2004 in association football

none January 2018 May 2026 2004 association football sports The following are the association football events of the year 2004 throughout the world. yes center 3 Events 5 January – Manager Mark Wotte leaves Dutch club Willem II Tilburg and becomes technical director at Feyenoord Rotterdam. 29 January – Dutch club Volendam sacks manager Henk Wisman. Former player Johan Steur is named interim-manager. 2 February – South Korean Club Anyang Cheetahs move to Seoul and change their name to FC Seoul. 14 February – Tunisia beat Morocco 2–1 to clinch the first African Cup of Nations in the country's history. 29 February – Middlesbrough beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 to win the League Cup, the club's first cup in their 128-year history. 17 March – Real Zaragoza beat Real Madrid in the Copa 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 over Liechtenstein in a friendly. 2 May – Milan clinch the Italian Serie A title. 8 May – Werder Bremen win the German Bundesliga 8 May – Valencia win the Spanish Primera División. 8 May – Ajax wins the Dutch title in the Eredivisie. 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 since Preston North End in 1889. FIFA gives the host of the 2010 Football World Cup the first Football World Cup in Africa to South Africa 19 May – Valencia defeat Marseille 2–0 in the UEFA Cup final in Gothenburg, Sweden. 22 May – Manchester United win their record 11th FA Cup, defeating Millwall 3–0. 22 May – Millwall midfielder Curtis Weston, becomes the youngest FA Cup Final player in history at 17 years 119 days, beating the 125-year-old record of James F. M. Prinsep. 26 May – Porto defeat AS Monaco 3–0 in the UEFA Champions League final in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. 26 May – Darren Fletcher captains Scotland to a 1–0 win over Estonia, becoming the youngest Scottish captain in 100 years (aged 20 years, 114 days). 3 June – De Graafschap returns to the Dutch Eredivisie after a 3–2 win over Excelsior Rotterdam in the promotion/relegation play-offs. 26 June – River Plate win the Argentine Clausura League. 30 June – Santo André defeats Flamengo 4–2 on aggregate to clinch the Brazilian Cup. 1 July – Once Caldas (Colombia) defeats Boca Juniors (Argentina) 1–1 on aggregate, 2–0 on penalties to win the Copa Libertadores. 4 July – Greece win the UEFA Euro 2004 football tournament, defeating the host nation Portugal in a 1–0 upset victory. 25 July – Brazil win the Copa América football tournament, defeating Argentina 4–2 on penalties. 26 July – Gerard van der Lem is fired as manager of the Saudi Arabia national football team. 7 August – Japan win the 2004 Asian Cup football tournament, defeating China 3–1. 8 August – Utrecht wins the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, for the first time by a 4–2 win over Ajax in the Amsterdam ArenA. 18 August – Marco van Basten makes his debut as the manager of Dutch national team with a 2–2 draw in the friendly against Sweden, replacing criticised Dick Advocaat. Four players make their debut: defender Jan Kromkamp (AZ) and strikers Romeo Castelen (Feyenoord Rotterdam), Dave van den Bergh (Utrecht) and Collins John (Fulham). 26 August – United States win the Olympic women's football tournament, defeating Brazil 2–1 in extra time. 28 August – Argentina win the Olympic men's football tournament, defeating Paraguay 1–0. 1 November – Football Federation Australia launches Australia's new national competition, the A-League, replacing the former National Soccer League. 10 December Newell's Old Boys win the Argentine Apertura League. Cienciano defeats Boca Juniors 4–2 on penalties to win the South American Recopa final in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. 12 December – Porto defeats Once Caldas 8–7 on penalties in the Intercontinental Cup final in Yokohama, Japan. 13 December – Dutch club NEC fires manager Johan Neeskens. He is replaced by former player Cees Lok. 17 December – Boca Juniors defeats Bolívar 2–1 on aggregate to win the Copa Sudamericana final in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 19 December – Santos clinch the Brazilian League Winners of national club championships Africa – Aviação – Al-Zamalek – Raja Casablanca – Ferroviário de Nampula – Dolphins FC – Kaizer Chiefs Football Club – Espérance Sportive de Tunis Asia China – Shenzhen Jianlibao Hong Kong – Sun Hei India – East Bengal Club Indonesia – Persebaya Surabaya Iran – Pas Tehran Japan – Yokohama F. Marinos Malaysia – Pahang FA Pakistan – WAPDA Qatar – Al-Gharafa SC Saudi Arabia – Al-Shabab Singapore – Tampines Rovers FC South Korea 1997 – Suwon Samsung Bluewings Thailand – BEC Tero Sasana Europe Albania – SK Tirana Andorra – Principat Armenia – Pyunik Austria – Grazer AK Azerbaijan 1991 – PFC Neftchi Belarus 1995 – Dinamo Minsk Belgium – Anderlecht Bosnia and Herzegovina – Široki Brijeg Bulgaria – Lokomotiv Plovdiv Croatia – Hajduk Split Cyprus 1960 – 