2004 California wildfires, Fires
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2004 fire season. The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.


2004 Cambridge City Council election
The 2004 Cambridge City Council election to the Cambridge City Council took place in 2004. Due to ward boundary changes, the whole council was up for election rather than the normal one-third.


2004 Cameroonian Premier League
The 2004 Cameroonian Premier League season in Cameroon was contested by 18 teams. This association football competition was won by Cotonsport Garoua.


2004 Cameroonian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 11 October 2004. Incumbent President Paul Biya was easily re-elected in an election which the opposition claimed had seen widespread electoral fraud.


2004 Cameroonian presidential election, Background
Biya came to power in 1982 and by 2004 had ruled Cameroon for 22 years. Multi-party democracy was introduced for the 1992 election but Biya was accused of rigging the election to ensure victory. The last presidential election in 1997 saw Biya re-elected with 93% of the vote after opposition parties boycotted the election. The expectation before the 2004 election was that Biya would be re-elected to another term of office, with no chance that anyone else would be able or allowed to defeat him.


2004 Cameroonian presidential election, Candidates
After announcing that the presidential election would be held on 11 October, Biya confirmed on 16 September that he would stand for re-election. Before his announcement there had been calls from groups such as university lecturers and over 100 former footballers for him to stand again.


2004 Cameroonian presidential election, Candidates
Biya was opposed by 15 other candidates after the opposition failed to agree on a single candidate. A 10-party coalition nominated Adamou Ndam Njoya for the election, but his candidacy was rejected by the veteran opposition politician John Fru Ndi who decided to stand as well. Fru Nidi said that he should have been selected instead of Njoya as Fru Nidi's Social Democratic Front had more elected members. Fru Ndi was an anglophone from western Cameroon who had stood in the 1992 election, while Adamou Ndam Njoya was a Muslim francophone from northern Cameroon.


2004 Cameroonian presidential election, Candidates
There were also reports that Biya backed some of the candidates so they could act as spoilers.


2004 Cameroonian presidential election, Campaign
Biya initially did not campaign in the election and only made his first campaign stop within the last week before polling day. Biya described his opponents as inexperienced and said that he was only person who could prevent anarchy in Cameroon. He also pledged to improve education, health and women's rights, as well as decentralising and developing industry and tourism. One of Biya's campaign slogans was "Free mosquito nets for pregnant mothers" but there was significant scepticism over the pledges made by Biya after the failure to achieve ones made in previous elections.


2004 Cameroonian presidential election, Campaign
The opposition candidates said that the government had mismanaged the economy and failed to address widespread poverty. John Fru Ndi attracted the most supporters to his rallies of any of the opposition candidates, with up to 30,000 attending his rally in Douala. He pledged to restore previous wage scales for workers, to reduce corruption and poverty, scrap fees at university and remove taxation from small businesses.


2004 Cameroonian presidential election, Conduct
Opposition candidates criticised the election as having seen significant amounts of multiple voting and that security forces had harassed opposition agents at polling stations. They described the election as having been rigged and appealed to the Supreme Court to annul the results. However most international observers said that despite some shortcomings the election was mainly satisfactory. These included a group of former United States congressmen who called the election "fair and transparent"; however, the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues dissented and said that the election had seen many irregularities.


2004 Cameroonian presidential election, Results
On 25 October 2004 the Supreme Court confirmed the results and rejected the complaints from the opposition. The final results saw Biya secure 70.9% of the vote against 17.4% for his nearest rival John Fru Ndi.


2004 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 2004  was won for the first time by the selection of Cuyo, (Mondoza).


2004 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, Campeonato
No relegation, the next year the tournament returned to an eight-team formula.


2004 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, Ascenso
Due to the new format for year 2005 (eight teams in "Campeonato" instead of six, and merging of "Ascenso" ed "Estimulo", there were two promotions and no relations.


2004 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, Estimulo
Due to the reorder for next season, all the teams were promoted to "Ascenso"


2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 48th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The competition was won by Santos, coached by Vanderlei Luxemburgo. Runners-up were Atlético Paranaense, which led the competition for 11 weeks and lost the title in the penultimate round. The other teams qualified for the Copa Libertadores were from the state of São Paulo, São Paulo and Palmeiras. The highest goal scorer was Washington (Atlético Paranaense), who scored 34 goals and broke the tournament's record. Beginning two seasons were four teams would be relegated and only two promoted so the tournament would have 20 teams by 2006, the four teams relegated to the second division were Criciúma, Guarani, Vitória and  Grêmio.


2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Format
For the second consecutive season, the tournament will be played in a double round-robin system. The team with most points at the end of the season will be declared champion. The bottom four teams will be relegated and will play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2005 season.


2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Format, International qualification
The Série A will serve as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2005 Copa Libertadores. The top-three teams in the standings will qualify to the Second Stage of the competition, while the fourth place in the standings will qualify to the First Stage.


2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2004, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from April 23 to December 11, 2004. The competition had 24 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and six were relegated to Série C.


2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
In the first round, each team played against each other, much like what happens in Série A. However, in contrast to Série A, each team played against the other only once. Therefore, each team played 23 games, 12 home and 11 away (or the opposite). The eight best ranked teams advanced to the second round, where they were divided in two groups of four. Teams in each group played against each other home and away. The two best ranked teams in each group advanced to the final round. Those four teams were put in a single group, and played against each other home and away.


2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Brasiliense finished the final phase group with most points and was declared 2004 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 2005 Série A along with Fortaleza, the runners-up. The six worst ranked teams in the first round (América-RN, Remo, América Mineiro, Joinville, Mogi Mirim and Londrina) were relegated to play Série C in 2005.


2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2004, the third level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 1 to November 28, 2004. The competition had 64 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série B.


2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
União Barbarense finished the final phase group with most points and was declared 2004 Brazilian Série C champions, claiming the promotion to the 2005 Série B along with Gama, the runners-up.


2004 Campeonato Carioca
The 2004 edition of the Campeonato Carioca 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 won the title for the 28th time. Bangu was relegated, ending a string of 90 consecutive participations in the Carioca championship.


2004 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
The 2004 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2004 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 47th season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. Deportivo Cuenca won their first national championship.


2004 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, Format
The format for 2004 remained the same for this season.


2004 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, Format
The First Stage and Second Stage are identical. The ten teams competed in a double round-robin tournament, one game at home and one away. The top three teams in each stage qualified to the Liguilla Final with bonus points (2, 1, and .5 points, respectively). The First Stage winner and runner-up qualified to the 2004 Copa Sudamericana. At the end of the Second Stage, the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to the Serie B.


2004 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, Format
The Liguilla Final was a double round-robin tournament between the six qualified teams of the First and Second Stage. The winner of the Liguilla Final was crowned the Serie A champion. The champion and runner-up also qualified to the 2005 Copa Libertadores into the Second Stage, while the third-place finisher qualified to the First Stage.


2004 Campeonato Gaúcho
The 84th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on February 1, 2004 and ended on June 6, 2004. Eighteen teams participated. Holders Internacional beat Ulbra in the finals, winning their 36th title. Santo Ângelo and Pelotas were relegated.


2004 Campeonato Mineiro
The 2004 Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol do Módulo I was the 90th season of Minas Gerais's top-flight professional football league. The season began on January 21 and ended on April 18. Cruzeiro won the title for the 33rd time.


2004 Campeonato Paulista
The 2004 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 103rd season of São Paulo's top professional football league. The competition began on 18 January and ended on 21 April. São Caetano were the champions, winning for the first time in their history. Vágner Love was the top scorer with 12 goals.


2004 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol
Statistics of Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol in the 2004 season.


2004 Campeón de Campeones
The 2004 Campeon de Campeones was the 40th edition of this Mexican Super Cup football two leg match played by:


2004 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
The 2004 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia was a men's tennis tournaments played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the International Series of the 2004 ATP Tour. It was the 26th edition of the tournament and was held from 27 September until 3 October 2004. Eighth-seeded Tomáš Berdych won the singles title.


2004 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Finals, Doubles
Lucas Arnold Ker /  Mariano Hood defeated  Gastón Etlis /  Martín Rodríguez 7–5, 6–2


2004 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Doubles
Lucas Arnold Ker and Mariano Hood successfully defended their title by defeating Gastón Etlis and Martín Rodríguez 7–5, 6–2 in the final. Arnold Ker won the tournament for the third year in a row.


2004 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Singles
Nicolás Massú was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Filippo Volandri.


2004 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Singles
Tomáš Berdych won the title by defeating Volandri 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


2004 Canada Cup of Curling
The 2004 Strauss Canada Cup of Curling was held January 6–11, 2004, at Sport Mart Place in Kamloops, British Columbia. The winning teams received berths into the 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, the 2004 Continental Cup of Curling and the 2005 Canada Cup of Curling.


2004 Canada Cup of Curling
2001 World Champion Colleen Jones and her rink from Halifax won the women's event, defeating Saskatchewan's Sherry Anderson in the final. As Jones had already qualified for the 2005 Olympic Trials, Anderson earned a berth for her team.


2004 Canada Cup of Curling
Two-time World Champion Randy Ferbey and his rink from Edmonton won the men's event, defeating Calgary's John Morris in the final. As Ferbey had also already qualified for the Olympic Trials, Morris' team qualified as well.


2004 Canada Cup of Curling
The total purse for the event was $180,000, with both the men's and women's champions winning $33,000.


2004 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup
The 2004 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 115th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2004 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2004 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from July 26 through August 1, 2004, and the women's event at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from August 2 through August 8, 2004.


