2004 Durango state election, Governor
The new governor of Durango was  sworn in on 15 September 2004.


2004 Dutch Figure Skating Championships
The 2004 Dutch Figure Skating Championships took place between 2 and 4 January 2004 in Groningen. Skaters competed in the disciplines of ladies' singles and ice dancing.


2004 Dutch Open (tennis)
The 2004 Dutch Open, also known by its sponsored name Priority Telecom Open, was an ATP men's tennis tournament staged on outdoor clay courts in Amersfoort, Netherlands and part of the International Series of the 2004 ATP Tour.


2004 Dutch Open (tennis)
The tournament was held from 12 July until 18 July 2004. Fourth-seeded Martin Verkerk won his first event of the year, and the second title of his professional career.


2004 Dutch Open (tennis), Finals, Doubles
Jaroslav Levinský /  David Škoch defeated  José Acasuso /  Luis Horna 6–0, 2–6, 7–5


2004 Dutch Open – Doubles
Devin Bowen and Ashley Fisher were the defending champions, but Bowen did not participate this year. Fisher partnered Stephen Huss, losing in the first round.


2004 Dutch Open – Doubles
Jaroslav Levinský and David Škoch won in the final 6–0, 2–6, 7–5, against José Acasuso and Luis Horna.


2004 Dutch Open – Singles
Nicolás Massú was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals this year.


2004 Dutch Open – Singles
Martin Verkerk won the tournament, beating Fernando González in the final, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4.


2004 Dutch TT
The 2004 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 2004 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 24–26 June 2004 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.


2004 Dutch TT, Championship standings after the race (motoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round six has concluded.


2004 Dwars door Vlaanderen
The 2004 Dwars door Vlaanderen was the 59th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 24 March 2004. The race started in Kortrijk and finished in Waregem. The race was won by Ludovic Capelle.


2004 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election
An election to Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


2004 Dębak hunger strikes
2004 Dębak Asylum Seeker Hunger Strikes The hunger strikes in the Dębak reception centre for asylum seekers occurred in December 2004 in response to the insufficient conditions and undignified treatment in centres for asylum seekers in Poland. The approximately 200 striking asylum seekers–primarily from Chechnya–were refusing to eat for close to two weeks (it is unclear exactly how long the strikes lasted based on available sources). The hunger strikes ended after a discussion in which the centre’s management team promised the strikers that their healthcare, clothing distribution, and food quality would all be improved. The strikes were part of a larger resistance by asylum seekers in Poland who were demanding passage to western European countries, which they had been denied based on Dublin II regulations.


2004 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
The 2004 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen was the 47th edition of the E3 Harelbeke cycle race and was held on 27 March 2004. The race started and finished in Harelbeke. The race was won by Tom Boonen of the Quick-Step team.


2004 EA Sports 500
The 2004 EA Sports 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race that took place on October 3, 2004 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. It was the 29th race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the third in the ten-race, season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup.


2004 EBSA European Snooker Championship
The 2004 EBSA European Snooker Championships was an amateur snooker tournament that took place from 26 May to 5 June 2004 in Völkermarkt, Austria  It was the 13th edition of the EBSA European Snooker Championships and also doubles as a qualification event for the World Snooker Tour.


2004 EBSA European Snooker Championship
The tournament was won by 14th seed Mark Allen who defeated 13th seed Alex Borg 7–6 in the final. Almost four years later Allen cemented his reputation as one of the most promising upcoming snooker talents in the world at the time by reaching the top 16 on the World Snooker Tour for the first time in his career. Alex Borg would himself go on to win the EBSA European Snooker Championship the following year and secure World Snooker Tour for the 2005/2006 season. Borg would also retain the tournament in 2006.


2004 EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championship
The 2004 EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championship was an amateur snooker tournament that took place from 5 April to 8 April 2004 in Wellingborough, England. It was the 8th edition of the EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships. The tournament was won by Welshman Jamie Jones who defeated Mark Allen 6–3 in the final.


2004 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2004 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 43rd tournament in league history. It was played between March 5 and March 20, 2004. First Round and Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York. By winning the tournament, Harvard received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2004 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured four rounds of play. The teams that finish above fifth place in the standings receive a bye to the quarterfinal round. In the first round, the fifth and twelfth seeds, the sixth and eleventh seeds, the seventh and tenth seeds and the eighth and ninth seeds played a best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals.


2004 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
In the quarterfinals the one seed plays the lowest remaining seed, the second seed plays the second-lowest remaining seed, the third seed plays the third-lowest remaining seed and the fourth seed plays the fourth-lowest remaining seed another best-of-three series with the winners of these the series advancing to the Semifinals. In the semifinals the top remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play against each other. The winners of the semifinals play in the championship game while the losers play in a third-place game. All series after the quarterfinals are single-elimination games. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.


2004 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


2004 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 2004 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season.


2004 Eastbourne Borough Council election
The 2004 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats.


2004 Eastbourne Borough Council election, Background
10 seats were contested at the election, with 2 seats being available in Old Town ward after Liberal Democrat councillor Bert Leggett stood down.


2004 Eastbourne Borough Council election, Background
During the campaign both the national Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy and Conservative leader Michael Howard came to Eastbourne to support their parties.


2004 Eastbourne Borough Council election, Election result
The Conservatives gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats to take a one-seat majority on the council with 14 councillors, compared to 13 for the Liberal Democrats. The Conservative gain came in Old Town ward, where Conservative Simon Herbert gained one of the two seats from the Liberal Democrats with 1,926 votes, while Liberal Democrat Maurice Skilton held the other seat with 1,854 votes. Overall turnout at the election was 40.97%, up from 33.6% at the 2003 election.


2004 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 2004 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.


2004 Eastern League season
The 2004 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.


2004 Eastern League season
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats defeated the Altoona Curve 3 games to 0 to win the Eastern League Championship Series.


2004 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Divisional Series, Northern Division
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats defeated the Binghamton Mets in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 1.


2004 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Divisional Series, Southern Division
The Altoona Curve defeated the Erie SeaWolves in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 0.


2004 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Championship Series
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats defeated the Altoona Curve in the ELCS 3 games to 0.


2004 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
The 2004 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jeff Genyk, the Eagles compiled a 4–7 record, finished in fourth place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 458 to 328. The team's statistical leaders included Matt Bohnet with 2,807 passing yards, Anthony Sherrell with 854 rushing yards, and Eric Deslauriers with 1,252 receiving yards. Eric Deslauriers received the team's most valuable player award.


2004 Eastleigh Borough Council election
Elections to Eastleigh Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 41.4%


2004 East–West Shrine Game
The 2004 East–West Shrine Game was the 79th staging of the all-star college football exhibition game featuring NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision players. The game featured over 90 players from the 2003 college football season, and prospects for the 2004 Draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The proceeds from the East–West Shrine Game benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.


2004 East–West Shrine Game
The game was played on January 10, 2004, at 11 a.m. PT at SBC Park in San Francisco, and was televised by ESPN. One of the players in the game was Neil Parry of San Jose State, whose lower right leg had been amputated in October 2000; Parry played on special teams for the West squad and registered a tackle in the second quarter.


2004 East–West Shrine Game
The offensive MVP was Ryan Dinwiddie (QB, Boise State), while the defensive MVP was Brandon Chillar (LB, UCLA).


2004 East–West Shrine Game, Coaching staff
East head coach: Walt HarrisEast assistants: Tom Freeman & Paul RhoadsWest head coach: John RobinsonWest assistants: Bruce Snyder & Mike BradesonSource:


2004 East–West Shrine Game, 2004 NFL Draft
Shrine game records indicate that 40 players in the game were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft. Players taken in the first three rounds:


2004 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 2004 Edmonton Eskimos finished 2nd in the West Division with a 9–9 record winning the tie-breaker with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, who also finished 9–9–0, and denying them a home playoff date. The Roughriders defeated the Eskimos in the West Semi-Final, ending their season and a chance to defend their Grey Cup title.


2004 Edmonton municipal election
The 2004 Edmonton municipal election was held on October 18, 2004 to elect a mayor and twelve councillors to sit on Edmonton City Council, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board.


2004 Edmonton municipal election, Voter turnout
There were 212,105 ballots cast out of 507,577 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 41.8%.


2004 Edmonton municipal election, Results, Councillors
Twelve councillors, two elected in each of six wards, with voters having up two votes each.


2004 Edmonton municipal election, Results, Separate (Catholic) school trustees
One trustee is elected from each ward, and the non-victorious candidate with the most total votes is also elected.


2004 Eisenhower Trophy
The 2004 Eisenhower Trophy took place 28–31 October at Rio Mar Country Club in Río Grande, Puerto Rico. It was the 24th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 66 three-man teams. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total. Each team was due to play two rounds on the two courses. The leading teams played on the River course on the third day and were due to play on the Ocean course on the final day.


2004 Eisenhower Trophy
Heavy rain and lightning caused the final day to be abandoned and the event was reduced to 54 holes. The leading 36 teams had played their third round on the River course while the others played on the Ocean course.


2004 Eisenhower Trophy
The United States won their 13th Eisenhower Trophy, nine strokes ahead of Spain, who took the silver medal. Sweden took the bronze medal while Canada, Italy and Switzerland finished tied for fourth place. Ryan Moore had the best 54-hole aggregate of 204, 12 under par.


