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The following are theassociation football events of the year2004 throughout the world.

• 5 January – ManagerMark Wotte leaves Dutch clubWillem II Tilburg and becomes technical director atFeyenoord Rotterdam.
• 29 January – Dutch clubVolendam sacks managerHenk Wisman. Former playerJohan Steur is named interim-manager.
• 2 February – South Korean ClubAnyang Cheetahs move toSeoul and change their name toFC Seoul.
• 14 February –Tunisia beatMorocco 2–1 to clinch the firstAfrican Cup of Nations in the country's history.
• 29 February –Middlesbrough beatBolton Wanderers 2–1 to win theLeague Cup, the club's first cup in their 128-year history.
• 17 March –Real Zaragoza beatReal Madrid in theCopa del Rey final 3-2 after extra time.
• 25 April –FA Premier League –Arsenal clinch the Premier League title, their second in three years, with four games still to play.
• 29 April –San Marino record their first ever win, a 1–0 victory overLiechtenstein in a friendly.
• 2 May –Milan clinch the ItalianSerie A title.
• 8 May –Werder Bremen win the GermanBundesliga
• 8 May –Valencia win the SpanishPrimera División.
• 8 May –Ajax wins the Dutch title in theEredivisie.
• 15 May –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 sincePreston North End in 1889.FIFA gives the host of the2010 Football World Cup the firstFootball World Cup in Africa to South Africa
• 19 May –Valencia defeatMarseille 2–0 in theUEFA Cupfinal inGothenburg, Sweden.
• 22 May –Manchester United win their record 11thFA Cup, defeatingMillwall 3–0.
• 22 May –Millwall midfielderCurtis Weston, becomes the youngestFA Cup Final player in history at 17 years 119 days, beating the 125-year-old record ofJames F. M. Prinsep.
• 26 May –Porto defeatAS Monaco 3–0 in theUEFA Champions Leaguefinal inGelsenkirchen, Germany.
• 26 May –Darren Fletcher captainsScotland to a 1–0 win overEstonia, becoming the youngestScottish captain in 100 years (aged 20 years, 114 days).
• 3 June –De Graafschap returns to the DutchEredivisie after a 3–2 win overExcelsior Rotterdam in the promotion/relegation play-offs.
• 26 June –River Plate win the Argentine Clausura League.
• 30 June –Santo André defeatsFlamengo 4–2 on aggregate to clinch theBrazilian Cup.
• 1 July –Once Caldas (Colombia) defeatsBoca Juniors (Argentina) 1–1 on aggregate, 2–0 onpenalties to win theCopa Libertadores.
• 4 July –Greece win theUEFA Euro 2004 football tournament, defeating the host nationPortugal in a 1–0 upset victory.
• 25 July –Brazil win theCopa América football tournament, defeatingArgentina 4–2 on penalties.
• 26 July –Gerard van der Lem is fired as manager of theSaudi Arabia national football team.
• 7 August –Japan win the2004 Asian Cup football tournament, defeatingChina 3–1.
• 8 August –Utrecht wins theJohan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in theEredivisie, for the first time by a 4–2 win overAjax in theAmsterdam ArenA.
• 18 August –Marco van Basten makes his debut as the manager ofDutch national team with a 2–2 draw in the friendly againstSweden, replacing criticisedDick Advocaat. Four players make their debut: defenderJan Kromkamp (AZ) and strikersRomeo Castelen (Feyenoord Rotterdam),Dave van den Bergh (Utrecht) andCollins John (Fulham).
• 26 August –United States win theOlympicwomen's football tournament, defeatingBrazil 2–1 in extra time.
• 28 August –Argentina win theOlympicmen's football tournament, defeatingParaguay 1–0.
• 1 November –Football Federation Australia launches Australia's new national competition, theA-League, replacing the formerNational Soccer League.
• 10 December
  • Newell's Old Boys win the Argentine Apertura League.
  • Cienciano defeatsBoca Juniors 4–2 on penalties to win theSouth American Recopa final inFort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
• 12 December –Porto defeatsOnce Caldas 8–7 on penalties in theIntercontinental Cup final inYokohama, Japan.
• 13 December – Dutch clubNEC fires managerJohan Neeskens. He is replaced by former playerCees Lok.
• 17 December –Boca Juniors defeatsBolívar 2–1 on aggregate to win theCopa Sudamericanafinal inBuenos Aires, Argentina.
• 19 December –Santos clinch theBrazilian League