2004 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup
The men's draw was headlined by World No. 1, Australian Open and Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, Wimbledon finalist and recent Indianapolis titlist Andy Roddick, and French Open runner-up and Monte Carlo winner Guillermo Coria. Other top seeds were 2004 Rome Masters champion Carlos Moyá, Indian Wells runner-up Tim Henman, David Nalbandian, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Rainer Schüttler.


2004 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup
The women's field was led by WTA No. 2, Rome and Berlin winner Amélie Mauresmo, Roland-Garros champion Anastasia Myskina, and French Open runner-up Elena Dementieva. Among other top players present were former World No. 1 Jennifer Capriati, seventeen-year-old Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova, Ai Sugiyama, Nadia Petrova and Paola Suárez.


2004 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup, Finals, Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes defeated  Jonas Björkman /  Max Mirnyi, 6–4, 6–2


2004 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup, Finals, Women's Doubles
Shinobu Asagoe /  Ai Sugiyama defeated  Liezel Huber /  Tamarine Tanasugarn, 6–0, 6–3


2004 Canada Masters – Doubles
The 2004 Canada Masters – Doubles was the men's singles event of the one hundred and fifteenth edition of the Canada Masters; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious men's tennis tournament held in Canada. Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together. Mirnyi partnered with Jonas Björkman, but Bhupathi and partner Leander Paes defeated them 6–4, 6–2, in the final.


2004 Canada Masters – Singles
Roger Federer defeated the defending champion Andy Roddick in the final, 7–5, 6–3, to win the Men's Singles title at the 2004 Canadian Open.


2004 Canada rugby union tour of Europe
The 2004 Canada rugby union tour of Europe was a short series of two matches played in November 2004 in Italy and England by Canada national rugby union team.


2004 Canada rugby union tour of Europe, Results
Italy: 15.Kaine Robertson, 14.Ludovico Nitoglia, 13.Gonzalo Canale, 12.Andrea Masi, 11.Denis Dallan, 10.Rima Wakarua, 9.Paul Griffen, 8.David dal Maso, 7.Mauro Bergamasco, 6.Aaron Persico, 5.Marco Bortolami (capt. ), 4.Santiago Dellape, 3.Salvatore Perugini, 2.Fabio Ongaro, 1.Andrea Lo Cicero, – replacements: 16.Giorgio Intoppa, 17.Salvatore Costanzo, 18.Enrico Pavanello, 19.Silvio Orlando, 20.Pietro Travagli, 21.Luciano Orquera, 22.Walter Pozzebon Canada: 15.Quentin Fyffe, 14.Mike Pyke, 13.John Cannon, 12.Marco di Girolamo, 11.Stirling Richmond, 10.Jared Barker, 9.Ed Fairhurst, 8.Stan McKeen, 7.Mike Webb, 6.Jamie Cudmore , 5.Colin Yukes, 4.Mike Burak, 3.Garth Cooke, 2.Mark Lawson, 1.Kevin Tkachuk, – replacements: 16.Aaron Abrams, 17.Forrest Gainer, 18.Dan Pletch, 19.Josh Jackson, 20.Pat Fleck, 21.Ryan Smith, 22.Derek Daypuck


2004 Canada rugby union tour of Europe, Results
England: 15.Jason Robinson (capt. ), 14.Mark Cueto, 13.Henry Paul, 12.Mike Tindall, 11.Josh Lewsey, 10.Charlie Hodgson, 9.Andy Gomarsall, 8.Martin Corry, 7.Andy Hazell, 6.Lewis Moody, 5.Steve Borthwick, 4.Danny Grewcock, 3.Julian White, 2.Steve Thompson, 1.Graham Rowntree, – replacements: 16.Andy Titterrell, 17.Andrew Sheridan, 18.Ben Kay, 19.Hugh Vyvyan, 20.Hall Charlton, 21.Will Greenwood, 22.Ben Cohen Canada: 15.Derek Daypuck, 14.David Moonlight, 13.Ryan Smith, 12.Marco di Girolamo, 11.Stirling Richmond, 10.Ed Fairhurst, 9.Pat Fleck, 8.Colin Yukes, 7.Stan McKeen, 6.Jamie Cudmore, 5.Mike Burak, 4.Josh Jackson, 3.Forrest Gainer, 2.Aaron Abrams, 1.Kevin Tkachuk (capt. ), – replacements: 16.Mark Lawson, 17.Garth Cooke, 18.Dan Pletch, 19.Christoph Strubin, 20.Dave Spicer, 21.John Cannon, 22.Sean O'Leary


2004 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
The 2004 Canadian Figure Skating Championships were held on January 5–11, 2004 in Edmonton, Alberta. It is a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Canada and is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. Skaters competed at the senior and junior levels in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Due to the large number of competitors, the senior men's and senior ladies' qualifying was split into two groups. The results of this competition were used to pick the Canadian teams to the 2004 World Championships, the 2004 Four Continents Championships, and the 2004 World Junior Championships.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix
The 2004 Canadian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2004) was a Formula One motor race held on 13 June 2004 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. It was Race 8 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix
It was won by Michael Schumacher, with teammate Rubens Barrichello second, making for a 1-2 finish for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro as part of a season where Ferrari took the most wins of the season and the driver's championship.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix
In the post race inspections, Williams and Toyota were excluded from the race due to illegal brake ducts.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix
This would be the last time that Scuderia Ferrari won in Canada until the 2018 Canadian Grand Prix, at the same circuit.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix, Friday drivers
The bottom 6 teams in the 2003 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix, Report
The 2004 Canadian Grand Prix nearly did not happen, originally being dropped from the calendar in 2003 but later reinstated. The issue was to do with tobacco sponsorship.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix, Report
It was the eighth race of the 2004 Formula One season, and was the first of two North American consecutive rounds. The Canadian Grand Prix 2004 was one of drama, but at the finish line Michael Schumacher took his 77th career victory, his 7th win of the 2004 season, and his 7th win in Canada. Timo Glock made his debut replacing Giorgio Pantano who did not compete due to personal circumstances. The Renaults were fast off the line as was expected, but a suspension failure put Jarno Trulli out of the race before he'd reached the second corner.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix, Report
Takuma Sato starting from the pit lane had a close shave with the two Jaguars and David Coulthard. Christian Klien's Jaguar was hit from behind, propelling him into the McLaren of Coulthard, which also resulted in a collision with Mark Webber who was forced to pit with a punctured tyre, but later retired with suspension failure.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix, Report
After the start, Fernando Alonso was up to third behind pole sitter Ralf Schumacher and Jenson Button. Jordan debutante Timo Glock took advantage of the second corner tangle and managed to find himself in 10th. As the race progressed, Rubens Barrichello moved ahead of Kimi Räikkönen into 6th position, as Glock was forced back by faster cars. Sauber's Felipe Massa battled with the ailing Takuma Sato for 14th, as Coulthard moved up to 12th, with the Toyotas in a strong 8th and 9th.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix, Report
The McLaren's were first to pit as part of their three stop strategy, followed shortly by Button and Montoya. Ralf Schumacher was 5 seconds ahead of Alonso until he pitted and rejoined in fourth, whilst Alonso's podium hopes were later dashed by a problem with the fuel hose which forced the Renault pit crew to resort to the spare hose, costing Alonso an additional 16 seconds. Räikkönen's afternoon couldn't get much worse, as he served a drive through penalty for crossing the white line on his exit from the pit lane. Barrichello later rejoined after his first pit stop behind Montoya, to make the running order Ralf Schumacher, Jenson Button, Michael Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, Rubens Barrichello and Fernando Alonso.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix, Report
Nick Heidfeld was involved in an incident in the pit lane where the lollipop man lifted whilst the fuel hose was still attached, and the fuel man was dragged along as the Jordan pulled away. The Saubers were on a long first stint and Giancarlo Fisichella did not pit until lap 25, surprisingly rejoining in the points. Meanwhile, Button was closing the gap to Ralf Schumacher, as Montoya did likewise to Ralf's older brother Michael.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix, Report
Minardi's Gianmaria Bruni was hauled in for a drive through penalty for speeding in the pit lane, but retired with gearbox failure shortly after. Ralf pitted again on lap 33, and rejoined in 3rd whilst Coulthard narrowly missed another collision with a fiery Christian Klien. In the second stint, Barrichello was seemingly much faster than his teammate Michael Schumacher, but could not find a way past the reigning champion. Alonso began to fly in fourth, as the adventurous Klien took an airborne trip over the grass. Alonso's charge was short-lived though, as his Renault pulled slowly to the side of the circuit with a driveshaft failure. Räikkönen, Barrichello and Michael Schumacher took their second pit stops without much hassle, although Schumacher had a leary moment when he almost hit the pit wall.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix, Report
Ralf Schumacher then took his third and final stop, and so too did Montoya and Button. Takuma Sato's disappointing afternoon ended with the Honda engine exploding. As the final stages of the race approached, Michael Schumacher led brother Ralf, with Barrichello, Button, and Montoya following, and Räikkönen in sixth. Räikkönen then had to make yet another pit stop to change his steering wheel, dropping the Finn down to 7th.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix, Report
With a few laps left to go, Felipe Massa suffered a rear suspension failure at the hairpin, a wheel flying beyond the retaining fence (nobody was injured) as his Sauber flew into the tyre barrier. The Brazilian was taken to hospital for precautionary tests, but was basically unharmed. Christian Klien continued an entertaining afternoon by spinning 360 degrees, narrowly avoiding a surprised Timo Glock.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix, Report
The front runners remained the same until the chequered flag, Michael Schumacher and Scuderia Ferrari coming away with a 7th victory of the season. Younger brother Ralf, and Barrichello completed the podium portrait. Jenson Button ended the race in 4th, and Montoya finished in 5th. Giancarlo Fisichella's quiet race ended with an impressive 6th, with Räikkönen taking two points for seventh and Toyota's Cristiano da Matta taking the final point for 8th.


