| Season | 2004 |
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| Champions | Santos (8th title) |
| Relegated | Criciúma Guarani Vitória Grêmio |
| Copa Libertadores | Santos Atlético Paranaense São Paulo Palmeiras |
| Copa Sudamericana | Corinthians Goiás Juventude Internacional Fluminense |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1536 (2.78 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Washington (34 goals) |
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The Campeonato Brasileiro of 2004 was won by Santos, coached by Vanderlei Luxemburgo. Runners-up were Atlético Paranaense, which led the competition for 11 weeks and lost the title in the penultimate round. The other teams qualified for the Copa Libertadores were from the state of São Paulo, São Paulo and Palmeiras. The highest goal scorer was Washington (Atlético Paranaense), who scored 34 goals and broke the tournament's record. The four teams relegated to the second division were Criciúma, Guarani, Vitória and Grêmio.
| Final standings | |||||||||
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| Club | P | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Santos | 89 | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 103 | 58 | 45 |
| 2 | Atlético Paranaense | 86 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 93 | 56 | 37 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 82 | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 78 | 43 | 35 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 79 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 47 | 25 |
| 5 | Corinthians | 74 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 0 |
| 6 | Goiás | 72 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 81 | 68 | 13 |
| 7 | Juventude | 70 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 66 | -6 |
| 8 | Internacional | 67 | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 59 | 7 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 67 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 65 | 68 | -3 |
| 10 | Ponte Preta | 64 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 43 | 73 | -30 |
| 11 | Figueirense | 63 | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 59 | -2 |
| 12 | Coritiba | 62 | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 53 | 48 | 5 |
| 13 | Cruzeiro | 56 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 69 | 81 | -12 |
| 14 | Paysandu | 56 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 56 | 76 | -20 |
| 15 | Paraná | 54 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 73 | -21 |
| 16 | Vasco | 54 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 64 | 68 | -4 |
| 17 | Flamengo | 54 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 53 | -2 |
| 18 | São Caetano[1] | 53 | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 49 | 16 |
| 19 | Atlético Mineiro | 53 | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 60 | 66 | -6 |
| 20 | Botafogo | 51 | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 62 | 71 | -9 |
| 21 | Criciúma | 50 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 61 | 78 | -17 |
| 22 | Guarani | 49 | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 55 | -12 |
| 23 | Vitória | 48 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 68 | 87 | -19 |
| 24 | Grêmio | 39 | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 60 | 80 | -20 |
| P - points earned; G - matches played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses; GF - goals scored; GA - goals conceded; GD - goal difference |
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| Zone of qualification for the 2005 Copa Libertadores | |
| Zone of qualification for the 2005 Copa Sudamericana | |
| Relegation zone |
| Pos. | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
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| 1 | Atlético-PR | 34 | |
| 2 | Santos | 22 | |
| Goiás | 22 | ||
| 3 | Santos | 21 | |
| 4 | São Caetano | 19 | |
| Vitória | 19 | ||
| Grêmio | 19 |
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