2004 Eisenhower Trophy
The 2004 Espirito Santo Trophy was played on the same courses one week prior.


2004 Eisenhower Trophy, Teams
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.


2004 Eisenhower Trophy, Results
The leading 36 teams played their third round on the River course with the remaining teams playing on the Ocean course.


2004 Eisenhower Trophy, Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.


2004 Eisenhower Trophy, Individual leaders
Players in the leading teams played two rounds on the River course and one on the Ocean course.


2004 Electron-Land Cup
The following 3 teams of players competed in the 2004 Electron-Land Cup - a professional Go tournament.


2004 Elite League speedway season
The 2004 Elite League speedway season was the 70th season of the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). Poole Pirates completed the double (league and cup winners) for the second year running. They were the first team to achieve this since Oxford Cheetahs in 1986.


2004 Elite League speedway season, Season summary
In 2004, the league increased to ten teams, with the Arena Essex Hammers and the Swindon Robins moving up from the Premier League. The title was decided by a play-off between the top five teams. The team that finished top of the table were seeded directly to the final and the next four met in quarter and semi final rounds. The winner of these rounds qualified for the final.


2004 Elite League speedway season, Season summary
Poole Pirates dominated the season again and completed the 'double double' meaning winning the league and cup for two consecutive seasons. This had not been achieved since Oxford Cheetahs during the 1985 and 1986 seasons. Poole retained the majority of their 2003 squad, five time World Champion Tony Rickardsson, Magnus Zetterström, Antonio Lindbäck and Bjarne Pedersen but Ryan Sullivan was brought in from Peterborough to replace Leigh Adams who moved to Swindon.


2004 Elite League speedway season, Season summary
Rickardsson topped the league averages but only raced part of the season returning to Sweden to spend more time with his family. Arguably Leigh Adams was the star rider of the season helping new Elite League side Swindon to a respectable mid-table position.


2004 Elite League speedway season, Play-offs
Quarter-Final and Semi-Final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs.


2004 Elite League speedway season, Play-offs, Final, Second leg
The Poole Pirates were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 112-71.


2004 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup
The 2004 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 66th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition. Poole had started the final second leg under protest because of the Ipswich team changes that included a late replacement rider Davey Watt, who Poole considered was ineligible.


2004 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup, Final, Second leg
The Poole Pirates were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 99-87.


2004 Elite Women's Hockey League
The 2004 Elite Women's Hockey League season was the first season of the Elite Women's Hockey League, a multi-national women's ice hockey league. The EHV Sabres of Austria won the league title.


2004 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election
Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


2004 Emerald Bowl
The 2004 Emerald Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the New Mexico Lobos and the Navy Midshipmen on December 30, 2004 at SBC Park in San Francisco, United States. The game, which Navy won with a final score of 34–19, was highlighted by a 26-play drive from the Midshipmen that took up almost 15 minutes of game time and set the record for the longest drive in a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college football game. The contest was the third time the Emerald Bowl was played and the final game of the 2004 NCAA football season for both teams.


2004 Emerald Bowl
The conference independent Navy Midshipmen, who finished the regular season with a 9–2 record, accepted an invitation to play in the game on November 22, 2004. Eight days later, the 7–4 New Mexico Lobos agreed to fill the open spot reserved for a Mountain West Conference team. Leading up to the game, sports writers predicted that a major highlight of the contest would be the rushing offenses of Midshipmen head coach Paul Johnson and Lobos head coach Rocky Long; both teams ranked in the top rushing offenses in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Lobos also ranked as one of the nation's top rushing defenses.


2004 Emerald Bowl
The game began at 1:35 p.m. PST in rainy conditions that had affected the San Francisco Bay Area for days before the contest. The Lobos scored a touchdown on the game's first drive to take an early lead, but the Midshipmen scored three touchdowns to bring the score to 21–7 early in the second quarter. After the Lobos narrowed that lead to 12 points by the end of the third quarter, the Midshipmen began a long drive which took up much of the fourth quarter. The drive ended with a field goal, which gave Navy a 15-point lead with a little over two minutes remaining in the game. On the next drive from the Lobos, the Midshipmen forced a turnover on downs and ran out the clock with their last possession to win the game.


2004 Emerald Bowl
Midshipmen players Aaron Polanco and Vaughn Kelley were named the game's offensive and defensive Most Valuable Players, respectively. The win caused the Midshipmen to finish the season with a 10–2 record, their best record since the 1905 season. After the game, the Associated Press College Poll and the USA Today Coaches' Poll ranked the team as the 24th best in the nation. The loss caused the Lobos' record to fall to 7–5.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Team selection
First played in 2002 when it was called the Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl, organizers announced a new name in May 2004 for that year's iteration of the annual game for the 2004–05 NCAA football bowl season. The new title for the game was derived from the Emerald Nuts brand owned by the game's primary sponsor, Diamond Foods. Originally, the game was to feature the sixth bowl eligible team from the Pacific-10 Conference and the third eligible team from the Mountain West Conference.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Team selection, Navy
Since only two teams from the Pacific-10 Conference had become bowl eligible near the end of the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season, organizers looked to the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen, who were not a member of any athletic conference, to fill the open spot. The team accepted their invitation to play in the Emerald Bowl on November 22, two days after defeating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights with a score of 54–21 to earn an 8–2 record.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Team selection, Navy
The Midshipmen had originally intended to play in the 2004 Liberty Bowl, but chose the Emerald Bowl when it looked as though Liberty Bowl organizers were seeking a matchup of more "high-powered offenses". After defeating the Army Black Knights with a score of 42–13 in that year's Army–Navy Game, the Midshipmen ended the regular season with a record of 9–2, the first time since the 1963 college football season that Navy had won nine or more games in a season. Wins over Army and the Air Force Falcons secured Navy's second consecutive Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. Navy's previous bowl game, the 2003 Houston Bowl, had ended in a 38–14 loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Team selection, New Mexico
The University of New Mexico Lobos accepted the game's other invitation on December 30, 2004. The Lobos finished the regular season with five straight wins, culminating in a 16–9 win over conference rival Wyoming to finish with a record of 7–4. The game marked the first time in the program's history the team had played in three straight bowl games, having lost in the 2002 and 2003 editions of the Las Vegas Bowl to the UCLA Bruins and the Oregon State Beavers, respectively. The bowl game was the first meeting between was the two teams.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Pre-game buildup
Prior to the game, spread bettors favored the New Mexico Lobos by a single point. Given both teams' propensity for running the ball and the rainy weather conditions that had affected the San Francisco area for days prior to the game, analysts expected that it would center around both teams' rushing offenses. The Baltimore Sun sports writer Kent Baker predicted that "the teams' non-reliance on the pass will serve both well. The game should be fairly low scoring and rapidly played, with the Midshipmen eking out a victory."