2004 Canadian Grand Prix, Report
After the race, however, both Toyota's and Williams's cars were disqualified with brake irregularities, brake ducts seemingly not conforming to regulations. After the disqualification, Jenson Button claimed 3rd, with Giancarlo Fisichella taking 4th, Räikkönen and Coulthard taking 5th and 6th, and Glock and Nick Heidfeld in 7th and 8th respectively, giving Jordan points.


2004 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
The 2004 Kärcher Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held February 7–15 at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre in Victoria, British Columbia. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships.


2004 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Qualification, Ontario
The Teranet Ontario Junior Curling Championships were held January 7–11 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville.


2004 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Qualification, Ontario
Kelly Cochrane defeated Lee Merklinger from the Granite Curling Club of West Ottawa in the women's final. Merklinger had beaten the Julie Reddick rink from Oakville 3-1 in the semifinal.


2004 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Qualification, Ontario
In the men's final, John Epping of Peterborough defeated Mark Bice of Sarnia 8-5. Epping had beaten the Ottawa Curling Club's Mike McLean rink 7-5 in the semifinal


2004 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
The 2004 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held January 10-18, 2004 at the McIntyre Curling Club in Timmins, Ontario.


2004 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
The 2004 Mixed was the last Canadian Mixed Championship to be held in the same calendar year as it was billed as. The 2005 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship would be held in November 2004.


2004 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
Shannon Kleibrink, skip of the Alberta team became the first (and to date only) woman to skip a team to national mixed title, when her foursome defeated Ontario's Heath McCormick in the final.


2004 Canadian National Challenge Cup
The 2004 Canadian National Challenge Cup took place in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island from the sixth to the eleventh of October. The seedings were based on the last years performance by province.


2004 Canadian National Challenge Cup, Rosters, Surrey Pegasus FC
Surrey (Squad): Rob Iorio, Trevor Short, Randy Celebrini, Gavin Frey, Eddie Cannon, Paul Dailly, DarinBurr, Adam Costley, Ryan Powell, Nico Berg, Mike Dodd, Ryan Green, Robin Regnier, Frank Lore, JamieFiddler, Stedman Espinoza, Laurent Scalignine, Rob Reed, Steve London, Shawn Perry.


2004 Canadian National Challenge Cup, Rosters, Ottawa Royals
Ottawa (Squad): Erik Lefebre - Andriy Sowarek, Simon Bonk, Declen Bonper, Dan Cheney, Sylvain Cloutier,Drew Dailey, Dan Degenutti, Alec Edgar, Dave Foley, Kweis Loney, Dylan Loy, Ewan Lyttle, GordMacDonald, James MacMillan, Victor Mendes, Sanjeev Permar, Marcelo Plada, Dom Rochon, Roland Tinmuh.


2004 Canadian Professional Soccer League season
The 2004 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the seventh season for the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The season began on May 24, 2004 and concluded on October 11, 2004 with Toronto Croatia defeating Vaughan Shooters 4–0 to capture their second CPSL Championship (known as the Rogers CPSL Cup for sponsorship reasons). The championship was hosted for the first time at Victoria Park Stadium in Brampton, Ontario, which granted the Brampton Hitmen a wildcard berth. In the regular season the Toronto Supra clinched their first Eastern Conference title, while Hamilton Thunder secured their second Western Conference title. Though the league decreased in membership they managed to expand to the Windsor - Detroit territory with the addition of the Windsor Border Stars.


2004 Canadian Professional Soccer League season, Changes from 2003 season
The 2004 season saw the league decrease from 13 to 11 teams. The Ottawa Wizards, and the Durham Flames had their franchises revoked. The Laval Dynamites went on hiatus as they awaited the completion of their home venue the Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne. Though the CPSL lost 3 franchises they managed to expand to the Essex County with the addition of the Windsor Border Stars. Founding member the Mississauga Olympians were sold to John O'Neill and replaced the Durham Flames under the name Durham Storm. Vaughan Sun Devils changed their name to the Vaughan Shooters, while the North York Astros joined them in their move to the Ontario Soccer Centre. Director of Officials Tony Camacho resigned and was replaced by former Director at Large Walter Kirchner.


2004 Canadian Professional Soccer League season, All-Star game
In the 2004 All-Star game Boavista F.C. of the Primeira Liga conducted a North American tour where one of their opponents were a CPSL Select team assembled by Harry Gauss, and Steve Nijjar. The match was played at Cove Road Stadium in London, Ontario.


2004 Canadian Professional Soccer League season, Individual awards
The annual CPSL awards ceremony was held on October 9, 2004 at the La Contessa Banquet Hall in North York, Toronto. London City and Windsor Border Stars were both tied with the most wins with 2 awards. London City's Paul Munster had a tremendous season where he captured both the Golden Boot and Rookie of the Year, which later spring boarded his career back to Europe to sign with Slavia Prague in the Czech First League. After leading expansion franchise Windsor Border Stars to an Open Canada Cup, former English football player Pat Hilton was given the Coach of the Year. While Windsor's Justin Marshall was voted the Defender of the Year.


2004 Canadian Professional Soccer League season, Individual awards
The league chose Danny Amaral as its MVP after making his return to Canadian soccer with Toronto Supra after several seasons in Portugal. George Azcurra of Toronto Croatia won his fourth Goalkeeper of the Year. The Referee of the Year went to Amato De Luca, which marked his second CPSL accolade. The most disciplined team throughout the season were Durham Storm. The league also introduced the President of the Year award in order to recognize the top executive or organizer, and the inaugural recipient was North York Astros Bruno Ierullo.


2004 Canadian Senior Curling Championships
The 2004 AMJ Campbell Canadian Senior Curling Championships were held in Vernon, British Columbia.


2004 Canadian federal budget
The Canadian federal budget of 2004 was a budget for the Government of Canada. It was read in the House of Commons of Canada on March 23, 2004 by Finance Minister Ralph Goodale of the governing Liberal Party. It was prepared by Goodale with significant input from Prime Minister Paul Martin, who had previously served as Minister of Finance in the government of Jean Chrétien.


2004 Canadian federal budget, Details of the budget
The budget contained few surprises: most major initiatives had been announced long beforehand. These included $2 billion for health care, money for municipalities, and $1 billion to help livestock farmers harmed by the Mad Cow crisis. Government spending was set to increase at the same rate as Gross domestic product (GDP) over the next few years with any surplus going to pay down the national debt.


2004 Canadian federal budget, Reactions, Opposition parties
The budget was criticized by the Conservative Party for its lack of tax cuts and its increases in spending. The New Democratic Party criticized the policy of debt reduction, arguing that social spending, especially on health care, would be more beneficial.


2004 Canadian federal budget, Legislative process
Before the budget could be passed, parliament was dissolved for the 2004 election. The budget legislation was appended to the 2005 budget that was passed the next year.


2004 Canadian federal election
The 2004 Canadian federal election (formally the 38th Canadian general election) was held on June 28, 2004, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections. The main opposition party, the newly amalgamated Conservative Party of Canada, improved its position but with a showing below its expectations.


2004 Canadian federal election
On May 23, 2004, Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Martin, ordered the dissolution of the House of Commons. Following a 36-day campaign, voters elected 308 Members of the House of Commons.


2004 Canadian federal election
All three major national parties had changed their leaders since the 2000 election. Earlier the election was widely expected to be a relatively easy romp for Martin to a fourth consecutive Liberal majority government, but early in 2004 Liberal popularity fell sharply due to the sponsorship scandal. Polls started to indicate the possibility of a minority government for the Liberals, or even a minority Conservative government, fuelling speculation of coalitions with the other parties. In the end, the Liberals fared better than the final opinion polls had led them to fear, but well short of a majority.


2004 Canadian federal election
On election day, polling times were arranged to allow results from most provinces to be announced more or less simultaneously, with the exception of Atlantic Canada, whose results were known before the close of polling in other provinces due to the British Columbia Supreme Court's decision in R v Bryan.


2004 Canadian federal election, National results
In 2004, a federal party required 155 of the 308 seats to hold a majority in Canada. The Liberals came short of this number, winning 135. Until extremely close ridings were decided on the west coast, it appeared as though the Liberals' seat total, if combined with that of the left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP), would be sufficient to hold a majority in the House of Commons. In the end, the Conservatives won Vancouver Island North, West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast, and New Westminster-Coquitlam, after trailing in all three ridings, as sub-totals were announced through the evening.


2004 Canadian federal election, National results
As a result, the combined seat count of the Liberals and the NDP was 154, while the other 154 seats belonged to the Conservatives, Bloquistes, and one independent Chuck Cadman (previously a Conservative). Rather than forming a coalition with the NDP, the Liberal party led a minority government, obtaining majorities for its legislation on an ad hoc basis. Nevertheless, as the showdown on Bill C-48, a matter of confidence, loomed in the spring of 2005, the Liberals and NDP, who wanted to continue the Parliament, found themselves matched against the Conservatives and the Bloc, who were registering no confidence. The bill passed with the Speaker casting the decisive tie-breaking vote.