•  Angola –Aviação
•  Egypt –Al-Zamalek
• Morocco –Raja Casablanca
• Mozambique –Ferroviário de Nampula
• Nigeria –Dolphins FC
•  South Africa –Kaizer Chiefs Football Club
•  Tunisia –Espérance Sportive de Tunis

• China –Shenzhen Jianlibao
• Hong Kong –Sun Hei
• India –East Bengal Club
• Indonesia –Persebaya Surabaya
• Iran:
  • Pro League –Pas Tehran
  • Azadegan League –Saba Battery
  • Hazfi Cup –Sepahan
• Japan:
  • J. League Division 1 –Yokohama F. Marinos
  • J. League Cup –F.C. Tokyo
  • Emperor's Cup –Tokyo Verdy 1969 (played 1 January 2005)
• Malaysia :
  • 2004 Malaysia Super League –Pahang FA
  • 2004 Malaysia FA Cup –Perak FA
  • 2004 Malaysia Cup–Perlis FA
• Pakistan – WAPDA
• Qatar –Al-Gharafa SC
• Saudi Arabia –Al-Shabab
• Singapore –Tampines Rovers FC
• South Korea –Suwon Samsung Bluewings
• Thailand –BEC Tero Sasana

• Albania –SK Tirana
• Andorra –Principat
• Armenia –Pyunik
• Austria –Grazer AK
• Azerbaijan –PFC Neftchi
• Belarus –Dinamo Minsk
• Belgium –Anderlecht
• Bosnia and Herzegovina –Široki Brijeg
• Bulgaria –Lokomotiv Plovdiv
• Croatia –Hajduk Split
• Cyprus –APOEL
• Czech Republic –Baník Ostrava
• Denmark –FC Copenhagen
• England –Arsenal
• Estonia –Levadia Tallinn
• Faroe Islands –HB Tórshavn
• Finland –Haka
• France –Lyon
• Georgia –WIT Georgia
• Germany –Werder Bremen
• Greece –Panathinaikos
• Hungary –Ferencváros
• Iceland –Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
• Republic of Ireland –Shelbourne
• Israel –Maccabi Haifa
• Italy –Milan
• Kazakhstan –Kairat Almaty
• Latvia –Skonto
• Lithuania –FBK Kaunas
• Luxembourg –Jeunesse Esch
• Macedonia –FK Pobeda
• Malta –Sliema Wanderers
• Moldova –Sheriff Tiraspol
• Netherlands
  • Eredivisie –Ajax
  • Eerste Divisie –Den Bosch
• Northern Ireland –Linfield
• Norway –Rosenborg
• Poland –Wisła Kraków
• Portugal –Porto
• Romania –Dinamo București
• Russia –Lokomotiv Moscow
• San Marino –Pennarossa
• Scotland –Celtic
• Serbia and Montenegro –Red Star Belgrade
• Slovakia –MŠK Žilina
• Slovenia –ND Gorica
• Spain –Valencia
• Sweden –Malmö FF
•  Switzerland –FC Basel
• Turkey –Fenerbahçe
• Ukraine –Dynamo Kyiv
• Wales –Rhyl

•  Canada –Toronto Croatia (CPSL)
•  Costa Rica –Deportivo Saprissa
•  Mexico
  • Clausura –UNAM
  • Apertura –UNAM
•  United States –D.C. United (MLS)

• Australia –Perth Glory

• Argentina
  • 2003–04Clausura –River Plate
  • 2004–05Apertura –Newell's Old Boys
• Bolivia –Bolívar
  • Torneo Apertura –Bolívar
  • Torneo Clausura –Oriente Petrolero
• Brazil –Santos
• Chile
  • Torneo Apertura –Universidad de Chile
  • Torneo Clausura –Cobreloa
• Ecuador –Deportivo Cuenca
• Paraguay –Cerro Porteño
• Peru –Alianza Lima
• Uruguay –Danubio FC
• Venezuela –Caracas FC

