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

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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

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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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* 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

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* 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

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Level  | Tournament  | Champion

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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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* 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

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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

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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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* Paraguay 2004 by Eli Schmerler and Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF
* Diario ABC Color

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