2004 Emerald Bowl, Pre-game buildup, Navy
The Midshipmen triple option rushing offense, including future National Football League (NFL)  fullback Kyle Eckel, ranked third among FBS teams in total rushing yards and averaged 291 rushing yards per game. The Midshipmen passing offense, however, ranked 116th out of 117 FBS teams. Using a 3–4 defensive scheme, the Midshipmen had experienced mixed levels of defensive success. Although the defensive backs had set a team record for interceptions returned for touchdowns during the season, analysts and fans criticized the squad for a 42–10 loss to the Tulane Green Wave.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Pre-game buildup, Navy
Special teams play was a noted weakness for Navy; kicker Geoff Blumenfeld had missed seven of ten field goal attempts during the season, including three at distances shorter than 30 yards. The Midshipmen, who had recently completed rigorous midterm exams, were also mourning the death of former teammate J. P. Blecksmith, who had been killed at the Second Battle of Fallujah in the Iraq war in November.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Pre-game buildup, New Mexico
The Lobos also relied heavily on their rushing offense. Running back DonTrell Moore had gained 3,667 career yards and averaged 106 rushing yards per game coming into the contest. When both Moore and quarterback Kole McKamey played for the Lobos, the team had a record of 6–1, averaging 21.4 offensive points per game; however, when either player was sidelined with an injury, the team's record dropped to 1–3 and the offense averaged 10.3 points per game. The Lobos' passing offense also ranked near the bottom of the FBS, at 115th.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Pre-game buildup, New Mexico
Wide receiver Hank Baskett led the team with 49 receptions for 793 yards during the season. The Lobos entered the bowl game with the eighth best rushing defense in the country, allowing an average of 93.6 rushing yards per game. The team had allowed 107 yards of rushing offense in its previous four games combined; it ranked first in the Mountain West Conference in fewest points allowed and most sacks, and had not allowed a rushing touchdown in its last five games. With a win, Lobos head coach Rocky Long would set a team record for most wins as a head coach.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Game summary
The 2004 Emerald Bowl began with a 1:35 p.m. PST kickoff time in SBC Park. Because the field had been converted from the baseball diamond typically used by the San Francisco Giants, both teams shared the same sideline during the game. Rainy conditions caused the field's natural grass surface to become muddier as the game progressed. Although 30,563 tickets were sold, an increase of 19 percent from the 2003 game, official in-stadium attendance was listed at 28,856, an increase of 28 percent over the previous year.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Game summary
Despite New Mexico's closer proximity to the bowl site, Midshipmen fans comprised a large portion of the crowd; Navy directly sold 18,000 tickets prior to the game and was given credit for 22,000. The game aired live on ESPN2, with Eric Collins and Andre Ware serving as announcers. With a Nielsen rating of 2.04, the game was watched by over four million households, approximately 65 percent more viewers than the previous year.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
The Midshipmen kicked off to the Lobos to begin the game. New Mexico then executed a 66-yard drive that comprised nearly seven minutes of game time, which ended when quarterback Kole McKamey threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Logan Hall. Midshipmen quarterback Aaron Polanco responded on the next drive by scoring a 14-yard rushing touchdown, tying the score at 7–7. On the following drive from the Lobos, running back DonTrell Moore tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) when Midshipmen cornerback Vaughn Kelley made a low tackle.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
Moore fumbled the ball as he was tackled, and did not return for the remainder of the game. Midshipmen linebacker Lane Jackson recovered the fumble. On the Midshipmen's next drive, running back Frank Divis executed a halfback option pass trick play to Polanco for 17 yards, the team's biggest gain of the first quarter. Two plays later, Polanco scored another touchdown on a 1-yard run up the middle, giving Navy a 14–7 lead at the end of the first quarter.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
The Midshipmen began the second quarter with a two-play, 30-second drive that ended with a 61-yard touchdown pass from Polanco to receiver Corey Dryden, increasing the team's lead to 21–7. The Lobos responded with a rushing touchdown from running back Rodney Ferguson, but kicker Wes Zunker's extra point attempt was no good, making the score 21–13. Midshipmen kicker Geoff Blumenfeld added a 27-yard field goal to bring the score to 24–13. McKamey scored another rushing touchdown to cap off another long drive, this time taking up over five minutes of game time, but the team's two-point conversion attempt failed. Lane Jackson intercepted McKamey's pass on the Lobos final drive before half-time, ending the first half of the game with a score of 24–19 in favor of the Midshipmen.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
The Lobos began the second half of the game with a kickoff to Navy, and after an unsuccessful drive from each team, the Midshipmen began a drive on their own 25-yard line with 11:30 left in the quarter. With 7:01 left, Polanco scored another rushing touchdown for the Midshipmen, this time for 28 yards. The next Lobos drive began with two penalties from the Midshipmen, moving New Mexico from its own 31-yard line to Navy's 49 before their first snap.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
The Lobos moved 48 yards over the course of eight plays and almost five minutes of game time, but the team committed a turnover on downs inches away from the goal line when running back D.D. Cox was forced out of bounds on fourth down, preventing the team from scoring any points. Getting the ball back with a 31–19 lead, Navy began their next drive on their own 1-yard line with 1:41 remaining in the third quarter. Polanco rushed for three more plays before the end of the quarter.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
Continuing Navy's drive from the previous quarter, Polanco and Eckel continued to run up the middle and the right side of New Mexico's defense for small gains. Polanco attempted two passes, the first of which was incomplete and the second to slotback Marco Nelson for a first down at the Midshipmen 44-yard line. After 12 plays and over six minutes of game time, the drive reached midfield. After six more rushing plays from Polanco, Eckel, and slotback Eric Roberts, the team reached the Lobos' 28-yard line.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
Needing three yards to achieve a fourth down conversion, Navy coach Paul Johnson called a time-out. On the next play, Frank Divis threw his second halfback option pass of the day to Polanco, gaining six yards to keep the drive alive. Eckel, Divis, and Roberts rushed for six more plays before the drive came to a halt at the Lobos' 5-yard line. On the final play of the drive, Midshipman kicker Geoff Blumenfeld kicked a 22-yard field goal to make the score 34–19 with 2:07 left in the game.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
The Lobos gained three more first downs on their final drive, but were unable to score again before turning the ball over on downs. The Midshipmen ran one more quarterback kneel play to run out the clock, winning the game with a final score of 34–19.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Final statistics
Though the Lobos gained more first downs and yards on offense than the Midshipmen, their three turnovers and Navy's extended drive in the third and fourth quarters led to the lopsided final score. The 14-minute, 26-second final drive from the Midshipmen, measured by its 26 total plays, set a record for the longest drive in a game. Prior to the contest, the NCAA had not kept a record for longest drive, but began keeping track for the 2005 edition of the record book. No drive in either college football or in the NFL has exceeded the record in terms of total plays or in time of possession since the game was played. At post-game press conferences, both coaches discussed the characteristics of the drive:


2004 Emerald Bowl, Final statistics
I think that you have to give the defense on the other side some credit because they kept us out of the end zone and we had 26 plays. I wasn't a lot of big plays, it was four yards, five yards. Running the clock was kinda just what the doctor ordered at that point in the game.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Final statistics
I've never seen a drive like that ... In fact it wasn't even as if we were playing bad defense. I think their average gain was 3.6 yards; we just couldn't make them punt.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Final statistics
Midshipmen quarterback Aaron Polanco was named as the offensive Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the game, finishing the contest with 101 passing yards and 136 rushing yards, a new team bowl record for the Midshipmen. Polanco also had two receptions for 23 yards, achieving the rare feat of leading his team in rushing yards, passing yards, and receptions. Polanco finished the season with 16 touchdowns, more than any other quarterback in the nation. Additionally, Midshipmen fullback Kyle Eckel ran for 85 yards on 24 carries, becoming the Midshipmen's fourth-leading rusher of all time.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Final statistics
Navy cornerback Vaughn Kelley had nine tackles in the game, including the forced fumble in the first quarter, and was named as the defensive MVP of the game. Navy kicker Geoff Blumenfeld exceeded analysts' expectations by making all three of his field goal attempts during the game, and New Mexico kicker Wes Zunker missed his first extra point attempt after 46 consecutive conversions, one away from the school record.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Game images
Aaron Polanco runs for a touchdown in the 1st quarter


2004 Emerald Bowl, Game images
Midshipman safety Hunter Reddick and Lobos wide receiver Hank Baskett


2004 Emerald Bowl, Game images
Aaron Polanco runs for yardage in the 3rd quarter of play


2004 Emerald Bowl, Game images
Midshipmen slot back Eric Roberts and Lobos linebacker Fola Fashola, 4th quarter


2004 Emerald Bowl, Post-game effects
The win lifted the Midshipmen's record for that season to 10–2, Navy's second 10-win season in its history and first in 99 years. It was the first bowl game victory for the Midshipmen since the 1996 Aloha Bowl. As a result of the win, the team finished the season ranked 24th in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches' Poll, the first time since 1978 that the Midshipmen finished the season ranked in any major poll. For his coaching accomplishments that year, head coach Paul Johnson was awarded the 2004 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award. The next season, Navy played in the inaugural 2005 Poinsettia Bowl, defeating the Colorado State Rams 51–30. In November 2012, Navy accepted an invitation to Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, the newest name for the Emerald Bowl, based on the team's positive experiences from this game.


2004 Emerald Bowl, Post-game effects
The Lobos ended the season with a 7–5 record, finishing second in the Mountain West Conference behind the Utah Utes. After undergoing surgery to repair his ACL, running back DonTrell Moore returned to compete for the 2005 New Mexico Lobos football team, becoming the sixth college player to rush for over 1,000 yards for four straight seasons. The team finished with a 6–5 record in 2005, but did not play in a bowl game.


2004 Emperor's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 80 teams, and Tokyo Verdy won the championship.


2004 Emperor's Cup Final
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2004 Emperor's Cup Final
2004 Emperor's Cup Final was the 84th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2005. Tokyo Verdy won the championship.


2004 Empress's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 24 teams, and Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.


2004 Empress's Cup Final
2004 Empress's Cup Final was the 26th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2005. Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.


2004 Empress's Cup Final, Overview
Nippon TV Beleza won their 6th title, by defeating Saitama Reinas FC 3–1 with Eriko Arakawa and Shinobu Ono goal.


2004 England rugby union tour of Australasia
The 2004 England rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand was a series of matches played in June 2004 in Australia and New Zealand by the England national rugby union team. It was the first tour of England, after the victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. The English team lost all three Tests decisively, a shock result after the World Cup victory the year before.


2004 England rugby union tour of Australasia, Matches
New Zealand: 15. Mils Muliaina, 14. Doug Howlett, 13. Tana Umaga (capt. ), 12. Dan Carter, 11. Joe Rokocoko, 10. Carlos Spencer, 9. Justin Marshall, 8. Xavier Rush, 7. Richie McCaw, 6. Jono Gibbes, 5. Keith Robinson, 4. Chris Jack, 3. Carl Hayman, 2. Keven Mealamu, 1. Kees Meeuws, – replacements: 16. Andrew Hore, 17. Tony Woodcock, 19. Marty Holah, 21. Nick Evans, 22. Sam Tuitupou  – No entry : 18. Jerry Collins, 20. Byron KelleherEngland: 15. Josh Lewsey, 14. James Simpson-Daniel, 13. Mike Tindall, 12. Mike Catt, 11. Ben Cohen, 10. Charlie Hodgson, 9. Matt Dawson, 8.