• African Cup of Nations in Tunisia (24 January – 14 February 2004)
  1.  Tunisia
  2.  Morocco
  3.  Nigeria
• UEFA European Football Championship in Portugal (12 June – 4 July 2004)
  1.  Greece
  2.  Portugal
  3.  Netherlands and Czech Republic
• Copa América in Peru (6–25 July 2004)
  1.  Brazil
  2.  Argentina
  3.  Uruguay
• AFC Asian Cup inChina (17 July – 7 August 2004)
  1.  Japan
  2.  China
  3.  Iran
• Olympic Games in Greece (11 – 28 August 2004)
  • Men's Tournament
  1.  Argentina
  2.  Paraguay
  3.  Italy
  • Women's Tournament
  1.  United States
  2.  Brazil
  3.  Germany

• Soccer Dog: European Cup
• Männer wie wir (Germany)

• 19 January —Mohamed Ali Cho, French youth international^[1]
• 23 January –Julio Enciso, Paraguayan international^[2]
• 4 April —Dilawar Ahmadzay, Afghan footballer^[3]
• 15 May —Gabriel Slonina, US youth international^[4]
• 1 June —Emirhan İlkhan, Turkish youth international^[5]
• 8 September —Nico Paz, Argentine youth international^[6]
• 20 November –Youssoufa Moukoko, German youth international^[7]

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• 3 January –T. G. Jones (87), Welsh footballer
• 5 January –Pierre Flamion (79), French footballer
• 7 January –Mario Zatelli (91), French footballer
• 24 January –Leonidas Da Silva, Brazilian striker, top scorer at the1938 FIFA World Cup. (90)
• 25 January –Miklós Fehér (24), Hungarian footballer

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• 1 February –Ally McLeod (72), Scottish footballer
• 11 February –Albeiro Usuriaga (37), Colombian footballer
• 21 February –John Charles (73), Welsh footballer
• 22 February –Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan goalkeeper, winner of the1950 FIFA World Cup. (86)
• 25 February –Jacques Georges (87), French chief of theFrench Football Federation
• 29 February –Danny Ortiz (27), Guatemalan footballer

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• 1 March –Augusto da Costa, Brazilian defender, captain and runner-up at the1950 FIFA World Cup. (83)

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• 5 April –Fernand Goyvaerts (65), Belgian footballer
• 20 April –Ronnie Simpson (74), Scottish footballer

• 14 May –Jesús Gil (71), Spanish chief ofAtlético Madrid
• 15 May – Bruno Baião (18), Portuguese footballer, captain of theBenfica youth team^[8]
• 15 May –Henrique Frade, Brazilian striker, third highest goalscorer in the history ofClube de Regatas do Flamengo. (69)

• 10 July –Manuel Quaresma (49), general secretary of thePortuguese Football Federation^[9]
• 13 July –Roger Quenolle (79), French footballer
• 17 July –Lucien Leduc (85), French footballer
• 19 July –Carvalho Leite, Brazilian striker, youngest player and last Brazilian surviving member of the1930 FIFA World Cup. (92)
• 23 July –Bertie Peacock (75), Northern Irish footballer

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• 2 August –José Omar Pastoriza (62), Argentinian footballer

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• 20 September –Brian Clough (69), English footballer and manager

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• 6 October –Nikola Tsanev (65), Bulgarian footballer
• 7 October –Oscar Heisserer (90), French footballer
• 12 October –Jean Robin (83), French footballer
• 17 October –Andreas Sassen (36), German footballer
• 23 October –Bill Nicholson (85), English footballer and manager
• 27 October –Serginho (30), Brazilian footballer

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• 6 November –Johnny Warren (61), Australian footballer and manager
• 9 November –Emlyn Hughes (57), English footballer

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• 3 December –Raymond Goethals (83), Belgian footballer
• 5 December –Hicham Zerouali (27), Moroccan footballer
• 5 December –Cristiano Júnior (24), Brazilian footballer

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