5 (MA-PA)

Group 6 (CE-PI)

Group 7 (PB-RN)

Group 8 (AL-PE)

Group 9 (BA-SE)

Group 10 (ES-MG)

Group 11 (GO-MS)

Group 12 (DF-MG-RJ)

Group 13 (RJ-SP)

Group 14 (SP)

Group 15 (PR-SC)

Group 16 (RS-SC)

Final stage

Notes and References

1. Originally placed in Group A but withdrew before the start of the championship
2. Originally placed in Group B but withdrew before the start of the championship
3. On Aug 10, Desportiva and Rio Branco were replaced for Serra and Estrela do Norte, the best placed teams (champion and runner-up, respectively) in the Espírito Santo 2004 state championship, who claimed their berths in the Superior Sportive Court (STJD).
4. Originally placed in Group C but withdrew before the start of the championship