2004 in Paraguayan football

The following article presents a summary of the 2004 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.

First division results
The first division tournament was divided in two sections: the Apertura and the Clausura and had 10 teams participating in a two round all-play-all system. The team with the most points at the end of the two rounds was crowned as the champion.

Championship game playoff
Since Cerro Porteño won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments they were declared as the national champions and there was no playoff game as a result.

Relegation / Promotion

 * Sport Colombia and Sol de América automatically relegated to the second division after finishing last and second-to-last in the average points table over a three-year period.
 * 3 de Febrero and General Caballero ZC promoted to the first division by finishing first and second respectively in the second division tournament.

Qualification to international competitions

 * Cerro Porteño qualified to the 2005 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura; and to the 2004 Copa Sudamericana by winning the 2004 Copa Sudamericana Qualifier.
 * Libertad qualified to the 2005 Copa Libertadores by finishing second in the aggregate points table, and to the 2004 Copa Sudamericana by finishing in second place in the Torneo Apertura.
 * Tacuary qualified to the 2005 Copa Libertadores as the second-best finisher in the aggregate points table.

Paraguayan teams in international competitions

 * Copa Libertadores 2004:
 * Olimpia: group-stage
 * Libertad: group-stage
 * Club Guaraní: group-stage
 * Copa Sudamericana 2004:
 * Cerro Porteño: quarter-finals
 * Libertad: preliminary first round

Paraguay national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2004.