2004 England rugby union tour of Australasia, Matches
Lawrence Dallaglio (capt. ), 7. Richard Hill, 6. Chris Jones, 5. Danny Grewcock, 4. Simon Shaw, 3. Julian White, 2. Steve Thompson, 1. Trevor Woodman,  – replacements: 16. Mark Regan, 17. Matt Stevens, 18. Steve Borthwick, 19. Joe Worsley, 20. Andy Gomarsall, 21. Stuart Abbott  –  No entry: 22. Olly Barkley


2004 England rugby union tour of Australasia, Matches
New Zealand: 15. Nick Evans, 14. Mils Muliaina, 13. Tana Umaga (capt. ), 12. Dan Carter, 11. Joe Rokocoko, 10. Carlos Spencer, 9. Justin Marshall, 8. Xavier Rush, 7.Marty Holah , 6. Jono Gibbes, 5.Keith Robinson, 4. Chris Jack, 3. Carl Hayman, 2. Keven Mealamu, 1. Kees Meeuws,  – replacements: 16. Andrew Hore, 17. Tony Woodcock, 18. Jerry Collins, 19. Craig Newby, 21. Andrew Mehrtens, 22. Sam Tuitupou    –  No entry : 20. Byron KelleherEngland: 15. Josh Lewsey, 14. Tom Voyce, 13. Stuart Abbott, 12.Mike Tindall, 11. Ben Cohen, 10. Charlie Hodgson, 9.Andy Gomarsall, 8. Lawrence Dallaglio (capt. ), 7. Richard Hill, 6. Joe Worsley, 5. Steve Borthwick, 4. Simon Shaw , 3. Julian White, 2. Mark Regan, 1. Trevor Woodman,  – replacements: 16. Andy Titterrell, 17. Matt Stevens, 18. Danny Grewcock, 19. Michael Lipman, 20. Matt Dawson, 21. Olly Barkley, 22. Fraser Waters


2004 England rugby union tour of Australasia, Matches
Australia: 15. Joe Roff, 14. Clyde Rathbone, 13. Stirling Mortlock, 12. Matt Giteau, 11. Lote Tuqiri, 10. Stephen Larkham, 9. George Gregan (capt), 8. David Lyons, 7. Phil Waugh, 6. Radike Samo, 5. Nathan Sharpe, 4. Justin Harrison, 3. Al Baxter, 2. Brendan Cannon, 1. Bill Young,  – replacements: 16. Jeremy Paul, 17. Matt Dunning, 18. Dan Vickerman, 19. George Smith, 20. Matt Henjak, 21. John Roe, 22. Chris Latham England: 15. Josh Lewsey, 14. Tom Voyce, 13. Mike Catt, 12. Mike Tindall, 11. Ben Cohen, 10. Charlie Hodgson, 9. Andy Gomarsall, 8. Lawrence Dallaglio (capt. ), 7. Richard Hill, 6. Joe Worsley, 5. Steve Borthwick, 4. Simon Shaw, 3. Julian White, 2. Mark Regan, 1. Tim Payne,  – replacements: 16. Steve Thompson, 17. Mike Worsley, 18. Martin Corry, 19. Michael Lipman, 20. Matt Dawson, 21. Fraser Waters, 22. Olly Barkley


2004 English Greyhound Derby
The 2004 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May & June with the final being held on 5 June 2004 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Droopys Scholes received £100,000.


2004 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
¾ , ½, neck, 2½, ¾ (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.


2004 English Greyhound Derby, Competition report
One of the ante-post favorites Droopys Shearer bypassed the event recuperating following a turbulent Scottish Greyhound Derby campaign. The very first heat on 6 May resulted in the fastest winner of the night when Tels Coogee Boy won in 28.85; the Pall Mall champion Tims Crow also started well with a customary fast starting win.


2004 English Greyhound Derby, Competition report
The following night saw two of the big Irish favourites impress, Droopys Scholes recorded a very fast 28.60 and the Premier Fantasy won in 28.80, the latter had come to prominence in December 2003 when he won the Comerford Cakes National Puppy Stakes at Shelbourne Park, a competition that saw Droopys Scholes win the consolation final. The best of the third set of Derby heats was Drop Goal Jonny (28.81).


2004 English Greyhound Derby, Competition report
The second round resulted in many of the major contenders duly posting a second consecutive win including Droopys Scholes, Big Freeze, Droopys Demaggio, defending champion and the new Scottish Derby champion Farloe Verdict, Premier Fantasy and Drop Goal Jonny. Round three ended with undefeated campaigns for Droopys Scholes, Farloe Verdict and Premier Fantasy while Rhincrew Seagal went fastest in 28.52 and looked a major threat. Both Indian Ruler and Droopys Cahill suffered unlucky exits.


2004 English Greyhound Derby, Competition report
A star studded quarter final line up would have to result in at least one of the undefeated records going but they started with Droopys Demaggio claiming the first heat from Big Freeze and Tims Crow. The eagerly awaited second heat was won by Ballymac Kewell with Droopys Scholes finishing second and Farloe Verdict and Drop Goal Jonny crashing out of the competition. Premier Fantasy duly won and was the only undefeated runner left. The fourth and final heat went to Fire Height Dan who was showing great stamina for an early paced runner.


2004 English Greyhound Derby, Competition report
The semi finals would be a third quick run for the 12 runners left and that surprisingly had no effect on Tims Crow and Fire Height Dan who both qualified for the final split by Rhincrew Seagal; the pair were performing superbly over a distance that was slightly longer than they were used to. The second semi was won by Ballymac Kewell beating Droopys Scholes and Big Freeze, the event favourite Premier Fantasy finished badly lame.


2004 English Greyhound Derby, Competition report
In a competitive final Tims Crow bolted from the traps which effectively ended the hopes of Fire Height Dan who needed to lead but soon had to settle for an early third place position behind both Tims Crow and Droopys Scholes who also made a great start. The other three runners made poor starts, particularly favourite Rhincrew Seagal, although he did finish well. Tims Crow maintained his lead but ominously Droopys Scholes was within striking distance. As they approached the finish Droopys Scholes took a decisive lead overtaking Tims Crow who was pipped to second place by a strong finishing Big Freeze.


2004 English National Badminton Championships
The 2004 English National Badminton Championships were held at the Manchester Velodrome, in Manchester, from 30 January - 1 February, 2004. Simon Archer won his 14th national title.


2004 English cricket season
The 2004 English cricket season was the 105th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. England recorded a 4–0 Test series whitewash over the West Indies and a comfortable 3-0 win over New Zealand. Their one-day form was sporadic, however. In the Natwest Trophy, they failed to make the final, which saw New Zealand defeat the West Indies by 107 runs. In the Natwest Challenge, they beat India 2-1. In domestic cricket, Warwickshire won the County Championship.


2004 English cricket season, Events
After scoring 642 in the first innings of their County Championship against Glamorgan at the County Ground in September, Essex lose the match by 4 wickets. Essex's total of 642 is the highest total in the first innings of a first-class match by the losing side.


2004 Epping Forest District Council election
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 37.6%.


2004 Epping Forest District Council election
This election saw the British National Party first enter the council chamber. They would go on to double their representation. This also saw the largest loss of Labour seats since they were the council's largest party in 1998.


2004 Epsom Derby
The 2004 Epsom Derby was a horse race that took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 5 June 2004. It was the 225th running of the Derby, won by the pre-race joint favourite North Light. The winner was ridden by Kieren Fallon and trained by Sir Michael Stoute. The other joint favourite Snow Ridge finished seventh.


2004 Epsom Derby, Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. hd = head; nk = neck.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.


2004 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2003.


2004 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 2004 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.


2004 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt
The 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, also known as the Wonga Coup, failed to replace President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo with exiled opposition politician Severo Moto. Mercenaries organised by mainly British financiers were arrested in Zimbabwe on 7 March 2004 before they could carry out the plot. Prosecutors alleged that Moto was to be installed as the new president in return for preferential oil rights to corporations affiliated to those involved with the coup. The incident received international media attention after the reported involvement of Sir Mark Thatcher in funding the coup, for which he was convicted and fined in South Africa.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Summary
On 7 March 2004 Zimbabwean police in Harare airport impounded a plane which flew in from South Africa. The alleged plot leader, ex-Special Air Service (SAS) officer Simon Mann, was arrested with two colleagues near the runway while waiting for arms to be loaded on a Boeing 727 (N4610), carrying three crew and 64 former soldiers recruited in South Africa. The majority of those alleged to have been the mercenaries planning to carry out the coup are based in South Africa and ex-members of the 32 Buffalo Battalion, a special force unit that fought for the South African apartheid regime.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Summary
On 9 March 2004 Nick du Toit and 14 other South African and Angolan men were arrested in Equatorial Guinea on suspicion of being the mercenaries' vanguard.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Summary
The marketing manager of Zimbabwe Defense Industries, Hope Mutize, said in court that Simon Mann had paid him a deposit of $180,000 (£100,000) in February 2004 and indirectly linked Mann to the alleged plot by saying he was accompanied by a South African, Nick du Toit, the leader of the 14 men arrested in Equatorial Guinea. Their arms requisition included 20 machine guns, 61 AK-47 assault rifles, 150 hand grenades, 10 rocket-propelled grenade launchers (and 100 RPG shells), and 75,000 rounds of ammunition. Mann said he wanted the rifles, mortars and ammunition to guard diamond mines in volatile parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Summary
It was alleged that those arrested in Zimbabwe made a stopover in Harare city to buy weapons and expected to join a team in Equatorial Guinea to overthrow President Obiang. Nick du Toit, the leader of those detained in Equatorial Guinea, testified at his trial in Equatorial Guinea that he was recruited by Simon Mann and that he was helping with recruitment, acquiring weapons and logistics. He testified he was told they were trying to install an exiled opposition politician, with Severo Moto as the new president.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, Simon Mann letter
In a letter from prison on 31 March, Simon Mann told his wife, Amanda, and his legal team:


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, Simon Mann letter
"Our situation is not good and it is very URGENT. It may be that getting us out comes down to a large splodge of wonga! Of course investors did not think this would happen. Did !? .... They [the lawyers] get no reply from Smelly and Scratcher [who] asked them to ring back after the Grand Prix race was over!...... We need heavy influence of the sort that ... Smelly, Scratcher ... David Hart and it needs to be used heavily and now. Once we get into a real trial scenario we are fucked."


