2004 Campeonato Uruguayo Primera División

101st season of the top-tier football league in Uruguay The 2004 Uruguayan Primera Division was the 100th season of top-tier football in Uruguay. Overview It was contested by 18 teams. In the first half of the year a qualification tournament was played, with the top 10 teams qualifying to the second stage; where the Apertura and Clausura tournaments would be played in the second half of the year, each with nine games. The winner of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments would qualify to the finals. Danubio won the championship for the second time in its history. With the title, they earned a spot in the 2005 Copa Libertadores. Torneo Clasificatorio main WDL DAN Danubio CSC Cerrito PEÑ Peñarol NAC Nacional LIV Liverpool REN Rentistas WAN Montevideo Wanderers FÉN Fénix DFS Defensor Sporting CRR Cerro MMI Miramar Misiones PCO Plaza Colonia DCO Deportivo Colonia ROC Rocha BVI Bella Vista TAC Tacuarembó CES Central Español DMA Deportivo Maldonado 12 5 0 32 11 10 3 4 25 17 9 5 3 34 17 8 5 4 26 15 8 5 4 24 19 6 7 4 23 18 7 4 6 15 18 6 6 5 27 21 5 7 5 22 24 7 1 9 21 26 5 6 6 24 25 3 9 5 29 32 3 9 5 19 24 3 8 6 22 33 4 4 9 15 26 3 4 10 18 28 2 6 9 14 25 1 8 8 12 23 complete rsssf.com Championship Apertura main WDL NAC Nacional DFS Defensor Sporting DAN Danubio LIV Liverpool PEÑ Peñarol REN Rentistas PCO Plaza Colonia CSC Cerrito WAN Montevideo Wanderers FÉN Fénix 6 3 0 17 6 6 2 1 18 7 5 3 1 11 5 3 4 2 13 15 3 3 3 16 14 3 2 4 13 13 1 4 4 8 12 2 1 6 8 14 1 4 4 7 13 0 4 5 7 19 complete rsssf.com Clausura main WDL DAN Danubio DFS Defensor Sporting NAC Nacional LIV Liverpool PEÑ Peñarol REN Rentistas FÉN Fénix WAN Montevideo Wanderers CSC Cerrito PCO Plaza Colonia 7 1 1 17 6 5 4 0 10 4 4 3 2 18 12 5 0 4 17 12 4 2 3 16 18 2 4 3 8 17 2 3 4 16 16 2 3 4 6 9 2 2 5 11 16 0 2 7 7 16 complete rsssf.com Championship playoff Nacional and Danubio qualified to the championship playoffs as the Apertura and Clausura winners respectively First leg 12 December 2004 Nacional 4 – 1 Danubio Ligüera 32Méndez 41, 45Coelho 85 Risso 26 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 60,000 Fernando Cabrera (URU) L1 Second leg 15 December 2004 Danubio 1 – 0 Nacional Perrone 90+3 Jardines Del Hipódromo, Montevideo 12,000 Roberto Silvera (URU) L2 Despite losing 4-2 on aggregate, Danubio became champions by winning the second leg, the Clausura, and the annual table. Relegation group main WDL 11 TAC Tacuarembó MMI Miramar Misiones DCO Deportivo Colonia ROC Rocha CRR Cerro CES Central Español BVI Bella Vista DMA Deportivo Maldonado 12 7 12 42 39 9 12 10 47 51 7 16 8 38 44 8 11 12 41 51 9 7 15 36 46 7 12 12 30 36 7 8 16 33 51 5 13 13 34 48 complete rsssf.com References Uruguay 2004 (RSSSF) Category:Liga AUF Uruguaya seasons Uru Category:2004 in Uruguayan football