2004 Canadian federal election, National results
Voter turnout nationwide was 60.9%, the lowest in Canadian history at that time, with 13,683,570 out of 22,466,621 registered voters casting their ballots. The voter turnout fell by more than 3pp from the 2000 federal election which had 64.1% turnout.


2004 Canadian federal election, National results
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. In the case of the CHP, which did have 46 candidates in the previous election, the party did not have official status and is not officially compared.


2004 Canadian federal election, National results
1 Conservative Party results are compared to the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party in the 2000 election.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Liberal Party of Canada
Until the sponsorship scandal, most pundits were predicting that new Prime Minister Paul Martin would lead the Liberal Party of Canada to a fourth majority government, possibly setting a record for number of seats won.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Liberal Party of Canada
However, polls released immediately after the scandal broke showed Liberal support down as much as 10% nationwide, with greater declines in its heartland of Quebec and Ontario. Although there was some recovery in Ontario and Atlantic Canada, Liberal hopes of making unprecedented gains in the west faded. The unpopularity of some provincial Liberal parties may also have had an effect on federal Liberal fortunes. In Ontario, for instance, the provincial Liberal government introduced an unpopular budget the week of the expected election call, and their federal counterparts then fell into a statistical dead heat with the Conservatives in polls there. The Liberals were also harmed by high-profile party infighting that had been plaguing the party since Martin's earlier ejection from Cabinet by now-former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Liberal Party of Canada
The campaign was criticized openly by Liberal candidates, one incumbent Liberal comparing it to the Keystone Kops.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Conservative Party of Canada
In the final months of 2003, the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance were running a distant third and fourth, respectively, in public opinion polls.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Conservative Party of Canada
Many pundits predicted that the combination of the popular and fiscally conservative Martin, along with continued vote-splitting on the right, could have led to the almost total annihilation of the Progressive Conservatives and Canadian Alliance. This fear prompted those two parties to form a united Conservative Party of Canada, which was approved by the members of the Canadian Alliance on December 5, 2003, and controversially by the delegates of the Progressive Conservatives on December 6, 2003.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Conservative Party of Canada
The new Conservative Party pulled well ahead of the NDP in the polls just before the election, although its support remained below the combined support that the Progressive Conservatives and the Alliance had as separate parties. On March 20, the Conservatives elected Stephen Harper as their new leader.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservatives gained more ground in polls after Harper became leader, and the poll results in the weeks before the election had them within one to two points of the Liberals, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind them. Party supporters hoped that the voters would react negatively to the Liberal attacks on what they called Harper's "hidden agenda", and that anger over the sponsorship scandal and other Liberal failures would translate to success at the polls.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Conservative Party of Canada
Late in the campaign, the Conservatives began to lose some momentum, in part due to remarks made by MPs and candidates regarding homosexuality, official bilingualism and abortion. Additionally, the Liberal Party began airing controversial TV ads. Harper was also criticized for his position supporting the American-led 2003 invasion of Iraq. The term "hidden agenda", used commonly in the 2000 election to refer to Stockwell Day, began surfacing with increasing regularity with regard to Harper's history of supporting privatized health care. Further damaging the Conservative campaign was a press release from Conservative headquarters that suggested that Paul Martin supported child pornography. The momentum began to swing against his party, although some polls suggested it was neck and neck right up until election day.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Conservative Party of Canada
Although on the eve of the election the party was polling slightly ahead of the Liberals everywhere west of Quebec, it had dropped in support, polling behind or on par with Liberals everywhere except the West (Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba), where it held onto its traditional support.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Conservative Party of Canada
All together the new Conservatives fell from the combined Canadian Alliance-Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 of 37%, to only 29% of the vote, yet still gained 21 extra seats, finishing in second-place with 99 seats.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, New Democratic Party
Before the announcement of the union of the right-of-centre parties, some were predicting that the New Democratic Party (Canada) would form the official opposition because the NDP was polling ahead of both right-of-centre parties. A new leader (Jack Layton) and clear social democratic policies helped revitalize the NDP. Polls suggested that the NDP had returned to the 18% to 20% level of support it enjoyed in the 1984 election and 1988 election. Layton suggested that the NDP would break their previous record of 43 seats won under former leader Ed Broadbent.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, New Democratic Party
The NDP focused the campaign on winning ridings in Canada's urban centres, hoping especially to win seats in central Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa and Winnipeg. The party's platform was built to cater to these regions and much of Layton's time was spent in these areas.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, New Democratic Party
The campaign stumbled early when Layton blamed the deaths of homeless people on Paul Martin, prompting the Liberals to accuse the NDP of negative campaigning. The NDP benefited from the decline in Liberal support, but not to the same extent as the Conservatives. There was an increasing prospect that NDP voters would switch to the Liberals to block a Conservative government. This concern did not manifest itself in the polls, however, and the NDP remained at somewhat below 20 percent mark in the polls for most of the campaign.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, New Democratic Party
The NDP achieved 15% of the popular vote, its highest in 16 years. However, it only won 19 seats in the House of Commons, two less than the 21 won in 1997, and far short of the 40 predicted. There was criticism that Layton's focus on urban issues and gay rights marginalized the party's traditional emphasis on the poor, the working class, and rural Canadians. Long-time MP Lorne Nystrom and several other incumbents from the Prairie provinces were defeated, with the NDP being shut out of Saskatchewan for the first time since 1965. Layton won his own seat in a tight race, while Broadbent was returned to Parliament after many years of absence.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois (BQ) had managed their best showing back in 1993, but they lost seats to the Liberals in 1997 and 2000, prompting pundits to suggest a decline in support for Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc continued to slide in the polls in most of 2003 after the election of the federalist Quebec Liberal Party at the National Assembly of Quebec under Jean Charest, and during the long run-up to Paul Martin becoming leader of the federal Liberals.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Bloc Québécois
However, things progressively changed during 2003, partly because of the decline in popularity of the Liberal Party of Quebec government of Jean Charest, and partly because support for independence in Quebec rose again (49% in March). The tide took its sharp turn when, in February 2004, the sponsorship scandal (uncovered in considerable part by the Bloc) hit the Liberal federal government.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Bloc Québécois
These events led to a resurgence of the BQ, putting it ahead of the pack once again: according to an Ipsos-Reid poll carried out for The Globe and Mail and CTV between the June 4 and 8, 50% of Quebecers intended to vote for the BQ against 24% for the Liberals.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Bloc Québécois
Speculation was ongoing about the possibility of the Bloc forming alliances with other opposition parties or with an eventual minority government to promote its goals of social democracy and respect of the autonomy of provinces. Leader Gilles Duceppe stated that the Bloc, as before, would co-operate with other opposition parties or with the government when interests were found to be in common, but that the Bloc would not participate in a coalition government.


2004 Canadian federal election, Major political parties, Green Party of Canada
The Greens ran candidates in all 308 ridings for the first time in its history. The party won twice as many votes in this election than it had over the previous 21 years of its history combined, although it failed to win a seat. It also spent more money than in the previous 21 years, and although much of this money was borrowed, the Greens' share of the popular vote enabled them to receive federal funding.


2004 Canadian federal election, Campaign slogans
These are the official slogans for the 2004 campaigns. The optional parts of the mottos (sometimes not used for efficiency) are put in brackets.


2004 Canadian federal election, Accusations of Stephen Harper trying to form a coalition government
On March 26, 2011, Gilles Duceppe stated that Harper had tried to form a coalition government with the Bloc and NDP two months after this election in 2004. He was responding to Harper's warnings in 2011 that the Liberals  might form a coalition with the Bloc and the NDP.


2004 Canberra Women's Classic
The 2004 Canberra Women's Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the National Sports Club in Canberra, Australia and was part of the Tier V category of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 11 through 17 January 2004. Second-seeded Paola Suárez won the singles title, after surviving five matchpoints in the final, and earned $16,000 first-prize money.


2004 Canberra Women's Classic, Finals, Doubles
Jelena Kostanić /  Claudine Schaul defeated  Caroline Dhenin /  Lisa McShea 6–4, 7–6(7–3)


2004 Canberra Women's Classic – Doubles
Tathiana Garbin and Émilie Loit were the defending champions, but Garbin opted to compete in Hobart that same week. Loit teamed up with Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro and withdrew the tournament in semifinals.


2004 Canberra Women's Classic – Doubles
Jelena Kostanić and Claudine Schaul won the title by defeating Caroline Dhenin and Lisa McShea 6–4, 7–6(7–3) in the final.


2004 Canberra Women's Classic – Singles
Meghann Shaughnessy was the defending champion, but decided to compete in Sydney.


2004 Canberra Women's Classic – Singles
Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Silvia Farina Elia 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2004 Cannes Film Festival
The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the American film Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore.


2004 Cannes Film Festival
The festival opened with La mala educación, directed by Pedro Almodóvar and closed with De-Lovely, directed by Irwin Winkler. Laura Morante was mistress of the ceremonies.


2004 Cannes Film Festival, Juries, Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2004 Official Selection:


2004 Cannes Film Festival, Juries, Un Certain Regard
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 2004 Un Certain Regard:


2004 Cannes Film Festival, Juries, Cinéfondation and short films
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the Cinéfondation and short films competition:


2004 Cannes Film Festival, Juries, Camera d'Or
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 2004 Camera d'Or:


2004 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:


2004 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Films out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:


2004 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Cinéfondation
The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:


2004 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:


2004 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Cannes Classics
For the third year, the Cannes Festival selected "some of world cinema's masterpieces and rarities" for the audience. The following films were projected in the "Salle Buñuel" during the festival.