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, Simon Mann letter
David Hart was ex-prime minister Margaret Thatcher's unofficial adviser during the miners' strike and served as special adviser to Michael Portillo and Malcolm Rifkind in subsequent Conservative administrations. "Scratcher" is thought to be Sir Mark Thatcher and "Smelly" Ely Calil.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, 'Wonga list' of the financial backers
The names were allegedly on a so-called "Wonga List" by James Kershaw – then 24-year-old, who was believed to have acted as Simon Mann's accountant. Kershaw is said to have been brought in by Nigel Morgan, a security consultant and former Irish Guards officer who had employed Kershaw as an IT expert and accountant at a diamond mine in the DR Congo operated by his then employer, MIBA.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, 'Wonga list' of the financial backers
Morgan, a friend of Mann, refused to comment when asked whether he had been involved in the coup attempt, but was known for his connections to the South African Secret Service and was suspected of reporting on the plotters to the authorities. He may have installed Kershaw in the scheme to keep tabs on Mann and the other plotters.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, 'Wonga list' of the financial backers
Kershaw entered a witness protection scheme after voluntarily surrendering to police on the advice of his lawyers. He was given 24-hour police protection because of assassination concerns. The list, said to have been handed over to South African police by Kershaw and other former colleagues of Mr Mann, who have turned state's evidence, has been seen by The Guardian.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, Johann Smith intelligence reports
In December 2003 and January 2004 two separate highly detailed reports of the planned coup were sent to two senior officers in British intelligence and to Michael Westphal, then senior colleague of Donald Rumsfeld. The documents were from Johann Smith, a former commander in South African Special Forces and an internationally renowned security analyst who has been an occasional adviser to President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, Johann Smith intelligence reports
In a statement by Smith given to lawyers representing the government of Equatorial Guinea, he says he began hearing rumours of a coup in both Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tomé in November 2003 from two ex-soldiers of the 32 Buffalo Battalion who told him they had been recruited for a coup by Nick du Toit:


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, Johann Smith intelligence reports
Because I was continuing to work in Equatorial Guinea with government, it was not in my interest that there be a coup d'etat.....'I therefore wanted to warn the Equatorial Guinea authorities. I also considered it my duty to warn the authorities in US and England because some of their nationals might be killed. I submitted a report in December 2003 of what I had discovered to Michael Westphal of the Pentagon (in Donald Rumsfeld's department). I expected the US government to take steps to warn Equatorial Guinea or to stop the coup. This was also my expectation as regard the British government, which I warned through two SIS people I knew, and to whom I sent the report by email, also in December 2003, to their personal email addresses.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, Johann Smith intelligence reports
The report named several major players arrested in March and now on trial for their involvement in the failed putsch. Smith said the group had hired two fishing trawlers to operate off the West African coast, despite the fact that all but one member of the group had no seagoing or fishing experience.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, Johann Smith intelligence reports
The report concluded that the commercial fishing operation was a front for the movement of men and arms for a coup. The report also mentioned the group's connections with the Equatorial Guinea opposition leader Severo Moto and warned that any operation would pose a threat to stability in the region.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, Johann Smith intelligence reports, Second report
When Smith began to get more intelligence of the plot in January from his former military colleagues who were working for Nick du Toit's South African firm, he sent another report to the Pentagon and SIS marked strictly confidential:


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, Johann Smith intelligence reports, Second report
'After preparing and sending my December report I received further information.... I put this in a second report, which I sent by email to the same people as the first one: Michael Westphal of the US and to British SIS contacts'.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, Johann Smith intelligence reports, Second report
Documents seen by The Observer reveal that by the end of January, the Foreign Office was being told:


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, Johann Smith intelligence reports, Second report
"According to the latest planning, Carlos Cardoso (ex-South African special forces soldier) would, on his return, recruit a total of 75 ex-SADF [South African Defence Force] members, mainly from within the former 32 Buffalo's (battalions) and Special Forces ranks to launch simultaneous actions in STP and EG. These actions are planned to take place in mid-March 2004 (The alleged plotters were arrested on 7 March en route to Equatorial Guinea).... Knowing the individuals as well as I do, this timeline is very realistic and will provide for ample time to plan, mobile, equip and deploy the force."


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, Johann Smith intelligence reports, Second report
Smith, who claims he has received death threats since the plot was thwarted, said there was no response from British or US authorities to his warnings:


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Prosecution and media evidence, Johann Smith intelligence reports, Second report
The only thing that happened was that the US authorities froze the Equatorial Guinea money with the Riggs Bank in USA.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Network of support and financiers, Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Baronet
On 25 August 2004, Mark Thatcher, the son of the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher, was arrested under anti-mercenary laws in South Africa after being accused of helping to finance the coup to remove President Obiang. Crause Steyl was one of the pilots picked to fly the key planners of the coup in a chartered King 200 twin turbo prop aircraft, registered ZS-NBJ, who later turned prosecution witness in South Africa. :


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Network of support and financiers, Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Baronet
Crause Steyl: "I met Mark (Thatcher) three or four times. He was a partner in the venture. He put in about $250,000. The money was wired to my company account in various installments. The helicopters cost about $600 an hour plus $5,000 each for the pilots and $10,000 a month for special insurance."


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Network of support and financiers, Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Baronet
Thatcher has admitted putting money into Steyl's company, Triple A Aviation, but he has said it was to cover the cost of an air ambulance project. Steyl dismissed this explanation. "He knew what was going on," he said. "I only knew him in the context of the Equatorial Guinea business. I didn't know him before and I haven't met him since."


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Network of support and financiers, Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Baronet
On 13 October 2004 in London, a lawyer for the Equatorial Guinea government said that telephone records showed four calls between the homes of one of the alleged financiers behind the plot, Ely Calil, and Lord Archer in the run-up to the coup attempt in March. Another alleged plotter, Greg Wales, also made five calls to Sir Mark Thatcher in the days after the failed coup.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Network of support and financiers, Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Baronet
On 13 January 2005, Mark Thatcher, in a South African court, pleaded guilty to helping finance a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea. South African police were able to prove that Mr Thatcher had transferred about US$285,000 to the mercenaries that were to execute the operation and had met and talked frequently to them prior to the coup attempt. After pleading guilty, he was given a four-year suspended sentence and a fine of about US$560,000.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Network of support and financiers, Ely Calil
Ely Calil, the Chelsea-based Lebanese oil billionaire who is being sued in London by the Government of Equatorial Guinea, is alleged to have raised another $750,000. Mr Calil's solicitor said that he did not wish to respond to the claim that he had raised money for the plotters. But he denied any knowledge of the plot. Nigel Morgan, who is said to have interviewed Calil in the aftermath, claimed Calil offered to provide information about the plot to the South African government and betray the other plotters in exchange for staving off prosecution.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Network of support and financiers, David Tremain
David Tremain, a South Africa-based British businessman, is alleged to have raised $500,000. Mr Tremain is alleged to have been "fronting" for a syndicate of South African and other minor investors. Tremain denies any involvement in the coup.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Network of support and financiers, Jeffrey Archer
Bank details of Simon Mann's Guernsey firm, Logo Logistics, reveal that a JH Archer made a payment of $134,000 (£74,000) into his account in the days before the failed coup attempt. Lord Archer initially issued a statement through his lawyers stating that he had "no prior knowledge" of the alleged coup and that he had not spoken to Sir Mark for "approximately 10 years".


