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.
- 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
Lower divisions results
Paraguayan teams in international competitions
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
- Paraguay 2004 by Eli Schmerler and Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF
- Diario ABC Color