2004 Cannes Film Festival, Parallel sections, International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 43rd International Critics' Week (43e Semaine de la Critique):


2004 Cannes Film Festival, Parallel sections, Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 2004 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):


2004 Cannes Film Festival, Awards, Official awards
The following films and people received the 2004 Official selection awards:


2004 Canoe Slalom World Cup
The 2004 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of six races in 4 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 17th edition. The series consisted of 5 regular world cup races and the world cup final.


2004 Canoe Slalom World Cup, Final standings
The winner of each world cup race was awarded 30 points. Semifinalists were guaranteed at least 5 points and paddlers eliminated in heats received 2 points each. The world cup final points scale was multiplied by a factor of 1.5. That meant the winner of the world cup final earned 45 points, semifinalists got at least 7.5 points and paddlers eliminated in heats received 3 points apiece. Only the best five results of each athlete counted for the final world cup standings.


2004 Canoe Slalom World Cup, Results, World Cup Race 1
The first race of the season was held at the newly built Hellinikon Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre in Athens, Greece from 22 to 25 April.


2004 Canoe Slalom World Cup, Results, World Cup Race 2
The second race of the season was held at the Segre Olympic Park in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain from 22 to 23 May.


2004 Canoe Slalom World Cup, Results, World Cup Race 3
The third race of the season was held in Merano, Italy from 29 to 30 May.


2004 Canoe Slalom World Cup, Results, World Cup Race 4
The fourth race of the season was held at the Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre, Czech Republic from 10 to 11 July.


2004 Canoe Slalom World Cup, Results, World Cup Race 5
The fifth race of the season was held at the Augsburg Eiskanal, Germany from 16 to 18 July.


2004 Canoe Slalom World Cup, Results, World Cup Final
The final race of the season was held in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France from 23 to 25 July.


2004 Canoe Slalom World Cup Race 1 – Men's K-1
The 2004 Canoe Slalom World Cup Race 1 - Men's K-1 was a Canoe Slalom race in Athens.


2004 Canoe Sprint European Championships
The 2004 Canoe Sprint European Championships were held in Poznań, Poland.


2004 Cape Verdean Football Championships
The 2004 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 25th of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 8 May and finished on 10 July, earlier than the last season. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation.


2004 Cape Verdean Football Championships, Overview
Académico do Aeroporto was the defending team of the title. A total of 11 clubs participated in the competition, one from each island league. No club participated from the Santo Antão Island League (South) due to the regional championship was not held, again in several seasons, also the champion of a previous season competed at the nationals, Académico do Aeroporto from the island of Sal participated. As that club were also regional winners, again a runner-up of the regionals qualified and was Santa Maria from the south of the island. A total of 93 goals were scored, Ravs scored the most numbering 11 (more than 10% of the total).


2004 Cape Verdean Football Championships, Overview
There were no competition in the first week of July due to the municipal elections that were taking place.


2004 Cape Verdean Football Championships, Overview
The league was contested with 12 clubs, Sal-Rei FC would win the championship.


2004 Cape Verdean Football Championships, Results
The league's highest scoring game would be Académico Aeroporto defeating Paulense 6-0.


2004 Cape Verdean local elections
Local elections were held in Cape Verde on 21 March 2004. The Movement for Democracy (MpD) won in the municipalities of Boa Vista, Paul, Porto Novo, São Domingos and Tarrafal, the MpD-affiliated Ribeira Grande Democratic Group (GDRG) won in Ribeira Grande, while the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) won in the municipalities of Mosteiros, Praia the capital, Santa Catarina do Fogo and São Filipe.


2004 Capital One Bowl
The 2004 Capital One Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Purdue Boilermakers on January 1, 2004, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Purdue entered as the Big Ten runner-up, while Georgia entered the game after a disappointing loss in the SEC Championship Game. 64,565 people came out to watch a rematch of the 2000 Outback Bowl, a game Georgia won in Overtime.


2004 Capital One Bowl
Georgia started quickly, scoring 24 unanswered points to begin the game. Purdue scored 10 quick points before halftime to make it 24–10. After a scoreless third quarter, the stage was set for a very exciting ending.


2004 Capital One Bowl
After Purdue opened the quarter with a touchdown to make it 24–17, Georgia added a field goal with 7 minutes remaining to make it 27–17. Purdue would manage a touchdown drive, scoring with 1:34 left, but when the Boilermakers couldn't recover the ensuing onside kick it appeared the game was over. Purdue was out of timeouts when Mark Richt called a run on second down instead of ordering quarterback David Greene to take a knee. The coach was trying to avoid a punt with a few seconds left, but he quickly regretted his decision.


2004 Capital One Bowl
Running back Kregg Lumpkin got hemmed up deep in the backfield and tried to run the other way, but Shaun Phillips stripped the ball. After a wild scramble, Niko Koutouvides recovered for Purdue at the Georgia 34. Purdue's Ben Jones then kicked a 44-yard field goal with 49 seconds remaining to keep the game going, tied at 27.


2004 Capital One Bowl
Taking the ball first, the Bulldogs got to the 3 with the help of a pass interference penalty on Bobby Iwuchukwu, then went for it on fourth down from inside the 1. Lumpkin managed to slide through a crease for the touchdown. Purdue then received the ball with a chance to keep the game going. Georgia appeared to get the clinching stop when Kyle Orton threw an incomplete pass on fourth-and-goal from the 8, but the Bulldogs were offsides. Orton's final pass was intercepted by Taylor in the end zone, setting off a wild celebration by the Georgia players.


2004 Cardiff Council election
The 2004 Cardiff Council election was the third election to the post-1996 Cardiff Council following the re-organization of local government in Wales. It was held on 10 June 2004. It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 elections. On the same day, elections were held for the European Parliament as well as to the other 21 local authorities and to community councils in Wales as part of the 2004 Welsh local elections.


2004 Cardiff Council election, Overview
Council elections in Wales were originally scheduled for May 2003, but were delayed to avoid a conflict with the 2003 Wales Assembly elections.


2004 Cardiff Council election, Overview
All 75 council seats were up for election. Labour lost its majority at this election. The Labour group leader also resigned after it became clear he would be defeated in an election for the post by Llandaff councillor Greg Owens.


2004 Cardiff Council election, Overview
Independent Butetown councillor, Betty Campbell, narrowly lost her seat to Labour amid claims of 'dirty tricks' during the campaign.


2004 Cardiff Council election, Ward Results, Gabalfa (2 seats)
The Liberal Democrats had won a seat in this ward at a by-election.


2004 Cardiff Council election, Ward Results, Pentwyn (4 seats)
Cubitt previously represented Pontprennau. Woodman had previously held the seat for the Liberal Democrats at a by-election on 11 September 2003.


2004 Caribbean Series
The forty-sixth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 1 through February 6 of 2004 with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Tigres del Licey; Mexico, Tomateros de Culiacán; Puerto Rico, Leones de Ponce, and Venezuela, Tigres de Aragua. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.


2004 Carinthian state election
The 2004 Carinthian state election was held on 7 March 2004 to elect the members of the Landtag of Carinthia.


2004 Carinthian state election
The election was a victory for the first-term Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) government under Jörg Haider, which repeated its strong performance from the previous election. This came despite difficulties on the federal level and recent defeats in other state elections, as well as a strong challenge from the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ). The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) lost almost half its voteshare, while The Greens won seats for the first time.


2004 Carinthian state election, Background
Prior to amendments made in 2017, the Carinthian constitution mandated that cabinet positions in the state government (state councillors, German: Landesräten) be allocated between parties proportionally in accordance with the share of votes won by each; this is known as Proporz. As such, the government was a perpetual coalition of all parties that qualified for at least one state councillor.


2004 Carinthian state election, Background
In the 1999 state election, the FPÖ became the largest party in a state legislature for the first time in history, winning 42% of votes cast. FPÖ leader Jörg Haider became Governor.


2004 Carinthian state election, Electoral system
The 36 seats of the Landtag of Carinthia are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between four multi-member constituencies. For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must either win at least one seat in a constituency directly, or clear a 5 percent state-wide electoral threshold. Seats are distributed in constituencies according to the Hare quota, with any remaining seats allocated using the D'Hondt method at the state level, to ensure overall proportionality between a party's vote share and its share of seats.


2004 Carinthian state election, Contesting parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag.


2004 Carinthian state election, Contesting parties
In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, three parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.


2004 Carlisle City Council election
The 2004 Carlisle City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Carlisle District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.


2004 Carlisle City Council election, Election result
Labour became the largest party on the council with 24 councillors, but without a majority, after gaining 3 seats from the Conservatives in Belle Vue, St Aidans and Yewdale. However Labour did lose one seat to the Liberal Democrats in Castle, with the Liberal Democrats also gaining a seat from the Conservatives in Dalston by 1 vote. This meant the Conservatives dropped to 20 seats, while the Liberal Democrats went up to 7 and there remained 1 independent. Overall turnout at the election was 42.6%, up from 31.4% in 2003.


2004 Carlisle City Council election, Election result
Following the election the Liberal Democrats continued to back the Conservatives to run the council, with Mike Mitchelson remaining as leader of the council.


2004 Carlisle City Council election, By-elections between 2004 and 2006
A by-election was held on 24 November 2005 in Castle ward after the death of the Liberal Democrat group leader John Guest. Olwyn Luckley held the seat for the Liberal Democrats, who continued to hold the balance of power on the council.


