2004 Campeonato Carioca
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Campeonato Carioca
| season = 2004
| winners = Flamengo
| relegated = Bangu
| continentalcup1 = Copa do Brasil
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Americano
América
Friburguense
| continentalcup2 = Série C
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Americano
América
Friburguense
Portuguesa
| league topscorer = Valdir (Vasco da Gama) - 14 goals
| biggest home win = Flamengo 5-1 Madureira (February 11, 2004)
Vasco da Gama 5-1 Cabofriense (March 4, 2004)
América 5-1 Bangu (March 21, 2004)
| biggest away win = Fluminense 0-4 Vasco da Gama (March 7, 2004)
| highest scoring = Flamengo 4–3 Fluminense (February 1, 2004)
América 4-3 Flamengo (February 8, 2004)
| matches = 74
| total goals = 206
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest winless =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| prevseason = 2003
| nextseason = 2005
}}
The 2004 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 24 and ended on April 18, 2004. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Twelve teams contested this edition. Flamengo won the title for the 28th time. Bangu was relegated, ending a string of 90 consecutive participations in the Carioca championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesr/rj2004.htm|title=RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 2004|access-date=April 25, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=CF3E78FD220EFADE7A595C0AA8E9ED94|title=Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 2004|access-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213212752/https://futebolnacional.com.br/infobol/championship.jsp?code=CF3E78FD220EFADE7A595C0AA8E9ED94|archive-date=December 13, 2019|url-status=dead}}
System
The tournament was divided in two stages:
- Taça Guanabara: The 12 clubs were divided into two groups. teams from each group played in single round-robin format against the others in their group. Top two teams in each group advanced to semifinal and then, to the final, played in a single match.
- Taça Rio: The teams from one group play against teams from the other group once. Top two teams in each group qualify to semifinal and final, to be played in a single match.
- Finals: Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio winners play twice at Maracanã Stadium. If the same club wins both stages, they will be declared champions and the final won't be necessary.
Championship
=Taça Guanabara=
==Group A==
|section=Group A
|update=February 11, 2004
|res_col_header=QR
|team1=VAS|name_VAS=Vasco da Gama
|team5=BAN|name_BAN=Bangu
|team3=BOT|name_BOT=Botafogo
|team4=POR|name_POR=Portuguesa
|team2=AMC|name_AMC=Americano
|team6=OLA|name_OLA=Olaria
|win_AMC=3|draw_AMC=2|loss_AMC=0|gf_AMC=4|ga_AMC=1
|win_OLA=0|draw_OLA=2|loss_OLA=3|gf_OLA=0|ga_OLA=6
|win_POR=1|draw_POR=1|loss_POR=3|gf_POR=2|ga_POR=5
|win_BOT=3|draw_BOT=1|loss_BOT=1|gf_BOT=9|ga_BOT=5
|win_BAN=1|draw_BAN=0|loss_BAN=4|gf_BAN=4|ga_BAN=8
|win_VAS=3|draw_VAS=2|loss_VAS=0|gf_VAS=8|ga_VAS=2
|col_Q=green2|text_Q=Qualified to Semifinals
|result1=Q
|result2=Q
|class_rules=1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
|source=[http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesr/rj2004.htm RSSSF.com]
}}
==Group B==
|section=Group B
|update=February 11, 2004
|res_col_header=QR
|team2=FLA|name_FLA=Flamengo
|team6=CAB|name_CAB=Cabofriense
|team1=FLU|name_FLU=Fluminense
|team5=MAD|name_MAD=Madureira
|team3=FRI|name_FRI=Friburguense
|team4=AME|name_AME=América
|win_FRI=2|draw_FRI=2|loss_FRI=1|gf_FRI=3|ga_FRI=4
|win_MAD=1|draw_MAD=1|loss_MAD=3|gf_MAD=5|ga_MAD=10
|win_FLU=4|draw_FLU=0|loss_FLU=1|gf_FLU=15|ga_FLU=6
|win_CAB=1|draw_CAB=0|loss_CAB=4|gf_CAB=4|ga_CAB=9
|win_AME=2|draw_AME=0|loss_AME=3|gf_AME=8|ga_AME=12
