The 2004 edition of the
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...
kicked off on January 24 and ended on April 18, 2004. It is the official tournament organized by
FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the
Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Twelve teams contested this edition.
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...
won the title for the 28th time.
Bangu was relegated, ending a string of 90 consecutive participations in the Carioca championship.
System
The tournament was divided in two stages:
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Taça Guanabara: The 12 clubs were divided into two groups. teams from each group played in single round-robin format against the others in their group. Top two teams in each group advanced to semifinal and then, to the final, played in a single match.
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Taça Rio
Taça Rio, or Rio Trophy, is an annual Rio de Janeiro football tournament. It is the second stage competition of the Campeonato Carioca, the state football championship in Rio de Janeiro. It has been organized since 1982 by the Rio de Janeiro St ...
: The teams from one group play against teams from the other group once. Top two teams in each group qualify to semifinal and final, to be played in a single match.
* Finals: Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio winners play twice at
Maracanã Stadium
Maracanã Stadium ( pt, Estádio do Maracanã, standard Brazilian Portuguese: , local pronunciation: ), officially named Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (), is an association football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stadium is part o ...
. If the same club wins both stages, they will be declared champions and the final won't be necessary.
Championship
Taça Guanabara
Group A
Group B
Semifinals
Finals
Taça Rio
Group A
Group B
Semifinals
Finals
Championship finals
Aggregate table
References
{{Brazilian Football Competitions
Campeonato Carioca seasons
Carioca