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 1990 – Sheriff Tiraspol Netherlands – Ajax Northern Ireland – Linfield Norway – Rosenborg Poland – Wisła Kraków Portugal – Porto Romania – Dinamo București Russia – Lokomotiv Moscow San Marino 1862 – 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 North America – Toronto Croatia (CPSL) – Deportivo Saprissa Clausura – UNAM Apertura – UNAM – D.C. United (MLS) Oceania – Perth Glory South America ARG Argentina 2003–04 Clausura – River Plate 2004–05 Apertura – Newell's Old Boys BOL Bolivia – Bolívar Torneo Apertura – Bolívar Torneo Clausura – Oriente Petrolero BRA Brazil – Santos CHI Chile Torneo Apertura – Universidad de Chile Torneo Clausura – Cobreloa ECU 1900 Ecuador – Deportivo Cuenca PAR 1990 Paraguay – Cerro Porteño PER Peru – Alianza Lima URU Uruguay – Danubio FC VEN 1930 Venezuela – Caracas FC International tournaments African Cup of Nations in Tunisia (24 January – 14 February 2004) TUN MAR NGA UEFA European Football Championship in Portugal (12 June – 4 July 2004) GRE POR NED and CZE Copa América in Peru (6–25 July 2004) BRA ARG URU AFC Asian Cup in China (17 July – 7 August 2004) JPN PRC IRN Olympic Games in Greece (11 – 28 August 2004) Men's Tournament ARG PAR 1990 ITA Women's Tournament USA BRA GER Births 19 January — Mohamed-Ali Cho, French youth internationalhttps://www.laliga.com/en-GB/player/mohamed-ali-cho Mohamed Ali Cho 28 September 2022 La Liga 23 January – Julio Enciso, Paraguayan internationalJ. Enciso https://int.soccerway.com/players/julio-enciso/590920/ soccerway.com Soccer Way 4 April — Dilawar Ahmadzay, Afghan footballerDilawar Ahmadzay https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe784587/dilawar-ahmadzay/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 27 September 2023 15 May — Gabriel Slonina, US youth internationalhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/players/gabriel-slonina/ Gabriel Slonina 28 September 2022 MLS 1 June — Emirhan İlkhan, Turkish youth internationalE. İlkhan https://int.soccerway.com/players/emirhan-lkhan/694563/ soccerway.com Soccer way 8 September — Nico Paz, Argentine youth internationalNico Paz https://www.realmadrid.com/futbol/cantera/juvenil-c/nicolas-paz-martinez realmadrid.com Real Madrid 19 October – Victor Udoh, Nigerian footballer (died 2026)Nigeria FA confirm death of former Southampton, Antwerp forward Victor Udoh 20 November – Youssoufa Moukoko, German youth internationalhttps://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/youssoufa-moukoko Youssoufa Moukoko 28 September 2022 Bundesliga Deaths January August 2022 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 the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (90) 25 January – Miklós Fehér (24), Hungarian footballer February August 2022 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 the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (86) 25 February – Jacques Georges (87), French chief of the French Football Federation 29 February – Danny Ortiz (27), Guatemalan footballer March August 2022 1 March – Augusto da Costa, Brazilian defender, captain and runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (83) April August 2022 5 April – Fernand Goyvaerts (65), Belgian footballer 20 April – Ronnie Simpson (74), Scottish footballer May 14 May – Jesús Gil (71), Spanish chief of Atlético Madrid 15 May – Bruno Baião (18), Portuguese footballer, captain of the Benfica youth teamhttp://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/benfica/detalhe/bruno-baiao-morreu.html Bruno Baião morreu 15 May 2004 www.record.pt 2 November 2017 15 May – Henrique Frade, Brazilian striker, third highest goalscorer in the history of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo. (69) July 10 July – Manuel Quaresma (49), general secretary of the Portuguese Football Federationhttp://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/about-uefa/history/obituaries/newsid=206838.html https://web.archive.org/web/20171110010043/http://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/about-uefa/history/obituaries/newsid=206838.html dead 10 November 2017 Portugal grieves for Quaresma UEFA 12 July 2004 2 November 2017 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 the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (92) 23 July – Bertie Peacock (75), Northern Irish footballer August August 2022 2 August – José Omar Pastoriza (62), Argentinian footballer September August 2022 20 September – Brian Clough (69), English footballer and manager October August 2022 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 November August 2022 6 November – Johnny Warren (61), Australian footballer and manager 9 November – Emlyn Hughes (57), English footballer December August 2022 3 December – Raymond Goethals (83), Belgian footballer 5 December – Hicham Zerouali (27), Moroccan footballer 5 December – Cristiano Júnior (24), Brazilian footballer Clubs founded FC Ingolstadt 04 References Category:Association football by year