2004 in association football
All you want to know about 2004 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2004 throughout the world.
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Events
- January 5 – Manager Mark Wotte leaves Dutch club Willem II Tilburg and becomes technical director at Feyenoord Rotterdam.
- January 29 – Dutch club FC Volendam sacks manager Henk Wisman. Former player Johan Steur is named interim-manager.
- February 2 – South Korean Club Anyang Cheetahs FC moved to Seoul and changed their name to FC Seoul.
- February 14 – Tunisia beat Morocco 2-1 to clinch the first African Cup of Nations in the country's history.
- February 29 – Middlesbrough beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 to win the Carling Cup (League Cup, England), the club's first cup in their 128 year history.
- April 25 – Premier League – Arsenal clinch the Premier League title, their second in three years, with four games still to play.
- April 29 – San Marino record their first ever win, a 1-0 victory over Liechtenstein in a friendly.
- May 2 – AC Milan clinch the Italian Serie A title.
- May 8 – Werder Bremen win the German Bundesliga
- May 8 – Valencia win the Spanish Primera División.
- May 8 – Ajax wins the Dutch title in the Eredivisie.
- May 15 – Arsenal complete their last game of the Premier League season with a victory, becoming the first team to go unbeaten for a whole season in the top division of English football since Preston North End in 1889. FIFA gives the host of the 2010 Football World Cup the first Football World Cup in Africa to South Africa
- May 19 – Valencia defeat Marseille 2-0 in the UEFA Cup final in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- May 22 – Manchester United win their record 11th FA Cup, defeating Millwall 3-0.
- May 26 – FC Porto defeat AS Monaco 3-0 in the UEFA Champions League final in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
- May 26 – Darren Fletcher captains Scotland to a 1-0 win over Estonia, becoming the youngest Scottish captain in 100 years (aged 20 years, 114 days).
- June 3 – De Graafschap returns to the Dutch Eredivisie after a 3-2 win over Excelsior Rotterdam in the promotion/relegation play-offs.
- June 26 – River Plate win the Argentine Clausura League.
- June 30 – Santo André defeats Flamengo 4-2 on aggregate to clinch the Brazilian Cup.
- July 1 – Once Caldas (Colombia) defeats Boca Juniors (Argentina) 1-1 on aggregate, 2-0 on penalties to win the Copa Libertadores.
- July 4 – Greece win the UEFA Euro 2004 football tournament, defeating the host nation Portugal 1-0.
- July 25 – Brazil win the Copa América football tournament, defeating Argentina 4-2 on penalties.
- July 26 – Gerard van der Lem is fired as manager of the Saudi Arabia national football team.
- August 7 – Japan win the 2004 Asian Cup football tournament, defeating China 3-1.
- August 8 – FC Utrecht wins the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, for the first time by a 4-2 win over Ajax Amsterdam in the Amsterdam ArenA.
- August 18 – Marco van Basten makes his debut as the manager of Dutch national team with a 2-2 draw in the friendly against Sweden, replacing criticised Dick Advocaat. Four players make their debut: defender Jan Kromkamp (AZ Alkmaar) and strikers Romeo Castelen (Feyenoord Rotterdam), Dave van den Bergh (FC Utrecht) and Collins John (Fulham).
- August 26 – United States win the Olympic women's football tournament, defeating Brazil 2-1 in extra time.
- August 28 – Argentina win the Olympic men's football tournament, defeating Paraguay 1-0.
- September 7 – Cienciano defeats Boca Juniors 4-2 on penalties to win the South American Recopa final in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
- November 1 – Football Federation Australia launches Australia's new national competition, the A-League, replacing the former National Soccer League.
- December 10 – Newell's win the Argentine Apertura League.
- December 12 – FC Porto defeats Once Caldas 8-7 on penalties in the Intercontinental Cup final in Yokohama, Japan.
- December 13 – Dutch club NEC Nijmegen fires manager Johan Neeskens. He is replaced by former player Cees Lok.
