| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Flamengo |
| Relegated | Bangu |
| Copa do Brasil | Americano América Friburguense |
| Série C | Americano América Friburguense Portuguesa |
| Matches | 74 |
| Goals | 206 (2.78 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Valdir (Vasco da Gama) - 14 goals |
| Biggest home win | Flamengo 5-1Madureira (February 11, 2004) Vasco da Gama 5-1Cabofriense (March 4, 2004) América 5-1Bangu (March 21, 2004) |
| Biggest away win | Fluminense 0-4Vasco da Gama (March 7, 2004) |
| Highest scoring | Flamengo 4–3Fluminense (February 1, 2004) América 4-3Flamengo (February 8, 2004) |
←2003 2005 → | |
The 2004 edition of theCampeonato Carioca kicked off on January 24 and ended on April 18, 2004. It is the official tournament organized byFFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in theRio 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.[1][2]
The tournament was divided in two stages:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 11 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 2 | Americano | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 | Botafogo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Bangu | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 6 | Olaria | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluminense | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 12 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 2 | Flamengo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 10 | |
| 3 | Friburguense | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 8 | |
| 4 | América | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Madureira | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Cabofriense | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Fluminense | 2–1 | Americano |
| Vasco da Gama | 0–2 | Flamengo |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Fluminense | 2–3 | Flamengo |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 15 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 2 | Americano | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | |
| 3 | Botafogo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Olaria | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Bangu | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluminense | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 2 | Friburguense | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 | Cabofriense | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | América | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | Flamengo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | |
| 6 | Madureira | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Fluminense | 3–1 | Americano |
| Vasco da Gama | 1–1 (5-4pen.) | Friburguense |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vasco da Gama | 2–1 | Fluminense |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamengo | 5–2 | Vasco da Gama | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 26 | |
| 2 | Fluminense | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 23 | |
| 3 | Americano | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 23 | 2005 Copa do Brasil and Série C |
| 4 | Botafogo | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 21 | |
| 5 | Friburguense | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 2005 Copa do Brasil and Série C |
| 6 | Flamengo | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 15 | |
| 7 | América | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 11 | 2005 Copa do Brasil and Série C |
| 8 | Portuguesa | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 10 | Série C |
| 9 | Cabofriense | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 10 | |
| 10 | Madureira | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 9 | |
| 11 | Olaria | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 8 | |
| 12 | Bangu | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 5 | Relegated |