2004 Carlow County Council election
An election to Carlow County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election
The third election to the Carmarthenshire County Council were held in May 2004. It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 election. As in previous elections, the Independent councillors had the largest number of seats. They resulted in a coalition between Independent and Labour Councillors for the next four years.


2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Cenarth (one seat)
The sitting Plaid Cymru councillor, John Crossley, chose to contest Llangeler and the party did not field a candidate, leading to the loss of the seat to the Independents.


2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Dafen (one seat)
Tegwen Devichand was elected at a by-election following the death of the previous councillor, Vernon Warlow.


2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Hendy (one seat)
William James crossed the floor from Independents in the previous term.


2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Kidwelly (one seat)
Although the sitting councillor, a former Labour member of Llanelli Borough Council, was elected as an Independent Labour candidate in 1995, he subsequently joined the Independent group.


2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Llanddarog (one seat)
The elected candidate, who had sat as a Ratepayer for Gorslas since 1995, and on Dyfed County Council since 1977, had now joined the Independent group.


2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Llandybie  (two seats)
Anthony Wyn Jones was elected at a by-election following the death of the previous Independent councillor, Gerald Earl.


2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Llangeler (one seat)
The elected candidate was the sitting councillor for Cenarth since 1999.


2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Llansteffan (one seat)
Osi Rhys Osmond had been elected at a by-election following the death of the previous Independent councillor, Arthur Harries.


2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Llwynhendy (two seats)
Dillwyn Bowen was the Labour councillor for Bynea from 1995 until de-selected by the Labour Party prior to the 2004 election. He then chose to contest Llwynhendy alongside sitting Independent councillor Don Davies, who had himself been de-selected by Labour prior to the 1999 election.


2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Pontyberem (one seat)
Joy Williams captured the seat for Plaid Cymru at a by-election following the death of the previous Independent Labour councillor, Ieuan Edwards.


2004 Carolina Challenge Cup
The 2004 Carolina Challenge Cup was the first staging of the Carolina Challenge Cup, a preseason soccer tournament co-hosted by USL A-League side, Charleston Battery and USL Pro Soccer League club Wilmington Hammerheads. Held from March 20–March 28, the Cup featured two Major League Soccer clubs, one USL Pro Soccer League club, and one USL A-League club.


2004 Carolina Challenge Cup
Columbus Crew of MLS won the inaugural tournament on goal differential over D.C. United.


2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400
The 2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 was the 5th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 49th iteration of the event. The race was held before a crowd of 56,000 on March 21, 2004 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would win the race, leading 69 laps. Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing and Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing would take 2nd and 3rd, respectively.


2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400
The race would be the last spring Darlington race until 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic forced NASCAR to race at Darlington in the spring, as the Ferko lawsuit would move the second race that Darlington originally had, the Southern 500, to Texas Motor Speedway for a promised second date to Texas. The Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 would therefore move to the fall and be lengthened to 500 miles, making the race the new Southern 500. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic would make NASCAR race once again at Darlington in the spring, and in 2021 after rekindled fan interest, would announce that Darlington would once again get its spring 400-mile race, this time called the Goodyear 400.


2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, Qualifying
Qualifying took place on March 19, 2004. Kasey Kahne would win the pole with a 28.638 second lap, with an average speed of 171.716 miles per hour (276.350 km/h). Meanwhile, Michael Waltrip, driver of the #15 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet would not set a time, due to Waltrip scrubbing the wall in Turn 2. Instead of completing a lap, Waltrip would take a provisional and qualify 39th.


2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, Qualifying
Stanton Barrett of W. W. Motorsports would be the only driver not to qualify due to the provisional system set in place by NASCAR at the time.


2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, Race, Pre-race ceremonies
Pre -race ceremonies would start with Darlington Raceway chaplain Harold King giving out the invocation. The contemporary Christian music group NewSong would sing the national anthem, with the 108th Squadron of the United States Navy Strike Force from Virginia Beach, Virginia performing the flyover. Five members of the Carolina Dodge Dealers Association would give the starting command.


2004 Carolina Panthers season
The 2004 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League and the 3rd under head coach John Fox. It was also the team's 8th season at Bank of America Stadium. They failed to improve upon their record in 2003, a year when they finished the regular season 11–5 and ultimately fell 29–32 in Super Bowl XXXVIII to the New England Patriots and they finished 7–9. Their collapse to a 1–7 record start was because of key injuries to their starters including wide receiver Steve Smith Sr., through the first eight games. Despite their late-season rally, they failed to make the playoffs since 2002. They would suffer another collapse in 2016 to a 6–10 record that year after appearing in Super Bowl 50 the previous season.


2004 Castle Point Borough Council election
The 2004 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.


2004 Castle Point Borough Council election, Background
Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 39 councillors, while both Labour and the Canvey Island Independent Party had 1 seat. The Canvey Island Independent Party had been formed by ex-Labour councillor Dave Blackwell after he quit Labour in January 2004. The party wanted Canvey Island to have its own council and police division.


2004 Castle Point Borough Council election, Election result
The Conservatives remained in control of the council, but lost 4 seats to the Canvey Island Independent Party. This reduced the Conservatives to 35 councillors, while the Canvey Island Independent Party became the only opposition on the council with 6 seats. The Canvey Island Independent Party won all 5 seats they had contested including defeating the only Labour councillor Terry Blackwell.


2004 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2004 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2004 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 11–13 June 2004 at the Circuit de Catalunya located in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain.


2004 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix
This race saw the last non-factory rider to lead the championship before Cal Crutchlow in the 2018 Argentine Grand Prix.


2004 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (motoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round five has concluded.


2004 Categoría Primera A season
The 2004 Categoría Primera A season is the 57th season of Colombia's top-flight football league.


2004 Categoría Primera A season, Campeonato Apertura
The Campeonato Apertura (officially the 2004 Copa Mustang I for sponsorship reasons) was the first tournament of the season. It began on February 1 and ended on May 16.


2004 Categoría Primera A season, Campeonato Apertura, First stage, Standings
Pts=Puntos; GP=Games Played; W=Wins; D=Draw; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference


2004 Categoría Primera A season, Campeonato Apertura, Semifinals
The second phase of the 2005-I tournament consisted of two groups of 4 teams semifinals. This was disputed by the best eight teams from the first phase of the tournament. the winners of each group will face on the finals to define a champion.


2004 Categoría Primera A season, Campeonato Finalización
The Campeonato Finalización (officially the 2004 Copa Mustang II for sponsorship reasons) was the second tournament of the season. It began on August 1 and ended on December 19.


2004 Categoría Primera A season, Campeonato Finalización, First phase, Standings
Pts=Puntos; GP=Games Played; W=Wins; D=Draw; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference


2004 Categoría Primera A season, Campeonato Finalización, Semifinals
The second phase of the 2005-I tournament consisted of two groups of 4 teams semifinals. This was disputed by the best eight teams from the first phase of the tournament. the winners of each group will face on the finals to define a champion.


2004 Cavan County Council election
An election to Cavan County Council took place on 5 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


2004 Cebu City local elections
Local elections were held in Cebu City on May 10, 2004 within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representative, and eight councilors at-large for each district. There are two legislative districts in the city.


2004 Cellular South Cup – Doubles
Akiko Morigami and Saori Obata were the defending champions, but Obata decided to compete in Hyderabad that week. Morigami teamed up with Alina Jidkova and lost in the first round to Gisela Dulko and Patricia Tarabini.


2004 Cellular South Cup – Doubles
Åsa Svensson and Meilen Tu won the title by defeating Maria Sharapova and Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 7–6(7–0) in the final.


2004 Cellular South Cup – Singles
Lisa Raymond was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Vera Zvonareva. The score was 4–6, 6–4, 7–5.


2004 Cellular South Cup – Singles, Seeds
The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.


2004 Central African constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in the Central African Republic on 5 December 2004. The new constitution would change the system of government from presidential to semi-presidential, as well as putting a limit of two terms on the President. It was approved by 91.37% of voters with a 77.1% turnout.


2004 Central American Championships in Athletics
The 16th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio de Atletismo del Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes in Managua, Nicaragua, between September 25–26, 2004.


2004 Central American Championships in Athletics
A total of 42 events were contested, 22 by men and 20 by women.


2004 Central American Championships in Athletics, Participation
A total of 183 athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate:


2004 Central American Championships in Athletics, Medal table (unofficial), Note
†: There is a slight difference in silver medals between a published medal table and the unofficial medal count above.


2004 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics
The 2004 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Nacional in San José, Costa Rica, between June 11–12, 2004. Organized by the Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation (CADICA), it was the 17th edition of the Junior (U-20) and the 12th edition of the Youth (U-18) competition. A total of 84 events were contested, 43 by boys and 41 by girls. Overall winner on points was  Costa Rica.


2004 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics, Medal summary
Complete results can be found on the CADICA, the CACAC, and on the AthletismoCR.com webpages.


2004 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics, Team trophies
The placing table for team trophy awarded to the 1st place overall team (boys and girls categories) was published.


2004 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics, Participation
A total number of 279 athletes and officials were reported to participate in the event.


2004 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics
The 16th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships were held in the Estadio Rafael Hernández Ochoa in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, between 25–27 June 2004. The games were originally planned to be held in San Salvador, El Salvador. However, they were relocated to the state of Veracruz in Mexico in early 2004. Both cities of Xalapa and Coatzacoalcos were applicants. A discussion of the results is given.