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Network of support and financiers, Jeffrey Archer
In January, on the same day the plotters were meeting at Sandton in Johannesburg, Ely Calil called Lord Archer and the pair apparently spoke for 15 minutes. Other calls followed in the run-up to the coup attempt. A lawyer for the Equatorial Guinea government said in London that telephone records showed four calls between Ely Calil and Lord Archer in the run-up to the coup attempt in March.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Network of support and financiers, Severo Moto
Prosecutors said Equatorial Guinea's opposition leader, Severo Moto, based in Spain, offered the group $1.8m and oil rights to overthrow the government.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Network of support and financiers, Tim Bell, Baron Bell
Timothy Bell, Lady Thatcher's former spin doctor, is linked to the case by "advising" Mr Mann's friends. Baron Bell has said that as far as he was aware neither Sir Mark nor Mr Hart were involved in the alleged coup.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Network of support and financiers, Greg Wales / US administration
President Obiang accused the US of backing the plot, but the Pentagon denies supporting it. US officials say it was Greg Wales who made all the approaches to them. Greg Wales, a London-based property dealer, is alleged to have raised $500,000. Equatorial Guinea official sources claim that in November 2003 wrong date?, when the plot was in its early stages, an Old Etonian mercenary, Simon Mann, paid Mr Wales about $8,000. Mr Wales denies any involvement in the coup.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Network of support and financiers, Greg Wales / US administration
Theresa Whelan, a member of the Bush administration in charge of African affairs at the Pentagon, twice met a London-based businessman, Greg Wales, in Washington before the coup attempt. Mr Wales has been accused of being one of its organisers, but has denied any involvement. A US defence official told Newsweek magazine:


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Network of support and financiers, Greg Wales / US administration
Mr Wales mentioned in passing [...] there might be some trouble brewing in Equatorial Guinea. Specifically, he had heard from some business associates of his that wealthy citizens of the country were planning to flee in case of a crisis.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, UK prior knowledge
Britain was given a full outline of the coup plot, including the dates, details of arms shipments and key players, months before the coup was launched.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, UK prior knowledge
Until 9 November 2004, cabinet ministers had denied any prior knowledge of the attempted illegal coup. Jack Straw and minister for Africa Chris Mullin were however personally told of the plot on Friday, 30 January. After receiving news of the coup, Jack Straw ordered a change to evacuation plans for British citizens in Equatorial Guinea.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, UK prior knowledge
President Obiang commented on the lack of warning despite admissions of prior knowledge:


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, UK prior knowledge
This is particularly surprising in view of the fact that a number of British citizens and residents of the UK appear to be central to the conspiracy to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, UK prior knowledge
Jack Straw had told parliament that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office did investigate if there were any British companies involved in the plot after receiving confidential reports, but failed to find any evidence. British officials, and Jack Straw, were forced to apologise to The Observer after categorically denying they had prior knowledge of the coup plot.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Spain
President Obiang accused the Spanish government of supporting the plot. The allegation could explain the position of two Spanish warships off the coast of Equatorial Guinea, at the time of the arrests of the alleged plotters. Miguel Mifuno, special adviser to Equatorial Guinea's president, accused the Spanish government of funding opposition groups in exile and supporting the coup directly:


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Spain
Our intelligence sources say that the warship was going to arrive on the same date that the coup attempt was going to take place – 8 March..... It [the war ship] was already in our territorial waters with 500 soldiers aboard. Meanwhile there was a team of foreign mercenaries already in Equatorial Guinea who knew where we lived. They had plans to kill 50 people and to arrest others.


2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Spain
The Spanish foreign ministry spokeswoman denied the allegations; "There was no ship there, we deny any kind of implication in any attempted coup". However the Spanish foreign minister, Ana Palacio seemed to contradict the spokeswoman's statement; "They weren't on a mission of war, but one of cooperation."


2004 Equatorial Guinean legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 25 April 2004. They were won by the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, which won 68 of the 100 seats in the Chamber of People's Representatives.


2004 Equatorial Guinean legislative election, Results
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2004 Erbil bombings
The 2004 Erbil bombings was a double suicide attack on the offices of Iraqi Kurdish political parties in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan on 1 February 2004. The attackers detonated explosives strapped to their bodies as hundreds gathered to celebrate Eid Al-Adha in Erbil.


2004 Erbil bombings
A former government minister, the deputy governor of Erbil Governorate and the city's police chief were among those killed at offices of northern Iraq's main political groups, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). The attacks occurred as party leaders were receiving hundreds of visitors to mark the start of Eid.


2004 Erbil bombings
The Al-Hayat newspaper speculated that the bombings may have been retribution for the capture of bin Laden's courier Hassan Ghul in Iraqi Kurdistan.


2004 Erez Crossing bombing
The Erez Crossing bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on January 14, 2004 at the pedestrian/cargo terminal Erez Crossing located on the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier. Four Israelis were killed in the attack. 10 people, including four Palestinians, were injured in the attack.


2004 Erez Crossing bombing
Hamas and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed joint responsibility for the attack.


2004 Erez Crossing bombing, The attack
On Wednesday, 14 January 2004, around 9:30 am, a female Palestinian suicide bomber, approached the pedestrian/cargo terminal Erez Crossing (the main crossing point between Israel and the Gaza Strip where Israeli security forces tend to perform routine security checks to the Palestinian workers before they are allowed to enter Israel).


2004 Erez Crossing bombing, The attack
The suicide bomber was faking a limp and she told the security guards at the site that she had a metal plate in her leg which would most likely trigger the alarm. As a result, a female soldier was sent to check her. As the suicide bomber was waiting for the arrival of the female soldier, she managed to infiltrate into the inspection hall, and detonated the hidden explosive device which was concealed on her body.


2004 Erez Crossing bombing, The attack
Three soldiers and one civilian employee of the Erez crossing were killed in the attack. 10 people, including four Palestinians, were injured in the attack.


2004 Erez Crossing bombing, The perpetrators
Hamas and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed joint responsibility for the attack. Hamas spokesman stated that the suicide bomber was a 22-year-old Palestinian mother of two named Reem al-Reyashi who originated from Gaza.


2004 Erez Crossing bombing, The perpetrators
In addition, after the attack a video of the suicide bomber, which was filmed before the attack, was published in which al-Reyashi was wearing combat fatigues and holding an automatic rifle with a rocket-propelled grenade in the foreground. In the video al-Riyashi said that since age 13 she had dreamed of turning "my body into deadly shrapnel against the Zionists".


2004 Erez Crossing bombing, The perpetrators
She continued: "I always wanted to be the first woman to carry out a martyrdom operation, where parts of my body can fly all over ... God has given me two children. I love them [with] a kind of love that only God knows, but my love to meet God is stronger still."


2004 Erez Crossing bombing, The perpetrators
Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin stated in an interview with the Reuters news agency that "The fact that a woman took part for the first time in a Hamas operation marks a significant evolution".


2004 Erez Crossing bombing, The perpetrators
In a Netflix documentary about the attack, The Israeli Honey Trap, it was revealed that al-Reyashi had been targeted for death after it was revealed she had an affair with a senior Hamas commander, who was later eliminated in a targeted killing by Israel, as was Sheik Ahmed Yassin who gave approval for the attack. Yassin gave approval for her to die a martyr to atone for her sin of adultery. It is common in Islamic culture for women to be killed and men not held responsible for adulterous relationships.


2004 Esiliiga
In the 2004 season of the Esiliiga, the second-tier league of the Estonian football league system, the Tammeka team finished in top position. Tammeka, Tervis and Dünamo won promotion to the Meistriliiga and no team was relegated to the II Liiga.


2004 Esiliiga, Promotion playoff
JK Dünamo Tallinn beat FC Lootus Alutaguse 5–2 on aggregate. Dünamo promoted to Meistriliiga, Lootus relegated to Esiliiga.


2004 Esiliiga, Relegation play-off
Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi beat FC Puuma Tallinn 4–1 on aggregate. TJK stayed in Esiliiga, Puuma in Second Division.


2004 Espirito Santo Trophy
The 2004 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 20–23 October at Rio Mar Country Club, on its River Course and Ocean Course, in Río Grande, Puerto Rico.


2004 Espirito Santo Trophy
It was the 21st women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.


2004 Espirito Santo Trophy
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event. There were 48 team entries, each with two or three players.


2004 Espirito Santo Trophy
Each team played two rounds at the River Course and two rounds at the Ocean Course in different orders, but all the leading teams played the fourth round at the Ocean Course. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.


2004 Espirito Santo Trophy
Team Sweden won the Trophy for their first title. The silver medal was shared between team Canada and team United States, who finished tied second, three strokes back. Defending champion team Australia finished 16th and was never in contention to retain the title.


2004 Espirito Santo Trophy
The individual title was shared between Julieta Granada, Paraguay,  and Karin Sjödin, Sweden, whose score of 8-under-par, 280, was four strokes ahead of Jane Park, United States.


2004 Espirito Santo Trophy, Teams
48 teams entered the event and 47 teams completed the competition. Each team had three players, except the teams from  Egypt, Greece and Lithuania, which had only two players. One player representing Virgin Islands withdraw from the third and fourth round and one player representing Lithuania withdraw from the third and fourth round thereby withdrawing the team from the competition.


2004 Espirito Santo Trophy, Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.


2004 Estonian Figure Skating Championships
The 2004 Estonian Figure Skating Championships (Estonian: Eesti Meistrivõistlused) were held in Tallinn from December 20 to 22, 2003. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2004 Estonian Figure Skating Championships, Junior results
The 2004 Estonian Junior Figure Skating Championships took place in Tallinn from January 23 through 25, 2004.


2004 Estoril Open
The 2004 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Estoril Court Central in Oeiras in Portugal that was part of the International Series of the men's 2004 ATP Tour and of Tier IV of the women's 2004 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament for the men (the 8th for the women) and was held from 12 April until 18 April 2004. Juan Ignacio Chela and Émilie Loit won the singles titles.


2004 Estoril Open, Finals, Men's Doubles
Juan Ignacio Chela /  Gastón Gaudio defeated  František Čermák /  Leoš Friedl 6–2, 6–1


2004 Estoril Open, Finals, Women's Doubles
Emmanuelle Gagliardi /  Janette Husárová defeated  Olga Blahotova /  Gabriela Navrátilová 6–3, 6–2


2004 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions but did not compete that year.


2004 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles
Juan Ignacio Chela and Gastón Gaudio won in the final 6–2, 6–1 against František Čermák and Leoš Friedl.


