2004 in Paraguayan football explained

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

PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesScoredConcededPoints
1Cerro Porteño181251311341
2181152441338
318846251328
418846202528
518657212823
618558192420
718549142419
8185310182818
918387193017
10Sport Colombia184311213415

Torneo Clausura

PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesScoredConcededPoints
1Cerro Porteño181224301338
218945272231
318765292427
4184122151424
518585212923
618567222421
718558252720
818486232920
912 de Octubre18396192218
10Olimpia184410222916

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

Qualification to international competitions

Lower divisions results

LevelTournamentChampion
2nd3 de Febrero
3rd (G.A. teams)Primera de AscensoSilvio Pettirossi
3rd (interior teams)UFI Champions CupClub Ciudad Nueva (Ciudad del Este)
4th (G.A. teams)Segunda de AscensoClub 3 de Noviembre

Paraguayan teams in international competitions

group-stage

group-stage

group-stage

quarter-finals

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.

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompParaguay scorersReport
March 31, 2004Defensores del Chaco
Asunción, Paraguay
0 - 0WCQ 2006-Report
June 1, 2004Estadio Hernando Siles
La Paz, Bolivia
2 - 1 WCQ 2006Report
June 6, 2004Monumental de Núñez
Buenos Aires, Argentina
0 - 0WCQ 2006-Report
July 8, 2004Estadio UNSA
Arequipa, Peru
0 - 1Copa America 2004N/A
July 11, 2004Estadio UNSA
Arequipa, Peru
1 - 1Copa America 2004N/A
July 14, 2004Estadio UNSA
Arequipa, Peru
1 - 2Copa America 2004N/A
July 18, 2004Estadio Jorge Basadre
Tacna, Peru
1 - 3Copa America 2004N/A
August 12, 2004Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Thessaloniki, Greece
4 - 3 2004 Olympic GamesReport
August 15, 2004Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Thessaloniki, Greece
1 - 22004 Olympic GamesReport
August 18, 2004Karaiskaki Stadium
Athens, Greece
1 - 02004 Olympic GamesReport
August 21, 2004Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Thessaloniki, Greece
3 - 22004 Olympic GamesReport
August 24, 2004Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Thessaloniki, Greece
1 - 32004 Olympic GamesReport
August 28, 2004Olympic Stadium
Athens, Greece
1 - 02004 Olympic Games- Report
September 5, 2004Defensores del Chaco
Asunción, Paraguay
1 - 0WCQ 2006Report
October 9, 2004Metropolitano Roberto Melendez
Barranquilla, Colombia
1 - 1WCQ 2006Report
October 13, 2004Defensores del Chaco
Asunción, Paraguay
1 - 1WCQ 2006Report
November 17, 2004Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
1 - 0 WCQ 2006-Report

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