2004 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Records
1): A new (junior implement) hammer of 6 kg was used for the first time at the championships. Therefore, the mark of 59.03m is naturally a new championship record. However, Yosmel Montes from Cuba threw the hammer 65.88m using the (senior implement) 7.257 kg hammer during the 1996 championships.


2004 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Records
2): The result of 14.91s in 110m hurdles was reported as wind-assisted (2.7 m/s).


2004 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Records
Moreover, there were a couple of further results marked as championship records. However, they might be disputable as discussed below:


2004 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Records
3): Citlalli Huerta from Mexico jumped 3.70m during the 2002 championships (marked as "Exhibition").


2004 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Records
4): Violeta Guzmán of Mexico threw the hammer (4 kg as in this competition) 51.46m during the 1996 championships. The event was not held during the last championships in 2002, which might explain the mismatch.


2004 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Records
5): Erik Corral of Mexico jumped 4.20m during the 1998 championships. Again, the event was not held during the last championships in 2002, which might explain the mismatch.


2004 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Placing table
The placing table for team trophydistributed to the 1st place overall team (men and womencategories) was published.


2004 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. An unofficial count yields a number of about 411 athletes (223 junior (under-20) and 188 youth (under-17)) from about 21 countries:


2004 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The 2004 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Brian Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC's West Division, and were outscored by their opponents, 378 to 260. The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, with attendance of 75,216 in five home games.


2004 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The team's statistical leaders included Kent Smith with 2,284 passing yards, Jerry Seymour with 1,284 rushing yards, and Damien Linson with 574 receiving yards. Tailback Jerry Seymour was selected at the end of the 2004 season as the team's most valuable player.


2004 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Brian Kelly was introduced as Central Michigan's head football coach on January 2, 2004. He had served as the head football coach at Grand Valley State University for 13 years, compiling a 118-35-2 record and leading his Lakers football teams to NCAA Division II national championships in both 2002 and 2003.


2004 Centre regional election
A regional election took place in the former region of Centre (now Centre-Val de Loire) on March 21 and March 28, 2004, along with all other regions. Michel Sapin (PS) was re-elected President of the Council (from 1998 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2007).


2004 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver
The 2004 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver was the ninth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 15, 2004 on the streets of Denver, Colorado near the Pepsi Center. Sébastien Bourdais swept the pole and the race win.


2004 Centrobasket
This page shows the results of the 2004 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 2004 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from July 7 to July 11, 2004.


2004 Centrobasket, Final ranking
1. Dominican Republic2. Puerto Rico3. Panama4. Mexico5. Cuba6. Barbados7. Antigua and Barbuda8. Guatemala


2004 Centrobasket Women
This page shows the results of the 2004 Centrobasket Championship for Women, which was held in the city of Guatemala City, Guatemala from July 27 to July 31, 2004.


2004 Ceredigion County Council election
An election to Ceredigion County Council was held on 10 June 2004 on the same day of the European Elections. It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 election.


2004 Ceredigion County Council election
The whole council was up for election and following boundary changes the number of seats was reduced to 42. The council remained in a situation of No Overall Control following Plaid Cymru gains at the expense of the Independents. The Independents formed a coalition administration following the previous county council election in May 1999, being largest group on the council along with the Liberal Democrats.


2004 Ceredigion County Council election, Election results: overview
Sixteen members of the original Council elected in 1995 were again returned.


2004 Ceredigion County Council election, Election results: overview
Three of the elected Independent councilors, namely Gethin James (Aberporth), Ray Quant (Borth) and Haydn Lewis (Penparc) were non-party Independents, in that they did not sit as members of the Independent group of councilors.


2004 Ceredigion County Council election, Election results: overview
1Cymraeg/Welsh was the label used by independent councillor John Ivor Williams. In 1999, and again in 2008, he ran with the label Independent. 2Llais Aberaeron UDP Reject was the label used by Mary Elizabeth Davies.


2004 Ceredigion County Council election, Ward Results, Llanfarian (one seat)
Alun Lloyd Jones had left the Plaid Cymru group and joined the Independents after the 1999 election.


2004 Chadian coup d'état attempt
The 2004 Chadian coup d'état attempt was an attempted coup d'état against the Chadian President Idriss Déby that was foiled on the night of May 16, 2004.


2004 Chadian coup d'état attempt, Plot
The coup attempt was at first presented by the government as a fairly contained military mutiny over pay and conditions of service, with the Information Minister Moktar Wawadajab assuring the BBC that the mutiny had ended without a shot being fired, and that no-one was killed or injured. While the rebellion was rapidly quelled by loyalist forces after a brief exchange of fire, and the about 80 rebels and their ringleader, the army Colonel Bechir Haggar, were arrested, the President later admitted the seriousness of what had happened.


2004 Chadian coup d'état attempt, Plot
In a televised address to the nation on May 18 Déby confirmed that elements of the GNNT and of the Presidential Guard had made an attempt on his life: "A group of fanatic and manipulated officers tried to disrupt the functioning of republican institutions on the night of May 16 … Their hidden agenda was the assassination of the President."


2004 Chadian coup d'état attempt, Motivations
The possible reasons behind the failed coup are judged to be mainly two by observers. The first of these, and the most evident, is linked to the decision by Déby to search a third presidential mandate, modifying the Constitution with the help of the solid majority he could count on in the National Assembly; precisely in the day of the coup the necessary constitutional amendments were being rushed through the Parliament.


2004 Chadian coup d'état attempt, Motivations
This generated strong tensions in the inner circles of power, especially among the Zaghawa, Déby's ethnic group; and the coup saw the participation of senior Zaghawa officers, and important political allies of Déby were thought to have been involved, like Daoussa Déby, half-brother of the President, and the Erdimi twins, Tom and Timam, nephews of Déby. The suspicions regarding Daoussa Déby were to prove groundless, while on December 12, 2005 the Erdimi brothers were accused by the government of being the true masterminds behind the failed coup. The two were also to be the key architects in yet another coup d'état attempt that took place in 2006.


2004 Chadian coup d'état attempt, Motivations
Another possible reason may be linked to Déby's foreign policy decisions regarding the Darfur conflict; in the conflict involving the Darfur rebels and the Sudan-supported Janjaweed, at the time Déby was attempting to maintain good relations with Sudan, a choice that made many Senior Chadian officers unhappy, many of whom were reportedly supporting the insurgents logistically, politically and financially. Relations with Sudan were to worsen dramatically the following year, leading to the Chadian-Sudanese conflict.


2004 Challenge Bell
The 2004 Challenge Bell was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Club Avantage Multi-Sports in Quebec City in Canada that was part of Tier III of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the Challenge Bell, and was held from November 1 through November 7, 2004. Martina Suchá won the singles title.


2004 Challenge Bell, Champions, Doubles
Carly Gullickson /  María Emilia Salerni def. Els Callens /  Samantha Stosur, 7–5, 7–5


2004 Challenge Bell – Doubles
Li Ting and Sun Tiantian were the defending champions, but decided not to participate this year.


2004 Challenge Bell – Doubles
Carly Gullickson and María Emilia Salerni won the title, defeating Els Callens and Samantha Stosur 7–5, 7–5 in the final.


2004 Challenge Bell – Singles
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.


2004 Challenge Bell – Singles
Martina Suchá won the title, defeating Abigail Spears 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 in the final.


2004 Challenge Cup
The 2004 Challenge Cup, known as the Powergen Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 103rd staging of the Challenge Cup, a European rugby league cup competition.


2004 Challenge Cup
The competition began in November 2003, and ended with the final in May 2004, which was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff due to ongoing reconstruction work at Wembley Stadium.


2004 Challenge Cup
The tournament was won by St. Helens, who beat Wigan Warriors 32–16 in the final. The Lance Todd Trophy was won by Sean Long.


2004 Challenge Cup, Final
St Helens: Paul Wellens, Ade Gardner, Martin Gleeson, Willie Talau, Darren Albert; Jason Hooper, Sean Long, Nick Fozzard, Keiron Cunningham, Keith Mason, Chris Joynt, Lee Gilmour, Paul Sculthorpe (c)Subs: Dominic Fe'aunati, Jon Wilkin, Ricky Bibey, Mark Edmondson Coach: Ian Millward


2004 Challenge Cup, Final
Wigan: Kris Radlinski, David Hodgson, Sean O'Loughlin, Kevin Brown, Brett Dallas, Danny Orr, Adrian Lam, Quentin Pongia, Terry Newton, Craig Smith, Danny Tickle, Gareth Hock, Andy Farrell (c)Subs: Stephen Wild, Mick Cassidy, Danny Sculthorpe, Terry O'Connor  Coach: Mike Gregory


2004 Challenge Tour
The 2004 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.


2004 Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by England's Lee Slattery.


2004 Challenge Tour, Rankings
The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 2005 season.


2004 Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland
The 2004 Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland was the fourth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 20, 2004 at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. Sébastien Bourdais took the pole and race win.


2004 Champ Car season
The 2004 Champ Car World Series season was the 26th overall season in the CART/Champ Car genealogy, and the first under the ownership of Open-Wheel Racing Series (OWRS) as the Champ Car World Series. It began on April 18, 2004, and ended on November 7 after 14 races. For sponsorship purposes, it was branded as Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford. The Drivers' Champion was Sébastien Bourdais. The Rookie of the Year was A. J. Allmendinger.


2004 Champ Car season
The open-wheel racing organization Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. had operated until 2003. After that year's season, CART declared bankruptcy and was liquidated in an Indianapolis courtroom in January 2004. Three team owners who had participated in the CART series, Gerald Forsythe, Kevin Kalkhoven, and Paul Gentilozzi, purchased CART's liquidated assets and resurrected it as Open-Wheel Racing Series for the 2004 season.