2004 Estoril Open – Men's Singles
Nikolay Davydenko was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Radek Štěpánek.


2004 Estoril Open – Men's Singles
Juan Ignacio Chela won in the final 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–3 against Marat Safin.


2004 Estoril Open – Women's Doubles
Petra Mandula and Patricia Wartusch were the defending champions, but Mandula did not compete this year. Wartusch teamed up with Barbara Schett and lost in quarterfinals to Kira Nagy and Adriana Serra Zanetti.


2004 Estoril Open – Women's Doubles
Emmanuelle Gagliardi and Janette Husárová won the title by defeating Olga Blahotová and Gabriela Navrátilová 6–3, 6–2 in the final. It was the 1st title for Gagliardi and the 17th title for Husárová in their respective doubles careers.


2004 Estoril Open – Women's Singles
Magüi Serna was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


2004 Estoril Open – Women's Singles
Émilie Loit won the title by defeating Iveta Benešová 7–5, 7–6(7–1) in the final. It was the 2nd title in the year for Loit and the 8th title in her singles career.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
The 2004 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the sixth Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in June 2004, in Lisbon, Portugal. Hosts Portugal won the championship, claiming their fourth successive title and fifth overall, with Spain finishing second. Italy beat France in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Eight teams participated in the tournament who played in a straightforward knockout tournament, starting with the quarter finals, with extra matches deciding the nations who finished in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Matches, Fifth to eighth place deciding matches
The following matches took place between the losing nations in the quarter finals to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semi finals took place on the same day of the semi finals of the main tournament and the play offs took place on the day of the final.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League
The 2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the seventh edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), originally known as the European Pro Beach Soccer League, the premier beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, occurring annually since its establishment in 1998. The league was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) between July 2 and September 5, 2004 in ten different nations across Europe.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League
This season, BSWW introduced a third division, Division C, to the EBSL alongside the already existing Divisions A and B. Each team continued, as in the previous seasons, to compete in their respective division, including the newly added Division C nations, to try and earn a place in the season-finale event, the Superfinal, in which the league title was then contested directly.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League
Spain, who entered as defending champions, had looked odds on favourites to reclaim their title after dominating the top Division but suffered a shock loss to the Division C qualifiers and debutants, Ukraine, in the first round of the Superfinal. This opened the door for France, who had originally narrowly qualified for the season-finale, to ultimately be crowned champions, winning their first and to date only European title.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League
The league also doubled as the qualification process for the first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2005. The nations finishing in first, second and third place qualified directly whilst the teams in fourth through seventh place competed in a final play off stage to decide which nation would gain the remaining berth at the World Cup.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Teams
This season 18 nations took part in the Euro Beach Soccer League whom were and were distributed as follows:


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Teams, Superfinal berths
There were eight berths available in this season's Superfinal, expanded from the six spots in previous seasons. The table summarises in what positions nations needed to finish in their respective divisions in order to qualify to the Superfinal, what round of the Superfinal they would enter finishing in said positions, and the seeding they would receive.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A
Division A consisted of six rounds of fixtures known as stages, with one stage hosted in each of the six countries participating as shown. Four teams took part in each, with each team taking part in a total of four of the six stages. In each stage, the teams played each other once. The nation who earned the most points at the end of the stage was crowned stage winners.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A
At the end of the six stages all results were tallied up in a final league table.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Stage 1
The first stage took place in Marsielle, France. Portugal claimed the stage.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Stage 2
The second stage took place in Scoglitti, Italy. Spain won their first stage of the season.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Stage 3
The third stage took place in Portimão, Portugal. The hosts earned their second stage crown.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Stage 4
The fourth stage took place in Stavanger, Norway. A second stage victory was claimed by Spain.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Stage 5
The penultimate fifth stage took place in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain. The hosts won their third stage title of the season. The Spanish also earned enough points during this stage to secure first place in the final division standings.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Stage 6
The sixth and final stage was due to be the English stage of Division A, to be held in Brighton (originally to be stage 1 of the division, held at the end of June). However, the sponsors of the English event in previous years, Kronenbourg, and other potential sponsors, were deterred from investing in the event again due to this year's fixtures clashing with Euro 2004, in which it was believed audiences would be far more interested and therefore a risk to invest money into this event. Sky continued to offer TV coverage, but no new sponsor could be found, and so the stage was ultimately cancelled.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Stage 6
BSWW subsequently made an attempt to reorganise the stage as stage 6 in Catanzaro, Italy at the end of August, but this ultimately fell through too.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Final Division A table
The top four Division A teams qualified to the Superfinal. The final positions of the nations occupying first through fourth respectively determined seedings in the quarter-finals. Spain were crowned runaway winners of the division, earning the top seed in the Superfinal. France, finishing in the last qualifying position, claimed the lowest seed on offer in Division A.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Final Division A table
Despite the teams playing different numbers of games due to stage 6 being cancelled, this ultimately proved inconsequential to the final league table since, after the completion of stage 5, Norway had no fixtures remaining and it was impossible for England to gain enough points in the final round of matches to move up into a Superfinal qualification spot. Hence the four qualifiers were confirmed at this point. If played, the matches of stage 6 would have been dead rubbers.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B
Like the top tier, Division B consisted of five rounds of fixtures known as stages, with one stage hosted in each of the five countries participating as shown. Four teams took part in each stage, with each nation participating in four of the five stages overall. In every round of fixtures the teams played each other once. The nation who earned the most points at the end of the stage was crowned stage winners.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B
At the end of the five stages all results were tallied up in a final league table.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B, Stage 1
The first stage took place in Istanbul, Turkey. Belgium won the first stage of Division B.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B, Stage 2
The second stage took place in Linz, Austria. Switzerland won the event.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B, Stage 3
The third stage took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, alongside the running of the Division A and C events. Austria claimed their first stage win.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B, Stage 4
The fourth and next to last stage took place in Interlaken, Switzerland. The hosts won their second stage crown.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B, Stage 5
The fifth and final stage took place in Brussels, Belgium. The hosts won the event, their second of the season, and secured the division title after beating Germany on the final day.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B, Final Division B table
The top three Division B teams qualified to the Superfinal. The final positions of the nations occupying first through third respectively determined seedings in the quarter-finals. The remaining Division B nations exited this season's EBSL.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B, Final Division B table
Belgium were crowned winners. Switzerland and Austria were the other two successful teams, qualifying ahead of Germany by a slim margin.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division C, Results
The inaugural season of Division C was played as a straight knockout tournament. All teams contesting the division started in the quarter-finals, playing one match per round until the final when the winner was crowned. The losers of the quarter-finals played in consolation matches to determine their final division placements.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division C, Results
Slovenia withdrew immediately prior to the start of the event, giving Poland a walkover into the semi-finals, Monaco a bye in the consolation matches with no opponent to face, and meant there was no seventh place play-off.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division C, Final Division C standings
The winner of the division qualified into the Superfinal quarter-finals. The remaining Division C nations exited this season's EBSL.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division C, Final Division C standings
The Ukraine won the Division C tournament title, comfortably beating Hungary in the final. Since they withdrew, Slovenia did not receive a placing.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal, Qualified teams
This is a summary of the teams who qualified for the Superfinal.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal, Results
This season the Superfinal was played as a straight knockout tournament. All eight teams contesting the title started in the quarter-finals, playing one match per round until the final when the winner of the 2004 Euro Beach Soccer League was crowned. The losers of the quarter-finals played in consolation matches to determine their final league placements.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal, Superfinal final standings
France beat Portugal in the final to win their first Euro Beach Soccer League title.


2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal, Superfinal final standings
The success of the three nations finishing in the podium positions meant they earned qualification for the upcoming FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The teams in fourth through seventh place competed in a final play off stage to decide which nation would gain the remaining berth at the World Cup.


2004 Euro Formula 3000 Series
The 2004 Superfund Euro Formula 3000 Series was contested over 10 rounds. 10 different teams and 25 different drivers competed. All teams raced with Lola chassis (Lola T99/50) and Zytek engines.


2004 Euroleague Final Four
The 2004 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding Euroleague Final Four tournament of the 2003–04 Euroleague season.


2004 European 10 m Events Championships
The 2004 European 10 m Events Championships were held in Győr, Hungary.


2004 European 10,000m Challenge, Results, Men's team
Athletes in  italics  did not score for their team but received medals


2004 European 10,000m Challenge, Results, Women's team
Athletes in  italics  did not score for their team but received medals


2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The men's 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Pula, Croatia, from February 19 to February 29. The 35th edition of thi bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. A total number of 292 fighters from 41 countries competed at these championships. Russia's Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov afterwards received the Best Fighter Award. The tournament served as a qualification event for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. All medal winners earned a berth for the Athens Games.


2004 European Aquatics Championships
The 2004 LEN European Championships were held in Madrid, Spain from 5–16 May, at the M-86 Swimming Center in the southeast of the city. The championships brought together the European Championships in swimming (long course), open water swimming, diving and synchronised swimming. Since the event was held less than three months before the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, some of the participating nations used the event therefore as a qualifying tournament for the Olympics.


2004 European Athletics Indoor Cup
The 2004 European Athletics Indoor Cup was held on 14 February 2004 at the Arena Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany. It was the second edition of the indoor track and field meeting for international teams, which featured the eight top performing nations from the 2003 European Cup. It was the second consecutive year that the event was held at the venue, following on from a successful hosting of the 2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup.


