| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Champions | São Caetano (1st title) |
| Relegated | Juventus Oeste |
| Matches | 110 |
| Goals | 360 (3.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Vágner Love (12 goals) |
←2003 2005 → | |
The2004Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 103rd season ofSão Paulo's top professionalfootball league. The competition began on 18 January and ended on 21 April.São Caetano became the champions, winning the title for the first time in their history.[1] Vágner Love was the top scorer with 12 goals.
| Club | Home city | 2003 result |
|---|---|---|
| América | São José do Rio Preto | 10th |
| Atlético Sorocaba | Sorocaba | 2nd (Série A2) |
| Corinthians | São Paulo(Tatuapé) | 1st |
| Guarani | Campinas | 6th |
| Ituano | Itu | 16th |
| Juventus | São Paulo(Mooca) | 19th |
| Marília | Marília | 17th |
| Mogi Mirim | Mogi Mirim | 15th |
| Oeste | Itápolis | 1st (Série A2) |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo(Perdizes) | 4th |
| Paulista | Jundiaí | 11th |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | 12th |
| Portuguesa | São Paulo(Pari) | 13th |
| Portuguesa Santista | Santos | 3rd |
| Rio Branco | Americana | 14th |
| Santo André | Santo André | 8th |
| Santos | Santos | 9th |
| São Caetano | São Caetano do Sul | 5th |
| São Paulo | São Paulo(Morumbi) | 2nd |
| União Barbarense | Santa Bárbara d'Oeste | 7th |
| União São João | Araras | 18th |
Source:[citation needed]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 25 |
| 2 | Portuguesa Santista | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 15 |
| 3 | Ponte Preta | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 13 |
| 4 | União Barbarense | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 13 |
| 5 | Rio Branco | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | América | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 12 |
| 7 | Portuguesa | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 10 |
| 8 | Atlético Sorocaba | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 9 |
| 9 | Corinthians | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 |
| 10 | Juventus | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 6 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 23 |
| 2 | Paulista | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 22 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 20 |
| 4 | São Caetano | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 19 |
| 5 | Santo André | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 17 |
| 6 | Marília | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 17 |
| 7 | Ituano | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 10 |
| 8 | Guarani | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 8 |
| 9 | Mogi Mirim | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 5 |
| 10 | União São João | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 1 |
| 11 | Oeste | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 22 | −3 | −2[a] |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Santos.svg) | 1–0 |  União Barbarense |
Paulista | 4–3(a.e.t) |  Ponte Preta |
São Paulo | 0–2 |  São Caetano |
| Portuguesa Santista | 1–2 | Palmeiras |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmeiras | 4–4 (3–4p) | Paulista | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Santos | 3–7 | São Caetano | 3–3 | 0–4 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulista | 1–5 | São Caetano | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vágner Love | Palmeiras | 14 |
| 2 | Luís Fabiano | São Paulo | 8 |
| 3 | Lucas | Portuguesa | 7 |
| Robinho | Santos | 7 | |
| Marcinho | São Caetano | 7 | |
| Luciano Henrique | Atlético Sorocaba | 7 | |
| 4 | Sorato | Marília | 6 |
| João Paulo | Paulista | 6 | |
| Basílio | Santos | 6 |
Source:[2]