The 2004 Prime Minister's Cup was the second national
football
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cup competition in
Laos
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Vientiane FC
Vientiane Capital F.C. was a Laotian professional football club based in Vientiane, that competed in the Lao Premier League, the top tier of Football in LaosSavannakhet FC
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2-1 in the final.Laos 2004 at rsssf.org
Format
The competition began with a regional qualifying tournament involving sixteen provincial teams from outside Vientiane. These teams were divided into four groups of four and they played qualifying matches during October and November. The top team in each group qualified for the next stage. At this stage, the top four teams from the
2004 Lao League
Statistics of Lao League for the 2004 season.
Overview
It was contested by 11 teams, and MCTPC won the championship.
League standings
Results
Relegation playoff
Prime Minister's Office FC and No-8 Road Construction FC were automatically ...
joined. These eight teams were then split into two groups and a further round robin series of matches was played. The top two teams from each group qualified for the semi-final knockout round to determine the two teams that would contest the final. The losers of the semi-finals met in a third place playoff.
Qualifying round
The following regional teams took part in the qualifying round. Although there are no reported results, Savannakhet, Champassak, Luang Prabang and Bokeo qualified for the next round and apparently either Bokeo or Luang Prabang were moved to Group A following the draw.
Group A
All matches were played in
Luang Namtha
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* Luang Namtha
* Oudomxay
* Huaphanh
* Phonsaly
Group B
All matches were played in Xayaboury.
* Xayaboury
* Luang Prabang
* Bokeo
* Xieng Kuang
Group C
All matches were played in
Savannakhet
Savannakhet (ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ), officially named Kaysone Phomvihane ( lo, ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ; th, ไกสอน พมวิหาน) since 2005 and previously known as ''Khanthaboury'' (ຄັນທະ ...
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* Bolikhamsay
* Khammuan
* Vientiane Province
* Savannakhet
Group D
All matches were played in Champasak.
* Champasak
* Attapeu
* Sekong
* Saravan
Group stage
The four qualifiers were drawn alongside the top four teams from the 2004 Lao League:
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