2004 Champ Car season
Champ Car races were broadcast on Spike TV. Also, high-definition live broadcasts were on HDNet.


2004 Champ Car season, Drivers and teams
The Ford-Cosworth XFE, a 2.65 liter turbo V8 engine remained the exclusive power plant for the reorganized Champ Car series. Bridgestone remained the exclusive tire supplier as well. They also continued the marketing agreement that branded the series Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford. The following teams and drivers competed in the 2004 Champ Car season.


2004 Champ Car season, Drivers and teams, From CART to Champ Car
The assets of the bankrupt Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. (CART) organization were awarded to Open-Wheel Racing Series, LLC in the Indianapolis courtroom of Judge Frank Otte on January 28, 2004. A bid from Indy Racing League owner Tony George was rejected because the former venders of CART would not have been paid, thus ensuring the split in American open-wheel racing would continue.


2004 Champ Car season, Drivers and teams, From CART to Champ Car
Despite this victory, the OWRS partners, CART team owners Kevin Kalkhoven, Gerald Forsythe, and Paul Gentilozzi, would still have to work hard to get the 18 racecars they promised would be on track for the scheduled Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 18. Two CART teams founded in 2003, American Spirit Team Johansson and Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing, would not race in 2004, while U. E. "Pat" Patrick, one of the original founders of CART, sold off his CART team assets before starting a short-lived IRL effort.


2004 Champ Car season, Drivers and teams, Long Beach Season Premiere and its aftermath
On March 9 a "Season Premiere" promotional event was held in Long Beach, California, announcing 12 confirmed drivers and a 16 race schedule. However, just two days later on March 11, Adrián Fernández threw the plans for the season into serious doubt by announcing the one car team he had presented at Long Beach would not compete in the Champ Car series. He instead expanded his Indy Racing League team to two cars (even though the IRL season had already seen its first race). Another blow came a week later on March 18 when Bobby Rahal, onetime CEO of CART and 3 time series champion and who also presented a one car team in Long Beach, announced he would not compete in CART and would also run a two car IRL team like Fernández.


2004 Champ Car season, Drivers and teams, Champ Car makes it to Long Beach
Momentum for Champ Car began to turn in the aftermath of Rahal's exit when his driver, Michel Jourdain Jr., announced that he and his sponsor, the Mexican supermarket Gigante would not follow Rahal to the IRL. Jourdain ended up driving for the new RuSPORT team, partnering with rookie A. J. Allmendinger. On March 20, Herdez Competition announced that Ryan Hunter-Reay would race a 2nd car for them. On March 24 Gerald Forsythe expanded his team from two cars to three, providing a seat for Patrick Carpentier.


2004 Champ Car season, Drivers and teams, Champ Car makes it to Long Beach
Conquest Racing announced a two car team featuring ex-Formula One driver Justin Wilson on March 25, with Alex Sperafico filling the second seat two days later. Walker Racing's one car team announced on April 8 proved to be the final piece of the puzzle to get to the 18 car field promised by the Champ Car partners in January. Although his participation with two cars was already known, Dale Coyne waited until just before practice began for the Grand Prix of Long Beach to announce that his drivers would be Champ Car veterans Oriol Servià and Tarso Marques.


2004 Champ Car season, Season summary, Schedule
O  Oval/Speedway R  Dedicated road course S  Temporary street circuit


2004 Champ Car season, Season summary, Schedule
The initial schedule announced by Champ Car at the Long Beach Season Premiere event included 16 races. One event that didn't make the final schedule was a race on a street circuit in Seoul, South Korea on October 17, a week before the Surfers Paradise race, but the race was cancelled on September 24 because of "environmental issues", two months after reports that government approval for a race near Seoul World Cup Stadium could not be arranged in time.


2004 Champ Car season, Season summary, Schedule
The second was a "TBA" event that was scheduled to take place somewhere in the United States after the Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate in Mexico City and never materialized. A second TBA event on the initial schedule became the Bridgestone 400 on September 25 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which was announced on July 7.


2004 Champagne-Ardenne regional election
A regional election took place in Champagne-Ardenne on March 21 and March 28, 2004, along with all other regions. Jean-Paul Bachy (PS) was elected President, defeating incumbent Jean-Claude Etienne (UMP).


2004 Champion Hurdle
The 2004 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 16 March 2004. It was the 74th running of the Champion Hurdle.


2004 Champion Hurdle
The race was won by Laurence Byrne's Hardy Eustace, a seven-year-old gelding trained in Ireland by Dessie Hughes and ridden by Conor O'Dwyer. His victory was the first in the race for his owner, trainer and jockey.


2004 Champion Hurdle
Hardy Eustace started a 33/1 outsider and led throughout to win by five lengths from Rooster Booster who had won the race in the previous year, with Intersky Falcon in third. Thirteen of the fourteen runners completed the course.


2004 Champions Tour
The 2004 Champions Tour was the 25th season for the golf tour now known as PGA Tour Champions since it officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour. The season consisted of 30 official money events with purses totalling $53,932,400, including five majors. Craig Stadler won the most tournaments, five. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.


2004 Champions Tour, Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2004 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. Golfers winning on their Champions Tour debut are shown in italics.


2004 Champs Sports Bowl
The 2004 Champs Sports Bowl was the 15th edition of the college football bowl game and was played on December 21, 2004, featuring the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and the Syracuse Orange. This was the first version of the bowl played under the Champs Sports moniker and 15th overall. Syracuse of the Big East was chosen because the Big 12 did not have enough bowl eligible teams.


2004 Champs Sports Bowl, Game summary
Georgia Tech started the scoring with a 22-yard interception return for a touchdown, on the second play of scrimmage, giving Georgia Tech the early 7–0 lead. Syracuse quarterback Perry Patterson scored on a 21-yard touchdown run cutting the lead to 7–6. Tech answered with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Reggie Ball to wide receiver Calvin Johnson, increasing Tech's lead to 14–6. Still in the first quarter, Reggie Ball threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to Nate Curry increasing the lead to 21–6.


2004 Champs Sports Bowl, Game summary
In the second quarter PJ Daniels scored on a 5-yard touchdown run, increasing the lead to 28–6. Later in the quarter, Calvin Johnson scored on a 5 yard wide receiver reverse, increasing the lead to 35–6. That was the half-time score.


2004 Champs Sports Bowl, Game summary
In the third quarter, Reggie Ball rushed for an 11-yard touchdown to increase the lead to 42–6. PJ Daniels 1-yard touchdown run increased the lead to 49–6. Perry Patterson found Steve Gregory for a 25-yard touchdown pass. The 2-point conversion was successful making the score 49–14. A Georgia Tech safety made the final margin 51–14.


2004 Champs Sports Bowl, Aftermath
Syracuse did not reach another bowl game again until 2010. Georgia Tech reached five more in that time span, though they lost all of them. They did not win a bowl game again until 2012. Syracuse announced in 2011 that they would join Georgia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference, no earlier than 2014. They joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013.


2004 Charlotte Sting season
The 2004 WNBA season was the eighth season for the Charlotte Sting. The team fell short for the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in four years, falling a game short to the Washington Mystics.


2004 Charlotte Sting season, Offseason, Dispersal Draft
Based on the Sting's 2003 record, they would pick 9th in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. The Sting picked Mery Andrade.


2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup
The 2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup served as the premiere ten-race playoff series among the top ten drivers in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. After the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 on September 11, 2004, the ten drivers atop the standings were locked into the playoff. Kurt Busch won the driver's championship for the first time in his career.


2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup, Notes
1 – Jeff Gordon is the official owner of the No. 48, though his work in signing Johnson to Hendrick Motorsports, licensing of merchandising through Hendrick Gordon Licensing LLC, and holds minority interest in the team.


2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup, Notes
2 – Mark Martin is the official owner of the No. 17 because of his work in signing Kenseth, and holds minority interest in that team.


2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup, Notes
3 – Georgetta Roush is Jack's mother, and the official owner of the No. 97.


2004 Chatham Cup
The 2004 Chatham Cup was the 77th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.


2004 Chatham Cup
Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with an open draw from the quarter-finals on. In all, 133 teams took part in the competition. Different publications give different numbers for the rounds in the competition, with some showing two preliminary rounds followed by four rounds proper prior to quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final, and others showing one preliminary round followed by five rounds proper. The latter designations are used for the results below.


2004 Chatham Cup
Extra time played during the 2004 Chatham Cup used the golden goal rule.


2004 Chatham Cup
One surprise of the 2004 competition was the performance of Sunday league social team Internationale, who reached the last 32 of the competition


2004 Chatham Cup, The 2004 final
The final was the only Chatham Cup final to be decided by golden goal, with a Michele Zannoto goal in the 16th minute of extra time breaking the deadlock in favour of Miramar Rangers.


2004 Chatham Cup, The 2004 final
The Jack Batty Memorial Cup is awarded to the player adjudged to have made to most positive impact in the Chatham Cup final. The winner of the 2004 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Tim Butterfield of Miramar Rangers.


2004 Chattanooga Mocs football team
The 2004 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by second-year head coach Rodney Allison and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 2–9 overall and 2–5 in SoCon play to tied for fifth place.


2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 28 August 2003 and 28 August 2004. The competition was won by Gloucestershire Gladiators who beat the Worcestershire Royals by 8 wickets at Lord's. This was the final year where only red balls and white clothing was used in the competition.