2004 European Athletics Indoor Cup
The competition featured nineteen athletics events, nine for men and ten for women. The 400 metres race were held in a dual final format due to size constraints, with athletes' being assigned final positions through their finishing times. The international team points totals were decided by their athletes' finishing positions, with each representative's performance contributing towards their national overall score.


2004 European Athletics Indoor Cup
The Russian women's team retained their title from the previous year, taking a comprehensive victory – seven of the ten women's events were won by Russians and the team was eighteen points clear of runner-up Germany. The men's side was a much more closely contested affair. The title was decided in the final Swedish medley relay event, with France just managing to maintain its lead and beat the Russian men by two points in the final rankings.


2004 European Badminton Championships
The 19th European Badminton Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland, between 16 and 24 April 2004.


2004 European Beach Volleyball Championships
These page shows the results of the 2004 European Beach Volleyball Championships, held from June 9 to June 13, 2004 in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany. It was the twelfth official edition of the men's event, which started in 1993, while the women competed for the eleventh time.


2004 European Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2004 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Skopje, Macedonia between June 4 and 6, 2004 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 5th edition. The competitors took part in 8 events, but medals were awarded for only 6 of them. The C2 team event and the K1 women's team event only had 4 teams participating. An event must have at least 5 nations taking part in order to count as a medal event.


2004 European Cross Country Championships
The 11th European Cross Country Championships were held at Seebad Heringsdorf in Germany on 12 December 2004. Serhiy Lebid took his fifth title in the men's competition and Hayley Yelling won the women's race.


2004 European Cup (athletics)
The 2004 Spar European Cup took place on 19 and 20 June 2004 at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland. This was the 25th European Cup and the first time the event has been hosted in Poland.


2004 European Curling Championships
The 2004 European Curling Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from December 4 to 11.


2004 European Fencing Championships
The 2004 European Fencing Championships were held in Copenhagen. The event took place from 29 June to 4 July 2004.


2004 European Figure Skating Championships
The 2004 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2003–04 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was held at the Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary from February 2 to 8, 2004. The compulsory dance was the Austrian Waltz.


2004 European Figure Skating Championships, Qualifying
The competition was open to skaters from European ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 before 1 July 2003. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters was the 2004 Four Continents Championships. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria. Based on the results of the 2003 European Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline.


2004 European Figure Skating Championships, Competition notes
Due to the large number of participants, the men's qualifying group was split into groups A and B.


2004 European Grand Prix
The 2004 European Grand Prix (officially the 2004 Formula 1 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 30 May 2004 at the Nürburgring. It was Race 7 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race was noticeable due to the race strategy employed by Ferrari. Michael Schumacher extended his gap over his rivals to close to 18 seconds in the first 7 laps, when the top-runners seemed to bunch up behind Kimi Räikkönen.


2004 European Grand Prix
After his pitstop, Schumacher exited in 6th place, moved back up when others made their pitstops and cruised to a dominant victory in front of his teammate Rubens Barrichello. Takuma Sato broke the overall lap record with a time of 1:27.691 in the first qualifying session, and also took his first front row start.


2004 European 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 European Judo Championships
The 2004 European Judo Championships were the 15th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Bucharest, Romania from 14 May to 16 May 2004.


2004 European Judo Open Championships
The 2004 European Judo Open Championships were the 1st edition of the European Judo Open Championships, and were held in Budapest, Hungary on 4 December 2004.


2004 European Judo Open Championships
The European Judo Open Championships was staged because the open class event had been dropped from the European Judo Championships program from 2004. Unlike the regular European Judo Championships, several competitors from each country are allowed to enter.


2004 European Junior Swimming Championships
The 2004 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from 15 to 18 July 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal.


2004 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2004 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Kraków, Poland from 10 to 12 September 2004 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA) at the Kraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course. It was the 6th edition of the competition for Juniors (U18) and the 2nd edition for the Under 23 category. It was also the first time that the two age categories had a joint European Championships. A total of 12 medal events took place. The team events were held as an open event for both junior and U23 athletes. Countries were allowed to enter two teams in each team event.


2004 European Karate Championships
The 2004 European Karate Championships, the 39th edition, were held in Moscow, Russia from 7 to 9 May 2004.


2004 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 26th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 15 to 18 April 2004. This event was for male gymnasts in senior and junior levels.


2004 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2004 Men's European Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place from 22 January to 1 February 2004 in Slovenia in the cities of Ljubljana, Celje, Velenje and Koper.


2004 European Mountain Running Championships
The 2004 European Mountain Running Championships were held in Korbielów, Poland.


2004 European Nations Cup
Under the same format as the 2003 European Nations Cup, six nations participated in two groups of three, each playing a total of two games.


2004 European Nations Cup
England were crowned European champions for the third successive time after they defeated Ireland in the final.


2004 European Open (snooker)
The 2004 European Open was the 2004 edition of the European Open snooker tournament, held from 1 to 6 March 2004, at the Hilton Conference Centre, Portomaso, Malta. It was the final year the event was known as European Open, as the event was renamed to Malta Cup in next year. Stephen Maguire defeated Jimmy White by nine frames to three (9–3) in the final to claim his first ranking-event title, transforming him from "talented underachiever into a world-ranking event winner", according to The Times. In the semi-finals Maguire defeated Stephen Lee and White beat Tony Drago. The tournament was the fifth of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 2003/2004 season, following the Welsh Open and preceding the Irish Masters.


2004 European Open (snooker), Tournament summary
Prior to the 1988/1989 season no ranking tournament had been continuously staged outside of the United Kingdom (although the World Championship had been held twice in Australia). The snooker governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), decided to include overseas events and the first two locations chosen were Canada and Europe. The European Open was first held in 1989 in Deauville, France, and was suspended for 1997/1998 and 2000/2001. It moved to the Hilton Conference Centre, Portomaso, Malta for the first time in 2004 and was renamed the Malta Cup the following season.


2004 European Open (snooker), Tournament summary
The 2004 tournament was the fifth of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 2003/2004 season, following the Welsh Open and preceding the Irish Masters. Held in January, the Welsh Open was won by Ronnie O'Sullivan, who defeated Steve Davis by nine frames to eight (9–8) in the final. The defending European Open champion was also O'Sullivan, who defeated Stephen Hendry 9–6 in last year's final. Paul Hunter, who had defeated O'Sullivan in the final of the non-ranking Masters in February, entered the tournament "playing the best snooker of his career", according to Phil Yates of The Times.


2004 European Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Qualifying
The qualifying stage was played between players ranked 17 and those ranked lower for one of 16 places in the final stage. The matches were best-of-9 frames until the semi-finals. In March 2004 Maltese player Tony Drago defeated Adrian Gunnell 5–2 in a match held over from the qualifying stage in November.


2004 European Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
The qualifiers went through to face members of the top 16. In this round, Davis came from 2–4 down to beat Joe Swail 5–4, in a match where both players missed chances. In the deciding frame, Davis won on the pink ball after Swail had missed the brown. After the match, Davis said it was a historic day as he had never won a match in the country. Stephen Lee received a walkover to the next round after his opponent Robin Hull withdrew due to medical reasons.


2004 European Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
World number 41 Stephen Maguire made a break of 89 in the final frame of his match against Peter Ebdon to win 5–4, and world number three O'Sullivan opened his match against Marco Fu with a century break of 110 and went on to win 5–1. Chris Small, who suffers from the spinal condition ankylosing spondylitis, whitewashed UK champion Matthew Stevens 5–0, in a match lasting almost three hours and which saw Stevens lose two frames on the black ball. Neil Robertson defeated Ken Doherty 5–3, and Joe Perry beat David Roe by the same scoreline. In the last match of the day, David Gray beat Fergal O'Brien 5–3.


2004 European Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
World number one Mark Williams was defeated 1–5 by Anthony Hamilton, who made a break of 133. Williams refused to answer questions at the post-match press conference, explaining: "I'm not saying anything because if I do I could be in trouble so I'm keeping my mouth shut." Hunter and Hendry made high breaks of 49 and 55 in defeating Brian Morgan and Jimmy Michie 5–1, respectively. After the match Hendry—the world number two and a seven-time world champion said "I feel like going to apologise to each fan one by one because it was such a bad match".


2004 European Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
John Higgins whitewashed Barry Pinches 5–0, compiling a 132 break in the last frame in a match where Pinches made a high break of 33. Jimmy White overcame James Wattana 5–4 having trailed 2–3. Graeme Dott defeated Drew Henry 5-3 and Quinten Hann beat Simon Bedford 5–0. In the last game of the day, Drago beat Alan McManus 5–4.


2004 European Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 2
In round two O'Sullivan defeated Small 5–1, coming from behind to win in each of the first three frames with breaks of 58, 81, and 46. A break of 112 completed the victory, after which O'Sullivan said his opponent had made him work. In the fifth frame O'Sullivan continued playing despite needing snookers, later explaining, "I wanted to keep playing because I was enjoying it so much".


2004 European Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 2
White made breaks of 72, 52, 69, 51, and 65 in defeating Hendry 5–3, after which Hendry said his performance was "horrendous", and White said his refusal to go out the night before contributed to his performance. In the sixth frame White led by 41 points before missing an easy red, allowing Hendry to win on the black with a 55 break to level at 3–3. White dominated the next two frames for the victory.