- December 17 – Boca Juniors defeats Bolívar 2-1 on aggregate to win the Copa Sudamericana final in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- December 19 – Santos clinch the Brazilian League
Winners of national club championships
Africa
- Angola – Aviação
- Egypt – Al-Zamalek
- Morocco – Raja Casablanca
- Mozambique – Ferroviário de Nampula
- Nigeria – Dolphins FC
- South Africa – Kaizer Chiefs Football Club
- Tunisia – Espérance
Asia
- China – Shenzhen Jianlibao
- Hong Kong – Sun Hei
- India – East Bengal Club
- Indonesia – Persebaya Surabaya
- Iran – Pas Tehran
- Japan:
- Korea –Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- Malaysia – Perlis
- Pakistan – WAPDA
- Saudi Arabia – Al-Shabab
- Singapore – Tampines Rovers FC
- South Korea – Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Europe
- Albania – SK Tirana
- Andorra – Principat
- Armenia – Pyunik Erevan
- Austria – Grazer AK
- Azerbaijan – PFC Neftchi
- Belarus – FC Dinamo Minsk
- Belgium – R.S.C. Anderlecht
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – NK Široki Brijeg
- Bulgaria – Lokomotiv Plovdiv
- Croatia – Hajduk Split
- Cyprus – APOEL
- Czech Republic – FC Baník Ostrava
- Denmark – FC København
- England – Arsenal FC
- Estonia – FC Levadia Tallinn
- Faroe Islands – HB Tórshavn
- Finland – FC Haka
- France – Olympique Lyonnais
- Georgia – FC WIT Georgia
- Germany – Werder Bremen
- Greece – Panathinaikos
- Hungary – Ferencváros
- Iceland – Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
- Isle of Man – Saint Georges F.C.
- Israel – Maccabi Haifa FC
- Italy – A.C. Milan
- Kazakhstan – Kairat Almaty
- Latvia – Skonto FC
- Lithuania – FBK Kaunas
- Luxembourg – Jeunesse Esch
- Malta – Sliema Wanderers F.C.
- Moldova – FC Sheriff Tiraspol
- Netherlands
- Northern Ireland – Linfield F.C.
- Norway – Rosenborg B.K.
- Poland – Wisła Kraków
- Portugal – FC Porto
- Republic of Ireland – Shelbourne
- Republic of Macedonia – FK Pobeda
- Romania – Dinamo Bucharest
- Russia – Lokomotiv Moscow
- San Marino – S.S. Pennarossa
- Scotland – Celtic F.C.
- Serbia and Montenegro – Red Star Belgrade
- Slovakia – MŠK Žilina
- Slovenia – ND Gorica
- Spain – Valencia CF
- Sweden – Malmö FF
- Switzerland – FC Basel
- Turkey – Fenerbahçe SK
- Ukraine – Dynamo Kyiv
- Wales – Rhyl F.C.
North America
Oceania
South America
- Argentina
- Brazil – Santos
- Chile – Universidad de Chile
- Ecuador - Deportivo Cuenca
- Paraguay – Cerro Porteño
- Peru – Alianza Lima
- Uruguay – Danubio F.C.
- Venezuela – Caracas Fútbol Club
International tournaments
- Olympic Games in Greece (August 11 – 28, 2004)
- Men's Tournament
- Women's Tournament
Movies
- Soccer Dog: European Cup
- Männer wie wir (Germany)
Deaths
January
- January 3 – Thomas George Jones (87), Welsh footballer
- January 5 – Pierre Flamion (79), French footballer
- January 7 – Mario Zatelli (91), French footballer
- January 24 – Leonidas Da Silva (90), Brazilian footballer
- January 25 – Miklos Fehér (24), Hungarian footballer
February
- February 1 – Ally McLeod (72), Scottish footballer
- February 21 – John Charles (73), Welsh footballer
- February 25 – Jacques Georges (87), French chief of the French Football Federation
- February 29 – Danny Ortiz (27), Guatemalan footballer
April
- April 20 – Ronnie Simpson (74), Scottish footballer
May
- May 14 – Jesús Gil (71), Spanish chief of Atlético Madrid
- May 15 – Bruno Baiao (19), Portuguese footballer
July
- July 10 – Manuel Quaresma (49), Portuguese footballer
- July 13 – Roger Quenolle (79), French footballer
- July 17 – Lucien Leduc (85), French footballer
- July 19 – Carvalho Leite (92), Brazilian footballer
- July 23 – Bertie Peacock (75), Northern Irish footballer
August
- August 2 – José Omar Pastoriza (62), Argentinian footballer
September
- September 20 – Brian Clough (69), English footballer
October
- October 6 – Nikola Tsanev (65), Bulgarian footballer
- October 7 – Oscar Heisserer (90), French footballer
- October 12 – Jean Robin (83), French footballer
- October 17 – Andreas Sassen (36), German footballer
- October 23 – Bill Nicholson (85), English footballer
- October 27 – Serginho (30), Brazilian footballer
November
- November 6 – Johnny Warren (61), Australian footballer and manager
- November 9 – Emlyn Hughes (57), English footballer
December
- December 3 – Raymond Goethals (83), Belgian footballer
- December 5 – Hicham Zerouali (27), Moroccan footballer
- December 5 – Cristiano de Lima (24), Brazilian footballer
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