|win_FLA=3|draw_FLA=1|loss_FLA=1|gf_FLA=15|ga_FLA=9
|col_Q=green2|text_Q=Qualified to Semifinals
|result1=Q
|result2=Q
|class_rules=1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
|source=[http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesr/rj2004.htm RSSSF.com]
}}
==Semifinals==
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Fluminense||2–1| Americano }}
{{OneLegResult|Vasco da Gama||0–2 |Flamengo }}
{{end}}
==Finals==
=Taça Rio=
==Group A==
|section=Group A
|update=March 21, 2004
|res_col_header=QR
|team1=VAS|name_VAS=Vasco da Gama
|team6=BAN|name_BAN=Bangu
|team3=BOT|name_BOT=Botafogo
|team4=POR|name_POR=Portuguesa
|team2=AMC|name_AMC=Americano
|team5=OLA|name_OLA=Olaria
|win_AMC=3|draw_AMC=3|loss_AMC=0|gf_AMC=10|ga_AMC=7
|win_OLA=1|draw_OLA=3|loss_OLA=2|gf_OLA=4|ga_OLA=5
|win_POR=1|draw_POR=3|loss_POR=2|gf_POR=9|ga_POR=10
|win_BOT=3|draw_BOT=2|loss_BOT=1|gf_BOT=10|ga_BOT=7
|win_BAN=0|draw_BAN=2|loss_BAN=4|gf_BAN=5|ga_BAN=14
|win_VAS=5|draw_VAS=0|loss_VAS=1|gf_VAS=16|ga_VAS=6
|col_Q=green2|text_Q=Qualified to Semifinals
|result1=Q
|result2=Q
|class_rules=1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
|source=[http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesr/rj2004.htm RSSSF.com]
}}
==Group B==
|section=Group B
|update=March 21, 2004
|res_col_header=QR
|team5=FLA|name_FLA=Flamengo
|team3=CAB|name_CAB=Cabofriense
|team1=FLU|name_FLU=Fluminense
|team6=MAD|name_MAD=Madureira
|team2=FRI|name_FRI=Friburguense
|team4=AME|name_AME=América
|win_FRI=3|draw_FRI=1|loss_FRI=2|gf_FRI=7|ga_FRI=6
|win_MAD=1|draw_MAD=2|loss_MAD=3|gf_MAD=10|ga_MAD=13
|win_FLU=3|draw_FLU=2|loss_FLU=1|gf_FLU=8|ga_FLU=7
|win_CAB=1|draw_CAB=4|loss_CAB=1|gf_CAB=8|ga_CAB=10
|win_AME=1|draw_AME=2|loss_AME=3|gf_AME=12|ga_AME=12
|win_FLA=1|draw_FLA=2|loss_FLA=3|gf_FLA=4|ga_FLA=6
|col_Q=green2|text_Q=Qualified to Semifinals
|result1=Q
|result2=Q
|class_rules=1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
|source=[http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesr/rj2004.htm RSSSF.com]
}}
==Semifinals==
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Fluminense||3–1 |Americano }}
{{OneLegResult|Vasco da Gama ||1–1 (5-4 pen.) |Friburguense }}
{{end}}
==Finals==
=Championship finals=
Aggregate table
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=March 21, 2004
|res_col_header=QR
|team6=FLA|name_FLA=Flamengo
|team4=BOT|name_BOT=Botafogo
|team12=BAN|name_BAN=Bangu
|team8=POR|name_POR=Portuguesa
|team5=FRI|name_FRI=Friburguense
|team9=CAB|name_CAB=Cabofriense
|team3=AMC|name_AMC=Americano
|team1=VAS|name_VAS=Vasco da Gama
|team10=MAD|name_MAD=Madureira
|team2=FLU|name_FLU=Fluminense
|team7=AME|name_AME=América
|team11=OLA|name_OLA=Olaria
|win_OLA=1|draw_OLA=5|loss_OLA=5|gf_OLA=4|ga_OLA=11
|win_AME=3|draw_AME=2|loss_AME=6|gf_AME=20|ga_AME=24
|win_VAS=8|draw_VAS=2|loss_VAS=1|gf_VAS=24|ga_VAS=8
|win_CAB=2|draw_CAB=4|loss_CAB=5|gf_CAB=12|ga_CAB=19
|win_AMC=6|draw_AMC=5|loss_AMC=0|gf_AMC=14|ga_AMC=8
|win_FLU=7|draw_FLU=2|loss_FLU=2|gf_FLU=23|ga_FLU=13
|win_MAD=2|draw_MAD=3|loss_MAD=6|gf_MAD=15|ga_MAD=23
|win_BAN=1|draw_BAN=2|loss_BAN=8|gf_BAN=9|ga_BAN=22
|win_BOT=6|draw_BOT=3|loss_BOT=2|gf_BOT=19|ga_BOT=12
|win_FLA=4|draw_FLA=3|loss_FLA=4|gf_FLA=19|ga_FLA=15
|win_POR=2|draw_POR=4|loss_POR=5|gf_POR=11|ga_POR=17
|win_FRI=5|draw_FRI=3|loss_FRI=3|gf_FRI=10|ga_FRI=10
|col_C=green1|text_C=2005 Copa do Brasil
|col_X=green1|text_X=2005 Copa do Brasil and Série C
|result3=X
|result5=X
|result7=X
|col_Q=blue1|text_Q=Série C
|result8=Q
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated
|result12=R
|class_rules=1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
|source=[http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesr/rj2004.htm RSSSF.com]
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Campeonato Carioca seasons}}
{{Brazilian Football Competitions}}